Are my chances of getting into a college higher if I'm a computer science/engineering major?

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<p>It depends on the school. At schools which admit by major or division, computer science or computer engineering may be more difficult to get admitted to, or the engineering division may be more difficult to get into.</p>

<p>Here is an example. San Jose State University posted the admission thresholds by major for fall 2013 admissions here: <a href=“http://info.sjsu.edu/static/admission/impaction.html”>http://info.sjsu.edu/static/admission/impaction.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>For fall 2013 frosh admissions, computer science had the second highest threshold out of all majors, but computer engineering (which is more hardware oriented) had a more typical threshold. Note: the eligibility indices are calculated as CSU-weighted GPA * 800 + SAT<em>CR + SAT</em>M or CSU-weighted GPA * 200 + ACT * 10 (SAT and ACT scores are superscored).</p>