Colgate University
Computer Science

Our Study

Computer science is the study of algorithmic processes and the machines that carry out these processes. It is a mix of theory, application, design, and experiment. Methods and ideas drawn from computer science are increasingly important in other scientific disciplines, as well as the humanities and social sciences. Most of all, we think computer science is fun. Our energetic faculty have active research programs and typically involve student researchers during the summer and the academic year. Check out our department highlights to learn more about computer science and our department.

We have a growing pool of highly successful graduates. Our students continue on to successful careers in a wide variety of fields including the computing and financial industries. A number of our students continue on to graduate work as well. Computing research and technology can change the world for the better, and there are many great reasons for choosing computer science. Contrary to fears generated by outsourcing, computer science-related jobs are still some of the best, fastest-growing, and highly-paid positions available to freshly-minted graduates.

Contact Information

Computer Science Department
Colgate University
McGregory Hall, 3rd Floor
13 Oak Drive
Hamilton, NY 13346
(tel) 315.228.7719
Charlotte Jablonski, Administrative Assistant
cjablonski@colgate.edu

Highlights & Photos

Xi Jiang '21 wins Undergraduate SRC at SIGCOMM '21

Xi (Chase) Jiang '21 won first place in the undergraduate ACM Student Research Competition (SRC) at SIGCOMM 2021 for his poster on "Non-interoperability Detection for Routing Protocol Implementations." Xi designed a system that infers packet causal relationships to detect inconsistencies ...

Student coauthors on paper published at TMA '21

Four Colgate computer science students were coauthors of a paper published at the IFIP Traffic Measurements and Analysis 2021 conference -- Lily Davisson '22, Joakim Jakovleski '22, Nhiem Ngo '21, and Chau Pham '22. In the paper, titled "Reassessing the Constancy ...

Recent Events

• 26

  Oct

  2021

  Discussion about CS spaces

  Location: McGregory 319

  From 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

  With the department moving to the new Benton Center building in the next 2-3 years, we would like to have a discussion about what student like and don't like about our current spaces. Your opinions will help shape the design ...

• 19

  Oct

  2021

  Preview of Spring 2022 courses

  Location: McGregory 319

  From 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

  Come to hear about what electives and other courses will be offered in Spring 2022. The department will again be offering the opportunity for some students to preregister for electives and (new!) will allow some students to preregister for required ...