The Microsoft College Puzzle Challenge is an annual puzzle-solving competition held simultaneously on campuses across North America. Teams race to solve puzzles, with prizes (and glory!) going to the fastest teams at each location and overall.

College Puzzle Challenge is designed for computer engineering, computer science, and mathematics students, but it is open to any undergraduate or graduate students attending one of the participating universities. College Puzzle Challenge is funded by Microsoft's college recruiting department, but the event is organized by Microsoft employees who are alumni of the participating schools, not by recruiters.

Teams must be comprised of four (4) eligible participants. Teams must register on this website once registration is available. On the day of the event, teams must be checked in by College Puzzle Challenge organizers at their school.

Teams must register for the event and will be accepted on a per-school first-come, first-served basis. Only full teams with four members will fill spots. Incomplete teams with less than four members are not eligible to participate. As soon as a team has four members, its spot is confirmed if it is not on the waitlist.

Waitlisted teams will receive an email update as additional spots open up or become available.

Please visit https://www.collegepuzzlechallenge.com/ for more information.