The department offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as a minor in Computer Science.

The department also offers a working and studying area known as the Computer Science Educational Labs (CSEL).

The program places a high priority on research and the placement of its students in future careers.

The department is supported by $4 million annually in the form of research grants primarily from federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation.

The department also received the largest ever gift to a public university in the form of $250 million to fund research to improve the lives of people diagnosed with cognitive disabilities.