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COMP SCI

College of Letters and Science · University of Wisconsin-Madison
208,322 grades134 courses613 professors38 terms

Department and course prefixes as University of Wisconsin-Madison lists them in its own catalog.

3.31
average GPA across 208,322 grades
−3% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
86%
A or B
of 208,322 grades
3.8%
D, F or withdrew
A50.9%
B35.0%
C10.4%
Every term against the 3.31 department average 38 terms
Fall 2006Fall 2025
Most taken
COMP SCI 252
INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER ENGINEERING
3.29
14,488 grades
−0% vs. dept
COMP SCI 354
MACHINE ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAMMING
3.10
10,950 grades
−6% vs. dept
COMP SCI 240
INTRODUCTION TO DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
3.08
10,947 grades
−7% vs. dept
COMP SCI 300
PROGRAMMING II
3.29
10,560 grades
−1% vs. dept
COMP SCI 302
2.90
10,071 grades
−12% vs. dept
COMP SCI 200
PROGRAMMING I
3.25
9,151 grades
−2% vs. dept
COMP SCI 400
PROGRAMMING III
3.31
8,917 grades
+0% vs. dept
COMP SCI 540
INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
3.30
8,893 grades
−0% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 134
100 level1200 level8300 level11400 level12500 level36600 level12700 level45800 level8900 level1
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level1 course
COMP SCI 102 · — INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING
3.81 +15% vs. dept 681
200 level8 courses
COMP SCI 200 · — PROGRAMMING I
3.25 −2% vs. dept 9,151
COMP SCI 202
3.45 +4% vs. dept 818
COMP SCI 220 · — DATA SCIENCE PROGRAMMING I
3.42 +3% vs. dept 8,573
COMP SCI 240 · — INTRODUCTION TO DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
3.08 −7% vs. dept 10,947
COMP SCI 250
3.88 +17% vs. dept 65
COMP SCI 252 · — INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER ENGINEERING
3.29 −0% vs. dept 14,488
COMP SCI 270
3.58 +8% vs. dept 37
COMP SCI 272 · — INTRODUCTION TO WEB DEVELOPMENT
3.55 +7% vs. dept 85
300 level11 courses
COMP SCI 300 · — PROGRAMMING II
3.29 −1% vs. dept 10,560
COMP SCI 301
3.26 −1% vs. dept 3,441
COMP SCI 302
2.90 −12% vs. dept 10,071
COMP SCI 304 · — PEER COLLABORATION IN COMPUTER SCIENCES (WES-CS)
3.92 +18% vs. dept 1,100
COMP SCI 310 · — PROBLEM SOLVING USING COMPUTERS
3.15 −5% vs. dept 3,502
COMP SCI 319 · — DATA SCIENCE PROGRAMMING I FOR RESEARCH
3.83 +16% vs. dept 262
COMP SCI 320 · — DATA SCIENCE PROGRAMMING II
3.57 +8% vs. dept 3,938
COMP SCI 352 · — DIGITAL SYSTEM FUNDAMENTALS
3.10 −6% vs. dept 5,332
COMP SCI 354 · — MACHINE ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAMMING
3.10 −6% vs. dept 10,950
COMP SCI 367
2.98 −10% vs. dept 5,485
COMP SCI 369
3.80 +15% vs. dept 67
400 level12 courses
COMP SCI 400 · — PROGRAMMING III
3.31 +0% vs. dept 8,917
COMP SCI 401 · — UNDERGRADUATE COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
3.93 +19% vs. dept 15
COMP SCI 402 · — INTRODUCING COMPUTER SCIENCE TO K-12 STUDENTS
3.95 +19% vs. dept 803
COMP SCI 403 · — INTERNSHIP COURSE IN COMP SCI AND DATA SCIENCE
3.78 +14% vs. dept 113
COMP SCI 407 · — FOUNDATIONS OF MOBILE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS
3.64 +10% vs. dept 1,717
COMP SCI 412 · — INTRODUCTION TO NUMERICAL METHODS
2.96 −10% vs. dept 1,659
COMP SCI 416
2.94 −11% vs. dept 32
COMP SCI 425 · — INTRODUCTION TO COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION
3.07 −7% vs. dept 421
COMP SCI 435 · — INTRODUCTION TO CRYPTOGRAPHY
3.07 −7% vs. dept 2,819
COMP SCI 471 · — INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTATIONAL STATISTICS
3.45 +4% vs. dept 201
COMP SCI 472 · — INTRODUCTION TO WEB DEVELOPMENT
3.55 +7% vs. dept 119
COMP SCI 475 · — INTRODUCTION TO COMBINATORICS
3.10 −6% vs. dept 2,461
500 level36 courses
COMP SCI 502 · — THEORY AND PRACTICE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION
3.96 +20% vs. dept 321
COMP SCI 506 · — SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
3.45 +4% vs. dept 2,363
COMP SCI 513 · — NUMERICAL LINEAR ALGEBRA
3.10 −6% vs. dept 536
COMP SCI 514 · — NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
3.08 −7% vs. dept 938
COMP SCI 515
3.67 +11% vs. dept 6
COMP SCI 518 · — WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY
3.72 +12% vs. dept 78
COMP SCI 520 · — INTRODUCTION TO THEORY OF COMPUTING
3.01 −9% vs. dept 856
COMP SCI 524 · — INTRODUCTION TO OPTIMIZATION
3.33 +1% vs. dept 1,799
COMP SCI 525 · — LINEAR OPTIMIZATION
2.97 −10% vs. dept 2,058
COMP SCI 526 · — ADVANCED LINEAR PROGRAMMING
3.14 −5% vs. dept 14
COMP SCI 532 · — MATRIX METHODS IN MACHINE LEARNING
3.51 +6% vs. dept 2,396
COMP SCI 533 · — IMAGE PROCESSING
3.60 +9% vs. dept 786
COMP SCI 534
3.27 −1% vs. dept 440
COMP SCI 536 · — INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND COMPILERS
3.10 −6% vs. dept 2,726
COMP SCI 537 · — INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS
3.35 +1% vs. dept 7,399
COMP SCI 538 · — INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY AND DESIGN OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
3.20 −3% vs. dept 577
COMP SCI 539 · — INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS
3.34 +1% vs. dept 995
COMP SCI 540 · — INTRODUCTION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
3.30 −0% vs. dept 8,893
COMP SCI 541 · — THEORY & ALGORITHMS FOR DATA SCIENCE
3.65 +10% vs. dept 34
COMP SCI 542 · — INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE SECURITY
3.52 +6% vs. dept 340
COMP SCI 544 · — INTRODUCTION TO BIG DATA SYSTEMS
3.42 +3% vs. dept 1,986
COMP SCI 545
3.78 +14% vs. dept 76
COMP SCI 547
3.58 +8% vs. dept 75
COMP SCI 552 · — INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
3.33 +1% vs. dept 2,439
COMP SCI 557 · — PARALLEL & THROUGHPUT- OPTIMIZED PROGRAMMING
3.53 +7% vs. dept 58
COMP SCI 558
3.55 +7% vs. dept 46
COMP SCI 559 · — COMPUTER GRAPHICS
3.29 −1% vs. dept 2,873
COMP SCI 561 · — PROBABILITY AND INFORMATION THEORY IN MACHINE LEARNING
3.66 +11% vs. dept 196
COMP SCI 564 · — DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
3.31 +0% vs. dept 5,095
COMP SCI 565 · — INTRODUCTION TO DATA VISUALIZATION
3.84 +16% vs. dept 76
COMP SCI 566 · — INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER VISION
3.50 +6% vs. dept 88
COMP SCI 570 · — INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION
3.80 +15% vs. dept 2,481
COMP SCI 571 · — BUILDING USER INTERFACES
3.48 +5% vs. dept 2,056
COMP SCI 577 · — INTRODUCTION TO ALGORITHMS
3.05 −8% vs. dept 8,821
COMP SCI 578 · — CONTEST-LEVEL PROGRAMMING
3.68 +11% vs. dept 34
COMP SCI 579 · — VIRTUAL REALITY
3.76 +14% vs. dept 576
600 level12 courses
COMP SCI 611 · — USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN 1
3.89 +17% vs. dept 212
COMP SCI 612 · — USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN 2
3.90 +18% vs. dept 122
COMP SCI 613 · — USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN 3
3.94 +19% vs. dept 24
COMP SCI 620 · — COMPUTER SCIENCES CAPSTONE
3.89 +18% vs. dept 358
COMP SCI 635
3.51 +6% vs. dept 305
COMP SCI 638 · — UNDERGRADUATE TOPICS IN COMPUTING
3.61 +9% vs. dept 1,354
COMP SCI 639 · — UNDERGRADUATE ELECTIVE TOPICS IN COMPUTING
3.56 +8% vs. dept 2,436
COMP SCI 640 · — INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER NETWORKS
3.35 +1% vs. dept 2,502
COMP SCI 642 · — INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SECURITY
3.39 +3% vs. dept 1,048
COMP SCI 679
3.73 +13% vs. dept 108
COMP SCI 682 · — SENIOR HONORS THESIS
4.00 +21% vs. dept 4
COMP SCI 699 · — DIRECTED STUDY
3.95 +19% vs. dept 305
700 level45 courses
COMP SCI 701 · — CONSTRUCTION OF COMPILERS
3.72 +12% vs. dept 239
COMP SCI 703 · — PROGRAM VERIFICATION AND SYNTHESIS
3.75 +13% vs. dept 140
COMP SCI 704 · — PRINCIPLES OF PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
3.75 +13% vs. dept 227
COMP SCI 706
3.67 +11% vs. dept 169
COMP SCI 707 · — MOBILE AND WIRELESS NETWORKING
3.76 +14% vs. dept 323
COMP SCI 710 · — COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY
3.69 +11% vs. dept 216
COMP SCI 712
3.50 +6% vs. dept 14
COMP SCI 714 · — METHODS OF COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS I
3.71 +12% vs. dept 553
COMP SCI 715 · — METHODS OF COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS II
3.78 +14% vs. dept 414
COMP SCI 719 · — STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING
3.81 +15% vs. dept 189
COMP SCI 720
3.58 +8% vs. dept 99
COMP SCI 723 · — DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING AND ASSOCIATED TOPICS
3.83 +16% vs. dept 147
COMP SCI 726 · — NONLINEAR OPTIMIZATION I
3.41 +3% vs. dept 781
COMP SCI 727 · — CONVEX ANALYSIS
3.87 +17% vs. dept 123
COMP SCI 728 · — INTEGER OPTIMIZATION
3.58 +8% vs. dept 200
COMP SCI 730 · — NONLINEAR OPTIMIZATION II
3.55 +7% vs. dept 145
COMP SCI 731
3.57 +8% vs. dept 80
COMP SCI 733
3.50 +6% vs. dept 15
COMP SCI 736 · — ADVANCED OPERATING SYSTEMS
3.78 +14% vs. dept 713
COMP SCI 737
3.40 +3% vs. dept 25
COMP SCI 739 · — DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS
3.81 +15% vs. dept 590
COMP SCI 740 · — ADVANCED COMPUTER NETWORKS
3.74 +13% vs. dept 378
COMP SCI 744 · — BIG DATA SYSTEMS
3.91 +18% vs. dept 641
COMP SCI 747
3.92 +18% vs. dept 36
COMP SCI 750 · — REAL-TIME COMPUTING SYSTEMS
3.62 +9% vs. dept 124
COMP SCI 752 · — ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE I
3.57 +8% vs. dept 712
COMP SCI 755 · — VLSI SYSTEMS DESIGN
3.62 +9% vs. dept 198
COMP SCI 756
3.71 +12% vs. dept 87
COMP SCI 757 · — ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE II
3.68 +11% vs. dept 454
COMP SCI 758 · — ADVANCED TOPICS IN COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
3.76 +13% vs. dept 143
COMP SCI 759 · — HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING FOR APPLICATIONS IN ENGINEERING
3.92 +19% vs. dept 768
COMP SCI 760 · — MACHINE LEARNING
3.69 +11% vs. dept 2,251
COMP SCI 761 · — MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MACHINE LEARNING
3.61 +9% vs. dept 591
COMP SCI 762 · — ADVANCED DEEP LEARNING
3.89 +17% vs. dept 161
COMP SCI 763 · — TRUSTWORTHY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
3.68 +11% vs. dept 80
COMP SCI 764 · — TOPICS IN DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
3.76 +14% vs. dept 756
COMP SCI 765 · — DATA VISUALIZATION
3.60 +9% vs. dept 466
COMP SCI 766 · — COMPUTER VISION
3.85 +16% vs. dept 691
COMP SCI 769 · — ADVANCED NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING
3.82 +15% vs. dept 374
COMP SCI 770 · — HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION
3.80 +15% vs. dept 595
COMP SCI 774 · — DATA EXPLORATION, CLEANING, AND INTEGRATION FOR DATA SCIENCE
3.97 +20% vs. dept 51
COMP SCI 777
3.52 +6% vs. dept 29
COMP SCI 782 · — ADVANCED COMPUTER SECURITY AND PRIVACY
3.95 +19% vs. dept 115
COMP SCI 784 · — FOUNDATIONS OF DATA MANAGEMENT
3.74 +13% vs. dept 499
COMP SCI 787 · — ADVANCED ALGORITHMS
3.70 +12% vs. dept 418
800 level8 courses
COMP SCI 809
3.73 +13% vs. dept 24
COMP SCI 810
3.75 +13% vs. dept 20
COMP SCI 812 · — ARITHMETIC ALGORITHMS
3.76 +14% vs. dept 57
COMP SCI 837
3.94 +19% vs. dept 26
COMP SCI 838 · — TOPICS IN COMPUTING
3.85 +16% vs. dept 942
COMP SCI 839 · — CORE TOPICS IN COMPUTING
3.91 +18% vs. dept 1,586
COMP SCI 861 · — THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MACHINE LEARNING
3.79 +15% vs. dept 182
COMP SCI 880 · — TOPICS IN THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE
3.81 +15% vs. dept 271
900 level1 course
COMP SCI 900 · — ADVANCED SEMINAR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
3.99 +21% vs. dept 1,055
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