Students Shift From CS to Engineering

A recent Nova Learning survey and National Student Clearinghouse enrollment figures show a sharp fall in middle/high‑school interest and college enrollment in Computer Science and AI between 2025 and 2026, while interest in Engineering — especially mechanical and aerospace — has risen. The move seems strongest away from traditional 'learn to code' tracks toward applied engineering fields, plausibly driven by changing job signals as AI handles routine coding. — If sustained, this reallocation of student interest could reshape the future tech workforce, university program planning, and industrial policy by diverting talent away from software fundamentals toward application and hardware fields.