Best QuestBridge Schools for Computer Science

ucbalumnus
Sun, 25 Aug 2013 23:28:00 +0000

Are you a California resident? If so, UCs (and CSUs) will likely be good with financial aid, but if not, they will likely be too expensive (UCs do not cover the $23,000 additional out-of-state tuition with financial aid grants). Run net price calculators on the web sites of various schools you are considering to see what their financial aid is like for you.

For CS, look in the course catalogs and schedules to see if they offer the following junior and senior level CS courses:

algorithms and complexity
theory of computation
operating systems
compilers
networks
databases
security and cryptography
software engineering, project course, or projects incorporated into other courses
electives like graphics and artificial intelligence
hardware courses like digital systems and computer architecture