What is the Raikes School?
The Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management produces top quality graduates who combine business knowledge and computing fundamentals for enterprise information and software systems.
Jeffrey S. Raikes School students who major in Computer Science or Computer Engineering will receive a degree through the academic programs offered by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
The Jeffrey S. Raikes School is designed to give students a strong well-rounded education and to give them not only the ability to create information technology applications and solutions, but also the capacity to understand the implications of information technology for business and society. The program produces graduates with high technical proficiency as well as a strong sense of the business problems and organizational needs that information systems are intended to serve. Graduates will be professionals who understand the multiple levels of new information systems, and who become the technology sector’s innovators, product developers, entrepreneurs, chief information officers, and CEOs.
What does a Raikes School applicant look like?
The average admitted student into Jeffrey S. Raikes School:
- Scores 30 or above on the ACT or a 1340 or above on the SAT
- Graduates in the top 5 % of their class
- Applies to be a National Merit Scholar
- Shows intiative by pursuing a rigorous education and proving the Jeffrey S. Raikes School is the right place for them
For more information or to apply for the program, please visit raikes.unl.edu
