Computer Science Ranking of US University


Following table lists Computer Science Rankings
  • Masters in Computer Science Rankings
  • PhD in Computer Science Rankings

Masters and PhD Computer Science Rankings

NoInstitution NameR-RankS-Rank
1STANFORD UNIVERSITY[1-2][1-2]
2MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY[2-5][2-12]
3PRINCETON UNIVERSITY[2-4][1-3]
4CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY[3-10][3-16]
5UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY[3-6][3-16]
6UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN[4-16][8-42]
7CORNELL UNIVERSITY[5-12][4-21]
8UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL[5-14][6-36]
9HARVARD UNIVERSITY[6-22][3-19]
10UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES[6-16][6-29]
11UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA[6-18][3-16]
12GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY[7-28][14-57]
13UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA[7-18][3-15]
14UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN[8-22][22-66]
15UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK[9-25][8-45]
16UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO[10-25][7-35]
17UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR[10-25][12-45]
18UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON[10-22][10-48]
19MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY[12-32][10-45]
20COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK[13-31][6-30]
21UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER[13-32][7-39]
22DUKE UNIVERSITY[14-27][9-36]
23UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST[15-44][13-55]
24UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON[15-32][17-55]
25UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA[16-35][16-57]
26BROWN UNIVERSITY[17-34][24-59]
27STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK[17-35][7-39]
28PURDUE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS[18-42][16-56]
29LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE[19-39][13-49]
30UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES[20-41][27-66]
31PENN STATE UNIVERSITY[22-45][15-51]
32OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS[23-46][26-64]
33UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE[23-41][30-68]
34TUFTS UNIVERSITY[24-46][23-61]
35UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE[24-59][5-34]
36UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA[25-43][20-59]
37TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY[26-48][35-71]
38UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO[28-50][18-52]
39UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PITTSBURGH CAMPUS[29-49][16-57]
40ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY[30-57][22-63]
41STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO[30-52][32-66]
42UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA – LINCOLN[30-60][12-45]
43UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS[31-54][15-51]
44YALE UNIVERSITY[31-52][17-59]
45UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA CRUZ[32-57][31-71]
46UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA[36-66][18-62]
47RICE UNIVERSITY[37-60][17-60]
48INDIANA UNIVERSITY AT BLOOMINGTON[38-65][68-100]
49NEW YORK UNIVERSITY[39-71][39-81]
50UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER[40-63][45-88]
51UNIVERSITY OF UTAH[40-68][45-81]
52WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS[40-72][17-62]
53LEHIGH UNIVERSITY[42-75][62-102]
54NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY[42-73][26-69]
55GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY[43-78][18-57]
56NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY[43-75][63-100]
57FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY[45-88][112-124]
58VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY[45-78][45-83]
59BOSTON UNIVERSITY[46-91][14-51]
60IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY[47-82][44-83]
61VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY[48-87][22-64]
62NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY[50-87][47-94]
63CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY[51-88][26-67]
64FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY[51-90][19-64]
65UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MAIN CAMPUS[51-91][59-96]
66UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA[51-85][60-96]
67UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY[51-95][17-58]
68OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY[52-88][74-110]
69RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE[52-93][46-85]
70RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY NEW BRUNSWICK CAMPUS[52-85][61-97]
71UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA[52-92][54-87]
72UNIVERSITY OF IOWA[52-91][81-109]
73DARTMOUTH COLLEGE[53-90][9-38]
74UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE[53-88][64-105]
75UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN CAMPUS[53-92][46-92]
76JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY[54-88][57-94]
77UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA[54-89][52-89]
78UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA[54-95][65-98]
79OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS[55-91][46-82]
80BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY[58-90][92-116]
81CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK GRAD. CENTER[59-98][109-121]
82KENT STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS[59-92][84-108]
83UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE[59-95][55-96]
84UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY[60-103][71-113]
85UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT[61-99][46-87]
86FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY[62-100][56-101]
87UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO[62-99][50-93]
88ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY[65-99][74-109]
89AUBURN UNIVERSITY[67-106][57-104]
90UNIVERSITY OF OREGON[68-98][94-116]
91NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY[70-104][66-104]
92UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO MAIN CAMPUS[73-109][80-116]
93STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BINGHAMTON[74-106][74-113]
94COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY[75-106][102-117]
95WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY[75-102][62-101]
96WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY[77-109][60-102]
97CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY[82-112][62-107]
98GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY[84-109][101-120]
99UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLUMBIA[84-109][55-97]
100NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS[85-111][93-115]
101UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE[87-112][87-114]
102UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA[89-112][72-104]
103NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS[90-114][68-106]
104SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS[90-114][86-113]
105WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS[90-112][65-105]
106MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY[91-116][58-95]
107UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS[91-119][88-117]
108UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON[93-115][75-111]
109UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS[95-120][95-121]
110OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY[97-119][83-114]
111UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM[97-121][61-102]
112CLEMSON UNIVERSITY[99-121][93-117]
113KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY[102-120][65-106]
114TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY[103-121][121-126]
115UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS[104-121][119-125]
116STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALBANY[105-120][119-125]
117UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE[105-123][124-126]
118WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY[107-124][67-115]
119BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY[108-124][108-121]
120OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY[109-124][27-77]
121NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY[111-126][96-119]
122UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS[111-126][105-123]
123TEMPLE UNIVERSITY[112-123][103-118]
124SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY[115-125][117-125]
125UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE[117-124][103-120]
126UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI[124-126][119-126]
127STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY[Not Ranked-Not Ranked][Not Ranked-Not Ranked]
128UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS[Not Ranked-Not Ranked][Not Ranked-Not Ranked]

  • S Rank (for survey-based rankings) are based on how faculty weighted—or assigned importance to—20 characteristics that the study committee determined to be factors contributing to program quality. The weights of characteristics vary by field based on faculty survey responses in each of those fields. Programs in a field rank higher if they demonstrate strength in the characteristics carrying greater weights.
  • R Rank (for regression-based rankings) depend on the weights calculated from faculty ratings of a sample of programs in their field. These ratings were related, through a multiple regression and principal components analysis, to the 20 characteristics that the committee had determined to be factors of program quality. The resulting weights were then applied to data corresponding to those characteristics for each of the programs in the field.