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+	119	1	3	1	4	9
2	Carnegie Mellon University+	251	4	1	4	2	11
2	Stanford University+	82	1	5	2	3	11
4	University of California, Berkeley+	100	1	8	3	5	17
5	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign+	104	5	2	5	8	20
6	University of Washington+	102	5	7	11	1	24
7	Cornell University+	100	7	9	7	7	30
8	University of Michigan+	97	11	6	9	6	32
9	University of Toronto+	107	1	14	12	9	36
10	University of Texas at Austin+	69	8	14	10	10	42
11	Georgia Institute of Technology+	138	8	10	13	12	43
12	Princeton University+	60	8	20	8	16	52
13	University of California, San Diego+	95	12	4	24	13	53
14	University of Maryland+	71	17	11	15	15	58
15	University of Waterloo+	90	1	19	25	20	65
16	University of Wisconsin-Madison+	56	12	18	18	19	67
17	Columbia University+	59	14	14	23	18	69
18	University of British Columbia+	56	3	31	30	11	75
19	University of Pennsylvania+	69	17	17	14	32	80
19	University of California, Los Angeles+	49	14	22	20	24	80
21	University of Massachusetts Amherst+	69	24	21	22	14	81
22	Purdue University+	76	20	13	21	33	87
23	Harvard University+	43	17	35	6	48	106
24	University of Chicago+	54	24	27	40	22	113
24	Brown University+	37	31	40	16	26	113
26	New York University+	72	35	22	37	21	115
27	University of California, Irvine+	69	31	26	43	17	117
28	Ohio State University+	43	24	35	31	29	119
29	University of Southern California+	67	24	27	28	42	121
30	McGill University+	31	4	60	36	23	123
31	Rutgers University+	57	41	27	39	27	134
31	Rice University+	37	31	47	26	30	134
33	Duke University+	39	20	30	33	54	137
34	University of Virginia+	50	24	50	32	35	141
35	Northwestern University+	63	31	33	51	28	143
36	Pennsylvania State University+	65	35	31	29	49	144
37	Yale University+	45	20	43	19	64	146
38	Northeastern University+	83	35	12	63	43	153
39	University of Minnesota+	52	35	46	27	50	158
40	University of California, Santa Barbara+	38	24	25	35	75	159
41	University of Colorado Boulder+	63	35	47	47	31	160
42	Johns Hopkins University+	39	23	55	34	53	165
43	Simon Fraser University+	39	6	38	71	51	166
43	University of Alberta+	46	5	67	60	34	166
45	California Institute of Technology+	22	14	77	17	61	169
46	Virginia Tech+	60	35	54	45	36	170
47	North Carolina State University+	52	50	53	44	37	184
48	University of California, Davis+	34	41	50	54	41	186
49	University of Utah+	63	41	35	46	67	189
50	Stony Brook University+	57	46	24	48	79	197
51	Indiana University Bloomington+	60	57	58	55	47	217
51	Washington University in St. Louis+	34	41	63	41	72	217
53	Arizona State University+	61	46	50	52	71	219
53	Université de Montréal+	19	7	70	68	74	219
55	Texas A&M University+	61	41	38	66	78	223
56	Oregon State University+	42	65	55	79	25	224
57	Iowa State University+	34	60	77	58	38	233
58	University of Rochester+	29	60	63	42	69	234
59	University of Pittsburgh+	25	57	57	50	82	246
60	Dartmouth College+	23	48	77	56	66	247
61	University at Buffalo+	39	65	47	81	56	249
61	University of Notre Dame+	33	50	63	90	46	249
63	University of Florida+	41	48	69	57	76	250
64	University of Calgary+	28	8	91	92	62	253
65	University of Illinois at Chicago+	51	60	44	72	82	258
65	College of William & Mary+	20	70	82	61	45	258
67	University of California, Santa Cruz+	47	50	40	59	110	259
68	Michigan State University+	30	50	62	86	63	261
69	University of California, Riverside+	46	57	34	85	89	265
69	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill+	45	24	159	38	44	265
71	Queen's University+		9	118	73	68	268
72	University of Central Florida+	42	70	59	65	77	271
72	University of Arizona+	28	50	87	53	81	271
74	University of Victoria+		12	91	106	65	274
75	Tufts University+	15	60	77	62	80	279
76	Boston University+	46	50	45	93	93	281
77	George Mason University+	47	65	40	74		301
77	Case Western Reserve University+	14	65	101	80	55	301
77	University of Nebraska-Lincoln+	22	83	101	77	40	301
80	Concordia University+		17	118	112	59	306
81	Vanderbilt University+	24	50	70	78		320
82	University of Texas at Dallas+	54	65	60	100	96	321
83	University of Oregon+	18	70	87	105	60	322
84	Carleton University+		14	87	159	70	330
85	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute+	28	60	101	49		332
86	University of Maryland, Baltimore County+	23	77	118	88	52	335
87	University of Delaware+	25	77	70	70	119	336
88	Syracuse University+		70	101	75	102	348
89	University of Saskatchewan+		19	159	114	57	349
90	Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago+	11	91	77	137	58	363
91	Stevens Institute of Technology+	15	97	82	103	88	370
92	Florida State University+	26	91	82	91	107	371
93	Clemson University+	44	77	82	104	109	372
93	Dalhousie University+		15	127	108		372
95	University of Texas at Arlington+	21	83	70	129	91	373
96	University of Iowa+	16	70	101	83		376
97	University of Tennessee+	33	70	91	98		381
98	Worcester Polytechnic Institute+	24	97	70	116	101	384
98	Washington State University+	45	83	91	94	116	384
98	University of North Carolina at Charlotte+	28	97	101	89	97	384
101	Illinois Institute of Technology+	9	83	91	99	113	386
101	University of New Mexico+	16	91	127	95	73	386
103	University of Ottawa+		15	118	133		388
104	McMaster University+		10	159	119	103	391
105	Binghamton University+	27	106	70	96		394
105	Temple University+	11	97	91	124	82	394
105	George Washington University+	12	70	111	102	111	394
108	Drexel University+		83	111	109	94	397
109	Brandeis University+	18	106	118	64	112	400
110	University of Kansas+	9	97	118	67		404
111	University of Connecticut+	25	77	70	142		411
111	Georgetown University+	20	83	91	120	117	411
113	Wayne State University+		120	101	69		412
114	Emory University+	15	77	91	150	99	417
114	Brigham Young University+		97	101	97		417
116	Lehigh University+	19	91	91	130	107	419
117	University of Houston+	25	106	87	107		422
118	New Jersey Institute of Technology+		91	82	128		423
119	Rochester Institute of Technology+	12	77	67	163		429
120	Portland State University+		120	111	110	92	433
121	University of Georgia+		91	111	111		435
122	University of South Carolina+		114	101	113		450
122	Kansas State University+		114	127	87		450
124	University of South Florida+	13	106	127	101	118	452
125	Louisiana State University+		106	143	82		453
126	University of California, Merced+		106	66	160		454
127	Florida International University+	1	120	111	118	106	455
128	DePaul University+		161	127	134	39	461
129	Université de Sherbrooke+		18	143			467
130	Colorado State University+	17	83	127	143	120	473
131	Colorado School of Mines+	12	83	91	181		477
132	Auburn University+		97	127	165	90	479
133	University of Windsor+		19	159			484
134	University of Louisiana at Lafayette+		139	111	121		493
135	Michigan Technological University+		120	127	126		495
136	University of Massachusetts Lowell+		120	101	155		498
136	Naval Postgraduate School+	17	106	143	167	82	498
138	University of Texas at San Antonio+		114	127	164	95	500
139	University of Kentucky+		97	127		97	505
139	New Mexico State University+		120	127	136		505
141	University of North Texas+		139	118	170	82	509
142	University of Missouri+		106	159	123		510
143	University of Nevada, Reno+	14	139	127	127		515
144	Western University+		11				516
145	York University+		13				518
146	State University of New York at Albany+		120	159	122		523
147	University of Cincinnati+		114	143	146		525
148	University of Tulsa+	11	171	159	76		528
149	University of Vermont+		120	143	144		529
150	University of New Hampshire+		120	111			537
150	University of Memphis+		161	118	153	105	537
152	University of Massachusetts Boston+		120	143	158		543
153	Old Dominion University+		139	143	140		544
153	University of Rhode Island+	12	139		84		544
155	University of Oklahoma+		120	159	145		546
155	Southern Methodist University+		120	187	117		546
157	University of Arkansas+	17	152	127	147		548
158	Utah State University+		120	159	149		550
159	Kent State University+		171	127	132		552
160	Ohio University+		152	159	161	82	554
161	Texas Tech University+		120	143	172		557
162	Mississippi State University+		152	159	125		558
162	Oklahoma State University-Stillwater+		139	159	138		558
164	University of Miami+		139	159	139		559
165	Virginia Commonwealth University+		139	118			563
165	Georgia State University+		114	143			563
165	Missouri University of Science and Technology+		139	187	115		563
168	University of Alabama at Birmingham+		120	143			569
169	University of Hawaii at Manoa+		139	143		104	570
170	Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis+		139	127			572
170	Howard University+		120		131		572
172	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs+		152	127	175		576
173	University of Texas at El Paso+		120	159	183		584
174	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee+		120	159			585
174	University of Alabama+		120	159			585
176	West Virginia University+		139	143		120	586
177	Florida Atlantic University+		152	159	157		590
178	University of Colorado Denver+		161	159	152		594
179	University of Nebraska Omaha+		171	143	166		602
179	Rutgers University-Newark+		97				602
181	Oregon Health & Science University+		139	159			604
182	Boise State University+		161	143			610
182	Wichita State University+		161	143			610
184	University of Nevada, Las Vegas+		152	159			617
185	Graduate Center, CUNY+		114				619
186	University of Wyoming+		161	159	179		621
186	University of Louisville+		161	187	151		621
188	University of Idaho+		171		135		627
189	University of Michigan-Dearborn+		185	143	178		628
189	University of Denver+		171	159		114	628
191	Montana State University - Bozeman+		171	159	177		629
192	Western Michigan University+		185	159	176	114	634
193	Cleveland State University+		171	159			636
194	University of Alabama in Huntsville+		152	187			645
195	University of New Orleans+		193	159	174		648
196	Florida Institute of Technology+		171	187	169		649
197	Towson University+		185	159			650
197	University of Missouri-Kansas City+		161	187	180		650
199	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology+		171	187	171		651
200	Air Force Institute of Technology+		161	187			654
200	University of Maine+		171		162		654
202	Marquette University+		152		182		655
202	Pace University+		193		141		655
204	University of Mississippi+		152				657
205	University of Southern Mississippi+		193	159			658
206	Tennessee Technological University+		193		148		662
207	Indiana State University+		171	187			664
208	Wright State University+		161				666
209	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University+		171				676
209	University of Arkansas at Little Rock+		171				676
209	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez+		171				676
212	University of Bridgeport+		202		154		677
213	North Dakota State University+		185	187			678
213	Oakland University+		185	187			678
213	University of South Alabama+		201		156		678
216	University of Toledo+		185		173		679
217	Chapman University+		202			100	685
218	Louisiana Tech University+		185				690
218	Carolina Greensboro+		185				690
220	The Catholic University of America+		202		168		691
221	Bowie State University+		193				698
221	Dakota State University+		193				698
221	Southern Illinois University Carbondale+		193				698
221	Tennessee State University+		193				698
225	Nova Southeastern University+		208	187			701
226	Claremont Graduate University+		202				707
226	LIU Post+		202				707
226	Walden University+		202				707