Learning Objective I
Graduates demonstrate mastery of fundamental Computer Science theory and their ability to formulate a problem, analyze it, and develop an efficient and effective solution.
From Fall 2021 to Fall 2024, the Department of Computer Science had 100 graduate students obtain their pursued degrees.
We collected a list of graduate students who graduated in each semester (Fall, Spring, and Summer) from Fall 2021 to Fall 2024 together with their overall GPAs.
Tables 1 – 5 list the number of doctoral students, MS Data Science, MS Plan A students, MS Plan B students, and MCS students whose overall GPA fell in each of the four categories of GPA (e.g., [3.0-3.25], [3.25-3.5], [3.5-3.75], [3.75-4]), respectively.
The average GPA was 3.750 for graduate students who graduated from Fall 2021 - Fall 2024.
- 78.77% of graduate students have an overall GPA above 3.75
- 7.93% of graduate students have an overall GPA between 3.5 and 3.75
- 12.48% of graduate students have an overall GPA between 3.25 and 3.5
- 0.82% of graduate students have an overall GPA between 3.00 and 3.25
- 0% of students have an overall GPA below 3.00.
Table 1: Overall GPAs for PhD students who graduated from Fall 2021 to Fall 2024
| Semester | [3.0-3.25] | (3.25-3.5] | (3.5-3.75] | (3.75-4.0] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Summer 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spring 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Fall 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Summer 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spring 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fall 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spring 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fall 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Table 2: Overall GPAs for MS/CS, Plan A students who graduated from Fall 2021 to Fall 2024
*One student in Fall 2016 received an overall GPA below 3.0.
| Semester | [3.0-3.25] | (3.25-3.5] | (3.5-3.75] | (3.75-4.0] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Summer 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Spring 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Fall 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Summer 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Spring 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fall 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Summer 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Spring 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Fall 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Table 3: Overall GPAs for MS/DS, Data Science students who graduated from Fall 2021 to Fall 2024
| Semester | [3.0-3.25] | (3.25-3.5] | (3.5-3.75] | (3.75-4.0] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Summer 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spring 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fall 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Summer 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Spring 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fall 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Summer 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spring 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fall 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Table 4: Overall GPAs for MS/CS, Plan B students who graduated from Fall 2021 to Fall 2024
| Semester | [3.0-3.25] | (3.25-3.5] | (3.5-3.75] | (3.75-4.0] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Summer 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Spring 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fall 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Summer 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spring 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fall 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Summer 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spring 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fall 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Table 5: Overall GPAs for MCS students who graduated from Fall 2021 to Fall 2024
| Semester | [3.0-3.25] | (3.25-3.5] | (3.5-3.75] | (3.75-4.0] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Summer 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Spring 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Summer 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Spring 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Fall 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Summer 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spring 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fall 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Tables 1 - 5 show that 86.70%of graduate students have an overall GPA of above 3.5 upon graduation.
Clearly, our students demonstrate mastery of fundamental Computer Science theory and the ability to formulate, analyze, and develop efficient and effective solutions for problems associated with their courses.