Computer Science Open Rankings

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

computer science open rankings

updated in 2022

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+	113	1	2	1	4	8
2	Carnegie Mellon University+	208	2	1	4	2	9
3	Stanford University+	80	2	4	3	3	12
4	University of California, Berkeley+	94	2	6	2	5	15
5	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign+	95	5	3	6	8	22
6	University of Washington+	97	6	8	9	1	24
7	Cornell University+	94	6	7	7	7	27
8	University of Toronto+	108	1	14	10	9	34
9	Georgia Institute of Technology+	125	6	11	12	12	41
10	University of Michigan+	98	11	9	16	6	42
11	University of Texas at Austin+	69	9	16	11	10	46
12	University of California, San Diego+	94	11	5	24	13	53
13	Princeton University+	61	9	24	8	16	57
14	University of Maryland+	66	17	10	19	15	61
15	Columbia University+	60	11	12	23	18	64
16	University of Waterloo+	83	1	19	26	20	66
17	University of Wisconsin-Madison+	57	17	16	17	19	69
18	University of British Columbia+	56	3	29	28	11	71
19	University of California, Los Angeles+	49	11	20	20	24	75
20	University of Pennsylvania+	65	17	15	13	32	77
21	University of Massachusetts Amherst+	61	23	20	22	14	79
22	Purdue University+	71	20	18	21	33	92
23	Harvard University+	43	16	31	5	48	100
24	Brown University+	37	26	44	14	26	110
25	University of California, Irvine+	70	28	25	44	17	114
26	New York University+	71	38	20	37	21	116
27	University of Southern California+	65	23	23	30	42	118
28	McGill University+	28	4	62	35	23	124
29	University of Chicago+	54	28	32	43	22	125
30	Rutgers University+	58	38	25	39	27	129
31	Ohio State University+	41	34	39	29	29	131
32	University of Virginia+	47	28	40	32	35	135
33	Rice University+	36	28	56	25	30	139
34	Pennsylvania State University+	49	34	28	31	49	142
35	Northwestern University+	60	28	32	56	28	144
36	Duke University+	43	23	34	34	54	145
37	Yale University+	45	20	44	18	64	146
38	University of Colorado Boulder+	63	38	36	46	31	151
39	University of Minnesota+	47	34	44	27	50	155
40	Johns Hopkins University+	40	20	50	33	53	156
41	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill+	44	26	49	38	44	157
42	Northeastern University+	82	34	12	70	43	159
42	University of Alberta+	44	5	63	57	34	159
42	California Institute of Technology+	23	11	72	15	61	159
45	Simon Fraser University+	39	6	37	72	51	166
46	University of California, Davis+	29	43	40	51	41	175
47	University of California, Santa Barbara+	38	28	27	50	75	180
48	Virginia Tech+	56	38	52	55	36	181
49	University of Utah+	61	43	38	41	67	189
50	North Carolina State University+	45	49	56	48	37	190
51	Stony Brook University+	53	43	29	40	79	191
52	Indiana University Bloomington+	60	55	50	52	47	204
53	Texas A&M University+	59	38	34	65	78	215
54	Oregon State University+	42	63	52	76	25	216
55	Université de Montréal+	18	7	70	67	74	218
55	Iowa State University+	29	63	81	36	38	218
57	Washington University in St. Louis+	32	43	63	49	72	227
58	University of Rochester+	26	55	63	42	69	229
59	Arizona State University+	52	49	60	59	71	239
60	Dartmouth College+	22	49	81	47	66	243
61	University of Pittsburgh+	21	55	55	54	82	246
62	College of William & Mary+	21	69	81	53	45	248
63	University of Notre Dame+	31	49	69	89	46	253
63	University of Florida+	38	43	70	64	76	253
65	University of Calgary+	27	8	97	87	62	254
66	University of Illinois at Chicago+	48	60	40	77	82	259
67	Queen's University+		9	116	69	68	262
68	University of Central Florida+	39	69	56	61	77	263
69	University of Arizona+	24	49	90	45	81	265
70	Concordia University+		17	132	58	59	266
71	University at Buffalo+	41	63	52	97	56	268
72	University of Victoria+		12	90	103	65	270
73	Michigan State University+	29	60	66	82	63	271
74	University of California, Santa Cruz+	47	49	47	68	109	273
75	University of California, Riverside+	44	60	40	86	88	274
76	Boston University+	46	48	48	93	92	281
77	Case Western Reserve University+	13	63	90	75	55	283
78	Tufts University+	15	69	78	60	80	287
79	University of Nebraska-Lincoln+	22	82	97	71	40	290
80	University of Maryland, Baltimore County+	20	74	90	84	52	300
81	George Mason University+	47	63	59	73		317
82	Carleton University+		14	81	155	70	320
83	University of Texas at Dallas+	52	63	60	109	95	327
84	University of Oregon+	14	74	90	108	60	332
85	University of Saskatchewan+		19	149	111	57	336
86	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute+	22	55	97	63		337
87	University of Iowa+	16	69	78	81		350
88	Florida State University+	24	82	72	91	106	351
89	Syracuse University+		69	109	74	101	353
90	Dalhousie University+		15	116	101		354
91	Stevens Institute of Technology+	14	82	72	117	87	358
92	Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago+	10	89	72	141	58	360
93	Vanderbilt University+	23	55	109	79		365
94	University of Texas at Arlington+	20	89	66	122	90	367
95	University of Delaware+	22	82	90	83	119	374
95	McMaster University+		10	149	113	102	374
97	University of New Mexico+	16	99	109	95	73	376
98	George Washington University+	7	74	97	96	110	377
98	Washington State University+	42	74	97	90	116	377
100	University of Tennessee+	32	89	81	92		384
100	University of Ottawa+		15	116	131		384
102	Drexel University+		74	116	106	93	389
103	University of Kansas+	9	89	116	66		393
104	Brandeis University+	16	106	116	62	111	395
105	Georgetown University+	15	82	81	116	117	396
106	Clemson University+	41	82	97	112	108	399
107	Binghamton University+	27	99	72	107		400
108	Illinois Institute of Technology+	1	99	97	100	112	408
109	Brigham Young University+		99	97	94		412
110	New Jersey Institute of Technology+		89	81	127		419
111	Emory University+		74	97	151	98	420
112	Temple University+		99	97	143	82	421
113	University of Connecticut+	24	74	81	145		422
113	Wayne State University+		106	109	85		422
115	Rochester Institute of Technology+		74	72	156		424
116	University of South Carolina+		106	97	102		427
117	Lehigh University+	19	89	109	125	106	429
118	Worcester Polytechnic Institute+	24	89	78	163	100	430
119	DePaul University+		146	116	133	39	434
120	University of Houston+	24	115	81	119		437
121	University of Georgia+		89	109	118		438
122	Kansas State University+		106	132	80		440
123	University of South Florida+		106	116	105	118	445
124	Portland State University+		135	116	104	91	446
125	Université de Sherbrooke+		18	132			451
126	Florida International University+		122	116	114	105	457
126	University of Windsor+		19	149	167		457
128	University of California, Merced+		115	66	157		460
129	Colorado School of Mines+	10	82	90	176		470
130	Louisiana State University+		122	149	78		471
131	Auburn University+		89	149	161	89	488
132	Colorado State University+	17	89	132	148	120	489
133	University of Kentucky+		106	109		96	490
134	University of North Carolina at Charlotte+		99		110	96	494
135	University of Missouri+		106	149	121		498
136	Michigan Technological University+		122	132	123		499
137	Western University+		11				501
138	York University+		13				503
139	University of Texas at San Antonio+		122	132	160	94	508
140	University of North Texas+		146	132	154	82	514
141	City College of New York+		115		99	112	515
142	University of Louisiana at Lafayette+		146	116	134		518
142	University of Tulsa+	9	159	149	88		518
144	New Mexico State University+		135	132	130		519
145	University of Massachusetts Lowell+		122	97			520
146	University of Nevada, Reno+	14	159	116	126		523
146	University of Oklahoma+		115	149	137		523
148	University of Miami+		122	149	132		525
149	State University of New York at Albany+		115	149	142		528
150	University of Cincinnati+		115	149	147		533
150	Missouri University of Science and Technology+		122	174	115		533
152	University of Arkansas+	17	146	116	150		534
153	Ohio University+		146	149	159	82	536
154	Kent State University+		146	116	153		537
154	Mississippi State University+		146	149	120		537
156	Virginia Commonwealth University+		122	116			539
156	Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis+		106	132			539
156	University of Alabama+		106	132			539
159	University of Memphis+		159	132	146	104	541
160	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs+		135	116	169		542
160	Old Dominion University+		135	149	136		542
162	Texas Tech University+		122	132	168		544
162	University of Rhode Island+	9	135		98		544
164	Utah State University+		135	149	140		546
164	Southern Methodist University+		122	174	128		546
166	University of Hawaii at Manoa+		135	132		103	549
167	Georgia State University+		122	132			555
168	University of Vermont+		146	149	139		556
169	Howard University+		122		124		557
170	University of Massachusetts Boston+		115	149			565
171	West Virginia University+		135	132		120	566
172	University of Alabama at Birmingham+		135	132			568
173	Florida Atlantic University+		146	132			579
174	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee+		135	149			585
174	Oklahoma State University-Stillwater+		135	149			585
176	Rutgers University-Newark+		99				589
177	University of Colorado Denver+		146	174	149		591
178	University of Idaho+		159		129		599
179	University of Michigan-Dearborn+		159	149	173		603
180	University of Maine+		159		135		605
181	University of Nebraska Omaha+		175	149	162		608
182	Graduate Center, CUNY+		122				612
183	Florida Institute of Technology+		159	174	158		613
184	Western Michigan University+		187	149	171	114	621
185	University of Wyoming+		179	149	174		624
186	University of Louisville+		159	174	170		625
187	University of Texas at El Paso+		179	149	178		628
187	University of Denver+		146			114	628
189	University of Missouri-Kansas City+		159	174	175		630
190	University of Nevada, Las Vegas+		159	174			634
190	Indiana State University+		159	174			634
190	Air Force Institute of Technology+		159	174			634
190	University of Alabama in Huntsville+		159	174			634
190	Oregon Health & Science University+		159	174			634
190	Marquette University+		146		177		634
190	Tennessee Technological University+		179		144		634
197	University of Mississippi+		146				636
197	Pace University+		187		138		636
199	Montana State University - Bozeman+		175	174	172		643
200	University of Southern Mississippi+		194	149			644
201	Wichita State University+		159				649
201	Wright State University+		159				649
203	Towson University+		179	174			654
204	University of Toledo+		179		166		656
205	University of Bridgeport+		194		152		657
206	Oakland University+		187	174			662
207	Eastern Michigan University+		187		165		663
208	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University+		175				665
208	University of Arkansas at Little Rock+		175				665
210	Chapman University+		199			99	666
211	Claremont Graduate University+		179				669
211	Louisiana Tech University+		179				669
211	Southern Illinois University Carbondale+		179				669
214	Nova Southeastern University+		199	174			674
214	The Catholic University of America+		199		164		674
216	Dakota State University+		187				677
216	North Dakota State University+		187				677
216	Tennessee State University+		187				677
219	Bowie State University+		194				684
219	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez+		194				684
219	Walden University+		194				684
222	LIU Post+		199				689