Computer Science Open Rankings

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

computer science open rankings

Last updated October 17, 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 and Canada. Ranking sources represent: reputation (U.S. News) and (Maclean's), 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	reputation	csrankings.org	placement rank	best paper awards	total
1	Carnegie Mellon University+	197	1	1	4	2	8
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology+	99	1	2	1	4	8
3	Stanford University+	68	1	4	3	3	11
4	University of California, Berkeley+	81	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	10	1	25
7	Cornell University+	84	6	7	6	8	27
8	University of Toronto+	99	1	14	9	9	33
9	University of Michigan+	92	11	9	14	6	40
10	Georgia Institute of Technology+	97	8	11	13	15	47
10	University of Texas at Austin+	58	10	16	11	10	47
12	University of California, San Diego+	90	16	5	22	14	57
12	Princeton University+	55	8	24	8	17	57
14	University of Maryland+	62	16	10	20	13	59
15	University of Wisconsin-Madison+	53	13	16	15	19	63
16	University of Waterloo+	79	1	19	26	18	64
17	University of British Columbia+	52	1	29	27	11	68
18	Columbia University+	58	13	12	24	20	69
19	University of Massachusetts Amherst+	63	20	20	23	12	75
20	University of Pennsylvania+	53	19	15	17	33	84
21	University of California, Los Angeles+	48	13	20	19	34	86
22	Purdue University+	70	20	18	21	28	87
23	Harvard University+	35	16	31	5	43	95
24	Brown University+	36	25	44	16	23	108
25	New York University+	64	30	20	38	21	109
26	University of Southern California+	58	20	23	31	39	113
26	University of California, Irvine+	66	30	25	42	16	113
28	Ohio State University+	38	30	39	30	24	123
29	University of Chicago+	46	30	32	39	27	128
29	University of Virginia+	45	30	40	29	29	128
31	Rice University+	36	20	56	25	30	131
32	Pennsylvania State University+	51	30	28	32	45	135
33	Rutgers University+	57	37	25	40	35	137
34	Yale University+	32	20	44	18	58	140
35	Northwestern University+	58	30	32	56	25	143
35	Duke University+	44	25	34	34	50	143
37	University of Minnesota+	48	29	44	28	46	147
38	University of Alberta+	42	5	62	55	26	148
39	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill+	39	25	49	36	40	150
39	California Institute of Technology+	19	11	71	12	56	150
41	Simon Fraser University+	35	6	37	67	47	157
41	Johns Hopkins University+	35	25	50	33	49	157
43	University of Colorado Boulder+	70	40	36	51	31	158
44	University of California, Davis+	29	37	40	48	38	163
45	Stony Brook University+	53	40	29	37	71	177
46	University of California, Santa Barbara+	37	37	27	43	72	179
47	University of Utah+	57	43	38	44	66	191
48	North Carolina State University+	44	43	56	45	48	192
49	Virginia Tech+	55	40	52	58	44	194
50	Indiana University Bloomington+	57	55	50	52	42	199
51	Oregon State University+	54	68	52	66	22	208
52	Université de Montréal+	18	7	69	61	74	211
53	University of Rochester+	23	49	62	41	62	214
54	Northeastern University+	71	49	12	102	52	215
55	Texas A&M University+	57	43	34	76	70	223
55	Washington University in St. Louis+	31	49	62	47	65	223
57	Arizona State University+	50	43	60	57	64	224
58	Dartmouth College+	21	43	79	46	60	228
59	University of Pittsburgh+	20	49	55	49	76	229
60	Iowa State University+	28	61	79	59	32	231
61	College of William & Mary+	14	68	79	53	41	241
62	Queen's University+		9	111	63	61	244
63	University of Florida+	37	49	69	62	68	248
64	University of Arizona+	23	43	87	50	74	254
65	Michigan State University+	30	55	65	82	57	259
66	University of Illinois at Chicago+	48	64	40	80	76	260
66	Boston University+	40	49	48	77	86	260
68	University at Buffalo+	39	61	52	98	51	262
69	University of Notre Dame+	30	58	68	87	53	266
70	University of California, Riverside+	43	61	40	85	83	269
71	University of California, Santa Cruz+	46	58	47	64	101	270
72	University of Nebraska-Lincoln+	23	75	93	70	37	275
73	McMaster University+	1	9	145	35	94	283
74	Tufts University+	14	75	76	65	73	289
75	Carleton University+		19	79	133	63	294
76	University of Central Florida+	38	82	56	88	69	295
77	Case Western Reserve University+	13	68	87	69	76	300
78	University of Maryland, Baltimore County+	24	82	87	78	59	306
79	University of Manitoba+		17	111	84	96	308
80	George Mason University+	49	68	59	72		309
81	University of Oregon+	14	64	87	104	55	310
82	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute+	21	55	93	60		318
82	Concordia University+		18	130	116	54	318
84	University of Texas at Dallas+	52	64	60	103	97	324
85	University of Iowa+	12	64	76	79		329
85	Dalhousie University+		11	111	97		329
87	Syracuse University+		68	104	68	93	333
88	University of New Mexico+		75	104	96	66	341
89	University of Delaware+	21	68	87	83	108	346
90	Vanderbilt University+	22	58	104	75		347
91	Stevens Institute of Technology+	14	91	71	105	82	349
92	Florida State University+	24	82	71	89		352
93	University of Tennessee+	31	75	79	91		355
94	University of Ottawa+		14	111	122		357
95	Washington State University+	41	75	93	86	105	359
96	Brandeis University+	15	91	111	54	107	363
97	Drexel University+		82	111	90	87	370
98	University of Texas at Arlington+	20	91	65	112		378
99	George Washington University+	8	75	93	110	102	380
100	Illinois Institute of Technology+		91	93	95	103	382
101	Binghamton University+	28	111	71	92		384
102	University of Kansas+		91	111	73		385
103	Worcester Polytechnic Institute+	15	82	76	137	92	387
103	Brigham Young University+		91	93	93		387
103	Wayne State University+		102	104	71		387
106	Rochester Institute of Technology+		68	71	141		390
107	Clemson University+	37	82	93	113		398
107	Emory University+		82	93	132	91	398
109	University of Houston+	24	102	79	108		399
110	New Jersey Institute of Technology+	1	91	79	126		406
111	Université Laval+		13		101		407
112	University of North Carolina at Charlotte+		91	111	121	89	412
113	University of South Carolina+		111	93	99		413
114	University of Connecticut+	23	82	79	143		414
115	University of South Florida+		102	111	100	106	419
116	Lehigh University+		102	104	114	100	420
117	Temple University+		102	93	151	76	422
118	University of Georgia+		102	104	107		423
119	DePaul University+		147	111	134	36	428
120	Kansas State University+		102	130	94		436
121	Portland State University+		119	111	123	85	438
121	Louisiana State University+		102	145	81		438
121	Ryerson University+		19	145			438
124	Colorado State University+	14	75	130	127	109	441
125	University of Kentucky+		91	104		89	448
126	Colorado School of Mines+	10	91	87	163		451
127	Auburn University+		91	145	136	84	456
128	University of California, Merced+		119	65			458
129	Mcgill University+		4				461
130	University of Louisiana at Lafayette+		133	111	111		465
130	University ofVictoria+		8				465
132	Florida International University+		133	111	125	99	468
133	University ofCalgary+		12				469
134	Western University+		16				473
135	University of Tulsa+	8	147	145	74		476
136	Lakehead University+		22				479
137	Université du Québec à Montréal+		24				481
138	New Mexico State University+		133	130	117		490
138	University of Oklahoma+		111	145	124		490
140	Missouri University of Science and Technology+		111	167	106		494
141	State University of New York at Albany+		111	145	129		495
142	University of New Hampshire+		111	111			496
142	Michigan Technological University+		147	130	109		496
144	Ohio University+		119	145	157	76	497
145	Virginia Commonwealth University+		133	111	145		499
146	University of Texas at San Antonio+		119	130		88	501
146	University of North Texas+		147	130	148	76	501
146	University of Missouri+		102	145	144		501
149	University of Memphis+		147	130	128	98	503
150	University of Hawaii at Manoa+		119	130		95	508
151	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs+		133	111	155		509
151	University of Cincinnati+		119	145	135		509
153	Texas Tech University+		119	130	154		513
154	University of Massachusetts Lowell+		147	93			514
154	University of Vermont+		119	145	140		514
154	Southern Methodist University+		119	167	118		514
157	West Virginia University+		111	130			515
157	University of Alabama+		111	130			515
159	Georgia State University+		119	130			523
160	University of Nevada, Reno+		147	111	158		526
161	Mississippi State University+		133	145	139		527
162	University of Arkansas+		147	111			532
163	Kent State University+		169	111	146		536
164	University of Alabama at Birmingham+		133	130			537
165	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee+		119	145			538
165	Utah State University+		119	145			538
167	Graduate Center, CUNY+		82				539
168	Old Dominion University+		133	145	160		548
168	University of Louisville+		119	167	152		548
170	University of Wyoming+		147	145	147		549
171	Florida Atlantic University+		147	130			551
172	University of Nebraska Omaha+		147	145	150		552
172	Oklahoma State University-Stillwater+		133	145			552
172	University of Massachusetts Boston+		133	145			552
175	University of Rhode Island+		119		142		554
176	University of Colorado Denver+		147	167	131		555
176	Clarkson University+		147		115		555
178	University of Idaho+		147		119		559
179	University of Maine+		147		120		560
180	San Diego State University+		147		130		570
181	Indiana State University+		133	167			574
181	Oregon Health & Science University+		133	167			574
183	University of Missouri-Kansas City+		147	167	159		583
184	University of Texas at El Paso+		169	145	162		586
184	Western Michigan University+		181	145	156	104	586
186	Marquette University+		133		161		587
187	University of Alabama in Huntsville+		147	167			588
188	Claremont Graduate University+		133				590
189	University of Southern Mississippi+		181	145			600
190	Florida Institute of Technology+		177	167	149		603
191	Dakota State University+		147				604
191	Southern Illinois University Carbondale+		147				604
191	University of Mississippi+		147				604
191	Wright State University+		147				604
195	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology+		177	167	153		607
196	Montana State University - Bozeman+		169	167			610
196	Air Force Institute of Technology+		169	167			610
198	University of Bridgeport+		181		138		612
199	Towson University+		177	167			618
199	University of New Orleans+		177	167			618
201	Oakland University+		185	167			626
201	Louisiana Tech University+		169				626
201	North Dakota State University+		169				626
201	University of Arkansas at Little Rock+		169				626
201	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez+		169				626
206	Nova Southeastern University+		186	167			627
207	Bowie State University+		181				638
208	LIU Post+		186				643
208	Walden University+		186				643