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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |