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	Carnegie Mellon University+	227	1	1	4	2	8
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology+	119	1	4	1	4	10
3	University of California, Berkeley+	80	1	7	3	5	16
3	Stanford University+	71	1	10	2	3	16
5	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign+	99	5	2	5	8	20
6	University of Washington+	93	7	8	9	1	25
7	Cornell University+	90	6	9	6	7	28
8	University of Michigan+	89	10	6	11	6	33
9	Georgia Institute of Technology+	117	7	5	10	12	34
10	University of Toronto+	99	1	13	12	9	35
11	University of Texas at Austin+	69	7	15	13	10	45
12	University of California, San Diego+	91	13	3	24	13	53
12	Princeton University+	58	10	19	8	16	53
14	University of Maryland+	60	17	11	15	15	58
15	University of Wisconsin-Madison+	57	13	16	19	19	67
15	University of Waterloo+	91	1	19	27	20	67
17	Columbia University+	61	12	18	23	18	71
18	University of California, Los Angeles+	49	13	23	16	24	76
19	University of Pennsylvania+	64	19	16	14	32	81
20	University of British Columbia+	52	3	36	32	11	82
21	Purdue University+	69	19	13	20	33	85
22	University of Massachusetts Amherst+	61	24	26	25	14	89
23	New York University+	71	27	21	39	21	108
24	University of Southern California+	66	21	22	26	42	111
25	Harvard University+	37	17	40	7	48	112
26	University of Chicago+	53	24	25	43	22	114
27	Brown University+	40	27	46	18	26	117
28	Northwestern University+	55	27	33	33	28	121
29	University of California, Irvine+	64	27	27	51	17	122
30	McGill University+	32	4	62	36	23	125
31	Ohio State University+	47	27	36	34	29	126
31	Simon Fraser University+	44	6	39	30	51	126
33	Rice University+	38	27	50	22	30	129
34	Rutgers University+	45	42	28	35	27	132
35	University of Virginia+	56	36	42	29	35	142
36	Yale University+	43	21	38	21	64	144
37	Northeastern University+	83	27	12	63	43	145
37	Duke University+	40	21	30	40	54	145
39	Pennsylvania State University+	62	40	30	31	49	150
40	University of Minnesota+	52	36	50	28	50	164
41	Johns Hopkins University+	36	24	53	37	53	167
42	University of Alberta+	41	5	69	64	34	172
42	California Institute of Technology+	19	13	81	17	61	172
44	University of California, Santa Barbara+	30	27	29	45	75	176
44	Virginia Tech+	55	36	58	46	36	176
46	University of California, Davis+	28	36	44	57	41	178
47	North Carolina State University+	52	50	44	48	37	179
48	University of Colorado Boulder+	67	40	53	56	31	180
49	Stony Brook University+	56	45	23	42	79	189
50	University of Utah+	51	42	34	58	67	201
51	Indiana University Bloomington+	57	50	55	55	47	207
52	Arizona State University+	64	45	49	47	71	212
53	Texas A&M University+	61	45	40	50	78	213
54	University of Rochester+	34	50	60	38	69	217
55	Washington University in St. Louis+	37	42	60	44	72	218
56	Oregon State University+	42	70	56	85	25	236
57	Iowa State University+	31	64	76	61	38	239
58	University of Notre Dame+	35	56	65	76	46	243
59	Dartmouth College+	17	50	69	59	66	244
59	Université de Montréal+	15	7	76	87	74	244
61	University of Florida+	42	45	69	60	76	250
62	Michigan State University+	31	56	62	71	63	252
63	University of Pittsburgh+	22	56	65	52	82	255
64	University at Buffalo+	27	61	50	89	56	256
64	College of William & Mary+	23	70	76	65	45	256
66	Boston University+	43	45	47	75	93	260
67	University of California, Riverside+	42	56	30	86	89	261
68	University of Central Florida+	39	70	57	62	77	266
69	University of Illinois at Chicago+	57	61	47	77	82	267
70	University of California, Santa Cruz+	38	50	42	66	110	268
71	University of Calgary+	23	8	111	88	62	269
72	Queen's University+	1	9	121	74	68	272
73	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill+	36	27	161	41	44	273
74	University of Victoria+		12	91	109	65	277
75	University of Arizona+	25	61	86	54	81	282
76	George Mason University+	49	64	34	72		292
77	Tufts University+	23	56	86	73	80	295
78	University of Maryland, Baltimore County+	30	77	111	67	52	307
79	Concordia University+		17	105	132	59	313
80	University of Texas at Dallas+	51	64	59	100	96	319
81	Case Western Reserve University+	12	77	111	78	55	321
82	University of Oregon+	15	64	94	106	60	324
83	University of Delaware+	21	70	69	69	119	327
83	Vanderbilt University+	29	50	76	79		327
83	Stevens Institute of Technology+	19	77	81	81	88	327
86	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute+	21	64	94	49		329
87	University of Nebraska-Lincoln+	21	86	111	93	40	330
88	Washington State University+	41	86	91	53	116	346
89	Carleton University+		14	91	173	70	348
90	University of Saskatchewan+		19	143	137	57	356
91	Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago+	12	77	81	143	58	359
92	Florida State University+	25	77	86	92	107	362
93	Syracuse University+	12	77	105	80	102	364
94	Dalhousie University+		15	121	110		368
95	McMaster University+		10	143	114	103	370
96	Clemson University+	38	86	76	104	109	375
97	University of Connecticut+	24	77	69	108		376
97	Drexel University+	10	86	94	102	94	376
99	Worcester Polytechnic Institute+	26	86	75	117	101	379
100	University of North Carolina at Charlotte+	28	96	94	94	97	381
101	University of Texas at Arlington+	24	96	62	135	91	384
102	Binghamton University+	36	96	69	101		388
103	Georgetown University+	19	70	81	122	117	390
104	University of Iowa+	16	77	111	84		394
105	George Washington University+	16	70	105	111	111	397
105	University of Ottawa+		15	121	139		397
107	University of New Mexico+	14	105	121	99	73	398
108	Illinois Institute of Technology+	21	96	94	96	113	399
109	University of Tennessee+	33	86	94	103		405
110	Lehigh University+	19	86	94	119	107	406
111	Emory University+	15	64	86	159	99	408
111	Wayne State University+	8	110	94	82		408
113	Rochester Institute of Technology+	12	70	65	152		409
114	Brandeis University+	18	110	121	70	112	413
115	New Jersey Institute of Technology+	3	86	81	127		416
115	University of Kansas+	11	105	121	68		416
117	Temple University+	19	96	94	146	82	418
118	University of Georgia+		86	86	125		419
119	Florida International University+	2	110	94	115	106	425
120	Auburn University+		86	121	136	90	433
121	Brigham Young University+		120	111	91		444
122	Portland State University+		132	111	113	92	448
123	University of Houston+	25	110	105	112		449
124	Louisiana State University+		120	111	98		451
124	University of South Florida+	16	105	121	107	118	451
126	University of South Carolina+		110	105	116		453
127	Kansas State University+		110	134	90		456
128	University of California, Merced+		96	68	174		460
129	DePaul University+		148	134	142	39	463
130	University of Texas at San Antonio+		120	121	133	95	469
131	Université de Sherbrooke+		18	143			474
132	University of North Texas+		132	111	150	82	475
133	Colorado School of Mines+	12	77	94	184		477
134	University of Kentucky+		105	121	164	97	487
135	University of Missouri+		110	143	118		493
136	New Mexico State University+	14	132	143	97		494
137	University of Cincinnati+		110	121	148		501
138	University of Louisiana at Lafayette+		148	121	123		514
139	University of Massachusetts Lowell+		120	105	169		516
139	University of Arkansas+	18	132	134	128		516
139	University of Windsor+		19	184			516
142	University of Alabama+		105	161	130		518
143	Colorado State University+	17	96	143	161	120	520
144	Western University+		11				525
145	York University+		13				527
146	Naval Postgraduate School+	16	96	161	190	82	529
146	State University of New York at Albany+		120	161	126		529
148	Southern Methodist University+		132	184	95		533
149	Kent State University+		148	134	134		538
150	Ohio University+		132	161	166	82	541
151	University of Tulsa+	11	176	161	83		542
152	University of New Hampshire+		120	111			544
152	Mississippi State University+		132	161	129		544
154	University of Massachusetts Boston+		120	134	171		547
155	Old Dominion University+		148	143	138		551
156	University of Oklahoma+		120	161	149		552
157	University of Nevada, Reno+	11	176	134	121		553
158	University of Vermont+		148	143	144		557
159	University of Hawaii at Manoa+		120	143		104	558
160	University of Rhode Island+	18	148	184	105		559
161	Utah State University+		120	143	175		560
162	Michigan Technological University+		132	134	176		564
163	Georgia State University+		110	143			566
163	Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis+		110	143			566
163	University of Miami+		132	161	151		566
166	Texas Tech University+		148	143	156		569
167	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs+		132	134	182		570
168	University of Louisville+		132	161	162		577
169	University of Memphis+		163	121	189	105	578
169	Oklahoma State University-Stillwater+		148	161	147		578
169	Missouri University of Science and Technology+		132	184	140		578
172	West Virginia University+		132	143		120	586
173	Western Michigan University+		187	161	131	114	593
174	Virginia Commonwealth University+		148	134			595
174	University of Nebraska Omaha+		163	143	167		595
176	Howard University+		120		154		597
177	Oregon Health & Science University+		163	161	155		601
178	Boise State University+		148	143			604
178	University of Texas at El Paso+		163	161	158		604
180	University of Alabama at Birmingham+		132	161			606
181	Florida Atlantic University+		148	184	153		607
182	University of Idaho+		163	184	141		610
182	Rutgers University-Newark+		96				610
184	University of Colorado Denver+		163	161	172		618
185	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee+		148	161			622
185	University of Nevada, Las Vegas+		148	161			622
187	University of Wyoming+		163	161	181		627
188	Oakland University+		198	184	124		628
188	University of Maine+		148		157		628
190	Air Force Institute of Technology+		132	184			629
191	Clarkson University+		187		120		630
192	Montana State University - Bozeman+		163	161	185		631
193	Wichita State University+		176	143			632
194	Graduate Center, CUNY+		120				634
195	Northern Arizona University+		187	143	186		638
196	University of Michigan-Dearborn+		176	161	180		639
197	Florida Institute of Technology+		148	184			645
198	University of Mississippi+		132				646
199	University of Denver+		187	161		114	653
200	Santa Clara University+	14	163		168		654
201	University of Missouri-Kansas City+		163	184	187		656
202	University of Alabama in Huntsville+		163	184			660
203	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology+		176	184	183		665
204	Pace University+		198		145		666
205	University of Southern Mississippi+		198	161			672
206	Southern Illinois University Carbondale+		176	184			673
206	Towson University+		176	184			673
206	University of Arkansas at Little Rock+		176	184			673
209	Louisiana Tech University+		187		165		675
210	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University+		163				677
210	Wright State University+		163				677
212	Tennessee Technological University+		198		160		681
213	University of New Orleans+		198	184	179		683
214	University of Bridgeport+		198		163		684
215	Marquette University+		176		188		687
216	University of Toledo+		187		178		688
217	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach+		176				690
217	North Dakota State University+		176				690
219	Chapman University+		205			100	697
220	University of South Alabama+		205		170		698
221	Bowie State University+		187				701
221	Dakota State University+		187				701
221	Kennesaw State University+		187				701
221	Tennessee State University+		187				701
221	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez+		187				701
226	Nova Southeastern University+		205	184			702
227	The Catholic University of America+		205		177		705
228	Claremont Graduate University+		198				712
229	LIU Post+		205				719
229	Walden University+		205				719