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Computer science enrollment is plunging, but AI is taking over the rest of the college campus as it reshapes how students learn and work

For more than a decade, computer science was considered one of higher education’s safest bets, as tech companies’ appetite for skilled coders drove a surge in student enrollment.

Now, enrollment is falling. Undergraduate enrollment in computer and information sciences at four-year institutions declined 8.4% in spring 2026 from a year earlier, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The decline followed a 3.6% drop from a year prior in fall 2025, when graduate enrollment in the field also fell 14% over the same period.

Still, the enrollment........

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