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+	118	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+	99	5	2	5	8	20
6	University of Washington+	94	7	8	9	1	25
7	Cornell University+	90	6	8	6	7	27
8	University of Michigan+	88	10	6	11	6	33
9	Georgia Institute of Technology+	117	7	5	10	12	34
10	University of Toronto+	99	1	13	12	9	35
11	University of Texas at Austin+	70	7	15	13	10	45
12	Princeton University+	58	10	18	8	16	52
13	University of California, San Diego+	92	13	3	24	13	53
14	University of Maryland+	60	17	10	15	15	57
15	University of Waterloo+	91	1	16	28	20	65
16	Columbia University+	61	12	19	23	18	72
17	University of Wisconsin-Madison+	59	13	21	20	19	73
18	University of California, Los Angeles+	49	13	21	16	24	74
19	University of British Columbia+	52	3	35	34	11	83
20	University of Pennsylvania+	65	19	19	14	32	84
21	Purdue University+	69	19	14	19	33	85
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	39	21	104
25	University of Southern California+	66	21	23	27	42	113
26	Northwestern University+	75	27	28	32	28	115
27	Harvard University+	38	17	44	7	48	116
28	Brown University+	47	27	50	18	26	121
29	University of California, Irvine+	63	27	27	51	17	122
30	Simon Fraser University+	44	6	39	30	51	126
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+	49	42	33	36	27	138
36	University of Virginia+	59	36	42	31	35	144
37	Northeastern University+	83	27	12	63	43	145
37	Yale University+	43	21	39	21	64	145
39	Pennsylvania State University+	60	40	29	33	49	151
40	University of Minnesota+	51	36	48	35	50	169
40	Johns Hopkins University+	36	24	51	41	53	169
42	University of Alberta+	41	5	70	64	34	173
43	Virginia Tech+	56	36	57	46	36	175
44	University of California, Santa Barbara+	30	27	29	45	75	176
45	North Carolina State University+	50	50	43	48	37	178
45	California Institute of Technology+	19	13	87	17	61	178
47	University of California, Davis+	28	36	44	58	41	179
47	University of Colorado Boulder+	68	40	53	55	31	179
49	Stony Brook University+	55	45	25	44	79	193
50	University of Utah+	51	42	33	57	67	199
51	Texas A&M University+	61	45	36	50	78	209
51	Indiana University Bloomington+	58	50	56	56	47	209
53	Arizona State University+	61	45	48	47	71	211
54	Washington University in St. Louis+	37	42	60	43	72	217
55	University of Rochester+	34	50	60	40	69	219
56	Oregon State University+	43	70	53	84	25	232
57	University of Notre Dame+	35	56	64	77	46	243
57	Iowa State University+	29	64	80	61	38	243
59	Dartmouth College+	17	50	69	59	66	244
60	Université de Montréal+	15	7	80	86	74	247
61	University of Florida+	42	45	70	60	76	251
62	Michigan State University+	31	56	62	71	63	252
63	College of William & Mary+	23	70	74	65	45	254
64	Boston University+	43	45	44	75	93	257
64	University at Buffalo+	27	61	53	87	56	257
64	University of Pittsburgh+	22	56	67	52	82	257
67	University of California, Riverside+	43	56	31	85	89	261
68	University of Illinois at Chicago+	57	61	44	76	82	263
69	University of California, Santa Cruz+	38	50	39	66	110	265
70	University of Central Florida+	38	70	58	62	77	267
71	University of Arizona+	27	61	80	54	81	276
71	University of Calgary+	23	8	118	88	62	276
71	Queen's University+	1	9	125	74	68	276
74	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill+	37	27	164	42	44	277
75	University of Victoria+		12	92	109	65	278
76	George Mason University+	48	64	36	72		294
77	Tufts University+	24	56	87	73	80	296
78	University of Maryland, Baltimore County+	30	77	105	67	52	301
79	Concordia University+		17	95	131	59	302
80	Case Western Reserve University+	12	77	95	78	55	305
81	University of Texas at Dallas+	50	64	59	99	96	318
82	University of Oregon+	15	64	92	107	60	323
83	University of Nebraska-Lincoln+	20	86	105	93	40	324
84	Vanderbilt University+	29	50	74	79		325
84	Stevens Institute of Technology+	19	77	80	80	88	325
86	University of Delaware+	21	70	70	69	119	328
87	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute+	21	64	105	49		340
88	Washington State University+	40	86	87	53	116	342
89	Carleton University+		14	92	172	70	348
90	Florida State University+	25	77	74	92	107	350
91	University of Saskatchewan+		19	149	138	57	363
92	Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago+	12	77	87	142	58	364
93	Dalhousie University+		15	125	110		372
94	University of Connecticut+	24	77	68	108		375
95	McMaster University+		10	149	114	103	376
96	Drexel University+	10	86	95	103	94	378
96	Syracuse University+	12	77	118	81	102	378
98	Worcester Polytechnic Institute+	25	86	74	119	101	380
99	Clemson University+	37	86	80	106	109	381
100	University of North Carolina at Charlotte+	28	96	95	94	97	382
101	University of Iowa+	16	77	95	89		383
102	University of Texas at Arlington+	24	96	64	136	91	387
103	Binghamton University+	36	96	70	100		388
104	University of New Mexico+	14	105	118	98	73	394
105	George Washington University+	15	70	105	111	111	397
105	University of Ottawa+		15	125	135		397
107	Georgetown University+	19	70	85	126	117	398
108	Lehigh University+	19	86	95	118	107	406
109	University of Tennessee+	32	86	95	104		407
110	Rochester Institute of Technology+	12	70	62	154		408
111	New Jersey Institute of Technology+	3	86	74	127		409
111	Wayne State University+	8	110	95	82		409
113	Emory University+	15	64	87	160	99	410
114	Brandeis University+	18	110	125	70	112	417
115	University of Georgia+		86	85	125		418
115	Temple University+	18	96	95	145	82	418
117	University of South Florida+	16	105	95	101	118	419
118	University of Kansas+	11	105	125	68		420
119	Illinois Institute of Technology+	20	96	118	95	113	422
120	Florida International University+	2	110	105	116	106	437
120	Brigham Young University+		120	105	90		437
122	Auburn University+		86	125	137	90	438
123	Portland State University+		132	105	113	92	442
124	University of Houston+	25	110	105	112		449
125	University of South Carolina+		110	105	115		452
126	Kansas State University+		110	136	91		459
127	DePaul University+		148	136	140	39	463
128	Louisiana State University+		120	125	97		464
129	University of California, Merced+		96	74	175		467
129	University of Texas at San Antonio+		120	118	134	95	467
129	Université de Sherbrooke+		18	136			467
132	University of North Texas+		132	105	151	82	470
133	Colorado State University+	17	96	105	161	120	482
134	Colorado School of Mines+	12	77	105	184		488
135	University of Kentucky+		105	125	164	97	491
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 Windsor+		19	182			514
140	University of Massachusetts Lowell+		120	105	169		516
141	University of Oklahoma+		120	125	150		517
141	University of Louisiana at Lafayette+		148	125	122		517
141	University of Cincinnati+		110	136	149		517
144	University of Alabama+		105	164	132		523
145	Western University+		11				526
146	York University+		13				528
147	Naval Postgraduate School+	16	96	164	190	82	532
148	University of Hawaii at Manoa+		120	118		104	533
149	State University of New York at Albany+		120	164	128		534
150	Southern Methodist University+		132	182	102		538
151	Kent State University+		148	136	133		539
152	University of Tulsa+	11	176	164	83		545
153	Ohio University+		132	164	168	82	546
154	Mississippi State University+		132	164	129		547
155	University of Massachusetts Boston+		120	136	171		549
156	Texas Tech University+		148	136	144		550
157	University of New Hampshire+		120	118			551
158	Utah State University+		120	136	174		552
159	University of Nevada, Reno+	11	176	136	121		555
160	University of Rhode Island+	18	148	182	105		557
161	Old Dominion University+		148	149	139		558
162	Michigan Technological University+		132	136	176		566
162	University of Vermont+		148	149	147		566
164	University of Miami+		132	164	152		570
165	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs+		132	136	182		572
165	Georgia State University+		110	149			572
165	Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis+		110	149			572
168	Missouri University of Science and Technology+		132	182	141		577
169	University of Louisville+		132	164	162		580
170	University of Memphis+		163	125	189	105	582
171	West Virginia University+		132	149		120	592
171	University of Texas at El Paso+		163	149	158		592
173	Virginia Commonwealth University+		148	136			597
174	Howard University+		120		155		599
175	Oklahoma State University-Stillwater+		148	182	148		600
176	University of Nebraska Omaha+		163	149	167		601
177	Oregon Health & Science University+		163	164	156		605
177	Florida Atlantic University+		148	182	153		605
179	Oakland University+		198	164	124		608
180	Boise State University+		148	149			610
180	University of Idaho+		163	182	143		610
182	Rutgers University-Newark+		96				611
183	Western Michigan University+		187	182	130	114	613
184	University of Colorado Denver+		163	164	173		622
185	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee+		148	164			625
185	University of Nevada, Las Vegas+		148	164			625
187	University of Michigan-Dearborn+		176	149	180		627
187	University of Alabama at Birmingham+		132	182			627
187	Air Force Institute of Technology+		132	182			627
190	University of Maine+	1	148		157		629
191	University of Wyoming+		163	164	181		630
192	Clarkson University+		187		120		631
193	Montana State University - Bozeman+		163	164	186		635
193	Graduate Center, CUNY+		120				635
195	Wichita State University+		176	149			638
196	Northern Arizona University+		187	149	185		643
196	Florida Institute of Technology+		148	182			643
198	University of Mississippi+		132				647
199	Santa Clara University+	13	163		166		653
200	University of Missouri-Kansas City+		163	182	187		654
201	University of Denver+		187	164		114	656
202	University of Alabama in Huntsville+		163	182			658
203	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology+		176	182	183		663
204	Pace University+		198		146		668
205	Southern Illinois University Carbondale+		176	182			671
205	Towson University+		176	182			671
205	North Dakota State University+		176	182			671
205	University of Arkansas at Little Rock+		176	182			671
209	University of Southern Mississippi+		198	164			675
210	Louisiana Tech University+		187		165		676
211	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University+		163				678
211	Wright State University+		163				678
213	University of New Orleans+		198	182	179		681
213	Tennessee Technological University+		198		159		681
215	University of Bridgeport+		198		163		685
216	Marquette University+		176		188		688
217	University of Toledo+		187		178		689
218	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach+		176				691
219	Chapman University+		205			100	698
220	University of South Alabama+		205		170		699
221	Nova Southeastern University+		205	182			700
222	Bowie State University+		187				702
222	Dakota State University+		187				702
222	Kennesaw State University+		187				702
222	Tennessee State University+		187				702
222	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez+		187				702
227	The Catholic University of America+		205		177		706
228	Claremont Graduate University+		198				713
229	LIU Post+		205				720
229	Walden University+		205				720