The number of computer science graduates at UC Berkeley is expected to decrease to 851 for the 2025-26 academic year, down from 1,029 graduates in 2024-25. According to electrical engineering and computer sciences chair Jelani Nelson, as of late March, the CS department is slated to graduate approximately 350 students in 2027. These figures represent a 59% decrease in CS enrollment from the 2025-26 to 2026-27 school years. The decline in campus computer science graduates mirrors a trend across the UC system, with CS major enrollment across the university decreasing in 2025 for the first time since the early 2000s. It also contributes to a larger nationwide decline in CS majors, with an 8.1% drop at four-year colleges in fall 2025. Since the release of ChatGPT in 2022, employment for computer science and math majors aged 22 to 27 has fallen by 8%. However, campus spokesperson Janet Gilmore noted that student interest in CS-related majors is “still strong” despite the rise of AI. Campu...