computer science open rankings

updated in 2025

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+	223	1	1	4	2	8
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology+	117	1	5	1	4	11
3	University of California, Berkeley+	80	1	6	3	5	15
4	Stanford University+	71	1	11	2	3	17
5	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign+	103	5	2	5	8	20
6	Cornell University+	93	6	7	6	7	26
6	University of Washington+	93	7	9	9	1	26
8	Georgia Institute of Technology+	119	7	3	10	12	32
9	University of Michigan+	85	10	8	11	6	35
10	University of Toronto+	99	1	14	12	9	36
11	University of Texas at Austin+	71	7	15	13	10	45
12	University of California, San Diego+	91	13	3	24	13	53
13	Princeton University+	60	10	20	8	16	54
14	University of Maryland+	62	17	10	15	15	57
15	University of Wisconsin-Madison+	71	13	16	20	19	68
15	University of Waterloo+	91	1	18	29	20	68
17	Columbia University+	65	12	21	23	18	74
18	University of California, Los Angeles+	49	13	22	16	24	75
19	University of British Columbia+	52	3	31	34	11	79
20	Purdue University+	68	19	13	18	33	83
21	University of Pennsylvania+	66	19	19	14	32	84
22	University of Massachusetts Amherst+	61	24	24	27	14	89
23	University of Chicago+	52	24	26	28	22	100
24	New York University+	69	27	17	41	21	106
25	Harvard University+	39	17	36	7	48	108
26	University of Southern California+	67	21	23	26	42	112
27	Northwestern University+	83	27	28	31	28	114
28	University of California, Irvine+	64	27	26	51	17	121
28	Brown University+	45	27	49	19	26	121
30	Rice University+	38	27	49	21	30	127
31	Duke University+	39	21	29	25	54	129
31	McGill University+	32	4	63	39	23	129
33	Simon Fraser University+	44	6	41	32	51	130
34	Ohio State University+	46	27	39	37	29	132
35	University of Virginia+	60	36	36	30	35	137
36	Rutgers University+	53	42	35	36	27	140
37	Northeastern University+	84	27	12	64	43	146
37	Yale University+	43	21	39	22	64	146
39	Pennsylvania State University+	62	40	32	33	49	154
40	California Institute of Technology+	19	13	73	17	61	164
41	University of Minnesota+	52	36	49	35	50	170
42	Johns Hopkins University+	35	24	54	40	53	171
43	Virginia Tech+	56	36	56	48	36	176
44	University of Colorado Boulder+	68	40	53	53	31	177
44	University of Alberta+	42	5	73	65	34	177
46	University of California, Santa Barbara+	33	27	32	44	75	178
46	North Carolina State University+	51	50	42	49	37	178
48	University of California, Davis+	30	36	46	61	41	184
49	Stony Brook University+	57	45	25	47	79	196
50	University of Utah+	52	42	34	59	67	202
51	Texas A&M University+	70	45	38	46	78	207
52	Indiana University Bloomington+	60	50	57	58	47	212
53	Arizona State University+	60	45	47	50	71	213
54	Washington University in St. Louis+	39	42	60	45	72	219
55	University of Rochester+	34	50	61	42	69	222
56	Oregon State University+	43	70	55	85	25	235
57	University of Notre Dame+	35	56	63	79	46	244
58	Dartmouth College+	17	50	68	63	66	247
58	Iowa State University+	30	64	83	62	38	247
60	University of Florida+	44	45	73	54	76	248
61	College of William & Mary+	23	70	69	67	45	251
61	Université de Montréal+	15	7	83	87	74	251
63	Michigan State University+	32	56	61	72	63	252
64	University of Calgary+	24	8	94	90	62	254
65	University at Buffalo+	27	61	52	88	56	257
66	University of California, Riverside+	43	56	29	86	89	260
67	University of Pittsburgh+	21	56	67	56	82	261
68	Boston University+	45	45	48	76	93	262
69	University of Illinois at Chicago+	57	61	42	78	82	263
70	University of Central Florida+	39	70	57	60	77	264
71	University of California, Santa Cruz+	37	50	42	66	110	268
72	University of Victoria+		12	89	109	65	275
73	Tufts University+	24	56	69	71	80	276
74	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill+	40	27	164	43	44	278
75	Queen's University+	1	9	128	75	68	280
76	University of Arizona+	27	61	83	57	81	282
77	Concordia University+		17	89	130	59	295
78	University of Maryland, Baltimore County+	30	77	94	73	52	296
79	George Mason University+	47	64	42	74		302
80	University of Texas at Dallas+	52	64	59	97	96	316
81	Case Western Reserve University+	13	77	105	82	55	319
82	University of Oregon+	15	64	94	107	60	325
83	Vanderbilt University+	43	50	83	77		332
83	University of Nebraska-Lincoln+	20	86	114	92	40	332
85	University of Delaware+	21	70	79	69	119	337
85	Stevens Institute of Technology+	19	77	79	93	88	337
87	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute+	20	64	105	52		343
88	Florida State University+	25	77	73	91	107	348
89	Carleton University+		14	94	171	70	349
90	Dalhousie University+		15	105	108		350
91	Washington State University+	40	86	94	55	116	351
92	McMaster University+		10	135	112	103	360
93	Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago+	12	77	89	142	58	366
93	University of Saskatchewan+		19	151	139	57	366
95	Drexel University+	10	86	89	103	94	372
96	Syracuse University+	12	77	114	81	102	374
97	University of Connecticut+	23	77	69	110		378
98	University of Texas at Arlington+	24	96	63	131	91	381
99	Clemson University+	36	86	83	104	109	382
99	University of Iowa+	17	77	94	89		382
101	Binghamton University+	36	96	69	100		387
102	Worcester Polytechnic Institute+	26	86	79	122	101	388
103	University of Ottawa+		15	120	133		390
104	University of North Carolina at Charlotte+	29	96	105	94	97	392
105	Brigham Young University+	9	120	114	38		394
106	George Washington University+	15	70	105	111	111	397
107	Georgetown University+	18	70	89	124	117	400
108	New Jersey Institute of Technology+	3	86	73	123		404
109	University of New Mexico+	14	105	128	99	73	405
110	University of Georgia+		86	73	125		406
111	University of Tennessee+	32	86	94	106		408
112	Rochester Institute of Technology+	12	70	63	156		411
113	Emory University+	16	64	88	161	99	412
114	Lehigh University+	19	86	94	127	107	414
115	Wayne State University+	9	110	105	80		417
116	University of South Florida+	15	105	94	101	118	418
116	Brandeis University+	17	110	128	68	112	418
118	Illinois Institute of Technology+	19	96	120	95	113	424
119	Florida International University+	2	110	94	115	106	425
119	University of Kansas+	13	105	128	70		425
121	Temple University+	18	96	105	145	82	428
122	University of Houston+	25	110	94	113		439
123	Auburn University+		86	128	136	90	440
124	Kansas State University+		110	135	83		450
125	Portland State University+		132	114	114	92	452
126	DePaul University+		148	135	138	39	460
127	Université de Sherbrooke+		18	135			467
128	Louisiana State University+		120	128	98		468
129	University of South Carolina+		110	120	117		469
130	University of California, Merced+		96	79	174		471
131	University of North Texas+		132	105	153	82	472
132	University of Texas at San Antonio+		120	120	140	95	475
133	University of Kentucky+		105	120	154	97	476
134	Colorado School of Mines+	12	77	105	185		489
135	Colorado State University+	17	96	114	163	120	493
136	University of Missouri+		110	151	116		499
137	New Mexico State University+	14	132	151	96		501
138	University of Arkansas+	17	132	135	121		510
139	University of Oklahoma+		120	120	151		513
140	University of Cincinnati+		110	135	148		515
141	University of Windsor+		19	185			518
142	State University of New York at Albany+		120	151	126		519
143	Southern Methodist University+		132	164	102		520
144	University of Massachusetts Lowell+		120	114	167		523
145	University of Louisiana at Lafayette+		148	135	120		525
146	University of Alabama+		105	164	135		526
147	Western University+		11				527
148	York University+		13				529
149	Naval Postgraduate School+	16	96	164	191	82	533
150	University of Massachusetts Boston+		120	128	169		539
150	Kent State University+		148	135	134		539
152	University of Tulsa+	11	176	164	84		546
152	Mississippi State University+		132	164	128		546
154	Texas Tech University+		148	135	144		549
155	Ohio University+		132	164	172	82	550
156	University of Hawaii at Manoa+		120	135		104	551
157	University of Nevada, Reno+	11	176	135	119		552
158	Utah State University+		120	135	176		553
159	University of New Hampshire+		120	120			554
160	Old Dominion University+		148	151	137		558
161	Georgia State University+		110	135			559
162	University of Rhode Island+	19	148	185	105		560
163	Michigan Technological University+		132	135	175		564
164	University of Vermont+		148	151	147		568
165	University of Colorado, Colorado Springs+		132	135	183		572
166	Florida Atlantic University+		148	151	152		573
166	University of Miami+		132	164	155		573
168	Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis+		110	151			575
169	University of Memphis+		163	120	190	105	578
170	University of Louisville+		132	164	162		580
171	Missouri University of Science and Technology+		132	185	143		582
172	West Virginia University+		132	151		120	595
173	Virginia Commonwealth University+		148	135			597
174	Howard University+		120		157		601
175	Oklahoma State University-Stillwater+		148	185	149		604
176	University of Nebraska Omaha+		163	151	170		606
177	Oregon Health & Science University+		163	164	158		607
178	University of Texas at El Paso+		163	164	160		609
179	University of Idaho+		163	185	141		611
180	Rutgers University-Newark+		96				612
181	Oakland University+		198	164	129		613
182	Western Michigan University+		187	185	132	114	618
183	University of Alabama at Birmingham+		132	185	182		621
184	University of Colorado Denver+		163	164	173		622
185	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee+		148	164			626
185	Boise State University+		148	164			626
185	University of Nevada, Las Vegas+		148	164			626
188	University of Michigan-Dearborn+		176	151	180		629
188	Clarkson University+		187		118		629
190	University of Wyoming+		163	164	181		630
191	Air Force Institute of Technology+		132	185			631
191	University of Maine+	1	148		159		631
193	Montana State University - Bozeman+		163	164	187		636
193	Graduate Center, CUNY+		120				636
195	University of Missouri-Kansas City+		163	164	188		637
196	Wichita State University+		176	151			641
197	Northern Arizona University+		187	151	186		646
198	Florida Institute of Technology+		148	185			647
199	University of Mississippi+		132				648
200	Santa Clara University+	13	163		166		653
201	University of Denver+		187	164		114	657
202	University of Alabama in Huntsville+		163	185			662
203	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology+		176	185	184		667
204	Pace University+		198		146		668
205	Tennessee Technological University+		198		150		672
206	Southern Illinois University Carbondale+		176	185			675
206	North Dakota State University+		176	185			675
206	Towson University+		176	185			675
206	University of Arkansas at Little Rock+		176	185			675
210	University of Southern Mississippi+		198	164			676
210	Louisiana Tech University+		187		165		676
212	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University+		163				679
212	Wright State University+		163				679
214	University of New Orleans+		198	185	179		684
215	University of Bridgeport+		198		164		686
216	Marquette University+		176		189		689
216	University of Toledo+		187		178		689
218	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach+		176				692
219	University of South Alabama+		205		168		697
220	Chapman University+		205			100	699
221	Bowie State University+		187				703
221	Dakota State University+		187				703
221	Kennesaw State University+		187				703
221	Tennessee State University+		187				703
221	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez+		187				703
226	Nova Southeastern University+		205	185			704
227	The Catholic University of America+		205		177		706
228	Claremont Graduate University+		198				714
229	LIU Post+		205				721
229	Walden University+		205				721