Does anyone know of any schools with very good computer science programs but also have moderately high acceptance rates?
Very good computer science programs are present in many schools, including those that are not super selective. For example, you can probably find them among the SUNYs like Stony Brook.
SUNY Buffalo, RIT.
The only problem I have with the SUNY schools is that I want a city school
Buffalo is a city.
Budget constraints?
Can you afford the full sticker prices of private or out-of-state public schools?
If not, can you cover the full Expected Family Contribution?
Check out the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities), IIT (Chicago), University of Pittsburgh, UColorado (Boulder, if that’s urban enough for you), Drexel (Philadelphia), University of Houston. Be sure to run their online net price calculators if you’re at all concerned about cost.
Agree that looking at financial feasibility is important when selecting a school . You may want to look at College of Charleston in Charleston , SC. Charleston is becoming a viable tech center with many opportunities for internships and community involvement .
Yes I know that Buffalo is a city but the actual college is located in a suburban setting.
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UW-Seattle is a likely fit for your criteria.
However, frosh direct admission to CS is much more difficult than getting admitted to the school.
https://www.engr.washington.edu/current/admissions/admitstats describes the admission selectivity for students who want to get into the CS major after enrolling as non-CS majors or undeclared.
The colleges in major urban areas tend to be expensive and often very competitive.
Competitive to get into the schools everyone wants to attend (NYU, Boston U etc if you want major cities).
Buffalo would be a short bus ride to a nice city for fun, but an inexpensive education that is considered very good for STEM. I am sure there are other similar choices. George Mason is cheap and less competitive, yet very close to DC (on Metro).
What do you consider ‘moderately high’? Michigan and Purdue are >30% (both in small cities). As a woman you have an advantage especially at an engineering oriented university or college
Michigan is <30% (it rose to 28.6% from around 26%) - of course, chances for out-of-state students from non-target geographic regions will be significantly lower (and OP unfortunately likely falls in this group - Michigan has plenty of people from New York). i definitely think he/she should apply, however.
Michigan opened up about 10% more freshman spots this year. Hard to tell if that number will remain constant or if they will shut down another dorm next year for refurbishment.
U of MN TC’s and Macalester would both work. One is a huge land-grant school, the other a smallish LAC. Both very urban.
Rice is smack in the middle of Houston, also excellent at CS, but might be too selective.
It would help if the OP would give grades and scores to find out what is realistic for admissions. “High acceptance rates” for some students would be different for others depending on their strengths/weaknesses.