计算机科学与工程系成立于1990年7月，提供计算机科学与计算机工程学位课程。计算机科学与工程系的计算机科学理学士学位课程获得了ABET工程认证委员会（http://www.abet.org）的认可。计算机科学与工程系的计算机科学学士学位课程获得了ABET计算认证委员会（http://www.abet.org）的认可。就必修的核心课程而言，计算机科学和计算机工程学位之间的差异非常显着。因为整个学期的计算机工程和计算机科学程序都是相同的，所以从一个程序切换到另一个程序非常容易，直到第五学期开始。
We offer two undergraduate degrees - Computer Science and Computer Engineering. Either track is a great choice to prepare you for a successful career. Graduates of our undergraduate programs are highly sought after by top companies – our placement rate has been at or near 100% for many years. Our graduates take up careers in the computing industry, the finance industry, large engineering companies, startup companies, consulting firms, medical informatics companies, and government. Others enter doctoral programs at leading universities. Still others pursue startup opportunities, contributing to the burgeoning innovation culture surrounding computer science and engineering. Our programs do not assume that you come to Notre Dame with any previous experience in programming. You can become an expert software engineer through your time and experience at Notre Dame. This program focuses on understanding the basic nature of the electronic devices that go into the creation of modern computers and on the detailed architecture and organization of such systems, both within the central processing unit and in how larger systems are assembled. Modern design tools and techniques are introduced very early in the program and used throughout to design, analyze, and prototype real digital computing systems.