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CS enrollment is declining, but not demand. Everyone is citing the numbers from UC Berkeley showing a 26% percent decline in enrollment. What they fail to men
by jedberg 4mo ago
CS enrollment is declining, but not demand. Everyone is citing the numbers from UC Berkeley showing a 26% percent decline in enrollment. What they fail to mention is that the CS department reduced their admit slots by 25% because the TAs negotiated an $80/hr rate, and they can't afford as many, so they can't open as many classes.
But the number of students applying for CS is actually up slightly.
- efficax 4mo agolol they can absolutely afford TAs, i don’t know why they might reduce class slots but that’s not why
- jedberg 4mo agoThey specifically said that is why. Not sure why you think they can afford TAs at that rate (4x the average at other schools). Here is a whole article about it: https://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/2026-summer/major-issue/ https://alumni.berkeley.edu/california-magazine/2026-summer/...