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91%

UI CS Grads Who Are Employed or Continuing Their Education 6 Mos. After Graduation*

Our grads are earning from a min. $45K to a max. $129K per year.

*or not seeking employment

59%

UI Undergrad CS Students Receiving Job Offers Before Graduation

...with an additional 25% receiving job offers within 3 months of graduation.

93%

UI CS Grads Saying Their Employment is Related to Their Studies

Additionally, 93% say their employment is related to their career goals.

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UIowa CS Grads Hit the Ground Running!

Career and earnings statistics for all of our CS undergrad programs are consistently strong.

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News and Announcements

Interdisciplinary Medicine and CS Research to Improve Care for Coronary Heart Disease

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Two University of Iowa professors, Dr. William Thiel and Dr. Rahul Singh, combine their expertise to create a new approach in preventing restenosis. The project recently received a grant from the Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical Research Trust Catalyst Program.

Segre Receives 2026 Regents Award for Faculty Excellence

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Alberto Maria Segre, professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science, is one of six UIowa recipients of the annual prestigious award from the Board of Regents.

Rishab Nithyanand Honored as F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Rishab Nithyanand, an Emeriti-Faculty Scholar, and CLAS Dean’s Scholar in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Iowa, received the F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor Award this fall.
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Upcoming Events

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WiCS - Career Speaker: Kelsey Skaja

Thursday, February 26, 2026 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Macbride Hall
Come learn alongside Kelsey Skaja, Google Software Engineer, to prepare for interviews and resumes in the tech industry!
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Colloquium - When 'Good' Systems Fail: What Employment Technologies Miss Under Real-World Constraints

Friday, March 6, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
We welcome Tawanna Dillahunt, PhD, from the University of Michigan School of Information, who will speak to the design and deployment of employment technologies, considering real-world constraints rather than idealized conditions.
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Data Centers in Iowa: Perspectives from Community, Government, and Research

Monday, March 9, 2026 12:30pm to 2:00pm
Boyd Law Building
This panel will offer a high-level overview of how community, government, and industry considerations shape data center development in Iowa and the broader Midwest.
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One Day for Iowa | The University of Iowa's Annual Giving Day

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 (all day)
Virtual

One Day for Iowa returns on Wednesday, March 25, marking 10 years of Hawkeyes coming together to support what matters most at the University of Iowa.

Our 24-hour online giving day is a chance for alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends to make an impact—supporting scholarships, research, health care, the arts, student experiences, and more. With special matching and unlocking opportunities throughout the day, every gift has the power to go further.

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Library Workshop: OrcID

Thursday, March 26, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Sciences Library

ORCiD (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a persistent digital identifier to resolve the researcher's name ambiguity problem. Researchers are required to provide their ORCiD iD when applying for a grant or submitting an article for publication. Learn more about creating an ORCiD iD at www.iam.uiowa.edu/planter, linking your ORCiD iD to the University of Iowa, and adding your publication records from data sources (Scopus, CrossRef, etc.) to your ORCiD. Led by Carol Hollier, sciences reference...

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