Computer Science Open Rankings

Wallace, Shaun; Do, Long; Marbach, Alice; Huang, Jeff

computer science open rankings

updated in 2024

Rankings are an ideology. Each is biased in its own way. So choose and combine existing rankings to generate your preferred meta ranking for computer science programs in the United States and Canada. Ranking sources represent: reputation (U.S. News* U.S. News provides data for universities in the United States and Maclean's provides data for universities in Canada ), faculty publications (csrankings.org* The rankings shown under the csrankings.org column may differ from their website because of different subfields and implementation of geometric mean count. ), academic placement (placement rank), and recognition (best paper awards). Use this to find the best computer science program for you in artificial intelligence, systems, or theory.

by Alice Marbach, Jeff Huang, Long Do, Shaun Wallace, and others who contributed the original ranking sources.

#	university	sizeNumber of permanent faculty who can advise computer science Ph.D. students, as listed on at: https://drafty.cs.brown.edu/csprofessors	U.S. NewsReputation rankings gathered by U.S. News for American Universities and MacLean's for Canadian Universities	csrankings.orgRankings based on faculty publications calculated using a similar methodology as csrankings.org	placement rankPageRank-style ranking based on placement of bachelors and doctorate graduates into professor positions	best paper awardsRanking of university for winning best paper awards as listed on: https://jeffhuang.com/best_paper_awards/	totalSum of the ranking numbers in the 4 rankings
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology+	120	1	4	1	4	10
2	Carnegie Mellon University+	239	4	1	4	2	11
3	University of California, Berkeley+	98	1	6	3	5	15
4	Stanford University+	78	1	10	2	3	16
5	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign+	105	5	2	5	8	20
6	University of Washington+	101	5	8	9	1	23
7	Cornell University+	96	7	9	6	7	29
8	University of Toronto+	100	1	13	11	9	34
9	Georgia Institute of Technology+	132	8	5	10	12	35
10	University of Michigan+	95	11	7	12	6	36
11	University of Texas at Austin+	70	8	16	13	10	47
12	University of California, San Diego+	91	12	3	24	13	52
12	Princeton University+	58	8	20	8	16	52
14	University of Maryland+	68	17	11	15	15	58
15	University of Wisconsin-Madison+	56	12	15	17	19	63
16	University of Waterloo+	92	1	18	29	20	68
17	Columbia University+	60	14	18	23	18	73
18	University of Pennsylvania+	64	17	17	14	32	80
18	University of California, Los Angeles+	45	14	24	18	24	80
20	University of British Columbia+	52	3	34	34	11	82
21	University of Massachusetts Amherst+	61	24	23	25	14	86
22	Purdue University+	73	20	14	20	33	87
23	Harvard University+	40	17	39	7	48	111
24	University of Southern California+	67	24	22	28	42	116
25	University of Chicago+	54	24	26	46	22	118
25	Simon Fraser University+	43	6	39	22	51	118
27	New York University+	70	35	21	42	21	119
28	Ohio State University+	48	24	37	31	29	121
29	Brown University+	36	31	44	21	26	122
30	University of California, Irvine+	66	31	27	50	17	125
30	Northwestern University+	53	31	33	33	28	125
30	McGill University+	32	4	62	36	23	125
33	Rutgers University+	52	41	29	35	27	132
34	University of Virginia+	54	24	42	32	35	133
35	Rice University+	38	31	51	27	30	139
36	Duke University+	42	20	29	38	54	141
37	Yale University+	43	20	39	19	64	142
38	Pennsylvania State University+	61	35	31	30	49	145
39	Northeastern University+	82	35	12	64	43	154
40	University of Minnesota+	52	35	46	26	50	157
41	Johns Hopkins University+	38	23	53	39	53	168
42	California Institute of Technology+	19	14	79	16	61	170
43	Virginia Tech+	56	35	55	45	36	171
44	University of Alberta+	41	5	69	66	34	174
45	University of California, Santa Barbara+	36	24	28	48	75	175
45	University of Colorado Boulder+	66	35	53	56	31	175
47	North Carolina State University+	51	50	44	47	37	178
48	University of California, Davis+	28	41	47	59	41	188
49	Stony Brook University+	56	46	24	44	79	193
50	University of Utah+	61	41	34	60	67	202
51	University of Victoria+	1	12	92	37	65	206
52	Indiana University Bloomington+	60	57	55	53	47	212
53	Texas A&M University+	54	41	34	63	78	216
54	Arizona State University+	60	46	51	49	71	217
54	Washington University in St. Louis+	37	41	61	43	72	217
56	Oregon State University+	42	65	55	80	25	225
57	University of Rochester+	34	60	59	40	69	228
58	Iowa State University+	32	60	75	61	38	234
59	University of Notre Dame+	35	50	64	75	46	235
60	Université de Montréal+	15	7	75	87	74	243
61	Michigan State University+	35	50	62	72	63	247
62	Dartmouth College+	19	48	79	58	66	251
63	University of Pittsburgh+	23	57	64	52	82	255
63	University of Florida+	42	48	69	62	76	255
65	College of William & Mary+	23	70	75	68	45	258
66	University at Buffalo+	35	65	47	92	56	260
67	University of California, Riverside+	45	57	31	84	89	261
68	University of Calgary+	26	8	106	90	62	266
69	University of Arizona+	25	50	79	57	81	267
70	University of Illinois at Chicago+	57	60	47	79	82	268
70	Boston University+	42	50	47	78	93	268
72	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill+	36	24	160	41	44	269
73	University of California, Santa Cruz+	44	50	43	67	110	270
73	University of Central Florida+	40	70	58	65	77	270
75	Queen's University+	1	9	125	76	68	278
76	University of Maryland, Baltimore County+	30	77	106	54	52	289
77	Tufts University+	24	60	85	69	80	294
78	George Mason University+	51	65	37	74		298
79	Concordia University+		17	117	117	59	310
80	University of Nebraska-Lincoln+	21	83	106	85	40	314
81	Case Western Reserve University+	12	65	117	82	55	319
82	University of Texas at Dallas+	51	65	59	101	96	321
83	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute+	22	60	92	51		325
84	Vanderbilt University+	28	50	75	81		328
85	University of Oregon+	16	70	92	108	60	330
86	University of Delaware+	22	77	72	70	119	338
87	Washington State University+	41	83	85	55	116	339
88	Carleton University+		14	92	169	70	345
89	University of Saskatchewan+		19	140	130	57	346
90	Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago+	11	91	79	124	58	352
91	Syracuse University+	11	70	106	77	102	355
92	Dalhousie University+		15	117	107		361
93	McMaster University+		10	140	113	103	366
94	Clemson University+	38	77	79	105	109	370
95	Florida State University+	26	91	85	91	107	374
96	University of Texas at Arlington+	24	83	66	136	91	376
97	Stevens Institute of Technology+	16	97	79	118	88	382
98	Worcester Polytechnic Institute+	25	97	72	114	101	384
99	Illinois Institute of Technology+	21	83	92	98	113	386
99	University of Iowa+	16	70	106	88		386
99	Drexel University+	10	83	106	103	94	386
102	University of North Carolina at Charlotte+	27	97	99	94	97	387
103	University of Tennessee+	34	70	92	104		388
104	University of Connecticut+	25	77	69	123		391
104	University of Ottawa+		15	117	137		391
106	George Washington University+	16	70	106	110	111	397
107	University of New Mexico+	14	91	140	97	73	401
108	Binghamton University+	35	106	72	102		402
109	Georgetown University+	20	83	85	120	117	405
110	University of Kansas+	10	97	117	71		407
111	Brandeis University+	18	106	117	73	112	408
112	Lehigh University+	19	91	99	112	107	409
113	Temple University+	19	97	92	143	82	414
114	Emory University+	16	77	85	157	99	418
114	Brigham Young University+		97	106	93		418
116	Rochester Institute of Technology+	12	77	66	155		420
117	Wayne State University+	7	120	99	83		424
118	University of Georgia+		91	85	131		429
118	Portland State University+		120	106	111	92	429
120	New Jersey Institute of Technology+	2	91	85	133		431
121	University of Houston+	25	106	99	109		436
122	Florida International University+	2	120	106	116	106	448
122	Louisiana State University+		106	125	95		448
124	Auburn University+		97	125	138	90	450
124	Kansas State University+		114	125	89		450
126	University of South Florida+	15	106	125	106	118	455
127	University of South Carolina+		114	99	121		456
128	University of Texas at San Antonio+		114	125	128	95	462
129	University of California, Merced+		106	68	172		468
130	Université de Sherbrooke+		18	140			469
131	New Mexico State University+	15	120	140	96		478
132	University of North Texas+		139	106	152	82	479
133	DePaul University+		161	140	141	39	481
134	University of Kentucky+		97	125	164	97	483
134	University of Missouri+		106	140	115		483
136	Colorado School of Mines+	12	83	99	185		489
136	Colorado State University+	17	83	140	146	120	489
138	University of Louisiana at Lafayette+		139	117	122		500
139	University of Nevada, Reno+	11	139	125	119		505
140	University of Massachusetts Lowell+		120	99	166		507
141	University of Windsor+		19	184			514
142	Western University+		11				522
143	Michigan Technological University+		120	125	156		523
144	University of Vermont+		120	140	142		524
144	York University+		13				524
146	Southern Methodist University+		120	184	99		525
147	University of Alabama+		120	160	125		527
148	University of Arkansas+	18	152	125	129		528
149	State University of New York at Albany+		120	160	127		529
150	Texas Tech University+		120	140	150		532
151	Naval Postgraduate School+	16	106	160	188	82	536
152	University of Tulsa+	11	171	160	86		539
153	University of Cincinnati+		114	160	148		544
154	University of Rhode Island+	16	139	184	100		545
155	Old Dominion University+		139	140	145		546
156	University of New Hampshire+		120	117			548
157	University of Massachusetts Boston+		120	140	168		550
158	University of Oklahoma+		120	160	149		551
159	Kent State University+		171	125	134		552
159	Utah State University+		120	140	170		552
161	Ohio University+		152	160	162	82	556
162	University of Texas at El Paso+		120	160	159		561
163	Georgia State University+		114	140			565
164	Mississippi State University+		152	160	132		566
165	University of Memphis+		161	125	177	105	568
165	Oklahoma State University-Stillwater+		139	160	147		568
167	University of Alabama at Birmingham+		120	140			571
168	University of Hawaii at Manoa+		139	140		104	572
169	Oregon Health & Science University+		139	160	153		574
170	Virginia Commonwealth University+		139	125			575
170	Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis+		139	125			575
170	University of Miami+		139	160	154		575
173	Howard University+		120		135		577
174	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs+		152	125	179		578
175	Western Michigan University+		185	160	126	114	585
175	Missouri University of Science and Technology+		139	184	140		585
177	West Virginia University+		139	140		120	588
178	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee+		120	160			591
179	University of Nebraska Omaha+		171	140	173		606
180	Rutgers University-Newark+		97				608
181	Florida Atlantic University+		152	184	151		609
182	Wichita State University+		161	140			612
183	University of Colorado Denver+		161	160	171		614
184	Cleveland State University+		171	140			622
185	University of Nevada, Las Vegas+		152	160			623
186	University of Wyoming+		161	160	182		625
186	Graduate Center, CUNY+		114				625
188	University of Louisville+		161	184	161		628
189	Boise State University+		161	160			632
189	University of Idaho+		171		139		632
191	University of Denver+		171	160		114	634
192	Montana State University - Bozeman+		171	160	184		637
193	University of Alabama in Huntsville+		152	184			647
194	University of Michigan-Dearborn+		185	160	181		648
195	University of Maine+		171		158		651
196	Florida Institute of Technology+		171	184	176		653
196	University of Missouri-Kansas City+		161	184	186		653
198	University of New Orleans+		193	160	180		655
199	Air Force Institute of Technology+		161	184			656
200	Pace University+		193		144		659
201	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology+		171	184	183		660
202	Marquette University+		152		187		661
203	University of Mississippi+		152				663
204	University of Southern Mississippi+		193	160			664
205	Indiana State University+		171	184			666
205	Oakland University+		185	184	175		666
207	Wright State University+		161				672
207	Louisiana Tech University+		185		165		672
209	Tennessee Technological University+		193		160		675
210	Towson University+		185	184			680
211	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University+		171				682
211	University of Arkansas at Little Rock+		171				682
211	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez+		171				682
214	University of Toledo+		185		178		685
215	University of Bridgeport+		202		163		687
216	Southern Illinois University Carbondale+		193	184			688
217	University of South Alabama+		201		167		690
218	Chapman University+		202			100	691
219	North Dakota State University+		185				696
219	Carolina Greensboro+		185				696
221	The Catholic University of America+		202		174		698
222	Nova Southeastern University+		208	184			703
223	Bowie State University+		193				704
223	Dakota State University+		193				704
223	Tennessee State University+		193				704
226	Claremont Graduate University+		202				713
226	LIU Post+		202				713
226	Walden University+		202				713