Computer Science Open Rankings

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

computer science open rankings

Last updated September 19, 2021

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. Ranking sources represent: reputation (U.S. News), 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. News	csrankings.org	placement rank	best paper awards	total
1	Carnegie Mellon University+	197	1	1	4	2	8
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology+	96	1	2	1	4	8
3	Stanford University+	68	1	4	3	3	11
4	University of California, Berkeley+	80	1	6	2	5	14
5	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign+	86	5	3	7	7	22
6	University of Washington+	95	6	8	9	1	24
7	Cornell University+	84	6	7	6	8	27
8	University of Michigan+	92	11	9	13	6	39
9	Georgia Institute of Technology+	97	8	11	11	13	43
10	University of Texas at Austin+	58	10	15	10	9	44
11	Princeton University+	55	8	22	8	15	53
12	University of California, San Diego+	90	16	5	21	12	54
13	University of Maryland+	62	16	10	19	11	56
14	University of Wisconsin-Madison+	52	13	15	14	16	58
15	Columbia University+	58	13	12	23	17	65
16	University of Massachusetts Amherst+	63	20	18	22	10	70
17	University of Pennsylvania+	53	19	14	17	29	79
17	University of California, Los Angeles+	48	13	18	18	30	79
19	Purdue University+	70	20	17	20	24	81
20	Harvard University+	35	16	28	5	39	88
21	New York University+	64	30	18	34	18	100
21	Brown University+	36	25	40	15	20	100
23	University of Southern California+	58	20	21	28	35	104
24	University of California, Irvine+	66	30	23	38	14	105
25	Ohio State University+	38	30	35	27	21	113
26	University of Chicago+	46	30	29	35	23	117
26	University of Virginia+	45	30	36	26	25	117
28	Rice University+	36	20	52	24	26	122
29	Pennsylvania State University+	51	30	26	29	41	126
30	Rutgers University+	57	37	23	36	31	127
31	Yale University+	32	20	40	16	52	128
32	Duke University+	44	25	31	31	45	132
33	Northwestern University+	58	30	29	52	22	133
34	University of Minnesota+	48	29	40	25	42	136
35	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill+	39	25	45	32	36	138
35	California Institute of Technology+	19	11	65	12	50	138
37	Johns Hopkins University+	35	25	46	30	44	145
38	University of Colorado Boulder+	70	40	33	47	27	147
39	University of California, Davis+	29	37	36	44	34	151
40	Stony Brook University+	53	40	27	33	63	163
41	University of California, Santa Barbara+	37	37	25	39	64	165
42	University of Utah+	57	43	34	40	58	175
43	North Carolina State University+	44	43	52	41	43	179
44	Virginia Tech+	55	40	48	53	40	181
45	Indiana University Bloomington+	57	55	46	48	38	187
46	Oregon State University+	54	68	48	59	19	194
47	Northeastern University+	71	49	12	91	47	199
47	University of Rochester+	23	49	58	37	55	199
49	Texas A&M University+	57	43	31	69	62	205
50	Arizona State University+	50	43	56	51	56	206
51	Washington University in St. Louis+	31	49	58	43	57	207
52	University of Pittsburgh+	20	49	51	45	67	212
52	Dartmouth College+	21	43	73	42	54	212
54	Iowa State University+	28	61	73	54	28	216
55	College of William & Mary+	14	68	73	49	37	227
56	University of Florida+	37	49	64	56	60	229
57	University of Arizona+	23	43	80	46	66	235
58	Boston University+	40	49	44	67	77	237
59	University of Illinois at Chicago+	48	64	36	72	67	239
60	Michigan State University+	30	55	60	74	51	240
61	University at Buffalo+	39	61	48	88	46	243
62	University of California, Riverside+	43	61	36	76	74	247
62	University of Notre Dame+	30	58	63	78	48	247
64	University of California, Santa Cruz+	46	58	43	57	90	248
65	University of Nebraska-Lincoln+	23	75	86	62	33	256
66	Tufts University+	14	75	70	58	65	268
67	University of Central Florida+	38	82	52	79	61	274
68	Case Western Reserve University+	13	68	80	61	67	276
69	University of Maryland, Baltimore County+	24	82	80	70	53	285
70	George Mason University+	49	68	55	64		286
70	University of Oregon+	14	64	80	93	49	286
72	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute+	21	55	86	55		295
73	University of Texas at Dallas+	52	64	56	92	86	298
74	University of Iowa+	12	64	70	71		304
75	Syracuse University+		68	97	60	84	309
76	University of New Mexico+		75	97	86	58	316
77	University of Delaware+	21	68	80	75	97	320
78	Vanderbilt University+	22	58	97	68		322
79	Stevens Institute of Technology+	14	91	65	94	73	323
80	Florida State University+	24	82	65	80		326
81	University of Tennessee+	31	75	73	82		329
82	Washington State University+	41	75	86	77	94	332
83	Brandeis University+	15	91	104	50	96	341
84	Drexel University+		82	104	81	78	345
85	George Washington University+	8	75	86	99	91	351
86	University of Texas at Arlington+	20	91	60	102		352
87	Illinois Institute of Technology+		91	86	87	92	356
88	Binghamton University+	28	111	65	83		358
88	Worcester Polytechnic Institute+	15	82	70	123	83	358
90	Rochester Institute of Technology+		68	65	127		359
90	University of Kansas+		91	104	65		359
92	Brigham Young University+		91	86	84		360
93	Wayne State University+		102	97	63		361
94	Clemson University+	37	82	86	101		368
95	Emory University+		82	86	119	82	369
96	University of Houston+	24	102	73	97		371
97	New Jersey Institute of Technology+	1	91	73	113		376
98	University of Connecticut+	23	82	73	129		383
99	University of North Carolina at Charlotte+		91	104	109	80	384
100	University of South Carolina+		111	86	89		385
101	Lehigh University+		102	97	103	89	391
101	University of South Florida+		102	104	90	95	391
103	Temple University+		102	86	137	67	392
104	University of Georgia+		102	97	96		394
105	DePaul University+		147	104	120	32	403
106	Kansas State University+		102	119	85		405
107	Colorado State University+	14	75	119	114	98	406
108	Louisiana State University+		102	133	73		407
109	Portland State University+		119	104	110	76	409
110	University of Kentucky+		91	97		80	418
111	Colorado School of Mines+	10	91	80	149		419
112	Auburn University+		91	133	122	75	421
113	University of California, Merced+		119	60			428
114	University of Louisiana at Lafayette+		133	104	100		436
115	Florida International University+		133	104	112	88	437
116	University of Tulsa+	8	147	133	66		445
117	University of Oklahoma+		111	133	111		454
118	New Mexico State University+		133	119	105		456
119	Missouri University of Science and Technology+		111	153	95		458
120	State University of New York at Albany+		111	133	116		459
121	Ohio University+		119	133	143	67	462
122	Michigan Technological University+		147	119	98		463
123	University of New Hampshire+		111	104			464
123	University of Missouri+		102	133	130		464
125	Virginia Commonwealth University+		133	104	131		467
125	University of Texas at San Antonio+		119	119		79	467
125	University of North Texas+		147	119	134	67	467
128	University of Memphis+		147	119	115	87	468
129	University of Cincinnati+		119	133	121		472
130	University of Hawaii at Manoa+		119	119		85	473
131	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs+		133	104	141		477
131	Texas Tech University+		119	119	140		477
131	University of Vermont+		119	133	126		477
131	Southern Methodist University+		119	153	106		477
135	West Virginia University+		111	119			479
135	University of Alabama+		111	119			479
137	University of Massachusetts Lowell+		147	86			482
138	Georgia State University+		119	119			487
139	Mississippi State University+		133	133	125		490
140	University of Nevada, Reno+		147	104	144		494
141	University of Arkansas+		147	104			500
141	Graduate Center, CUNY+		82				500
143	University of Alabama at Birmingham+		133	119			501
143	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee+		119	133			501
143	Utah State University+		119	133			501
146	Kent State University+		169	104	132		504
147	University of Louisville+		119	153	138		509
148	Old Dominion University+		133	133	146		511
149	University of Wyoming+		147	133	133		512
150	Florida Atlantic University+		147	119			515
150	University of Nebraska Omaha+		147	133	136		515
150	Oklahoma State University-Stillwater+		133	133			515
150	University of Massachusetts Boston+		133	133			515
150	University of Rhode Island+		119		128		515
155	University of Colorado Denver+		147	153	118		517
156	Clarkson University+		147		104		519
157	University of Idaho+		147		107		522
158	University of Maine+		147		108		523
159	San Diego State University+		147		117		532
160	Indiana State University+		133	153			535
160	Oregon Health & Science University+		133	153			535
162	University of Missouri-Kansas City+		147	153	145		544
163	Marquette University+		133		147		548
164	University of Texas at El Paso+		169	133	148		549
164	Western Michigan University+		181	133	142	93	549
164	University of Alabama in Huntsville+		147	153			549
167	Claremont Graduate University+		133				551
168	University of Southern Mississippi+		181	133			563
169	Florida Institute of Technology+		177	153	135		564
170	Dakota State University+		147				565
170	Southern Illinois University Carbondale+		147				565
170	University of Mississippi+		147				565
170	Wright State University+		147				565
174	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology+		177	153	139		568
175	Montana State University - Bozeman+		169	153			571
175	Air Force Institute of Technology+		169	153			571
177	University of Bridgeport+		181		124		573
178	Towson University+		177	153			579
178	University of New Orleans+		177	153			579
180	Oakland University+		185	153			587
180	Louisiana Tech University+		169				587
180	North Dakota State University+		169				587
180	University of Arkansas at Little Rock+		169				587
180	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez+		169				587
185	Nova Southeastern University+		186	153			588
186	Bowie State University+		181				599
187	LIU Post+		186				604
187	Walden University+		186				604