Computer Science
First Destinations
First Destinations
This graph illustrates the first destinations of recent alumni from the last four graduating classes. Details for each of these categories can be found below.
- 81% Employment
- 13% Graduate School
- 0% Post-Graduate Service
- 0% Fellowships
- 2% Continuing Education
- 4% Other
Top Locations
Top Locations
These are among the top locations of graduates in this major. Whether working, studying, or volunteering, you'll find Grinnellians all over the world.
- Chicago, IL
- Madison, WI
- Mountain View, CA
- New York, NY
- San Francisco, CA
- Seattle, WA
Employment
Employment
There is no typical path of a Grinnell graduate. As this list illustrates, Grinnellians work across all types of industries working with a rich array of employers.
| Employer | Position |
|---|---|
| Amazon | software development engineer |
| Collins Aerospace | software engineer |
| Deloitte | business technology analyst |
| Goldman Sachs | technology analyst |
| software engineer | |
| Industrial Light & Magic | associate pipeline technical director |
| Los Alamos National Laboratory | computational physicist |
| Microsoft | program manager |
| Outcome Health | Android engineer |
| software engineer |
Computer Science
Employment Data
| Employer | Position | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 3M | software product developer | St. Paul, MN |
| Accent Technologies Inc. | front end developer | Melbourne, FL |
| Accenture | advanced applications engineering analyst | Chicago, IL |
| Accenture | business & integration architecture analyst | Chicago, IL |
| Accenture | management consultant analyst | New York, NY |
| Accenture | software engineering analyst | Chicago, IL |
| Adage Technologies | software engineer | Chicago, IL |
| Adobe | associate technical consultant | New York, NY |
| AIBrain | project manager/software engineer | Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| Alabama Interactive | software developer | Montgomery, AL |
| Amazon | software development engineer | Denver, CO |
| Amazon | software development engineer | San Francisco, CA |
| Amazon | software development engineer | Seattle, WA |
| Amazon | software development engineer | Seattle, WA |
| Amazon | software development engineer | Seattle, WA |
| Amazon | software development engineer | Sunnyvale, CA |
| Amazon Studios | software development engineer | Santa Monica, CA |
| Arccos Golf | data scientist | Stanford, CT |
| Army Research Lab | visiting researcher | Adelphi, MD |
| Bank of America | global technology analyst | New York, NY |
| Bank of America | Java developer | Chicago, IL |
| Bank of America Merrill Lynch | software engineer | New York, NY |
| Bank of New York Mellon | technology leadership program associate | Jersey City, NJ |
| Berficient | technical consultant | Omaha, NE |
| Bizreach | web engineer | Tokyo, Japan |
| Capital One | associate data engineer | Washington, DC |
| Capital One | data engineer associate | Plano, TX |
| Cerner Corporation | software engineer | Kansas City, MO |
| Ciena | software engineer | San Francisco, CA |
| Coding Dojo | instructor | Burbank, CA |
| Collins Aerospace | software engineer | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Deepmind | software engineer | London, UK |
| Deloitte | business technology analyst | New York, NY |
| Detroit Historical Society | visitor services associate | Detroit, MI |
| Deutsche Bank | analyst | New York, NY |
| Deutsche Bank | analyst | New York, NY |
| Deutsche Bank | equity derivatives technology analyst | New York, NY |
| Dint Digital | developer and data analyst | San Jose, CA |
| Ease | software engineer | Omaha, NE |
| eJournalPress | software programmer | Rockville, MD |
| Epic | project manager | Verona, WI |
| Epic | software developer | Madison, WI |
| Epic | software developer | Verona, WI |
| Epic | software developer | Verona, WI |
| Epic | software developer | Verona, WI |
| Epic | software developer | Verona, WI |
| Epic | technical problem solver | Verona, WI |
| FabPro | PHP developer | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| software engineer, machine learning | Menlo Park, CA | |
| Facilitation Limited | associate | Yangon, Myanmar |
| FedEx | software developer I | Brookfield, WI |
| FedEx Services | associate technical analyst | Memphis, TN |
| Fidelity Investments | associate software engineer | Raleigh, NC |
| Fidelity Investments | associate software engineer | Raleigh, NC |
| Fidelity Investments | software engineer | Westlake, TX |
| GDIT | application developer | O'Fallon, IL |
| GE Digital | software developer | San Ramon, CA |
| GE Digital | software engineer | San Ramon, CA |
| Genesis10 | software development consultant | Minneapolis, MN |
| Goldman Sachs | software engineer (analyst) | Salt Lake City, UT |
| Goldman Sachs | technology analyst | New York, NY |
| Goldman Sachs | technology analyst | New York, NY |
| Goldman Sachs | technology analyst | New York, NY |
| Goldman Sachs | technology analyst | New York, NY |
| Goldman Sachs | technology analyst | New York, NY |
| engineering resident | Mountain View, CA | |
| resident engineer | Mountain View, CA | |
| site reliability software engineer | New York, NY | |
| software engineer | Mountain View, CA | |
| software engineer | Mountain View, CA | |
| software engineer | Mountain View, CA | |
| software engineer | Mountain View, CA | |
| software engineer | New York, NY | |
| software engineer | New York, NY | |
| software engineer | New York, NY | |
| software engineer intern | New York, NY | |
| software engineering resident | New York, NY | |
| Grinnell Community Day Care | lead teacher/teacher's aide | Grinnell, IA |
| HyTrust Inc | software engineer intern | Mountain View, CA |
| IBM | devops engineer | Boston, MA |
| Industrial Light & Magic | associate pipeline technical director | San Francsico, CA |
| Initiative | data analyst | Los Angeles, CA |
| Intuit | software engineer | Mountain View, CA |
| ISCS | configuration engineer | San Jose, CA |
| Itlize Global LLC | web developer | Piscataway, NJ |
| John Deere | developer | Urbandale, IA |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | software engineer | Chicago, IL |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | software engineer | Columbus, OH |
| Level Access | accessibility analyst | Vienna, VA |
| Logic Information Systems | associate consultant | Minneapolis, MN |
| Los Alamos National Laboratory | computational physicist | Los Alamos, NM |
| Mastercard | software engineer | New York, NY |
| Mastercard | software engineer | O'Fallon, MO |
| MasterStream ERP | quality assurance analyst | Corona, CA |
| Mavin Inc | software engineer | Mountain View, CA |
| Microsoft | premier field enginener | Dallas, TX |
| Microsoft | program manager | Redmond, WA |
| Microsoft | project manager | Dallas, TX |
| Microsoft | service engineer | Redmond, WA |
| Microsoft | software engineer | Redmond, WA |
| MojoTech | software developer | Providence, RI |
| Morelity | software development intern | Des Moines, IA |
| Opsview | customer success engineer | Reading, UK |
| Oracle | associate consultant | Austin, TX |
| Outcome Health | Android engineer | Chicago, IL |
| PayPal | software engineer | San Jose, CA |
| Performant Software Solutions | web developer | Charlottesville, VA |
| Plenty Unlimited | data design engineer | San Francisco, CA |
| Principal Financial Group | software developer | Des Moines, IA |
| Principal Financial Group | software engineer | Des Moines, IA |
| Protiviti | it consultant | New York, NY |
| Raise.me | software engineer | San Francisco, CA |
| Red Hat | associate consultant | Washington, DC |
| Revature | associate software engineer | Washington, DC |
| Salesforce | platform engineer | Bellevue, WA |
| self-employed | contractor | Chicago, IL |
| Source Allies | consultant | Urbandale, IA |
| Spotify | backend software engineer | Boston, MA |
| Superion | QA analyst | High Point, NC |
| Target | software engineer | Minneapolis, MN |
| TetraScience | software engineering intern | Minneapolis, MN |
| Texas Democratic Party | data analyst | Austin, TX |
| Texas Mutual Insurance Company | software developer | Austin, TX |
| The National Interest | contributing writer | Chicago, IL |
| ThoughtWorks | consultant graduate-developer | Addison, TX |
| TMC Transportation | software developer | Ames, IA |
| software engineer | San Francisco, CA | |
| software engineer | San Francisco, CA | |
| Uniphy | software development | Newark, NJ |
| United Technologies Research Center | software systems engineer | Cork, Ireland |
| Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research | data scientist | Boston, MA |
| Yash Technologies | junior software developer | East Moline, IL |
Positions Related to Career Goals
Positions Related to Career Goals
This graph illustrates the extent to which our graduates' first job is aligned with their career goals. It's one thing to find a job; it's an entirely different thing to land the job you want!
- 50% Completely
- 46% Moderately
- 4% Slightly
- 0% Not at All
Graduate Schools
Graduate Schools
Grinnell graduates are particularly well prepared for graduate study. You'll find Grinnellians attend the best graduate and professional school programs around the world.
| Institution | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | MS | analytics |
| University of California | MEng | industrial engineering & operation research |
| University of Iowa | MS | computer science |
| University of Massachusetts | PhD | computer science |
| University of Michigan | PhD | information |
| University of Waterloo | PhD | combinatorics & optimization |
| University of Wisconsin | PhD | computer science |
| Washington University in St. Louis | MEng | electrical & electronics engineering |
Computer Science
Graduate Schools Data
| Institution | Degree | Field of Study | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Mellon University | PhD | theoretical chemistry | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Indiana University | MS | security informatics | Bloomington, IN |
| Iowa State University | PhD | computer science | Ames, IA |
| New York University | MS | data science | New York, NY |
| Northwestern University | MS | analytics | Evanston, IL |
| Oregon State University | PhD | computer science | Corvallis, OR |
| Stony Brook University | PhD | applied mathematics | Long Island, NY |
| University of California | MEng | industrial engineering & operation research | Berkeley, CA |
| University of California | PhD | computer science | San Diego, CA |
| University of Iowa | MS | computer science | Iowa City, IA |
| University of Iowa | MS | computer science | Iowa City, IA |
| University of Iowa | MS | urban & regional planning | Iowa City, IA |
| University of Iowa | PhD | informatics | Iowa City, IA |
| University of London | MA | history of art & architecture | London, UK |
| University of Massachusetts | PhD | computer science | Amherst, MA |
| University of Michigan | PhD | information | Ann Arbor, MI |
| University of Michigan | PhD | information | Ann Arbor, MI |
| University of Southern California | MS | computer science | Los Angeles, CA |
| University of Texas | PhD | computer science | Austin, TX |
| University of Waterloo | PhD | combinatorics & optimization | Waterloo, Canada |
| University of Wisconsin | PhD | computer science | Madison, WI |
| Washington University in St. Louis | MEng | electrical & electronics engineering | St. Louis, MO |
Graduate School Acceptance Info
Of those who applied to and were accepted to at least one program, this chart illustrates the percentage of admitted students who were accepted to either their first or second choice program and institution.
82%
82% of students are accepted to their first or second choice graduate institution and program
Experiential Learning
Experiential Learning
Participation in high-impact experiences is a hallmark of a Grinnell education. The following graphs illustrate the percentage of graduates who completed internships, research experiences (both on- and off-campus), service, and/or off-campus study prior to graduating from Grinnell.
Internships
68%
Computer Science
Internships Data
| Organization | Field | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 | business administration/management | Chicago, IL |
| 3M | computing/technology | St. Paul, MN |
| ACT, Inc. | computing/technology | Iowa City, IA |
| Advanced Technologies Group | computing/technology | Des Moines, IA |
| Adventures in Learning | education | Applevalley, MN |
| Amazon | computing/technology | Boston, MA |
| Amazon | computing/technology | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Amazon | computing/technology | San Francisco, CA |
| Amazon | computing/technology | Seattle, WA |
| Amazon | computing/technology | Sunnyvale, CA |
| American Family Insurance | computing/technology | Madison, WI |
| Arista Networks | computing/technology | Menlo Park, CA |
| Associated Colleges of the Midwest | education | London, UK |
| AXA Advisors Colorado | finance | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Balabit | computing/technology | Budapest, Hungary |
| Beachbody | computing/technology | Westlake Village, CA |
| Becoming Machinic Inc. | computing/technology | Apple Valley, MN |
| Becoming Mechanic Inc | computing/technology | Minneapolis, MN |
| BETA-CAE Systems USA | research/science | Farmington Hills, MI |
| Breakthrough Central Texas | education | Austin, TX |
| China Guangfa Bank | finance | Wuhan, China |
| Chinatown Community Development Center | social services | San Francisco, CA |
| Ciena | computing/technology | Petaluma, CA |
| Cisco | computing/technology | San Jose, CA |
| City of San Antonio IT Services Dept. | government/public policy | San Antonio, TX |
| Cleantech Open | finance | San Francisco, CA |
| College Kickstart | computing/technology | Pleasanton, CA |
| Concordia Language Villages | education | Minneapolis, MN |
| Corporate Directions, Inc. | consulting | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Deutsche Bank | finance | New York, NY |
| Disney Consumer Products | computing/technology | Glendale, CA |
| DuPont Pioneer | computing/technology | Johnston, CA |
| Econet Wireless Zimbabwe | computing/technology | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Edge Up Sports | computing/technology | Kansas City, MO |
| E-Health & Data Solutions | healthcare | Yellow Springs, OH |
| Encored Technologies | computing/technology | Marina, CA |
| Encored Technologies | computing/technology | Seoul, Korea |
| Epic | computing/technology | Madison, WI |
| Epic Systems | computing/technology | Madison, WI |
| Epic Systems | computing/technology | Verona, WI |
| esd Digital Marketing | sales/marketing | San Antonio, TX |
| EY LLP | finance | San Jose, CA |
| FabPro1 | computing/technology | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| computing/technology | Menlo Park, CA | |
| Fashionmetric | computing/technology | Austin, TX |
| FedEx Services | computing/technology | Collierville, TN |
| Fezziwig Games | sales/marketing | Seattle, WA |
| Fidelity Investments | computing/technology | Boston, MA |
| Fidelity Investments | computing/technology | Raleigh, NC |
| First Church of Christ Scientist | computing/technology | Boston, MA |
| Fluxx Labs | computing/technology | San Francisco, CA |
| FPT Group | data science/analytics | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Free Software Foundation | computing/technology | Boston, MA |
| Fresh Tilled Soil | computing/technology | Boston, MA |
| Fusemachines | computing/technology | New York, NY |
| Genentech | healthcare | San Francisco, CA |
| Goldman Sachs | computing/technology | Hongkong, China |
| Goldman Sachs | computing/technology | Jersey City, NJ |
| computing/technology | Los Angeles, CA | |
| computing/technology | Mountain View, CA | |
| computing/technology | Venice, CA | |
| Groopic | computing/technology | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Guosen Securities | finance | Shenzhen, China |
| Harvard Medical School | research/science | Cambridge, MA |
| Hidden Beach Inc. | creative/performing arts | Los Angeles, CA |
| HomeAway | computing/technology | Austin, TX |
| Hudl | computing/technology | Lincoln, NE |
| IBM | computing/technology | San Francisco, CA |
| iD Tech Camps | education | Memphis, TN |
| Indian Institute of Science | research/science | Bengaluru, India |
| Infobip | computing/technology | Pula, Croatia |
| Intuit | computing/technology | Mountain View, CA |
| Iowa Center for Economic Success | business administration/management | Des Moines, IA |
| ITW | manufacturing | Troy, OH |
| Jebbit | computing/technology | Boston, MA |
| John Deere | computing/technology | East Moline, IL |
| John Deere | computing/technology | Urbandale, IA |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | finance | Columbus, OH |
| Juice Pharma Worldwide LLC | sales/marketing | New York, NY |
| Kifi | computing/technology | Mountain View, CA |
| Lumen | computing/technology | Sebastopol, CA |
| Machhapuchhre Bank Nepal Limited | computing/technology | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Marine corps | government/public policy | Quantico, VA |
| Mastercard | computing/technology | O'Fallon, MO |
| Mastercard | computing/technology | St. Louis, MO |
| MCB Bank Limited | finance | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Merck & Co. | computing/technology | West Point, PA |
| Michigan State University | research/science | Lansing, MI |
| Microsoft | computing/technology | Redmond, WA |
| Nationwide Insurance | data science/analytics | Columbus, OH |
| Nationwide Insurance | data science/analytics | Des Moines, IA |
| Nest Labs | computing/technology | Palo Alto, CA |
| Noble Network of Charter Schools | computing/technology | Chicago, IL |
| Northrop Grumman | computing/technology | Linthicum Heights, MD |
| Northrup Grumman | research/science | Manhattan Beach, CA |
| NYU Langone Health | computing/technology | New York, NY |
| NYU Langone Health | data science/analytics | New York, NY |
| Oracle | computing/technology | San Francisco, CA |
| Owler | computing/technology | San Mateo, CA |
| Pan Pacific Corporation | business administration/management | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| PayPal | computing/technology | San Jose, CA |
| Prezi | computing/technology | Budapest, Hungary |
| Principal Financial | computing/technology | Des Moines, IA |
| Prudential Financial | computing/technology | Newark, NJ |
| RED Architects | architecture/urban planning | Chicago, IL |
| Regional Transportation District | computing/technology | Denver, CO |
| Rhodes College VR Lab | computing/technology | Memphis, TN |
| Rockwell Collins | computing/technology | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| Salt IO | data science/analytics | Royersford, PA |
| Schon DSGN | computing/technology | Boston, MA |
| Sciera Inc. | consulting | Atlanta, GA |
| Scopely | computing/technology | Culver City, CA |
| Simility Inc. | computing/technology | Palo Alto, CA |
| Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History | computing/technology | Washington, DC |
| Software For Good | computing/technology | Minneapolis, MN |
| SpEd Forms, Inc. | computing/technology | Jasper, MN |
| Spotify | computing/technology | Boston, MA |
| SRI International | research/science | Menlo Park, CA |
| Starz Entertainment | computing/technology | Englewood, CO |
| Stave | sales/marketing | San Diego, CA |
| SubletInn | computing/technology | Chicago, IL |
| Systems Limited | business administration/management | Lahore, Pakistan |
| tapQA | computing/technology | Minneapolis, MN |
| Target | computing/technology | Minneapolis, MN |
| The Aspen Institute | computing/technology | Aspen, CO |
| The Museum at Eldridge Street | education | New York, NY |
| Thrivent Financial | computing/technology | Minneapolis, MN |
| TIC Summer Camp | computing/technology | Washington, DC |
| TouchChina | computing/technology | Beijing, China |
| computing/technology | San Francisco, CA | |
| United States Department of Defense | computing/technology | Fort Meade, MD |
| UnitedHealth Group | computing/technology | Minnetonka, MN |
| UnitedHealth Group | computing/technology | Plymouth, MA |
| University of Iowa | computing/technology | Iowa City, IA |
| University of Iowa Health Ventures | research/science | Iowa City, IA |
| US Army Corps of Engineers | computing/technology | Chicago, IL |
| US Navy | government/public policy | Dahlgren, VA |
| VietAbroader Organization | business administration/management | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Vietnam Basketball Association | business administration/management | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| VOLPE National Transportation Systems Center | computing/technology | Boston, MA |
| vuPad | computing/technology | Los Angeles, CA |
| WAND Corporation | computing/technology | Eden Prairie, MN |
| Wrecking Ball Media Group | computing/technology | Miami, FL |
| Yahoo | computing/technology | San Francisco, CA |
| Youth Guidance | computing/technology | Chicago, IL |
Research
68%
Computer Science
Research Data
| Organization | Field | Location |
|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology | not specified | Pasadena, CA |
| Carnegie Mellon University | computer science | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Carnegie Mellon University | programming languages & software engineering | Pittsburgh, PA |
| DePaul University | mental health informatics | Chicago, IL |
| DePauw University | robotics | Greencastle, IN |
| Harvard Forest | computer science & ecology | Petersham, MA |
| Michigan State University | bioinformatics | Lansing, MI |
| MIT | bioinformatics | Cambridge, MA |
| National Center for Supercomputing Applications | machine learning on optical properties | Urbana, IL |
| National Institutes of Health | data visualization for cancer research | Bethesda, MD |
| North Carolina State University | virtual world generation for interactive games | Raleigh, NC |
| Partners In Health | healthcare | Boston, MA |
| Seoul National University | business | Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology | data science | Shenzhen, China |
| University of Chicago | mathematical modeling of agricultural adaptation | Chicago, IL |
| University of Chicago | medical physics | Chicago, IL |
| University of Houston | detection of drowsiness while driving | Houston, TX |
| University of Iowa | computational genomics | Iowa City, IA |
| University of Iowa | computational geology | Iowa City, IA |
| University of Massachusetts | programming languages | Amherst, MA |
| University of Minnesota | visual & haptic perception | Minneapolis, MN |
| University of Missouri | computer science | Columbia, MO |
| University of Missouri | social network analysis | Columbia, MO |
| University of North Carolina | automatic segmentation of neonate brains | Chapel Hill, NC |
| University of Oldenburg | distributed computing, wireless sensor networks | Oldenburg, Germany |
| University of Tennessee Health Science Center | not specified | Memphis, TN |
| University of Washington School of Pharmacy | cytochrome P-450 & metabolomics | Seattle, WA |
| Washington University in St. Louis | computer science | St. Louis, MO |
Service
66%
Off-Campus Study
43%