Computer ScienceDegree program✓ Listed officially

Computer Science

at Dalhousie University · Halifax, Nova Scotia · On the official programs page ↗

C-

Program score

Data transparencyPartial

How well this program's existence and the school's data are sourced. 48/100

Value scoreC

Quality adjusted for the school's cost. 53/100 · see how Dalhousie University compares

How this program ranks

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Among Canadian universities offering Computer Science, Computer Science at Dalhousie University ranks #72 of 76 on our program score: verified school-wide outcomes (40%), recognized strength in Computer Science (25%), data transparency (20%) and value (15%). Here's exactly how its 36/100 was reached:

How we calculated this 36/100: the real numbers36/100

Verified school-wide outcomes 40% · recognized strength in Computer Science 25% · data transparency 20% · value 15%.

Verified school-wide outcomes
0/100: Dalhousie University's verified outcome score, inherited (no fabricated per-program number)
× 40% → -1 pts
-1 pts
Recognised strength in Computer Science
55/100: Computer Science is offered but not a flagged strength (floors at 55)
× 25% → 14 pts
14 pts
Program data transparency
48/100: this program's transparency score (below)
× 20% → 10 pts
10 pts
Value
53/100: quality adjusted for Dalhousie University's cost
× 15% → 8 pts
8 pts

+5 pts: paid co-op, which genuinely differentiates Computer Science programs.

Program score36/100

We don't yet publish verified program-LEVEL outcomes, so this program inherits its school's verified figures, labelled as such: never a per-program number we can't source.

Compared with other Computer Science programs

1
Computer ScienceUniversity of Waterloo
A+
2
Computing and Financial ManagementUniversity of Waterloo
A+
3
Data ScienceUniversity of Waterloo
A+
4
Bioinformatics and Computational BiologyUniversity of Toronto
A
5
Computer ScienceUniversity of Toronto
A

Transparency

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The one program-level signal we can verify today is whether this program is listed on Dalhousie University's official programs page. The rest is Dalhousie University's own data transparency, inherited and labelled; we don't yet have verified per-program stats.

Program listed on the school's official programs pageThis program

Existence confirmed on dal.ca

source ↗1/1

Publishes student outcomesSchool-level

0 of 3 outcome metrics sourced

0/2

Keeps published data currentSchool-level

no dated figures

0/2

Sources its competitive entry averageSchool-level

publishes no admitted average. Our entering grade is an editorial estimate, not sourced

0/1

Maintains reachable official linksSchool-level

2 reachable official links; value verification is scored separately

source ↗2/2

How we calculated this 48/100: the real numbers48/100

30% (listed on the school's official programs page) + 70% (the school's own data-transparency score).

Program listed on an official pageThis program
Yes: existence confirmed on the school's official programs page (1/1)
× 30% → 30 pts
30 pts
Existence confirmed on dal.ca
Sourceofficial source ↗
Dalhousie University's data-transparency scoreSchool-level
25/100: the school's own rubric (shown on its profile)
× 70% → 18 pts
18 pts

Program transparency48/100

The one genuinely program-level signal we can verify today is whether the program is listed officially. The rest is the school's transparency, inherited and labelled.

Outcomes (school-wide)

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We don't yet publish program-level outcomes, so Computer Science inherits Dalhousie University's verified school-wide figures. These are what feed its program score, never a per-program number we can't source.

No verified school-wide outcomes are published for Dalhousie University yet; see the school profile.

Program facts

Field: Computer Science
Credential: Degree program
School: Dalhousie University
Domestic tuition: ~$9,200 est./yr
Avg. entering grade: ~82% est.
Existence: dal.ca ↗

Per-program stats are honestly Unverified until a program-level figure is sourced. Data as of June 2026.

Full school profile

Computer Science is one program at Dalhousie University. See the school's grades, verified outcomes, transparency and every other program.

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Program facts

Per-program stats are honestly Unverified until a program-level figure is sourced. Data as of June 2026.