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+	115	1	3	1	4	9
2	Carnegie Mellon University+	229	4	1	4	2	11
3	Stanford University+	81	1	5	3	3	12
4	University of California, Berkeley+	96	1	8	2	5	16
5	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign+	100	5	2	5	8	20
6	University of Washington+	101	5	7	10	1	23
7	Cornell University+	97	7	9	6	7	29
8	University of Michigan+	98	11	6	9	6	32
9	University of Toronto+	105	1	14	11	9	35
10	Georgia Institute of Technology+	131	8	10	13	12	43
11	University of Texas at Austin+	69	8	14	12	10	44
12	Princeton University+	57	8	20	8	16	52
13	University of California, San Diego+	92	12	4	25	13	54
14	University of Maryland+	65	17	11	19	15	62
15	University of Wisconsin-Madison+	57	12	18	16	19	65
16	University of Waterloo+	85	1	19	26	20	66
17	Columbia University+	60	14	14	24	18	70
18	University of British Columbia+	57	3	31	29	11	74
19	University of Pennsylvania+	67	17	17	14	32	80
19	University of California, Los Angeles+	49	14	22	20	24	80
21	University of Massachusetts Amherst+	63	24	21	23	14	82
22	Purdue University+	72	20	13	21	33	87
23	Harvard University+	41	17	35	7	48	107
24	New York University+	72	35	22	36	21	114
24	Brown University+	36	31	40	17	26	114
26	University of California, Irvine+	69	31	26	43	17	117
27	Ohio State University+	41	24	35	31	29	119
28	University of Chicago+	50	24	27	47	22	120
29	McGill University+	28	4	60	35	23	122
30	University of Southern California+	68	24	27	30	42	123
31	Rice University+	37	31	47	22	30	130
32	Rutgers University+	58	41	27	38	27	133
33	Duke University+	42	20	30	33	54	137
34	Northwestern University+	59	31	33	46	28	138
35	University of Virginia+	47	24	50	32	35	141
36	Pennsylvania State University+	50	35	31	28	49	143
37	Yale University+	45	20	43	18	64	145
38	Northeastern University+	84	35	12	64	43	154
39	University of Colorado Boulder+	63	35	47	44	31	157
40	University of Minnesota+	49	35	46	27	50	158
41	Johns Hopkins University+	39	23	55	34	53	165
42	Simon Fraser University+	37	6	38	71	51	166
42	University of Alberta+	45	5	67	60	34	166
44	California Institute of Technology+	22	14	77	15	61	167
45	Virginia Tech+	58	35	54	49	36	174
46	University of California, Santa Barbara+	38	24	25	55	75	179
47	North Carolina State University+	48	50	53	41	37	181
48	University of Utah+	61	41	35	42	67	185
49	University of California, Davis+	31	41	50	54	41	186
50	Stony Brook University+	55	46	24	45	79	194
51	Indiana University Bloomington+	60	57	58	53	47	215
51	Washington University in St. Louis+	32	41	63	39	72	215
53	Université de Montréal+	18	7	70	66	74	217
54	Texas A&M University+	60	41	38	65	78	222
55	Oregon State University+	42	65	55	78	25	223
56	Arizona State University+	59	46	50	57	71	224
57	University of Rochester+	28	60	63	40	69	232
58	Iowa State University+	29	60	77	58	38	233
59	University of Florida+	39	48	69	50	76	243
59	Dartmouth College+	22	48	77	52	66	243
61	University of Pittsburgh+	24	57	57	51	82	247
61	University of Notre Dame+	32	50	63	88	46	247
63	University of Calgary+	28	8	91	87	62	248
64	University of Illinois at Chicago+	47	60	44	69	82	255
65	College of William & Mary+	19	70	82	59	45	256
66	Michigan State University+	31	50	62	82	63	257
67	University of California, Riverside+	46	57	34	81	89	261
68	University at Buffalo+	40	65	47	94	56	262
69	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill+	44	24	159	37	44	264
70	University of Arizona+	27	50	87	48	81	266
71	University of California, Santa Cruz+	47	50	40	68	110	268
71	Queen's University+		9	118	73	68	268
73	University of Central Florida+	39	70	59	63	77	269
74	University of Victoria+		12	91	105	65	273
75	Boston University+	44	50	45	91	93	279
75	Tufts University+	15	60	77	62	80	279
77	University of Nebraska-Lincoln+	22	83	101	72	40	296
78	Case Western Reserve University+	13	65	101	79	55	300
79	George Mason University+	48	65	40	75		302
80	Concordia University+		17	118	119	59	313
81	Vanderbilt University+	24	50	70	76		318
82	University of Oregon+	18	70	87	106	60	323
83	Carleton University+		14	87	160	70	331
84	University of Maryland, Baltimore County+	22	77	118	86	52	333
85	University of Texas at Dallas+	53	65	60	115	96	336
85	University of Delaware+	25	77	70	70	119	336
87	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute+	26	60	101	56		339
88	University of Saskatchewan+		19	159	110	57	345
89	Syracuse University+		70	101	74	102	347
90	Stevens Institute of Technology+	13	97	82	100	88	367
91	Dalhousie University+		15	127	104		368
92	University of Texas at Arlington+	21	83	70	126	91	370
92	Clemson University+	41	77	82	102	109	370
94	Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago+	11	91	77	145	58	371
95	Florida State University+	26	91	82	93	107	373
96	University of Iowa+	16	70	101	83		376
97	University of Tennessee+	33	70	91	99		382
97	Washington State University+	43	83	91	92	116	382
99	University of North Carolina at Charlotte+	28	97	101	89	97	384
100	Illinois Institute of Technology+	7	83	91	98	113	385
101	University of Ottawa+		15	118	132		387
101	University of New Mexico+	16	91	127	96	73	387
103	McMaster University+		10	159	116	103	388
104	Temple University+	11	97	91	121	82	391
105	Binghamton University+	27	106	70	95		393
106	Worcester Polytechnic Institute+	24	97	70	127	101	395
106	George Washington University+	13	70	111	103	111	395
108	Drexel University+		83	111	108	94	396
109	Brandeis University+	18	106	118	61	112	397
110	University of Kansas+	9	97	118	67		404
111	Georgetown University+	18	83	91	118	117	409
112	Lehigh University+	19	91	91	125	107	414
113	Brigham Young University+		97	101	97		417
114	University of Connecticut+	24	77	70	150		419
115	Emory University+		77	91	153	99	420
116	University of Houston+	25	106	87	107		422
117	New Jersey Institute of Technology+		91	82	128		423
118	Wayne State University+		120	101	84		427
119	Rochester Institute of Technology+	5	77	67	163		429
120	Portland State University+		120	111	109	92	432
121	University of Georgia+		91	111	117		441
122	Kansas State University+		114	127	85		448
123	University of South Carolina+		114	101	113		450
124	Florida International University+	1	120	111	114	106	451
124	Louisiana State University+		106	143	80		451
126	University of South Florida+	10	106	127	101	118	452
127	University of California, Merced+		106	66	159		453
128	DePaul University+		161	127	134	39	461
129	Université de Sherbrooke+		18	143			466
130	Colorado State University+	17	83	127	139	120	469
131	Auburn University+		97	127	157	90	471
132	Colorado School of Mines+	11	83	91	179		475
133	University of Windsor+		19	159			483
134	University of Massachusetts Lowell+		120	101	146		489
135	Michigan Technological University+		120	127	124		493
136	Naval Postgraduate School+	17	106	143	168	82	499
137	New Mexico State University+		120	127	131		500
138	University of Texas at San Antonio+		114	127	165	95	501
139	University of Kentucky+		97	127		97	504
140	University of North Texas+		139	118	167	82	506
141	University of Louisiana at Lafayette+		139	111	138		510
141	University of Missouri+		106	159	123		510
143	Western University+		11				515
144	University of Nevada, Reno+	14	139	127	129		517
144	York University+		13				517
146	University of Cincinnati+		114	143	141		520
147	State University of New York at Albany+		120	159	122		523
148	University of Vermont+		120	143	140		525
149	University of Tulsa+	10	171	159	77		529
150	University of Memphis+		161	118	151	105	535
151	University of New Hampshire+		120	111			536
152	Old Dominion University+		139	143	137		541
152	Southern Methodist University+		120	187	112		541
154	University of Oklahoma+		120	159	142		543
155	University of Arkansas+	17	152	127	143		544
156	University of Rhode Island+	12	139		90		550
157	Mississippi State University+		152	159	120		553
157	Utah State University+		120	159	152		553
159	University of Miami+		139	159	135		555
160	Texas Tech University+		120	143	171		556
160	Oklahoma State University-Stillwater+		139	159	136		556
162	Ohio University+		152	159	164	82	557
163	Missouri University of Science and Technology+		139	187	111		559
164	Virginia Commonwealth University+		139	118			562
164	Georgia State University+		114	143			562
166	University of Alabama at Birmingham+		120	143			568
166	University of Massachusetts Boston+		120	143			568
168	University of Hawaii at Manoa+		139	143		104	569
169	Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis+		139	127			571
170	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs+		152	127	173		574
170	Howard University+		120		133		574
172	Kent State University+		171	127	161		581
172	Florida Atlantic University+		152	159	148		581
174	University of Texas at El Paso+		120	159	182		583
175	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee+		120	159			584
175	University of Alabama+		120	159			584
177	West Virginia University+		139	143		120	585
178	University of Nebraska Omaha+		171	143	158		594
179	University of Colorado Denver+		161	159	154		596
180	Rutgers University-Newark+		97				601
181	Oregon Health & Science University+		139	159			603
182	Boise State University+		161	143			609
182	Wichita State University+		161	143			609
184	University of Nevada, Las Vegas+		152	159			616
185	Graduate Center, CUNY+		114				618
186	University of Wyoming+		161	159	178		620
187	University of Idaho+		171		130		622
188	University of Louisville+		161	187	155		625
189	University of Michigan-Dearborn+		185	143	177		627
189	University of Denver+		171	159		114	627
191	Montana State University - Bozeman+		171	159	176		628
192	Western Michigan University+		185	159	175	114	633
193	Cleveland State University+		171	159			635
194	University of Alabama in Huntsville+		152	187			644
195	Florida Institute of Technology+		171	187	166		646
196	University of New Orleans+		193	159	174		648
197	Towson University+		185	159			649
198	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology+		171	187	170		650
198	University of Missouri-Kansas City+		161	187	180		650
200	Air Force Institute of Technology+		161	187			653
201	Marquette University+		152		181		654
201	University of Maine+		171		162		654
203	University of Mississippi+		152				656
204	University of Southern Mississippi+		193	159			657
205	Pace University+		193		144		658
206	Indiana State University+		171	187			663
206	Tennessee Technological University+		193		149		663
208	Wright State University+		161				665
209	University of South Alabama+		201		147		669
210	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University+		171				675
210	University of Arkansas at Little Rock+		171				675
210	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez+		171				675
213	North Dakota State University+		185	187			677
213	Oakland University+		185	187			677
215	University of Toledo+		185		172		678
216	University of Bridgeport+		202		156		679
217	Chapman University+		202			100	684
218	Louisiana Tech University+		185				689
218	Carolina Greensboro+		185				689
220	The Catholic University of America+		202		169		692
221	Bowie State University+		193				697
221	Dakota State University+		193				697
221	Southern Illinois University Carbondale+		193				697
221	Tennessee State University+		193				697
225	Nova Southeastern University+		208	187			700
226	Claremont Graduate University+		202				706
226	LIU Post+		202				706
226	Walden University+		202				706