<p>What are the best Florida schools for a Computer Science major?</p>
<p>Right now I'm deciding between USF, Florida Atlantic, UWF, and UCF. Small class sizes (and nice computer labs) would be nice, even though I know that's sometimes not possible with big state schools. I have a 3.9 GPA and 29 ACT (but a 22 on the math section). </p>
<p>Which do recommend if I could only choose one?</p>
<p>Either University of Florida or University of Miami. </p>
<p>Rest aren’t really known for computer science so its up to you to decide. </p>
<p>Look at student to faculty ratio. USF has 27:1 and UCF has 32:1.</p>
<p>I heard U of Florida was canceling their CS program? I was a big story because the money was going to the football team! They could’ve dumped that idea, though.</p>
<p>It is a little more complicated than that. [Save</a> UF CISE | The Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) department at University of Florida in Gainesville is in grave danger due to Dean Abernathy’s restructuring proposal. The destruction of the CISE department would have enormous te](<a href=“http://saveufcise.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/]Save”>http://saveufcise.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/) seems to have the most detailed information (it is obviously opposed to making the change in question).</p>
<p>The issue was that UF was maintaining TWO computer science programs….one in the college of engineering and one in the college of liberal arts and science. While that distinction has merit at the undergraduate level, it is not meaningful for advanced degree programs and research; hence there was redundancy between the programs at the advanced level. Originally, to eliminate this inefficiency, the graduate programs and research in computer science was going to be consolidated within the college of engineering (undergrad degrees in computer science within CLAS would remain). There was such an outcry within CLAS, however, that the program was re-thought and is now defined as a multi-disciplinary program between the two colleges at both the undergrad and graduate level. There was never any danger of UF eliminating computer science as has been reported in the media. It was only a question of where the program would be centralized.</p>
<p>I think UF’s CS department is tops in FL. I work with some very bright people who went through their graduate program so research is obviously top notch. That does sound redundant having two CS programs unless one is more of an MIS type major.</p>