Computer Science Open Rankings

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

computer science open rankings

updated in 2024

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+	120	1	4	1	4	10
2	Carnegie Mellon University+	239	4	1	4	2	11
3	University of California, Berkeley+	98	1	6	3	5	15
4	Stanford University+	78	1	10	2	3	16
5	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign+	105	5	2	5	8	20
6	University of Washington+	101	5	8	9	1	23
7	Cornell University+	96	7	9	6	7	29
8	University of Toronto+	100	1	13	11	9	34
9	Georgia Institute of Technology+	135	8	5	10	12	35
10	University of Michigan+	97	11	7	12	6	36
11	University of Texas at Austin+	70	8	16	13	10	47
12	University of California, San Diego+	91	12	3	24	13	52
12	Princeton University+	58	8	20	8	16	52
14	University of Maryland+	70	17	11	15	15	58
15	University of Wisconsin-Madison+	56	12	15	16	19	62
16	University of Waterloo+	92	1	18	29	20	68
17	Columbia University+	59	14	18	23	18	73
18	University of Pennsylvania+	64	17	17	14	32	80
18	University of California, Los Angeles+	45	14	24	18	24	80
20	University of British Columbia+	54	3	34	33	11	81
21	University of Massachusetts Amherst+	61	24	23	25	14	86
22	Purdue University+	73	20	14	21	33	88
23	Harvard University+	40	17	39	7	48	111
24	University of Southern California+	67	24	22	28	42	116
25	University of Chicago+	54	24	26	45	22	117
26	New York University+	70	35	21	41	21	118
26	Simon Fraser University+	45	6	39	22	51	118
28	Ohio State University+	48	24	37	31	29	121
28	Brown University+	36	31	44	20	26	121
30	University of California, Irvine+	65	31	27	50	17	125
30	McGill University+	32	4	62	36	23	125
32	Northwestern University+	53	31	33	34	28	126
33	Rutgers University+	54	41	29	35	27	132
34	University of Virginia+	54	24	42	32	35	133
35	Rice University+	38	31	51	27	30	139
36	Duke University+	41	20	29	37	54	140
37	Yale University+	43	20	39	19	64	142
38	Pennsylvania State University+	62	35	31	30	49	145
39	Northeastern University+	81	35	12	64	43	154
40	University of Minnesota+	52	35	46	26	50	157
41	Johns Hopkins University+	38	23	53	39	53	168
42	California Institute of Technology+	19	14	79	17	61	171
43	University of Colorado Boulder+	66	35	53	54	31	173
43	Virginia Tech+	56	35	55	47	36	173
45	University of Alberta+	46	5	69	66	34	174
46	University of California, Santa Barbara+	36	24	28	49	75	176
47	North Carolina State University+	52	50	44	48	37	179
48	University of California, Davis+	35	41	47	59	41	188
49	Stony Brook University+	57	46	24	44	79	193
50	University of Utah+	61	41	34	60	67	202
51	University of Victoria+	1	12	92	38	65	207
52	Indiana University Bloomington+	62	57	55	53	47	212
53	Arizona State University+	63	46	51	46	71	214
54	Texas A&M University+	54	41	34	63	78	216
55	Washington University in St. Louis+	37	41	61	43	72	217
56	University of Rochester+	34	60	59	40	69	228
57	Oregon State University+	42	65	55	84	25	229
58	Iowa State University+	32	60	75	61	38	234
59	University of Notre Dame+	35	50	64	75	46	235
60	Université de Montréal+	15	7	75	87	74	243
61	Michigan State University+	36	50	62	70	63	245
62	Dartmouth College+	20	48	79	58	66	251
63	University of Pittsburgh+	24	57	64	51	82	254
64	University of Florida+	42	48	69	62	76	255
65	College of William & Mary+	23	70	75	67	45	257
66	University at Buffalo+	34	65	47	90	56	258
67	University of California, Riverside+	45	57	31	86	89	263
68	University of Arizona+	25	50	79	57	81	267
68	University of Calgary+	26	8	106	91	62	267
70	Boston University+	42	50	47	78	93	268
71	University of Illinois at Chicago+	57	60	47	80	82	269
72	University of Central Florida+	40	70	58	65	77	270
72	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill+	36	24	160	42	44	270
74	University of California, Santa Cruz+	44	50	43	68	110	271
75	Queen's University+	1	9	125	76	68	278
76	University of Maryland, Baltimore County+	30	77	106	55	52	290
77	Tufts University+	24	60	85	69	80	294
78	George Mason University+	51	65	37	74		298
79	University of Nebraska-Lincoln+	21	83	106	85	40	314
80	Concordia University+		17	117	123	59	316
81	Case Western Reserve University+	12	65	117	81	55	318
82	University of Texas at Dallas+	54	65	59	100	96	320
83	Vanderbilt University+	28	50	75	79		326
83	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute+	22	60	92	52		326
85	University of Oregon+	16	70	92	108	60	330
86	University of Saskatchewan+		19	140	122	57	338
87	University of Delaware+	24	77	72	72	119	340
87	Washington State University+	44	83	85	56	116	340
89	Carleton University+		14	92	169	70	345
90	Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago+	11	91	79	124	58	352
91	Syracuse University+	11	70	106	77	102	355
92	Dalhousie University+		15	117	107		361
93	McMaster University+		10	140	113	103	366
94	Clemson University+	48	77	79	104	109	369
95	Florida State University+	26	91	85	92	107	375
96	University of Texas at Arlington+	24	83	66	137	91	377
97	Stevens Institute of Technology+	16	97	79	119	88	383
98	Worcester Polytechnic Institute+	25	97	72	114	101	384
99	Illinois Institute of Technology+	21	83	92	97	113	385
99	Drexel University+	10	83	106	102	94	385
101	University of Iowa+	15	70	106	88		386
102	University of Tennessee+	34	70	92	103		387
103	University of North Carolina at Charlotte+	28	97	99	96	97	389
104	University of Connecticut+	26	77	69	125		393
104	University of Ottawa+		15	117	139		393
106	George Washington University+	16	70	106	109	111	396
107	Binghamton University+	35	106	72	101		401
108	University of New Mexico+	16	91	140	98	73	402
109	Georgetown University+	20	83	85	121	117	406
110	University of Kansas+	10	97	117	71		407
111	Brandeis University+	19	106	117	73	112	408
112	Lehigh University+	19	91	99	112	107	409
113	Temple University+	19	97	92	142	82	413
114	Emory University+	16	77	85	157	99	418
114	Brigham Young University+		97	106	93		418
116	Rochester Institute of Technology+	12	77	66	155		420
117	Wayne State University+	7	120	99	82		423
118	Portland State University+		120	106	111	92	429
119	University of Georgia+		91	85	132		430
120	New Jersey Institute of Technology+	2	91	85	133		431
121	University of Houston+	25	106	99	110		437
122	Louisiana State University+		106	125	94		447
123	Florida International University+	2	120	106	117	106	449
124	Auburn University+		97	125	138	90	450
124	Kansas State University+		114	125	89		450
126	University of South Carolina+		114	99	118		453
127	University of South Florida+	15	106	125	106	118	455
128	University of Texas at San Antonio+		114	125	128	95	462
129	University of California, Merced+		106	68	172		468
130	Université de Sherbrooke+		18	140			469
131	New Mexico State University+	15	120	140	95		477
132	University of North Texas+		139	106	152	82	479
133	DePaul University+		161	140	140	39	480
134	University of Kentucky+		97	125	164	97	483
134	University of Missouri+		106	140	115		483
136	Colorado State University+	17	83	140	146	120	489
137	Colorado School of Mines+	12	83	99	187		491
138	University of Nevada, Reno+	11	139	125	120		506
139	University of Massachusetts Lowell+		120	99	166		507
139	University of Louisiana at Lafayette+		139	117	129		507
141	University of Windsor+		19	184			514
142	University of Arkansas+	18	152	125	116		515
143	Western University+		11				522
144	Michigan Technological University+		120	125	156		523
145	York University+		13				524
146	University of Vermont+		120	140	143		525
147	University of Alabama+		120	160	126		528
148	Southern Methodist University+		120	184	105		531
149	Texas Tech University+		120	140	150		532
150	State University of New York at Albany+		120	160	131		533
151	Naval Postgraduate School+	16	106	160	188	82	536
151	University of Tulsa+	10	171	160	83		536
153	University of Rhode Island+	16	139	184	99		544
154	University of Cincinnati+		114	160	149		545
155	Old Dominion University+		139	140	145		546
156	University of New Hampshire+		120	117			548
157	University of Oklahoma+		120	160	147		549
158	University of Massachusetts Boston+		120	140	168		550
159	Utah State University+		120	140	170		552
160	Kent State University+		171	125	135		553
161	Ohio University+		152	160	162	82	556
162	University of Texas at El Paso+		120	160	159		561
163	Georgia State University+		114	140			565
164	University of Memphis+		161	125	177	105	568
164	Mississippi State University+		152	160	134		568
166	Oklahoma State University-Stillwater+		139	160	148		569
167	University of Alabama at Birmingham+		120	140			571
168	University of Hawaii at Manoa+		139	140		104	572
169	Oregon Health & Science University+		139	160	153		574
170	Virginia Commonwealth University+		139	125			575
170	Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis+		139	125			575
170	University of Miami+		139	160	154		575
170	Missouri University of Science and Technology+		139	184	130		575
174	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs+		152	125	179		578
174	Howard University+		120		136		578
176	Western Michigan University+		185	160	127	114	586
177	West Virginia University+		139	140		120	588
178	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee+		120	160			591
179	University of Nebraska Omaha+		171	140	173		606
180	Rutgers University-Newark+		97				608
181	Florida Atlantic University+		152	184	151		609
182	Wichita State University+		161	140			612
183	University of Colorado Denver+		161	160	171		614
184	Cleveland State University+		171	140			622
185	University of Nevada, Las Vegas+		152	160			623
186	Graduate Center, CUNY+		114				625
187	University of Wyoming+		161	160	183		626
188	University of Louisville+		161	184	160		627
189	Boise State University+		161	160			632
190	University of Denver+		171	160		114	634
190	University of Idaho+		171		141		634
192	Montana State University - Bozeman+		171	160	184		637
193	University of Alabama in Huntsville+		152	184			647
194	University of Michigan-Dearborn+		185	160	182		649
195	University of Missouri-Kansas City+		161	184	185		652
196	Florida Institute of Technology+		171	184	176		653
197	University of Maine+		171		161		654
198	University of New Orleans+		193	160	180		655
199	Air Force Institute of Technology+		161	184			656
200	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology+		171	184	181		658
201	Pace University+		193		144		659
202	Marquette University+		152		186		660
203	University of Mississippi+		152				663
204	University of Southern Mississippi+		193	160			664
205	Indiana State University+		171	184			666
205	Oakland University+		185	184	175		666
207	Wright State University+		161				672
207	Louisiana Tech University+		185		165		672
209	Tennessee Technological University+		193		158		673
210	Towson University+		185	184			680
211	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University+		171				682
211	University of Arkansas at Little Rock+		171				682
211	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez+		171				682
214	University of Toledo+		185		178		685
215	University of Bridgeport+		202		163		687
216	Southern Illinois University Carbondale+		193	184			688
217	University of South Alabama+		201		167		690
218	Chapman University+		202			100	691
219	North Dakota State University+		185				696
219	Carolina Greensboro+		185				696
221	The Catholic University of America+		202		174		698
222	Nova Southeastern University+		208	184			703
223	Bowie State University+		193				704
223	Dakota State University+		193				704
223	Tennessee State University+		193				704
226	Claremont Graduate University+		202				713
226	LIU Post+		202				713
226	Walden University+		202				713