Does ABET Accredidation Really Matter in a Computer Science Program?

ABET accreditation per se is not an issue in CS. It can be relevant if you want to later take the patent exam (either an ABET accredited CS degree, or a CS degree with specified course work, including some non-CS science course work, is listed as a prerequisite).

ABET accreditation does ensure a minimum level of quality, but good CS major degree programs exist that are not ABET accredited (e.g. Stanford, CMU, Berkeley L&S CS). For the latter, check that a good selection of CS courses are offered, and that they are appropriately technical in nature (as opposed to being less technical IT-type courses; note that ABET does accreditation for IT majors with different criteria).

ABET accreditation does require some non-CS science course work. Math and non-CS science combined must be a minimum of one quarter of the usual total amount of credit for a degree, while CS course work must be a minimum of one third of the usual total amount of credit for a degree. General education requirements must also be included. ABET accreditation criteria are listed at http://www.abet.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/C001-15-16-CAC-Criteria-03-10-15.pdf .