A different kind of university
CSE is built on principles the traditional university system abandoned long ago. No tuition. No bureaucracy. No barriers to knowledge.
Every course at CSE is completely free. We believe financial barriers should never stand between a student and a world-class education. No tuition. No hidden fees. No debt.
Forget credit hours, GPA thresholds, and bureaucratic checkboxes. At CSE, you graduate when your product reaches $10,000 MRR. One clear, meaningful benchmark.
Our entire curriculum is open-source and publicly available. Every lecture, every assignment, every resource. We believe knowledge should be a public good, not a proprietary product.
CSE is not a reform of the old system. It is a replacement. We are building what university education should look like in the age of software, AI, and global markets.
CSE operates as a non-profit organization. Our mission is education, not revenue extraction. Every dollar goes back into making the program better for students.
Everything you build at CSE is yours. We take no equity, no revenue share, and no intellectual property rights. Your code, your product, your company — fully and unconditionally.
We don't teach students to pass exams.
We teach them to build companies.
CSE integrates computer science and business administration into a single, project-driven curriculum. Students don't study theory in isolation — they apply it immediately to build real products, serve real users, and generate real revenue. The diploma is not the proof. The product is.
How CSE works
Three structural commitments that define everything we do.
Outcome-Based Education
No grades. No exams. No arbitrary credit requirements. Your progress is measured by what you ship and what users pay for. Graduation means your product has reached $10,000 in monthly recurring revenue.
- Self-paced — no fixed semesters or timelines
- Project-driven from day one
- 100% IP ownership — CSE takes no equity
Fully Open Curriculum
Every course, lecture, and resource at CSE is open-source and freely available to anyone. Our curriculum is developed in the open, continuously improved by practitioners, and accessible regardless of enrollment.
- All course materials published on GitHub
- Community contributions welcome
- Built by engineers and founders, not committees
Non-Profit, Zero Tuition
CSE is a non-profit institution. We do not charge tuition, and we never will. Education at CSE is funded by the institution's mission, not by student debt. Every resource we have goes toward one goal: student success.
- No tuition, no fees, no hidden costs
- Cloud credits and tooling provided
- Sustained by mission, not margins
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