Students are losing some interest in computer science broadly but gaining interest in AI-specific majors and courses.

Data from the UC system show that 12,652 undergraduates are majoring in computer science this year, a 6% decline from 2024 and down 9% over two ...

Only one UC escaped the downward trend - and it's the only campus to have launched an AI major.

More states are requiring students to take a foundational computer science class to graduate—employing a powerful policy lever to bridge long-standing gender, racial, and socioeconomic gaps in course ...