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Computer Sciences

The National Research Council assessed programs according to 21 different criteria. Here are the NRC’s five major ratings summarizing those criteria. For a detailed explanation, see our FAQ.

S-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they are strong in the criteria that scholars say are most important.
Research: Derived from faculty publications, citation rates, grants, and awards.
Students: Derived from students’ completion rates, financial aid, and other criteria.
Diversity: Reflects gender balance, ethnic diversity, and the proportion of international students.
R-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they have similar features to programs viewed by faculty as top-notch.

Institution, program	S-Rank High	S-Rank Low	Research High	Research Low	Students High	Students Low	Diversity High	Diversity Low	R-Rank High	R-Rank Low
Arizona State U. Computer Science	22	63	19	79	22	73	26	59	30	57
Auburn U. Computer Science & Software Engineering	57	104	51	115	8	89	1	4	67	106
Bingham- tonton U. (SUNY) Computer Sciences	74	113	34	95	121	125	29	71	74	106
Boston U. Computer Science	14	51	12	74	19	80	66	109	46	91
Brandeis U. Computer Science	92	116	89	118	52	102	32	72	58	90
Brigham Young U. Computer Science	108	121	97	122	92	115	117	124	108	124
Brown U. Computer Science	24	59	14	54	23	81	45	90	17	34
California Institute of Technology Computer Science	26	67	23	81	13	62	30	64	51	88
Carnegie Mellon U. Computer Sciences	3	16	7	48	11	54	61	101	3	10
Case Western Reserve U. Computing and Information Science	62	107	42	106	114	124	30	70	82	112
City U. of New York Graduate Center Computer Science	109	121	98	121	105	118	8	26	59	98
Clemson U. Computer Science	93	117	95	120	14	94	107	122	99	121
College of William and Mary Computer Sciences	102	117	117	125	30	85	18	46	75	106
Columbia U. Computer Science	6	30	4	25	42	97	28	62	13	31
Cornell U. Computer Science	4	21	4	27	4	34	75	114	5	12
Dartmouth College Computer Sciences	9	38	29	90	4	33	52	99	53	90
Duke U. Computer Science	9	36	4	25	37	90	31	76	14	27
Florida Institute of Technology Computer Science	112	124	103	119	61	120	126	126	45	88
Florida Inter- national U. Computer Science	56	101	28	94	94	110	1	4	62	100
Florida State U. Computer Sciences	19	64	20	80	3	30	41	82	51	90
George Washing- ton U. Computer Science	101	120	84	119	97	117	6	22	84	109
Georgia Institute of Technology Computer Science	14	57	16	75	27	84	36	72	7	28
Georgia State U. Computer Science	18	57	43	101	1	4	3	10	43	78
Harvard U. DEAS-Computer Sciences	3	19	2	10	15	77	109	123	6	22
Illinois Institute of Technology Computer Science	74	109	60	108	38	85	40	79	65	99
Indiana U. at Blooming- ton Computer Science	68	100	80	115	41	89	28	65	38	65
Iowa State U. Computer Science	44	83	36	93	24	88	19	50	47	82
Johns Hopkins U. Computer Science	57	94	38	88	27	81	69	107	54	88
Kansas State U. Computer Science	65	106	44	102	24	89	24	65	102	120
Kent State U. Main Campus Computer Science	84	108	82	113	72	101	62	105	59	92
Lehigh U. Computer Science & Engineering	62	102	65	113	93	117	7	27	42	75
Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge Computer Science	13	49	14	66	23	82	6	22	19	39
Massachu- setts Institute of Technology Computer Science	2	12	3	14	5	35	78	111	2	5
Michigan State U. Computer Science	10	45	21	79	9	48	39	84	12	32
Mississippi State U. Computer Science	58	95	66	114	26	84	3	11	91	116
New Jersey Institute of Technology Computer Science	66	104	41	97	89	115	69	116	70	104
New Jersey Institute of Technology Information Systems	96	119	78	119	32	93	1	7	111	126
New Mexico State U. at Las Cruces Computer Sciences	68	106	45	102	112	121	53	92	90	114
New York U. Computer Science	39	81	32	83	26	84	79	112	39	71
North Carolina State U. Computer Sciences	63	100	42	95	84	110	40	83	43	75
North Dakota State U. Main Campus Computer Science	93	115	90	120	35	84	103	121	85	111
North- eastern U. Computer Science	47	94	21	85	56	103	59	100	50	87
North- western U. Computer Science	26	69	18	82	15	76	44	86	42	73
Ohio State U. Main Campus Computer and Information Science	26	64	10	52	83	105	33	82	23	46
Oklahoma State U. Main Campus Computer Science	46	82	81	119	3	31	30	68	55	91
Old Dominion U. Computer Science	83	114	56	107	86	112	29	72	97	119
Oregon Health and Science U. Computer Science and Engineering	27	77	33	101	66	108	68	113	109	124
Oregon State U. Computer Science	74	110	51	102	101	120	82	114	52	88
Pennsyl- vania State U. Computer Science and Engineering	15	51	15	65	39	90	6	24	22	45
Princeton U. Computer Science	1	3	1	3	7	46	70	107	2	4
Purdue U. Main Campus Computer Sciences	16	56	14	67	14	68	37	73	18	42
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Computer Science	46	85	37	91	26	84	49	88	52	93
Rice U. Computer Science	17	60	9	61	54	101	79	111	37	60
Rutgers U. at New Brunswick Computer Science	61	97	42	96	46	96	19	51	52	85
Southern Methodist U. Computer Science	117	125	105	122	94	119	68	107	115	125
Stanford U. Computer Science	1	2	1	2	41	92	119	124	1	2
State U. of New York at Albany Computer Science	119	125	126	126	26	85	56	103	105	120
State U. of New York at Stony Brook Computer Science	7	39	8	59	8	50	10	32	17	35
Stevens Institute of Technology Computer Science	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R
Syracuse U. Main Campus Computer Sciences	86	113	93	121	82	111	35	74	90	114
Temple U. Computer and Information Science	103	118	94	119	35	94	82	118	112	123
Texas A&M U. Computer Science	35	71	44	96	15	68	14	36	26	48
Texas Tech U. Computer Science	121	126	120	125	103	121	72	106	103	121
Tufts U. Computer Science	23	61	54	107	1	6	7	34	24	46
U. at Buffalo (SUNY) Computer Science and Engineering	32	66	51	100	2	21	18	46	30	52
U. of Alabama Computer Sciences	72	104	93	120	9	56	20	49	89	112
U. of Alabama at Birmingham Computer and Information Sciences	61	102	74	116	6	44	8	32	97	121
U. of Alabama at Huntsville Computer Science	124	126	120	125	125	126	6	26	105	123
U. of Arizona Computer Science	52	89	43	91	17	94	75	111	54	89
U. of Arkansas Main Campus Computer Science	95	121	60	112	106	125	114	124	95	120
U. of California at Berkeley Computer Science	3	16	3	17	21	78	114	123	3	6
U. of California at Davis Computer Science	15	51	15	72	20	75	39	75	31	54
U. of California at Irvine Information and Computer Sciences	30	68	27	78	31	86	23	54	23	41
U. of California at Los Angeles Computer Science	6	29	9	45	50	96	104	119	6	16
U. of California at Riverside Computer Science	5	34	5	41	3	22	21	50	24	59
U. of California at San Diego Computer Science and Engineering	7	35	6	39	18	73	82	113	10	25
U. of California at Santa Barbara Computer Science	3	16	3	26	5	37	53	96	6	18
U. of California at Santa Cruz Computer Science	31	71	12	63	53	95	41	80	32	57
U. of Central Florida Computer Science	65	98	71	111	14	59	60	103	54	95
U. of Chicago Computer Science	18	52	14	52	36	98	38	87	28	50
U. of Cincinnati Main Campus Computer Science	59	96	64	109	64	93	21	56	51	91
U. of Colorado at Boulder Computer Science	45	88	23	84	35	90	59	99	40	63
U. of Connec- ticut Computer Science Engineering Ph.D.	46	87	36	96	13	63	10	33	61	99
U. of Delaware Computer and Information Sciences	64	105	36	93	102	118	54	96	53	88
U. of Florida Computer Engineering	60	96	77	115	38	95	23	53	51	85
U. of Georgia Computer Science	54	87	77	114	8	52	20	49	52	92
U. of Houston main campus Computer Science	75	111	42	99	118	125	5	24	93	115
U. of Illinois at Chicago Computer Science	50	93	30	91	78	102	8	28	62	99
U. of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Computer Science	8	42	11	54	20	74	60	101	4	16
U. of Iowa Computer Science	81	109	80	113	38	91	12	31	52	91
U. of Kansas Computer Science	88	117	62	111	36	106	115	124	91	119
U. of Kentucky Computer Science	17	58	21	89	10	53	32	75	51	95
U. of Louisiana at Lafayette Computer Science	103	120	99	122	33	87	65	108	117	124
U. of Maryland at College Park Computer Science	8	45	6	53	16	73	48	88	9	25
U. of Maryland- Baltimore County Computer Science	71	113	18	79	117	123	52	94	60	103
U. of Massachu- setts at Amherst Computer Science	13	55	10	64	17	75	67	107	15	44
U. of Memphis Computer Science	105	123	92	120	82	112	101	118	111	126
U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor Computer Science and Engineering	12	45	12	56	52	95	50	90	10	25
U. of Minnesota- Twin Cities Computer Science	27	66	14	65	35	92	68	110	20	41
U. of Nebraska at Lincoln Computer Science	12	45	34	89	1	15	7	26	30	60
U. of New Mexico Main Campus Computer Science	80	116	47	104	94	115	98	119	73	109
U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Computer Science	6	36	5	38	16	74	102	118	5	14
U. of North Carolina at Charlotte Ph.D. in Information Technology	87	114	92	121	15	72	5	23	87	112
U. of North Texas Computer Science	119	125	117	125	119	125	18	51	104	121
U. of Oklahoma Norman Campus Computer Science	46	92	33	96	94	115	81	116	53	92
U. of Oregon Computer and Information Sciences	94	116	91	118	98	118	51	90	68	98
U. of Pennsyl- vania Computer and Information Science-SEAS	3	15	4	30	11	58	93	116	7	18
U. of Pittsburgh Main Campus Computer Science	16	57	13	61	12	68	4	18	29	49
U. of Rochester Computer Science	7	39	10	61	2	18	70	108	13	32
U. of South Carolina at Columbia Computer Science and Engineering	55	97	60	109	5	38	8	28	84	109
U. of South Florida Computer Science and Engineering	18	62	10	60	35	91	33	68	36	66
U. of Southern California Computer Science	16	57	9	57	25	82	27	64	16	35
U. of Southern Mississippi Computational Science	119	126	116	125	36	86	3	14	124	126
U. of Tennessee Computer Science	55	96	24	83	111	124	61	104	59	95
U. of Texas at Austin Computer Sciences	22	66	6	45	103	117	125	125	8	22
U. of Texas at Dallas Computer Science	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R
U. of Utah Computer Science	45	81	37	94	8	42	94	117	40	68
U. of Virginia Computer Science	20	59	12	59	18	78	25	57	25	43
U. of Washing- ton Computer Science and Engineering	17	55	15	73	21	80	64	104	15	32
U. of Wisconsin at Madison Computer Sciences	10	48	7	43	37	89	88	115	10	22
Vanderbilt U. Computer Science	22	64	23	84	4	30	59	98	48	87
Virginia Tech Computer Science and Applications	45	83	44	98	46	93	21	51	45	78
Washing- ton State U. Computer Science	60	102	49	107	59	113	39	85	77	109
Washing- ton U. in St. Louis Computer Science and Engineering	17	62	17	81	48	95	73	108	40	72
Wayne State U. Computer Science	62	101	42	98	101	118	67	112	75	102
Western Michigan U. Computer Sciences	67	115	20	91	80	121	31	74	107	124
Wright State U. Main Campus Computer Science and Engineering	65	105	58	110	29	85	114	124	90	112
Yale U. Computer Science	17	59	17	75	4	43	85	116	31	52
Methodology: This interactive tool is based on rankings developed by the NRC. For a complete explanation of the methods the research council used, go to its site; registration may be required.

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