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Best Computer Science Schools

Ranked in 2018, part of Best Science Schools

Earning a graduate degree in computer science can lead to positions

in research institutions, government agencies, technology
companies and colleges and universities. These are the top computer science schools.
Each school's score reBects its average rating on a scale from 1 (marginal) to 5
(outstanding), based on a survey of academics at peer institutions. Read the
methodology »

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P E E R A S S E S S M E NT
NAME/RANK SCORE

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA 5.0
#1 in Computer Science (tie)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA 5.0
#1 in Computer Science (tie)

Stanford University
Stanford, CA 5.0
#1 in Computer Science (tie)

University of California--Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 5.0
#1 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL 4.6
#5 in Computer Science

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 4.5
#6 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Washington
Seattle, WA 4.5
#6 in Computer Science (tie)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Atlanta, GA
4.4
#8 in Computer Science (tie)

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 4.4
#8 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Texas--Austin
Austin, TX 4.3
#10 in Computer Science

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA 4.2
#11 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI 4.2
#11 in Computer Science (tie)

Columbia University
New York, NY 4.1
#13 in Computer Science (tie)

University of California--Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA 4.1
 #13 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Wisconsin--Madison
Madison, WI 4.1
#13 in Computer Science (tie)

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 4.0
#16 in Computer Science (tie)

University of California--San Diego

La Jolla, CA 4.0
#16 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Maryland--College Park

College Park, MD 4.0
#16 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 3.8
#19 in Computer Science

Purdue University--West Lafayette

West Lafayette, IN 3.7
#20 in Computer Science (tie)
Rice University
Houston, TX 3.7
#20 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Massachusetts--Amherst
Amherst, MA 3.7
#20 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA 3.7
#20 in Computer Science (tie)

Yale University
New Haven, CT 3.7
#20 in Computer Science (tie)

Brown University
Providence, RI 3.6
#25 in Computer Science (tie)

Duke University
Durham, NC 3.6
#25 in Computer Science (tie)

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD 3.6
#25 in Computer Science (tie)

University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, NC 3.6
#25 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Minnesota--Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN 3.5
#29 in Computer Science
New York University
New York, NY 3.4
#30 in Computer Science (tie)

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 3.4
#30 in Computer Science (tie)

Ohio State University

Columbus, OH 3.4
#30 in Computer Science (tie)

Pennsylvania State University--University Park

University Park, PA 3.4
#30 in Computer Science (tie)

University of California--Irvine
Irvine, CA 3.4
#30 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL 3.4
#30 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 3.4
#30 in Computer Science (tie)

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey--New

Brunswick
3.3
Piscataway, NJ
#37 in Computer Science (tie)

University of California--Davis
Davis, CA 3.3
#37 in Computer Science (tie)
University of California--Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 3.3
#37 in Computer Science (tie)

Stony Brook University--SUNY

Stony Brook, NY 3.2
#40 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Colorado--Boulder
Boulder, CO 3.2
#40 in Computer Science (tie)

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 3.2
#40 in Computer Science (tie)

Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ 3.1
#43 in Computer Science (tie)

Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH 3.1
#43 in Computer Science (tie)

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, NC 3.1
#43 in Computer Science (tie)

Texas A&M University--College Station

College Station, TX 3.1
#43 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 3.1
#43 in Computer Science (tie)
University of Utah
Salt Lake City , UT 3.1
#43 in Computer Science (tie)

Boston University
Boston, MA 3.0
#49 in Computer Science (tie)

Northeastern University
Boston, MA 3.0
#49 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 3.0
#49 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 3.0
#49 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Rochester
Rochester, NY 3.0
#49 in Computer Science (tie)

Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, MO 3.0
#49 in Computer Science (tie)

Indiana University--Bloomington
Bloomington, IN 2.9
#55 in Computer Science (tie)

Michigan State University

2.9
East Lansing, MI
 #55 in Computer Science (tie)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, NY 2.9
#55 in Computer Science (tie)

University of California--Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA 2.8
#58 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN 2.8
#58 in Computer Science (tie)

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN 2.8
#58 in Computer Science (tie)

Iowa State University

Ames, IA 2.7
#61 in Computer Science (tie)

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University at Buffalo--SUNY
Buffalo, NY 2.7
#61 in Computer Science (tie)

University of California--Riverside
Riverside, CA 2.7
#61 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Illinois--Chicago
Chicago, IL 2.6
#64 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 2.6
 #64 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 2.6
#64 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Texas--Dallas
Richardson, TX 2.6
#64 in Computer Science (tie)

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, OH 2.5
#68 in Computer Science (tie)

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA 2.5
#68 in Computer Science (tie)

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR 2.5
#68 in Computer Science (tie)

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY 2.5
#68 in Computer Science (tie)

Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 2.5
#68 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Delaware
Newark, DE 2.5
#68 in Computer Science (tie)

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA 2.5
 #68 in Computer Science (tie)

Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO 2.4
#75 in Computer Science (tie)

George Washington University

Washington, DC 2.4
#75 in Computer Science (tie)

Tufts University
Medford, MA 2.4
#75 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 2.4
#75 in Computer Science (tie)

University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM 2.4
#75 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Tennessee--Knoxville
Knoxville, TN 2.4
#75 in Computer Science (tie)

Washington State University

Pullman, WA 2.4
#75 in Computer Science (tie)

Clemson University
Clemson, SC 2.3
#82 in Computer Science (tie)

CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York , NY
 #82 in Computer Science (tie) 2.3

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA 2.3
#82 in Computer Science (tie)

Emory University
Atlanta, GA 2.3
#82 in Computer Science (tie)

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL 2.3
#82 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL 2.3
#82 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 2.3
#82 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Maryland--Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD 2.3
#82 in Computer Science (tie)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MA 2.3
#82 in Computer Science (tie)

Auburn University
Auburn, AL 2.2
#91 in Computer Science (tie)

Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
2.2
#91 in Computer Science (tie)

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT 2.2
#91 in Computer Science (tie)

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO 2.2
#91 in Computer Science (tie)

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, IL 2.2
#91 in Computer Science (tie)

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Newark, NJ 2.2
#91 in Computer Science (tie)

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, NJ 2.2
#91 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 2.2
#91 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 2.2
#91 in Computer Science (tie)

University of North Carolina--Charlotte

Charlotte, NC 2.2
#91 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Texas--Arlington
Arlington, TX
2.2
#91 in Computer Science (tie)

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS 2.1
#102 in Computer Science (tie)

Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA 2.1
#102 in Computer Science (tie)

Louisiana State University--Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, LA 2.1
#102 in Computer Science (tie)

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA 2.1
#102 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Georgia
Athens, GA 2.1
#102 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Houston
Houston, TX 2.1
#102 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 2.1
#102 in Computer Science (tie)

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL 2.1
#102 in Computer Science (tie)
Wayne State University
2.1
Detroit, MI
#102 in Computer Science (tie)

Binghamton University--SUNY
Binghamton, NY 2.0
#111 in Computer Science (tie)

Missouri University of Science & Technology

Rolla, MO 2.0
#111 in Computer Science (tie)

University at Albany--SUNY
Albany, NY 2.0
#111 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 2.0
#111 in Computer Science (tie)

University of New Hampshire

Durham, NH 2.0
#111 in Computer Science (tie)

University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 2.0
#111 in Computer Science (tie)

University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC 2.0
#111 in Computer Science (tie)

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV 2.0
 #111 in Computer Science (tie)

Georgia State University

Atlanta, GA 1.9
#119 in Computer Science (tie)

Ohio University
Athens, OH 1.9
#119 in Computer Science (tie)

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