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+	118	1	3	1	4	9
2	Carnegie Mellon University+	236	4	1	4	2	11
2	Stanford University+	77	1	5	2	3	11
4	University of California, Berkeley+	97	1	8	3	5	17
5	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign+	102	5	2	5	8	20
6	University of Washington+	97	5	7	9	1	22
7	Cornell University+	99	7	9	6	7	29
8	University of Michigan+	93	11	6	11	6	34
8	University of Toronto+	105	1	14	10	9	34
10	Georgia Institute of Technology+	135	8	10	13	12	43
11	University of Texas at Austin+	68	8	14	12	10	44
12	Princeton University+	58	8	20	8	16	52
13	University of California, San Diego+	92	12	4	24	13	53
14	University of Maryland+	69	17	11	15	15	58
15	University of Wisconsin-Madison+	56	12	18	16	19	65
16	University of Waterloo+	92	1	19	27	20	67
17	Columbia University+	57	14	14	25	18	71
18	University of British Columbia+	55	3	31	32	11	77
19	University of California, Los Angeles+	43	14	22	19	24	79
20	University of Pennsylvania+	66	17	17	14	32	80
21	University of Massachusetts Amherst+	62	24	21	23	14	82
22	Purdue University+	74	20	13	17	33	83
23	Harvard University+	42	17	35	7	48	107
24	Northwestern University+	50	31	33	22	28	114
25	New York University+	70	35	22	37	21	115
26	University of Chicago+	54	24	27	43	22	116
27	Brown University+	36	31	40	20	26	117
28	Ohio State University+	48	24	35	31	29	119
29	University of California, Irvine+	68	31	26	47	17	121
29	McGill University+	33	4	60	34	23	121
31	University of Southern California+	66	24	27	29	42	122
32	Rice University+	38	31	47	26	30	134
33	Rutgers University+	53	41	27	40	27	135
34	Duke University+	40	20	30	35	54	139
35	University of Virginia+	49	24	50	33	35	142
36	Pennsylvania State University+	63	35	31	30	49	145
37	Simon Fraser University+	38	6	38	53	51	148
37	Yale University+	44	20	43	21	64	148
39	Northeastern University+	77	35	12	59	43	149
40	University of Minnesota+	51	35	46	28	50	159
41	University of Colorado Boulder+	62	35	47	49	31	162
42	University of California, Santa Barbara+	38	24	25	42	75	166
43	Virginia Tech+	58	35	54	44	36	169
43	Johns Hopkins University+	36	23	55	38	53	169
45	California Institute of Technology+	22	14	77	18	61	170
46	University of Alberta+	46	5	67	65	34	171
47	University of California, Davis+	33	41	50	56	41	188
47	North Carolina State University+	50	50	53	48	37	188
49	Stony Brook University+	59	46	24	45	79	194
50	University of Utah+	60	41	35	55	67	198
51	Arizona State University+	66	46	50	39	71	206
52	Indiana University Bloomington+	59	57	58	54	47	216
53	Université de Montréal+	19	7	70	71	74	222
54	Texas A&M University+	60	41	38	67	78	224
54	Oregon State University+	42	65	55	79	25	224
56	Washington University in St. Louis+	34	41	63	50	72	226
57	University of Rochester+	30	60	63	41	69	233
58	Iowa State University+	35	60	77	60	38	235
59	University of Notre Dame+	34	50	63	81	46	240
60	University of Pittsburgh+	24	57	57	51	82	247
61	Dartmouth College+	21	48	77	57	66	248
62	University of Florida+	41	48	69	58	76	251
63	University at Buffalo+	37	65	47	85	56	253
63	University of Calgary+	28	8	91	92	62	253
65	Michigan State University+	36	50	62	80	63	255
66	University of California, Santa Cruz+	43	50	40	61	110	261
66	College of William & Mary+	20	70	82	64	45	261
68	Boston University+	47	50	45	75	93	263
68	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill+	41	24	159	36	44	263
70	University of Illinois at Chicago+	52	60	44	78	82	264
71	University of California, Riverside+	46	57	34	86	89	266
72	Queen's University+	1	9	118	73	68	268
73	University of Central Florida+	41	70	59	63	77	269
74	University of Arizona+	27	50	87	52	81	270
75	University of Victoria+		12	91	107	65	275
76	Tufts University+	25	60	77	62	80	279
77	University of Nebraska-Lincoln+	21	83	101	76	40	300
78	George Mason University+	48	65	40	74		301
79	Case Western Reserve University+	14	65	101	83	55	304
80	Carleton University+		14	87	136	70	307
80	Concordia University+		17	118	113	59	307
82	University of Texas at Dallas+	54	65	60	98	96	319
82	Vanderbilt University+	26	50	70	77		319
84	University of Oregon+	17	70	87	109	60	326
85	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute+	26	60	101	46		329
86	University of Delaware+	24	77	70	69	119	335
86	University of Maryland, Baltimore County+	23	77	118	88	52	335
88	Syracuse University+	3	70	101	72	102	345
89	University of Saskatchewan+		19	159	116	57	351
90	Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago+	11	91	77	139	58	365
91	Dalhousie University+		15	127	106		370
92	Clemson University+	48	77	82	103	109	371
92	Florida State University+	26	91	82	91	107	371
94	University of Texas at Arlington+	23	83	70	129	91	373
95	Worcester Polytechnic Institute+	24	97	70	112	101	380
96	Illinois Institute of Technology+	21	83	91	95	113	382
96	University of Iowa+	15	70	101	89		382
98	University of Tennessee+	33	70	91	101		384
98	Washington State University+	43	83	91	94	116	384
100	Stevens Institute of Technology+	16	97	82	119	88	386
101	Drexel University+	10	83	111	99	94	387
102	University of North Carolina at Charlotte+	28	97	101	93	97	388
102	University of Ottawa+		15	118	133		388
104	McMaster University+		10	159	118	103	390
105	University of New Mexico+	16	91	127	100	73	391
106	Binghamton University+	34	106	70	97		395
107	George Washington University+	12	70	111	104	111	396
108	Lehigh University+	19	91	91	111	107	400
109	University of Kansas+	9	97	118	66		403
110	Brandeis University+	17	106	118	68	112	404
111	University of Connecticut+	25	77	70	141		410
111	Temple University+	19	97	91	140	82	410
113	Georgetown University+	20	83	91	120	117	411
114	Wayne State University+		120	101	70		413
115	Brigham Young University+		97	101	96		416
116	Emory University+	16	77	91	153	99	420
117	New Jersey Institute of Technology+	1	91	82	126		421
118	University of Houston+	25	106	87	108		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	123		447
122	Kansas State University+		114	127	87		450
123	University of South Carolina+		114	101	114		451
124	Florida International University+	1	120	111	117	106	454
125	Louisiana State University+		106	143	84		455
126	University of South Florida+	13	106	127	105	118	456
127	University of California, Merced+		106	66	164		458
128	DePaul University+		161	127	135	39	462
129	Université de Sherbrooke+		18	143			470
130	Colorado State University+	17	83	127	144	120	474
131	Colorado School of Mines+	12	83	91	183		479
132	Auburn University+		97	127	166	90	480
133	University of Windsor+		19	159			487
134	University of Louisiana at Lafayette+		139	111	121		493
135	New Mexico State University+		120	127	127		496
136	University of Massachusetts Lowell+		120	101	159		502
136	University of Missouri+		106	159	115		502
138	University of Kentucky+		97	127		97	508
139	University of North Texas+		139	118	170	82	509
140	University of Nevada, Reno+	12	139	127	122		510
141	University of Texas at San Antonio+		114	127	181	95	517
141	Naval Postgraduate School+	15	106	143	186	82	517
143	Michigan Technological University+		120	127	150		519
143	University of Vermont+		120	143	134		519
143	Western University+		11				519
146	York University+		13				521
147	State University of New York at Albany+		120	159	124		525
148	University of Cincinnati+		114	143	147		526
149	Southern Methodist University+		120	187	102		531
150	University of Tulsa+	11	171	159	82		534
151	University of New Hampshire+		120	111			540
152	University of Memphis+		161	118	158	105	542
153	Old Dominion University+		139	143	142		546
153	University of Massachusetts Boston+		120	143	161		546
155	University of Oklahoma+		120	159	146		547
156	Ohio University+		152	159	155	82	548
157	University of Arkansas+	17	152	127	148		549
158	University of Rhode Island+	12	139		90		550
159	Kent State University+		171	127	131		551
160	Utah State University+		120	159	152		553
161	University of Miami+		139	159	138		558
162	Texas Tech University+		120	143	174		559
163	Mississippi State University+		152	159	128		561
164	Oklahoma State University-Stillwater+		139	159	143		563
165	Virginia Commonwealth University+		139	118			566
165	Georgia State University+		114	143			566
167	Oregon Health & Science University+		139	159	149		569
168	Howard University+		120		130		571
169	University of Alabama at Birmingham+		120	143			572
170	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs+		152	127	172		573
170	University of Hawaii at Manoa+		139	143		104	573
170	Missouri University of Science and Technology+		139	187	125		573
173	Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis+		139	127			575
174	University of Alabama+		120	159	177		578
174	Florida Atlantic University+		152	159	145		578
176	University of Texas at El Paso+		120	159	185		586
177	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee+		120	159			588
178	West Virginia University+		139	143		120	589
179	University of Colorado Denver+		161	159	157		599
180	University of Nebraska Omaha+		171	143	167		603
181	Rutgers University-Newark+		97				605
182	Boise State University+		161	143			613
182	Wichita State University+		161	143			613
184	University of Nevada, Las Vegas+		152	159			620
185	University of Wyoming+		161	159	180		622
185	Graduate Center, CUNY+		114				622
187	University of Louisville+		161	187	154		624
187	University of Idaho+		171		132		624
189	University of Michigan-Dearborn+		185	143	179		629
190	Montana State University - Bozeman+		171	159	178		630
191	University of Denver+		171	159		114	631
192	Western Michigan University+		185	159	175	114	633
193	Cleveland State University+		171	159			639
194	University of Alabama in Huntsville+		152	187			648
194	University of Maine+		171		156		648
196	Florida Institute of Technology+		171	187	169		649
197	University of New Orleans+		193	159	176		650
198	Pace University+		193		137		651
199	University of Missouri-Kansas City+		161	187	182		652
200	Towson University+		185	159			653
200	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology+		171	187	173		653
202	Air Force Institute of Technology+		161	187			657
202	Marquette University+		152		184		657
204	University of Mississippi+		152				660
205	University of Southern Mississippi+		193	159			661
206	Oakland University+		185	187	168		662
207	Tennessee Technological University+		193		151		665
208	Indiana State University+		171	187			667
209	Wright State University+		161				669
210	University of Toledo+		185		171		677
211	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University+		171				679
211	University of Arkansas at Little Rock+		171				679
211	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez+		171				679
214	North Dakota State University+		185	187			681
215	University of South Alabama+		201		160		682
216	University of Bridgeport+		202		162		685
217	Chapman University+		202			100	688
217	The Catholic University of America+		202		165		688
219	Louisiana Tech University+		185				693
219	Carolina Greensboro+		185				693
221	Bowie State University+		193				701
221	Dakota State University+		193				701
221	Southern Illinois University Carbondale+		193				701
221	Tennessee State University+		193				701
225	Nova Southeastern University+		208	187			704
226	Claremont Graduate University+		202				710
226	LIU Post+		202				710
226	Walden University+		202				710