# US computer science enrollment falls over 12% as AI cuts entry-level programming jobs

> Original title: AI 冲击初级编程岗位需求，美高校计算机专业入学人数大幅下滑

- Source: IThome · AI
- Published: 2026-10-29T06:46:39.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/e0wmk8oj3tvdtspblp6grxuz6
- Original: https://www.ithome.com/1/019/516.htm

## Summary

Computer and information science enrollment at US colleges fell more than 12% for undergraduate programs and over 10% for graduate programs this fall, according to preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The decline extends last year's downward trend, and undergraduate computer science programs have lost 18.4% of enrolled students over two years. Overall US undergraduate enrollment rose 0.6%, while graduate enrollment fell 1.6%.