A ranking based on reputation of graduate programs, compiled from the survey responses of academics to produce a peer assessment score per university. Click here and here for more information.
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.
# | 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 |
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1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology+ | 115 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
2 | Carnegie Mellon University+ | 229 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
3 | Stanford University+ | 81 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
4 | University of California, Berkeley+ | 96 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
5 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign+ | 96 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
6 | University of Washington+ | 98 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
7 | Cornell University+ | 95 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
8 | University of Michigan+ | 97 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 35 |
8 | University of Toronto+ | 106 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
10 | Georgia Institute of Technology+ | 133 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 42 |
11 | University of Texas at Austin+ | 69 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 47 |
12 | University of California, San Diego+ | 94 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 54 |
13 | Princeton University+ | 60 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 57 |
14 | University of Maryland+ | 66 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 61 |
15 | Columbia University+ | 61 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 18 | 65 |
16 | University of Wisconsin-Madison+ | 57 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 66 |
16 | University of Waterloo+ | 84 | 1 | 19 | 26 | 20 | 66 |
18 | University of British Columbia+ | 57 | 3 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 71 |
19 | University of California, Los Angeles+ | 49 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 75 |
20 | University of Pennsylvania+ | 66 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 79 |
21 | University of Massachusetts Amherst+ | 64 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 80 |
22 | Purdue University+ | 72 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 33 | 92 |
23 | Harvard University+ | 43 | 16 | 31 | 6 | 48 | 101 |
24 | Brown University+ | 38 | 26 | 44 | 16 | 26 | 112 |
25 | New York University+ | 72 | 38 | 20 | 36 | 21 | 115 |
25 | University of California, Irvine+ | 70 | 28 | 25 | 45 | 17 | 115 |
27 | University of Southern California+ | 67 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 42 | 117 |
28 | McGill University+ | 28 | 4 | 62 | 35 | 23 | 124 |
29 | Northwestern University+ | 59 | 28 | 32 | 39 | 28 | 127 |
30 | Rutgers University+ | 61 | 38 | 25 | 38 | 27 | 128 |
31 | University of Chicago+ | 54 | 28 | 32 | 47 | 22 | 129 |
32 | Ohio State University+ | 41 | 34 | 39 | 31 | 29 | 133 |
33 | University of Virginia+ | 47 | 28 | 40 | 32 | 35 | 135 |
34 | Rice University+ | 37 | 28 | 56 | 22 | 30 | 136 |
35 | Pennsylvania State University+ | 49 | 34 | 28 | 30 | 49 | 141 |
36 | Duke University+ | 43 | 23 | 34 | 34 | 54 | 145 |
37 | University of Colorado Boulder+ | 64 | 38 | 36 | 41 | 31 | 146 |
37 | Yale University+ | 46 | 20 | 44 | 18 | 64 | 146 |
39 | Northeastern University+ | 82 | 34 | 12 | 64 | 43 | 153 |
40 | University of Minnesota+ | 47 | 34 | 44 | 27 | 50 | 155 |
41 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill+ | 44 | 26 | 49 | 37 | 44 | 156 |
41 | Johns Hopkins University+ | 40 | 20 | 50 | 33 | 53 | 156 |
43 | University of Alberta+ | 45 | 5 | 63 | 59 | 34 | 161 |
43 | California Institute of Technology+ | 23 | 11 | 72 | 17 | 61 | 161 |
45 | Simon Fraser University+ | 38 | 6 | 37 | 71 | 51 | 165 |
46 | University of California, Davis+ | 30 | 43 | 40 | 53 | 41 | 177 |
47 | Virginia Tech+ | 57 | 38 | 52 | 55 | 36 | 181 |
48 | University of California, Santa Barbara+ | 38 | 28 | 27 | 52 | 75 | 182 |
49 | North Carolina State University+ | 47 | 49 | 56 | 44 | 37 | 186 |
50 | University of Utah+ | 61 | 43 | 38 | 42 | 67 | 190 |
51 | Stony Brook University+ | 54 | 43 | 29 | 43 | 79 | 194 |
52 | Indiana University Bloomington+ | 61 | 55 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 203 |
53 | Texas A&M University+ | 59 | 38 | 34 | 65 | 78 | 215 |
54 | Oregon State University+ | 42 | 63 | 52 | 77 | 25 | 217 |
54 | Université de Montréal+ | 18 | 7 | 70 | 66 | 74 | 217 |
56 | University of Rochester+ | 27 | 55 | 63 | 40 | 69 | 227 |
57 | Washington University in St. Louis+ | 32 | 43 | 63 | 50 | 72 | 228 |
58 | Iowa State University+ | 29 | 63 | 81 | 54 | 38 | 236 |
59 | Arizona State University+ | 55 | 49 | 60 | 58 | 71 | 238 |
60 | University of Pittsburgh+ | 21 | 55 | 55 | 49 | 82 | 241 |
61 | Dartmouth College+ | 22 | 49 | 81 | 48 | 66 | 244 |
62 | University of Notre Dame+ | 32 | 49 | 69 | 88 | 46 | 252 |
62 | University of Florida+ | 37 | 43 | 70 | 63 | 76 | 252 |
62 | College of William & Mary+ | 19 | 69 | 81 | 57 | 45 | 252 |
62 | University of Calgary+ | 27 | 8 | 97 | 85 | 62 | 252 |
66 | University of Illinois at Chicago+ | 48 | 60 | 40 | 73 | 82 | 255 |
67 | Queen's University+ | 9 | 116 | 68 | 68 | 261 | |
68 | University of Central Florida+ | 38 | 69 | 56 | 61 | 77 | 263 |
69 | University at Buffalo+ | 40 | 63 | 52 | 93 | 56 | 264 |
70 | University of Arizona+ | 24 | 49 | 90 | 46 | 81 | 266 |
71 | Michigan State University+ | 30 | 60 | 66 | 82 | 63 | 271 |
72 | University of Victoria+ | 12 | 90 | 105 | 65 | 272 | |
73 | University of California, Santa Cruz+ | 47 | 49 | 47 | 69 | 109 | 274 |
74 | University of California, Riverside+ | 46 | 60 | 40 | 87 | 88 | 275 |
75 | Boston University+ | 43 | 48 | 48 | 91 | 92 | 279 |
76 | Tufts University+ | 15 | 69 | 78 | 56 | 80 | 283 |
76 | Case Western Reserve University+ | 13 | 63 | 90 | 75 | 55 | 283 |
78 | Concordia University+ | 17 | 133 | 76 | 59 | 285 | |
79 | University of Nebraska-Lincoln+ | 22 | 82 | 97 | 70 | 40 | 289 |
80 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County+ | 22 | 74 | 90 | 86 | 52 | 302 |
81 | George Mason University+ | 48 | 63 | 59 | 74 | 318 | |
82 | Carleton University+ | 14 | 81 | 159 | 70 | 324 | |
83 | University of Texas at Dallas+ | 52 | 63 | 60 | 116 | 95 | 334 |
83 | University of Oregon+ | 14 | 74 | 90 | 110 | 60 | 334 |
85 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute+ | 24 | 55 | 97 | 62 | 336 | |
86 | University of Saskatchewan+ | 19 | 150 | 112 | 57 | 338 | |
87 | University of Iowa+ | 16 | 69 | 78 | 81 | 350 | |
88 | Syracuse University+ | 69 | 109 | 72 | 101 | 351 | |
89 | Florida State University+ | 25 | 82 | 72 | 94 | 106 | 354 |
90 | Dalhousie University+ | 15 | 116 | 103 | 356 | ||
91 | Stevens Institute of Technology+ | 13 | 82 | 72 | 119 | 87 | 360 |
92 | Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago+ | 11 | 89 | 72 | 145 | 58 | 364 |
92 | Vanderbilt University+ | 24 | 55 | 109 | 78 | 364 | |
94 | University of Texas at Arlington+ | 20 | 89 | 66 | 124 | 90 | 369 |
95 | George Washington University+ | 11 | 74 | 97 | 90 | 110 | 371 |
96 | University of Delaware+ | 22 | 82 | 90 | 84 | 119 | 375 |
96 | McMaster University+ | 10 | 150 | 113 | 102 | 375 | |
98 | University of New Mexico+ | 16 | 99 | 109 | 95 | 73 | 376 |
99 | Washington State University+ | 42 | 74 | 97 | 92 | 116 | 379 |
100 | University of Ottawa+ | 15 | 116 | 131 | 384 | ||
101 | University of Tennessee+ | 32 | 89 | 81 | 97 | 389 | |
101 | Clemson University+ | 41 | 82 | 97 | 102 | 108 | 389 |
103 | Drexel University+ | 74 | 116 | 109 | 93 | 392 | |
104 | Brandeis University+ | 17 | 106 | 116 | 60 | 111 | 393 |
105 | University of Kansas+ | 9 | 89 | 116 | 67 | 394 | |
106 | Georgetown University+ | 17 | 82 | 81 | 118 | 117 | 398 |
107 | Binghamton University+ | 27 | 99 | 72 | 107 | 400 | |
108 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte+ | 28 | 99 | 116 | 96 | 96 | 407 |
109 | Illinois Institute of Technology+ | 3 | 99 | 97 | 104 | 112 | 412 |
110 | Emory University+ | 74 | 97 | 146 | 98 | 415 | |
111 | Brigham Young University+ | 99 | 97 | 98 | 416 | ||
112 | Wayne State University+ | 106 | 109 | 80 | 417 | ||
113 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute+ | 24 | 89 | 78 | 152 | 100 | 419 |
113 | New Jersey Institute of Technology+ | 89 | 81 | 127 | 419 | ||
115 | University of Houston+ | 24 | 115 | 81 | 106 | 424 | |
116 | Temple University+ | 99 | 97 | 147 | 82 | 425 | |
117 | University of Connecticut+ | 24 | 74 | 81 | 149 | 426 | |
118 | Rochester Institute of Technology+ | 1 | 74 | 72 | 162 | 430 | |
118 | Lehigh University+ | 19 | 89 | 109 | 126 | 106 | 430 |
120 | DePaul University+ | 146 | 116 | 132 | 39 | 433 | |
121 | University of Georgia+ | 89 | 109 | 115 | 435 | ||
122 | University of South Carolina+ | 106 | 97 | 111 | 436 | ||
123 | University of South Florida+ | 106 | 116 | 100 | 118 | 440 | |
124 | Kansas State University+ | 106 | 133 | 83 | 444 | ||
125 | Portland State University+ | 135 | 116 | 108 | 91 | 450 | |
126 | Université de Sherbrooke+ | 18 | 133 | 453 | |||
127 | Florida International University+ | 1 | 122 | 116 | 114 | 105 | 457 |
128 | University of Windsor+ | 19 | 150 | 169 | 460 | ||
129 | University of California, Merced+ | 115 | 66 | 158 | 461 | ||
130 | Colorado School of Mines+ | 11 | 82 | 90 | 176 | 470 | |
131 | Louisiana State University+ | 122 | 150 | 79 | 473 | ||
132 | Colorado State University+ | 17 | 89 | 133 | 139 | 120 | 481 |
133 | Auburn University+ | 89 | 150 | 156 | 89 | 484 | |
134 | University of Kentucky+ | 106 | 109 | 96 | 491 | ||
135 | Michigan Technological University+ | 122 | 133 | 122 | 499 | ||
135 | University of Missouri+ | 106 | 150 | 121 | 499 | ||
137 | Western University+ | 11 | 503 | ||||
138 | York University+ | 13 | 505 | ||||
139 | University of Texas at San Antonio+ | 122 | 133 | 164 | 94 | 513 | |
140 | City College of New York+ | 115 | 101 | 112 | 518 | ||
141 | New Mexico State University+ | 135 | 133 | 130 | 520 | ||
141 | State University of New York at Albany+ | 115 | 150 | 133 | 520 | ||
141 | University of Tulsa+ | 10 | 159 | 150 | 89 | 520 | |
144 | University of Massachusetts Lowell+ | 122 | 97 | 521 | |||
144 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette+ | 146 | 116 | 137 | 521 | ||
144 | University of North Texas+ | 146 | 133 | 160 | 82 | 521 | |
147 | University of Arkansas+ | 17 | 146 | 116 | 141 | 525 | |
147 | University of Nevada, Reno+ | 14 | 159 | 116 | 128 | 525 | |
149 | University of Miami+ | 122 | 150 | 134 | 528 | ||
150 | University of Oklahoma+ | 115 | 150 | 142 | 529 | ||
151 | Missouri University of Science and Technology+ | 122 | 175 | 117 | 536 | ||
152 | Mississippi State University+ | 146 | 150 | 120 | 538 | ||
152 | University of Cincinnati+ | 115 | 150 | 151 | 538 | ||
154 | Virginia Commonwealth University+ | 122 | 116 | 540 | |||
155 | Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis+ | 106 | 133 | 541 | |||
155 | University of Alabama+ | 106 | 133 | 541 | |||
155 | Ohio University+ | 146 | 150 | 163 | 82 | 541 | |
158 | Oklahoma State University-Stillwater+ | 135 | 150 | 135 | 542 | ||
158 | Southern Methodist University+ | 122 | 175 | 123 | 542 | ||
160 | Old Dominion University+ | 135 | 150 | 136 | 543 | ||
161 | University of Colorado, Colorado Springs+ | 135 | 116 | 171 | 544 | ||
162 | Kent State University+ | 146 | 116 | 161 | 545 | ||
163 | University of Memphis+ | 159 | 133 | 150 | 104 | 546 | |
163 | University of Rhode Island+ | 9 | 135 | 99 | 546 | ||
165 | Texas Tech University+ | 122 | 133 | 170 | 547 | ||
166 | University of Hawaii at Manoa+ | 135 | 133 | 103 | 551 | ||
166 | Utah State University+ | 135 | 150 | 144 | 551 | ||
168 | Georgia State University+ | 122 | 133 | 557 | |||
169 | University of Vermont+ | 146 | 150 | 140 | 558 | ||
170 | Howard University+ | 122 | 125 | 559 | |||
171 | University of Massachusetts Boston+ | 115 | 150 | 567 | |||
172 | West Virginia University+ | 135 | 133 | 120 | 568 | ||
173 | University of Alabama at Birmingham+ | 135 | 133 | 570 | |||
174 | Florida Atlantic University+ | 146 | 133 | 581 | |||
175 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee+ | 135 | 150 | 587 | |||
176 | Rutgers University-Newark+ | 99 | 591 | ||||
177 | University of Colorado Denver+ | 146 | 175 | 153 | 596 | ||
178 | University of Idaho+ | 159 | 129 | 600 | |||
179 | University of Nebraska Omaha+ | 175 | 150 | 157 | 604 | ||
180 | University of Michigan-Dearborn+ | 159 | 150 | 174 | 605 | ||
181 | University of Maine+ | 159 | 138 | 609 | |||
182 | University of Louisville+ | 159 | 175 | 154 | 610 | ||
183 | Graduate Center, CUNY+ | 122 | 614 | ||||
184 | Florida Institute of Technology+ | 159 | 175 | 165 | 621 | ||
185 | Western Michigan University+ | 187 | 150 | 172 | 114 | 623 | |
186 | University of Wyoming+ | 179 | 150 | 175 | 626 | ||
187 | University of Texas at El Paso+ | 179 | 150 | 179 | 630 | ||
187 | University of Denver+ | 146 | 114 | 630 | |||
189 | University of Missouri-Kansas City+ | 159 | 175 | 177 | 633 | ||
190 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas+ | 159 | 175 | 636 | |||
190 | Indiana State University+ | 159 | 175 | 636 | |||
190 | Air Force Institute of Technology+ | 159 | 175 | 636 | |||
190 | University of Alabama in Huntsville+ | 159 | 175 | 636 | |||
190 | Oregon Health & Science University+ | 159 | 175 | 636 | |||
190 | Marquette University+ | 146 | 178 | 636 | |||
196 | University of Mississippi+ | 146 | 638 | ||||
197 | Tennessee Technological University+ | 179 | 148 | 639 | |||
198 | Pace University+ | 187 | 143 | 642 | |||
199 | Montana State University - Bozeman+ | 175 | 175 | 173 | 645 | ||
200 | University of Southern Mississippi+ | 194 | 150 | 646 | |||
201 | Wichita State University+ | 159 | 651 | ||||
201 | Wright State University+ | 159 | 651 | ||||
203 | Towson University+ | 179 | 175 | 656 | |||
204 | University of Toledo+ | 179 | 168 | 659 | |||
205 | University of Bridgeport+ | 194 | 155 | 661 | |||
206 | Oakland University+ | 187 | 175 | 664 | |||
207 | Eastern Michigan University+ | 187 | 167 | 666 | |||
208 | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University+ | 175 | 667 | ||||
208 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock+ | 175 | 667 | ||||
210 | Chapman University+ | 199 | 99 | 668 | |||
211 | Claremont Graduate University+ | 179 | 671 | ||||
211 | Louisiana Tech University+ | 179 | 671 | ||||
211 | Southern Illinois University Carbondale+ | 179 | 671 | ||||
214 | Nova Southeastern University+ | 199 | 175 | 676 | |||
215 | The Catholic University of America+ | 199 | 166 | 677 | |||
216 | Dakota State University+ | 187 | 679 | ||||
216 | North Dakota State University+ | 187 | 679 | ||||
216 | Tennessee State University+ | 187 | 679 | ||||
219 | Bowie State University+ | 194 | 686 | ||||
219 | University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez+ | 194 | 686 | ||||
219 | Walden University+ | 194 | 686 | ||||
222 | LIU Post+ | 199 | 691 |