Computer Science Open Rankings

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

computer science open rankings

updated in 2023

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+	115	1	2	1	4	8
2	Carnegie Mellon University+	229	2	1	4	2	9
3	Stanford University+	81	2	4	3	3	12
4	University of California, Berkeley+	96	2	6	2	5	15
5	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign+	96	5	3	5	8	21
6	University of Washington+	98	6	8	10	1	25
7	Cornell University+	95	6	7	7	7	27
8	University of Michigan+	97	11	9	9	6	35
8	University of Toronto+	106	1	14	11	9	35
10	Georgia Institute of Technology+	133	6	11	13	12	42
11	University of Texas at Austin+	69	9	16	12	10	47
12	University of California, San Diego+	94	11	5	25	13	54
13	Princeton University+	60	9	24	8	16	57
14	University of Maryland+	66	17	10	19	15	61
15	Columbia University+	61	11	12	24	18	65
16	University of Wisconsin-Madison+	57	17	16	14	19	66
16	University of Waterloo+	84	1	19	26	20	66
18	University of British Columbia+	57	3	29	28	11	71
19	University of California, Los Angeles+	49	11	20	20	24	75
20	University of Pennsylvania+	66	17	15	15	32	79
21	University of Massachusetts Amherst+	64	23	20	23	14	80
22	Purdue University+	72	20	18	21	33	92
23	Harvard University+	43	16	31	6	48	101
24	Brown University+	38	26	44	16	26	112
25	New York University+	72	38	20	36	21	115
25	University of California, Irvine+	70	28	25	45	17	115
27	University of Southern California+	67	23	23	29	42	117
28	McGill University+	28	4	62	35	23	124
29	Northwestern University+	59	28	32	39	28	127
30	Rutgers University+	61	38	25	38	27	128
31	University of Chicago+	54	28	32	47	22	129
32	Ohio State University+	41	34	39	31	29	133
33	University of Virginia+	47	28	40	32	35	135
34	Rice University+	37	28	56	22	30	136
35	Pennsylvania State University+	49	34	28	30	49	141
36	Duke University+	43	23	34	34	54	145
37	University of Colorado Boulder+	64	38	36	41	31	146
37	Yale University+	46	20	44	18	64	146
39	Northeastern University+	82	34	12	64	43	153
40	University of Minnesota+	47	34	44	27	50	155
41	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill+	44	26	49	37	44	156
41	Johns Hopkins University+	40	20	50	33	53	156
43	University of Alberta+	45	5	63	59	34	161
43	California Institute of Technology+	23	11	72	17	61	161
45	Simon Fraser University+	38	6	37	71	51	165
46	University of California, Davis+	30	43	40	53	41	177
47	Virginia Tech+	57	38	52	55	36	181
48	University of California, Santa Barbara+	38	28	27	52	75	182
49	North Carolina State University+	47	49	56	44	37	186
50	University of Utah+	61	43	38	42	67	190
51	Stony Brook University+	54	43	29	43	79	194
52	Indiana University Bloomington+	61	55	50	51	47	203
53	Texas A&M University+	59	38	34	65	78	215
54	Oregon State University+	42	63	52	77	25	217
54	Université de Montréal+	18	7	70	66	74	217
56	University of Rochester+	27	55	63	40	69	227
57	Washington University in St. Louis+	32	43	63	50	72	228
58	Iowa State University+	29	63	81	54	38	236
59	Arizona State University+	55	49	60	58	71	238
60	University of Pittsburgh+	21	55	55	49	82	241
61	Dartmouth College+	22	49	81	48	66	244
62	University of Notre Dame+	32	49	69	88	46	252
62	University of Florida+	37	43	70	63	76	252
62	College of William & Mary+	19	69	81	57	45	252
62	University of Calgary+	27	8	97	85	62	252
66	University of Illinois at Chicago+	48	60	40	73	82	255
67	Queen's University+		9	116	68	68	261
68	University of Central Florida+	38	69	56	61	77	263
69	University at Buffalo+	40	63	52	93	56	264
70	University of Arizona+	24	49	90	46	81	266
71	Michigan State University+	30	60	66	82	63	271
72	University of Victoria+		12	90	105	65	272
73	University of California, Santa Cruz+	47	49	47	69	109	274
74	University of California, Riverside+	46	60	40	87	88	275
75	Boston University+	43	48	48	91	92	279
76	Tufts University+	15	69	78	56	80	283
76	Case Western Reserve University+	13	63	90	75	55	283
78	Concordia University+		17	133	76	59	285
79	University of Nebraska-Lincoln+	22	82	97	70	40	289
80	University of Maryland, Baltimore County+	22	74	90	86	52	302
81	George Mason University+	48	63	59	74		318
82	Carleton University+		14	81	159	70	324
83	University of Texas at Dallas+	52	63	60	116	95	334
83	University of Oregon+	14	74	90	110	60	334
85	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute+	24	55	97	62		336
86	University of Saskatchewan+		19	150	112	57	338
87	University of Iowa+	16	69	78	81		350
88	Syracuse University+		69	109	72	101	351
89	Florida State University+	25	82	72	94	106	354
90	Dalhousie University+		15	116	103		356
91	Stevens Institute of Technology+	13	82	72	119	87	360
92	Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago+	11	89	72	145	58	364
92	Vanderbilt University+	24	55	109	78		364
94	University of Texas at Arlington+	20	89	66	124	90	369
95	George Washington University+	11	74	97	90	110	371
96	University of Delaware+	22	82	90	84	119	375
96	McMaster University+		10	150	113	102	375
98	University of New Mexico+	16	99	109	95	73	376
99	Washington State University+	42	74	97	92	116	379
100	University of Ottawa+		15	116	131		384
101	University of Tennessee+	32	89	81	97		389
101	Clemson University+	41	82	97	102	108	389
103	Drexel University+		74	116	109	93	392
104	Brandeis University+	17	106	116	60	111	393
105	University of Kansas+	9	89	116	67		394
106	Georgetown University+	17	82	81	118	117	398
107	Binghamton University+	27	99	72	107		400
108	University of North Carolina at Charlotte+	28	99	116	96	96	407
109	Illinois Institute of Technology+	3	99	97	104	112	412
110	Emory University+		74	97	146	98	415
111	Brigham Young University+		99	97	98		416
112	Wayne State University+		106	109	80		417
113	Worcester Polytechnic Institute+	24	89	78	152	100	419
113	New Jersey Institute of Technology+		89	81	127		419
115	University of Houston+	24	115	81	106		424
116	Temple University+		99	97	147	82	425
117	University of Connecticut+	24	74	81	149		426
118	Rochester Institute of Technology+	1	74	72	162		430
118	Lehigh University+	19	89	109	126	106	430
120	DePaul University+		146	116	132	39	433
121	University of Georgia+		89	109	115		435
122	University of South Carolina+		106	97	111		436
123	University of South Florida+		106	116	100	118	440
124	Kansas State University+		106	133	83		444
125	Portland State University+		135	116	108	91	450
126	Université de Sherbrooke+		18	133			453
127	Florida International University+	1	122	116	114	105	457
128	University of Windsor+		19	150	169		460
129	University of California, Merced+		115	66	158		461
130	Colorado School of Mines+	11	82	90	176		470
131	Louisiana State University+		122	150	79		473
132	Colorado State University+	17	89	133	139	120	481
133	Auburn University+		89	150	156	89	484
134	University of Kentucky+		106	109		96	491
135	Michigan Technological University+		122	133	122		499
135	University of Missouri+		106	150	121		499
137	Western University+		11				503
138	York University+		13				505
139	University of Texas at San Antonio+		122	133	164	94	513
140	City College of New York+		115		101	112	518
141	New Mexico State University+		135	133	130		520
141	State University of New York at Albany+		115	150	133		520
141	University of Tulsa+	10	159	150	89		520
144	University of Massachusetts Lowell+		122	97			521
144	University of Louisiana at Lafayette+		146	116	137		521
144	University of North Texas+		146	133	160	82	521
147	University of Arkansas+	17	146	116	141		525
147	University of Nevada, Reno+	14	159	116	128		525
149	University of Miami+		122	150	134		528
150	University of Oklahoma+		115	150	142		529
151	Missouri University of Science and Technology+		122	175	117		536
152	Mississippi State University+		146	150	120		538
152	University of Cincinnati+		115	150	151		538
154	Virginia Commonwealth University+		122	116			540
155	Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis+		106	133			541
155	University of Alabama+		106	133			541
155	Ohio University+		146	150	163	82	541
158	Oklahoma State University-Stillwater+		135	150	135		542
158	Southern Methodist University+		122	175	123		542
160	Old Dominion University+		135	150	136		543
161	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs+		135	116	171		544
162	Kent State University+		146	116	161		545
163	University of Memphis+		159	133	150	104	546
163	University of Rhode Island+	9	135		99		546
165	Texas Tech University+		122	133	170		547
166	University of Hawaii at Manoa+		135	133		103	551
166	Utah State University+		135	150	144		551
168	Georgia State University+		122	133			557
169	University of Vermont+		146	150	140		558
170	Howard University+		122		125		559
171	University of Massachusetts Boston+		115	150			567
172	West Virginia University+		135	133		120	568
173	University of Alabama at Birmingham+		135	133			570
174	Florida Atlantic University+		146	133			581
175	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee+		135	150			587
176	Rutgers University-Newark+		99				591
177	University of Colorado Denver+		146	175	153		596
178	University of Idaho+		159		129		600
179	University of Nebraska Omaha+		175	150	157		604
180	University of Michigan-Dearborn+		159	150	174		605
181	University of Maine+		159		138		609
182	University of Louisville+		159	175	154		610
183	Graduate Center, CUNY+		122				614
184	Florida Institute of Technology+		159	175	165		621
185	Western Michigan University+		187	150	172	114	623
186	University of Wyoming+		179	150	175		626
187	University of Texas at El Paso+		179	150	179		630
187	University of Denver+		146			114	630
189	University of Missouri-Kansas City+		159	175	177		633
190	University of Nevada, Las Vegas+		159	175			636
190	Indiana State University+		159	175			636
190	Air Force Institute of Technology+		159	175			636
190	University of Alabama in Huntsville+		159	175			636
190	Oregon Health & Science University+		159	175			636
190	Marquette University+		146		178		636
196	University of Mississippi+		146				638
197	Tennessee Technological University+		179		148		639
198	Pace University+		187		143		642
199	Montana State University - Bozeman+		175	175	173		645
200	University of Southern Mississippi+		194	150			646
201	Wichita State University+		159				651
201	Wright State University+		159				651
203	Towson University+		179	175			656
204	University of Toledo+		179		168		659
205	University of Bridgeport+		194		155		661
206	Oakland University+		187	175			664
207	Eastern Michigan University+		187		167		666
208	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University+		175				667
208	University of Arkansas at Little Rock+		175				667
210	Chapman University+		199			99	668
211	Claremont Graduate University+		179				671
211	Louisiana Tech University+		179				671
211	Southern Illinois University Carbondale+		179				671
214	Nova Southeastern University+		199	175			676
215	The Catholic University of America+		199		166		677
216	Dakota State University+		187				679
216	North Dakota State University+		187				679
216	Tennessee State University+		187				679
219	Bowie State University+		194				686
219	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez+		194				686
219	Walden University+		194				686
222	LIU Post+		199				691