The mission of PSUT's Department of Computer Science is to provide highly-qualified, locally and internationally competitive IT personnel, as well as prepare students for continuing postgraduate studies. We aim to offer our students an opportunity of getting into this extremely competitive field on an equal footing with IT professionals from other countries. PSUT aims, therefore, to provide world-class programs that are flexible and up-to-date, within a stable, supportive learning environment. We strive to produce graduates that will be able to compete successfully for work anywhere in the world. The department's main goal is to ensure that, after completion of the academic program, graduates are well-prepared and fully-equipped for a successful career as computer specialists

In the summer of 2013, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) granted accreditation to the BSc. program in Computer Science, among other programs. PSUT is the fisrt university in Jordan to offer an ABET-accredited program in this specialization, which continues to be considered among the best programs in the region and the world. ABET accreditation is considered a great milestone for PSUT, bringing with it great prestige to the university, its teaching faculty members, and students. The university has achieved worldwide recognition and is cited on the ABET official website among a list of elite higher education institutions in the world that offer ABET-accredited programs.