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 | 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 |