University of Illinois Department of Computer Science

Department of Computer Science
A photo of the Thomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The Thomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science
TypePublic
Established1964 (1949 as the Digital Computer Laboratory) (1964 (1949 as the Digital Computer Laboratory))
Department HeadNancy M. Amato[1][2]
Academic staff
110[3]
Students5315 (Fall 2023)[3]
Address
201 North Goodwin Avenue
,
Urbana
,
Illinois
,
United States of America
Colors  Illinois Orange[4]
  Illinois Blue[4]
Websitecs.illinois.edu

The University of Illinois Department of Computer Science is the academic department encompassing the discipline of computer science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. According to U.S. News & World Report, both its undergraduate and graduate programs rank in the top five among American universities,[5][6] and according to Computer Science Open Rankings,[7] the department ranks equally high in placing Ph.D. students in tenure-track positions at top universities and winning best paper awards. The department also ranks in the top two among all universities for faculty submissions to reputable journals and academic conferences, as determined by CSRankings.org.[8] From before its official founding in 1964 to today, the department's faculty members and alumni have contributed to projects including the ORDVAC, PLATO, Mosaic (web browser), JavaScript and LLVM, and have founded companies including Siebel Systems, Netscape, Mozilla, PayPal, Yelp, YouTube, and Malwarebytes.

  1. ^ "Nancy Amato Named Next Department Head of Computer Science". Retrieved 13 Jul 2018.
  2. ^ "Robotics expert to be first woman to lead UI computer-science department". 12 July 2018. Retrieved 13 Jul 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Rankings & Statistics | Computer Science | UIUC". Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Illinois Identity Standards: Logos and Colors". Identitystandards.illinois.edu. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Best Computer Science Programs | Top Computer Science Schools | US News Best Graduate Schools". Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Best Undergraduate Computer Science Programs Rankings". Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  7. ^ "computer science open rankings". Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  8. ^ Berger, Emery (10 March 2022). "CSRankings: Computer Science Rankings".