Computer Science Open Rankings

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

computer science open rankings

updated in 2025

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	Carnegie Mellon University+	226	1	1	4	2	8
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology+	117	1	4	1	4	10
3	University of California, Berkeley+	80	1	7	3	5	16
4	Stanford University+	71	1	11	2	3	17
5	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign+	101	5	2	5	8	20
6	University of Washington+	94	7	8	9	1	25
7	Cornell University+	95	6	8	6	7	27
8	University of Michigan+	91	10	6	11	6	33
9	Georgia Institute of Technology+	120	7	5	10	12	34
10	University of Toronto+	99	1	13	12	9	35
11	University of Texas at Austin+	71	7	15	13	10	45
12	Princeton University+	60	10	18	8	16	52
13	University of California, San Diego+	92	13	3	24	13	53
14	University of Maryland+	62	17	10	15	15	57
15	University of Waterloo+	91	1	16	27	20	64
16	Columbia University+	65	12	19	23	18	72
17	University of Wisconsin-Madison+	70	13	21	20	19	73
18	University of California, Los Angeles+	50	13	21	16	24	74
19	University of British Columbia+	52	3	35	34	11	83
20	Purdue University+	70	19	14	18	33	84
20	University of Pennsylvania+	66	19	19	14	32	84
22	University of Massachusetts Amherst+	61	24	24	26	14	88
23	University of Chicago+	52	24	26	29	22	101
24	New York University+	70	27	17	41	21	106
25	University of Southern California+	66	21	23	28	42	114
25	Northwestern University+	83	27	28	31	28	114
27	Harvard University+	38	17	44	7	48	116
28	University of California, Irvine+	63	27	26	51	17	121
29	Brown University+	47	27	50	19	26	122
30	Simon Fraser University+	44	6	39	32	51	128
31	McGill University+	32	4	64	38	23	129
32	Ohio State University+	46	27	38	37	29	131
32	Rice University+	38	27	52	22	30	131
34	Duke University+	39	21	32	25	54	132
35	Rutgers University+	53	42	33	36	27	138
36	University of Virginia+	60	36	42	30	35	143
37	Northeastern University+	84	27	12	63	43	145
37	Yale University+	43	21	39	21	64	145
39	Pennsylvania State University+	62	40	29	33	49	151
40	Johns Hopkins University+	36	24	51	40	53	168
41	University of Minnesota+	51	36	48	35	50	169
42	University of Alberta+	42	5	70	64	34	173
43	University of California, Santa Barbara+	33	27	29	43	75	174
44	Virginia Tech+	56	36	57	47	36	176
45	North Carolina State University+	51	50	43	48	37	178
45	California Institute of Technology+	19	13	87	17	61	178
47	University of California, Davis+	30	36	44	60	41	181
47	University of Colorado Boulder+	68	40	53	57	31	181
49	Stony Brook University+	55	45	25	45	79	194
50	University of Utah+	52	42	33	61	67	203
51	Texas A&M University+	69	45	36	46	78	205
52	Indiana University Bloomington+	59	50	56	58	47	211
53	Arizona State University+	60	45	48	49	71	213
54	Washington University in St. Louis+	39	42	60	44	72	218
54	University of Rochester+	34	50	60	39	69	218
56	Oregon State University+	43	70	53	83	25	231
57	University of Notre Dame+	35	56	64	75	46	241
57	Dartmouth College+	17	50	69	56	66	241
59	University of Florida+	44	45	70	52	76	243
60	Iowa State University+	30	64	80	62	38	244
61	Université de Montréal+	15	7	80	85	74	246
62	Michigan State University+	32	56	62	71	63	252
63	College of William & Mary+	23	70	74	65	45	254
64	University at Buffalo+	27	61	53	86	56	256
65	Boston University+	44	45	44	76	93	258
66	University of Pittsburgh+	21	56	67	54	82	259
67	University of California, Riverside+	43	56	31	84	89	260
68	University of Illinois at Chicago+	57	61	44	77	82	264
68	University of Central Florida+	38	70	58	59	77	264
70	University of California, Santa Cruz+	37	50	39	66	110	265
71	University of Calgary+	23	8	118	87	62	275
72	Queen's University+	1	9	125	74	68	276
73	University of Arizona+	27	61	80	55	81	277
73	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill+	40	27	164	42	44	277
75	University of Victoria+		12	92	109	65	278
76	Tufts University+	24	56	87	70	80	293
77	George Mason University+	47	64	36	73		295
78	Concordia University+		17	95	130	59	301
79	Case Western Reserve University+	13	77	95	78	55	305
80	University of Maryland, Baltimore County+	30	77	105	72	52	306
81	University of Texas at Dallas+	50	64	59	99	96	318
82	University of Nebraska-Lincoln+	20	86	105	91	40	322
83	University of Oregon+	15	64	92	107	60	323
84	Vanderbilt University+	29	50	74	79		325
85	University of Delaware+	21	70	70	67	119	326
86	Stevens Institute of Technology+	19	77	80	93	88	338
87	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute+	20	64	105	50		341
88	Washington State University+	40	86	87	53	116	342
89	Florida State University+	25	77	74	90	107	348
89	Carleton University+		14	92	172	70	348
91	University of Saskatchewan+		19	149	137	57	362
92	Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago+	12	77	87	142	58	364
93	Dalhousie University+		15	125	108		370
94	McMaster University+		10	149	112	103	374
95	University of Connecticut+	24	77	68	110		377
95	Syracuse University+	12	77	118	80	102	377
97	Drexel University+	10	86	95	103	94	378
98	Clemson University+	37	86	80	106	109	381
99	University of Texas at Arlington+	24	96	64	131	91	382
99	Worcester Polytechnic Institute+	25	86	74	121	101	382
99	University of Iowa+	16	77	95	88		382
99	University of North Carolina at Charlotte+	29	96	95	94	97	382
103	Binghamton University+	36	96	70	100		388
104	University of New Mexico+	14	105	118	98	73	394
104	University of Ottawa+		15	125	132		394
106	Georgetown University+	19	70	85	125	117	397
106	George Washington University+	15	70	105	111	111	397
108	Lehigh University+	19	86	95	118	107	406
109	University of Tennessee+	32	86	95	104		407
110	New Jersey Institute of Technology+	3	86	74	126		408
110	Wayne State University+	9	110	95	81		408
112	Rochester Institute of Technology+	12	70	62	155		409
113	Emory University+	15	64	87	161	99	411
114	Brandeis University+	17	110	125	68	112	415
115	University of Georgia+		86	85	124		417
116	Temple University+	18	96	95	145	82	418
117	University of South Florida+	15	105	95	101	118	419
118	University of Kansas+	13	105	125	69		421
119	Illinois Institute of Technology+	20	96	118	95	113	422
120	Brigham Young University+		120	105	89		436
121	Florida International University+	2	110	105	116	106	437
121	Auburn University+		86	125	136	90	437
123	Portland State University+		132	105	114	92	443
124	University of Houston+	25	110	105	113		450
125	University of South Carolina+		110	105	115		452
126	Kansas State University+		110	136	92		460
127	DePaul University+		148	136	138	39	461
128	Louisiana State University+		120	125	97		464
129	University of California, Merced+		96	74	174		466
130	Université de Sherbrooke+		18	136			468
131	University of North Texas+		132	105	153	82	472
131	University of Texas at San Antonio+		120	118	139	95	472
133	University of Kentucky+		105	125	151	97	478
134	Colorado State University+	17	96	105	162	120	483
135	Colorado School of Mines+	12	77	105	185		489
136	University of Missouri+		110	149	117		498
137	New Mexico State University+	14	132	149	96		499
138	University of Arkansas+	17	132	136	123		513
139	University of Massachusetts Lowell+		120	105	167		514
140	University of Cincinnati+		110	136	147		515
141	University of Windsor+		19	183			516
142	University of Oklahoma+		120	125	150		517
142	University of Louisiana at Lafayette+		148	125	122		517
144	University of Alabama+		105	164	135		526
145	Western University+		11				527
146	York University+		13				529
147	Naval Postgraduate School+	16	96	164	191	82	533
147	State University of New York at Albany+		120	164	127		533
149	University of Hawaii at Manoa+		120	118		104	534
150	Kent State University+		148	136	133		539
150	Southern Methodist University+		132	183	102		539
152	University of Tulsa+	11	176	164	82		544
153	Mississippi State University+		132	164	128		546
154	University of Massachusetts Boston+		120	136	169		547
155	Ohio University+		132	164	171	82	549
156	Texas Tech University+		148	136	144		550
157	University of New Hampshire+		120	118			552
158	University of Nevada, Reno+	11	176	136	120		554
158	Utah State University+		120	136	176		554
160	University of Rhode Island+	19	148	183	105		558
161	Old Dominion University+		148	149	140		559
162	Michigan Technological University+		132	136	175		565
163	University of Vermont+		148	149	148		567
164	University of Miami+		132	164	154		572
165	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs+		132	136	183		573
165	Georgia State University+		110	149			573
165	Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis+		110	149			573
168	Missouri University of Science and Technology+		132	183	143		580
169	University of Louisville+		132	164	163		581
170	University of Memphis+		163	125	190	105	583
171	Florida Atlantic University+		148	164	152		586
172	West Virginia University+		132	149		120	593
172	University of Texas at El Paso+		163	149	159		593
174	Virginia Commonwealth University+		148	136			598
175	Howard University+		120		156		600
176	Oklahoma State University-Stillwater+		148	183	149		602
177	University of Nebraska Omaha+		163	149	170		604
178	Oregon Health & Science University+		163	164	157		606
179	University of Idaho+		163	183	141		609
180	Boise State University+		148	149			611
181	Rutgers University-Newark+		96				612
182	Oakland University+		198	164	129		613
183	Western Michigan University+		187	183	134	114	618
184	University of Alabama at Birmingham+		132	183	182		619
185	University of Colorado Denver+		163	164	173		622
186	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee+		148	164			626
186	University of Nevada, Las Vegas+		148	164			626
188	University of Michigan-Dearborn+		176	149	180		627
189	Air Force Institute of Technology+		132	183			629
190	University of Wyoming+		163	164	181		630
190	University of Maine+	1	148		158		630
190	Clarkson University+		187		119		630
193	Montana State University - Bozeman+		163	164	187		636
193	Graduate Center, CUNY+		120				636
195	Wichita State University+		176	149			639
196	Northern Arizona University+		187	149	186		644
197	Florida Institute of Technology+		148	183			645
198	University of Mississippi+		132				648
199	Santa Clara University+	13	163		166		653
200	University of Missouri-Kansas City+		163	183	188		656
201	University of Denver+		187	164		114	657
202	University of Alabama in Huntsville+		163	183			660
203	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology+		176	183	184		665
204	Pace University+		198		146		668
205	Southern Illinois University Carbondale+		176	183			673
205	Towson University+		176	183			673
205	North Dakota State University+		176	183			673
205	University of Arkansas at Little Rock+		176	183			673
209	University of Southern Mississippi+		198	164			676
209	Louisiana Tech University+		187		165		676
211	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University+		163				679
211	Wright State University+		163				679
213	University of New Orleans+		198	183	179		682
213	Tennessee Technological University+		198		160		682
215	University of Bridgeport+		198		164		686
216	Marquette University+		176		189		689
216	University of Toledo+		187		178		689
218	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach+		176				692
219	University of South Alabama+		205		168		697
220	Chapman University+		205			100	699
221	Nova Southeastern University+		205	183			702
222	Bowie State University+		187				703
222	Dakota State University+		187				703
222	Kennesaw State University+		187				703
222	Tennessee State University+		187				703
222	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez+		187				703
227	The Catholic University of America+		205		177		706
228	Claremont Graduate University+		198				714
229	LIU Post+		205				721
229	Walden University+		205				721