Jacob Light's study links the slowdown to AI's rise, but stops short of saying ChatGPT caused it. National data also show computer science enrollment fell in 2025 after years of rapid growth. The ...
For years, the conventional wisdom for ambitious students and languishing jobseekers alike was “learn to code.” Do that, the ubiquitous advice went, and you’d be able to find yourself a six-figure job ...
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 ...
Computer science enrollment at U.S. colleges declined for the first time in about two decades during the 2025-26 academic year, coinciding with the rise of generative AI, according to a study by a ...
If you spend enough time around computer science majors, one of the things you’re likely to hear is a long series of complaints about course enrollment. That’s been my experience living with two CS ...
Computer science's two-decade boom may have reached a turning point in the age of AI.Bloomberg/Getty Images The explosive rise of ChatGPT may coincide with a turning point for one of America's fastest ...