Computer Science

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

1. Verified school-wide outcomes

   70/100: University of Ottawa's verified outcome score, inherited (no fabricated per-program number)

   × 40% → 28 pts

   28 pts
2. Recognised strength in Computer Science

   55/100: Computer Science is offered but not a flagged strength (floors at 55)

   × 25% → 14 pts

   14 pts
3. Program data transparency

   72/100: this program's transparency score (below)

   × 20% → 14 pts

   14 pts
4. Value

   59/100: quality adjusted for University of Ottawa's cost

   × 15% → 9 pts

   9 pts

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

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.

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

1. 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 catalogue.uottawa.ca

   Sourceofficial source ↗
2. University of Ottawa's data-transparency scoreSchool-level

   60/100: the school's own rubric (shown on its profile)

   × 70% → 42 pts

   42 pts

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.

Each verified outcome is scored 0-100 against the range its peers actually publish, then blended by weight.

1. First-year retention

   88.6%: first-year retention

   scaled within the 80-95% range across the 16 peers that publish it → 57/100, weighted 30%

   17 pts

   “Year 1 to Year 2 Retention Rate: 88.60% (Submission to CSRDE)”

   Extracted fromUniversity of Ottawa, CUDO Other Useful Information 2022 ↗· as of 2022
2. Graduation rate

   76.8%: graduation rate

   scaled within the 62.3-90% range across the 20 peers that publish it → 52/100, weighted 35%

   19 pts

   “OUGS all-institutions table — Ottawa 1.90% 76.80% 90.10% 96.50% — Graduation Rate 76.8%”

   Extracted fromGovernment of Ontario · dataset ↗· as of 2022-23
3. Graduate employment

   96.5%: graduate employment

   scaled within the 86-96.7% range across the 14 peers that publish it → 98/100, weighted 35%

   34 pts

   “OUGS all-institutions table — Ottawa 1.90% 76.80% 90.10% 96.50% — Graduate Employment Rate (2 Years) 96.5%”

   Extracted fromGovernment of Ontario · dataset ↗· as of 2022-23

All 3 outcome metrics are verified to an official source.