Computer Science
First Destinations
First Destinations
This graph illustrates the first destinations of recent alumni from the last four graduating classes (2015-2017). Details for each of these categories can be found below.
- 80% Employment
- 14% 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 |
| Deepmind | software engineer |
| Deloitte | business technology analyst |
| Epic Systems | project manager |
| Goldman Sachs | technology analyst |
| software engineer | |
| IBM | dev-ops engineer |
| Industrial Light & Magic | associate pipeline technical director |
| Microsoft | program manager |
| software engineer |
Computer Science
Employment Data
| Employer | Position | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Accent Technologies Inc. | front end developer | Melbourne, FL |
| Accenture | management consultant analyst | New York, NY |
| Accenture | software engineering analyst | Chicago, IL |
| Adage Technologies | software engineer | Chicago, IL |
| 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 |
| American Family Insurance | application engineer | Madison, WI |
| Army Research Lab | visiting researcher | Adelphi, MD |
| Bank of America Merrill Lynch | software engineer | New York, NY |
| Bank of New York Mellon | technology leadership program associate | Jersey City, NJ |
| 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 |
| Critical Ideas, Inc. | co-founder & CEO | Newtonville, MA |
| Deepmind | software engineer | London, UK |
| Deloitte | business technology analyst | New York, NY |
| Detroit Historical Society | visitor services associate | Detroit, MI |
| Deutsche Bank | analyst & software engineer | New York, NY |
| Deutsche Bank | analyst | New York, NY |
| Deutsche Bank | analyst | New York, NY |
| Deutsche Bank | equity deriviatives technology analyst | New York, NY |
| Dint Digital | developer and data analyst | San Jose, CA |
| eJournalPress | software programmer | Rockville, MD |
| Epic Systems | project manager | Verona, WI |
| Epic Systems | software developer | Verona, WI |
| Epic Systems | software developer | Verona, WI |
| Epic Systems | software developer | Verona, WI |
| FabPro | PHP developer | Cedar Rapids, IA |
| software engineer, machine learning | Menlo Park, CA | |
| FedEx | software developer i | Brookfield, WI |
| FedEx Services | associate technical analyst | Memphis, TN |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Goldman Sachs | technology analyst | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 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 | Mountain View, CA | |
| software engineer | 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 | dev-ops engineer | Boston, MA |
| Industrial Light & Magic | associate pipeline technical director | San Francisco, CA |
| Initiative | data analyst | Los Angeles, CA |
| Intuit | software engineer | Mountain View, CA |
| ISCS | configuration engineer | San Jose, CA |
| Logic Information Systems | associate consultant | Minneapolis, MN |
| Mastercard | software engineer | O'Fallon, MO |
| Mavin Inc | software engineer | Mountain View, CA |
| Microsoft | premier field engineer | Dallas, TX |
| Microsoft | project manager | Dallas, TX |
| Microsoft | program manager | Redmond, WA |
| MojoTech | software developer | Providence, RI |
| Morelity | software development intern | Des Moines, IA |
| Multivision, Inc. | software developer | Reston, VA |
| Outcome Health | android engineer | Chicago, IL |
| Performant Software Solutions | web developer | Charlottesville, VA |
| Plenty Unlimited | data design engineer | San Francisco, CA |
| Principal Financial Group | software developer | Des Moines, IA |
| Protiviti | IT consultant | New York, NY |
| Raise.me | software engineer | San Francisco, CA |
| Red Hat | associate consultant | Washington, DC |
| Rent the Runway | iOS developer | New York, NY |
| Revature | associate software engineer | Washington, DC |
| self employed | contractor | Chicago, IL |
| Source Allies | consultant | Urbandale, IA |
| Superion | QA analyst | High Point, NC |
| 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 | |
| Uniphy | software development | Newark, NJ |
| United Technologies Research Center | software systems engineer | Cork, Ireland |
| Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research | data scientist | Boston, MA |
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!
- 52% Completely
- 43% Moderately
- 5% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management | MSc | business administration |
| Indiana University | MS | security informatics |
| Iowa State University | PhD | computer science |
| New York University | MS | data science |
| University of California | MEng | industrial engineering & operation research |
| University of California | PhD | computer science |
| University of Michigan | PhD | information |
| University of Notre Dame | PhD | computer engineering |
Computer Science
Graduate Schools Data
| Institution | Degree | Field of Study | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Mellon | PhD | theoretical chemistry | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Erasmus University, Rotterdam School of Management | MSc | business administration | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Indiana University | MS | security informatics | Bloomington, IN |
| Iowa State University | PhD | computer science | Ames, IA |
| New York University | MS | data science | New York, NY |
| Oregon State University | PhD | computer science | Corvallis, OR |
| Stony Brook University | PhD | applied mathematics | Stony Brook, 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 | urban and regional planning | Iowa City, IA |
| University of Iowa | PhD | informatics | Iowa City, IA |
| University of London | MA | history of art and architecture | London, UK |
| University of Massachusetts | MS/PhD | computer science | Amherst, MA |
| University of Michigan | PhD | information | Ann Arbor, MI |
| University of Michigan | PhD | information | Ann Arbor, MI |
| University of Notre Dame | PhD | computer engineering | South Bend, IN |
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.
73%
73% 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 |
| Advanced Technologies Group | computing/information systems | Des Moines, IA |
| Adventures in Learning | education | Applevalley, MN |
| Amazon | computing/information systems | Boston, MA |
| Amazon | computing/information systems | San Francisco, CA |
| Amazon | computing/information systems | Seattle, WA |
| Amazon | computing/information systems | Sunnyvale, CA |
| American Family Insurance | computing/information systems | Madison, WI |
| Arista Networks | computing/information systems | Menlo Park, CA |
| AXA Advisors Colorado | finance | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Balabit | computing/information systems | Budapest, Hungary |
| Banno | computing/information systems | Cedar Falls, IA |
| Beachbody | computing/information systems | Westlake Village, CA |
| Becoming Machinic Inc. | computing/information systems | Apple Valley, MN |
| BETA-CAE Systems USA | research/development/science | Farmington Hills, MI |
| China Guangfa Bank | finance | Wuhan, China |
| Chinatown Community Development Center | social services | San Francisco, CA |
| Ciena | computing/information systems | Petaluma, CA |
| Cisco | computing/information systems | San Jose, CA |
| City of San Antonio IT Services Dept. | government/public service | San Antonio, TX |
| Cleantech Open | finance | San Francisco, CA |
| Cloudera | computing/information systems | Palo Alto, CA |
| Concordia Language Villages | education | Minneapolis, MN |
| Deutsche Bank | finance | New York, NY |
| Disney Consumer Products | computing/information systems | Glendale, CA |
| DuPont Pioneer | computing/information systems | Johnston, CA |
| E-Health & Data Solutions | healthcare | Yellow Springs, OH |
| Encored Technologies | computing/information systems | Marina, CA |
| Encored Technologies | computing/information systems | Seoul, Korea |
| Epic Systems | computing/information systems | Verona, WI |
| esd Digital Marketing | sales/marketing | San Antonio, TX |
| Ethical Metalsmiths | computing/information systems | Richmond, VA |
| computing/information systems | Menlo Park, CA | |
| computing/information systems | Menlo Park, CA | |
| Fashionmetric | computing/information systems | Austin, TX |
| FedEx Services | computing/information systems | Collierville, TN |
| Fezziwig Games | sales/marketing | Seattle, WA |
| Fluxx Labs | computing/information systems | San Francisco, CA |
| Free Software Foundation | computing/information systems | Boston, MA |
| GlaxoSmithKline | healthcare | Shanghai, China |
| Goldman Sachs | computing/information systems | Jersey City, NJ |
| computing/information systems | Los Angeles, CA | |
| computing/information systems | Mountain View, CA | |
| computing/information systems | Venice, CA | |
| Groopic | computing/information systems | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Harvard Medical School | research/science | Cambridge, MA |
| Hecuba Group | finance | Cambridge, MA |
| Hidden Beach Inc. | creative/performing arts | Los Angeles, CA |
| Hudl | computing/information systems | Lincoln, NE |
| IBM | computing/information systems | San Francisco, CA |
| iD Tech Camps | education | Memphis, TN |
| Indian Institute of Science | research/science | Bengaluru, India |
| Infobip | computing/information systems | Pula, Croatia |
| Intuit | computing/information systems | Mountain View, CA |
| Iowa Center for Economic Success | business administration/management | Des Moines, IA |
| ITW | business administration/management | Troy, OH |
| Juice Pharma Worldwide LLC | sales/marketing | New York, NY |
| Kifi | computing/information systems | Mountain View, CA |
| KLRN | education | San Antonio, TX |
| computing/information systems | Mountain View, CA | |
| Marine Corps | government/public policy | Quantico, VA |
| Mastercard | computing/information systems | St. Louis, MO |
| Mastercard | computing/information systems | St. Louis, MO |
| Merck & Co. | computing/information systems | West Point, PA |
| Michigan State University | research/development/science | Lansing, MI |
| Microsoft | computing/information systems | Redmond, WA |
| Nationwide Insurance | computing/information systems | Columbus, OH |
| Nationwide Insurance | computing/information systems | Des Moines, IA |
| Nest Labs | computing/information systems | Palo Alto, CA |
| Noble Network of Charter Schools | computing/information systems | Chicago, IL |
| Northrop Grumman | computing/information systems | Linthicum Heights, MD |
| Northrup Grumman | research/development/science | Manhattan Beach, CA |
| NTC Computer Engineering Company | computing/information systems | Singapore, |
| Oracle | computing/information systems | San Francisco, CA |
| Pan Pacific Corporation | business administration/management | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Paypal | computing/information systems | San Jose, CA |
| Peace Corps | social services | Washington, DC |
| Prezi | computing/information systems | Budapest, Hungary |
| Prudential Financial | computing/information systems | Newark, NJ |
| RED Architects | architecture | Chicago, IL |
| Rhodes College VR Lab | computing/information systems | Memphis, TN |
| Sciera Inc. | consulting | Atlanta, GA |
| Scopely | computing/information systems | Culver City, CA |
| Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History | computing/information systems | Washington, DC |
| Software For Good | computing/information systems | Minneapolis, MN |
| SpEd Forms, Inc. | computing/information systems | Jasper, MN |
| SRI International | research/science | Menlo Park, CA |
| SubletInn | computing/information systems | Chicago, IL |
| The Museum at Eldridge Street | education | New York, NY |
| Thrivent Financial | computing/information systems | Minneapolis, MN |
| TouchChina | computing/information systems | Beijing, China |
| computing/information systems | San Francisco, CA | |
| computing/information systems | San Francisco, CA | |
| United States Department of Defense | computing/information systems | Fort Meade, MD |
| UnitedHealth Group | computing/information systems | Minnetonka, MN |
| UnitedHealth Group | computing/information systems | Plymouth, MA |
| University of Iowa | computing/information systems | Iowa City, IA |
| University of Iowa Health Ventures | research/science | Iowa City, IA |
| US Army Corps of Engineers | computing/information systems | Chicago, IL |
| US Navy | government/public service | Dahlgren, VA |
| VietAbroader Organization | business admin/management | , Vietnam |
| Vietnam Basketball Association | business admin/management | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Vocalabs Company | sales/marketing | Golden Valley, MN |
| vuPad | computing/information systems | Los Angeles, CA |
| WAND Corporation | computing/information systems | Eden Prairie, MN |
| Wrecking Ball Media Group | computing/information systems | Miami, FL |
| Yahoo | computing/information systems | San Francisco, CA |
Research
71%
Computer Science
Research Data
| Organization | Field | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Caltech | (not specified) | Pasadena, CA |
| DePaul University | mental health informatics | Chicago, IL |
| DePauw University | Computer Robotics and Introductory Computer Science Courses | Greencastle, IN |
| Harvard Forest | computer science and ecology | Petersham, MA |
| Michigan State University | bioinformatics | Lansing, MI |
| MIT Lincoln Laboratory | bioinformatics | Cambridge, MA |
| National Institutes of Health | data visualization for cancer research | Bethesda, MD |
| Partners In Health | healthcare | Boston, MA |
| Seoul National University | business | Seoul, Republic of Korea |
| University of Chicago | medical physics | Chicago, IL |
| University of Houston | drowsiness detection while driving | Houston, TX |
| University of Iowa | computational genomics | Iowa City, IA |
| University of Iowa | geology & computing | 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 and metabolomics | Seattle, WA |
Service
65%
Off-Campus Study
43%