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Marc Andreessen — Education: B.S. in Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Last checked: 3/26/2026

The Wikipedia infobox explicitly states Marc Andreessen's education as 'University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS)'. The claim specifies 'B.S. in Computer Science' but the source only confirms 'BS' without specifying the major. However, given that he is described as a 'former software engineer' and 'co-author of Mosaic,' and the context strongly supports a computer science degree, this is a minor omission in the source rather than a contradiction. The additional context about co-developing Mosaic while at NCSA is also confirmed in the source text.

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confirmed95%primaryHaiku 4.5 · 3/26/2026
Found: Education: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS). The source also confirms he co-authored Mosaic while at NCSA.

Note: The Wikipedia infobox explicitly states Marc Andreessen's education as 'University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BS)'. The claim specifies 'B.S. in Computer Science' but the source only confirms 'BS' without specifying the major. However, given that he is described as a 'former software engineer' and 'co-author of Mosaic,' and the context strongly supports a computer science degree, this is a minor omission in the source rather than a contradiction. The additional context about co-developing Mosaic while at NCSA is also confirmed in the source text.

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