Rankings by major · 377 schools scored

Best colleges for computer science

Every school we cover is scored 0–100 for computer science. The score blends how graduates in the major do four years out against the national norm for the same major, the strength of the student body, how many undergraduate courses the department lists, and the size of the program. Small programs (under five graduates a year) are capped. 80 and up is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid.

The top computer science schools: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Princeton University.

Top 100 colleges for computer science
Rank	School	Score (0–100)	Tier	Graduates per year in the major	Share of the class	Pay vs. national, same major	Acceptance rate
1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	99	Standout	393	35.7%	2.10×	5%
2	Stanford University Stanford, CA	97	Standout	293	18.3%	2.01×	4%
2	Princeton University Princeton, NJ	97	Standout	201	16%	2.04×	4%
4	Columbia University New York, NY	96	Standout	404	18.3%	1.76×	5%
5	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	95	Standout	183	10.8%	1.90×	4%
6	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	94	Standout	1,387	17.3%	1.83×	16%
6	Duke University Durham, NC	94	Standout	411	22.2%	1.83×	5%
8	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	93	Standout	166	7.7%	1.55×	11%
9	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	92	Standout	171	11.9%	2.13×	8%
9	Rice University Houston, TX	92	Standout	164	16%	1.98×	8%
11	Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA	91	Standout	1,083	27%	1.63×	13%
11	Yale University New Haven, CT	91	Standout	179	12.6%	2.04×	5%
11	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	91	Standout	157	9%	1.66×	4%
14	Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	90	Standout	382	23.6%	2.37×	11%
14	Brown University Providence, RI	90	Standout	273	16.3%	2.00×	5%
14	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	90	Standout	217	10.5%	1.64×	7%
14	Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	90	Standout	73	17.4%	1.63×	7%
18	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	89	Standout	713	18.9%	1.94×	9%
18	Tufts University Medford, MA	89	Standout	211	14.3%	1.46×	11%
18	Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO	89	Standout	206	11.1%	1.65×	12%
18	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	89	Standout	89	15.8%	1.86×	14%
18	Carleton College Northfield, MN	89	Standout	80	16.6%	–	20%
18	Harvey Mudd College Claremont, CA	89	Standout	55	24.2%	1.85×	13%
24	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	88	Standout	260	9.1%	2.61×	5%
24	Williams College Williamstown, MA	88	Standout	56	10.9%	1.96×	9%
24	Pomona College Claremont, CA	88	Standout	49	13.5%	2.03×	7%
27	New York University New York, NY	87	Standout	663	9.7%	1.54×	9%
27	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	87	Standout	198	11.5%	1.50×	6%
27	Haverford College Haverford, PA	87	Standout	38	12.5%	–	12%
30	University of Washington Seattle, WA	86	Standout	1,117	12.9%	1.42×	39%
30	Northeastern University Boston, MA	86	Standout	648	14.5%	1.77×	5%
30	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	86	Standout	136	13%	1.88×	6%
30	Amherst College Amherst, MA	86	Standout	55	10.9%	1.33×	9%
30	Colby College Waterville, ME	86	Standout	43	8.1%	–	7%
35	University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA	85	Standout	1,731	19.7%	1.91×	11%
35	University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	85	Standout	499	10.2%	1.27×	17%
35	Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	85	Standout	195	15.6%	1.31×	29%
35	Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	85	Standout	149	11.5%	1.34×	35%
35	United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs, CO	85	Standout	75	7.4%	–	14%
35	California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA	85	Standout	71	32.6%	1.87×	3%
35	Smith College Northampton, MA	85	Standout	41	6.9%	–	21%
42	The University of Texas–Austin Austin, TX	84	Standout	470	4.5%	1.68×	27%
42	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	84	Standout	285	18.2%	1.31×	63%
42	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	84	Standout	141	7.3%	1.45×	42%
45	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	83	Standout	369	6.8%	1.82×	10%
45	Davidson College Davidson, NC	83	Standout	54	11.6%	–	13%
45	Barnard College New York, NY	83	Standout	53	7.3%	–	9%
48	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	82	Standout	62	8.3%	1.51×	14%
48	United States Military Academy at West Point West Point, NY	82	Standout	51	4.8%	–	12%
50	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	81	Standout	583	6.9%	1.66×	42%
50	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	81	Standout	57	8.7%	1.20×	11%
50	Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME	81	Standout	28	6.3%	1.29×	7%
53	University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD	80	Standout	1,534	18.2%	1.28×	45%
53	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	80	Standout	816	10.7%	1.12×	80%
53	University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA	80	Standout	297	6.6%	1.54×	17%
53	Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	80	Standout	62	7.7%	–	16%
53	Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA	80	Standout	19	6.4%	–	29%
58	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA	79	Strong	240	20.1%	1.28×	62%
58	Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO	79	Strong	222	18.6%	1.19×	61%
58	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	79	Strong	63	15.7%	1.03×	15%
58	United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD	79	Strong	44	3.9%	–	9%
58	Lafayette College Easton, PA	79	Strong	33	4.8%	–	31%
58	Hamilton College Clinton, NY	79	Strong	24	4.9%	–	14%
64	The Pennsylvania State University–University Park University Park, PA	78	Strong	1,238	12%	1.18×	61%
64	University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, WI	78	Strong	868	11.6%	1.30×	45%
64	University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA	78	Strong	725	8.2%	1.49×	29%
64	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	78	Strong	234	6.9%	1.25×	46%
64	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	78	Strong	31	6.4%	–	45%
69	Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	77	Strong	214	9.1%	1.40×	16%
69	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	77	Strong	95	5%	1.18×	48%
69	Macalester College Saint Paul, MN	77	Strong	72	13.3%	1.18×	29%
69	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	77	Strong	34	5.2%	1.40×	34%
69	Connecticut College New London, CT	77	Strong	32	7.6%	–	37%
69	Reed College Portland, OR	77	Strong	20	6.7%	–	29%
75	Purdue University–Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	76	Strong	1,010	11.9%	1.25×	50%
75	Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	76	Strong	167	18%	1.29×	51%
75	Emory University Atlanta, GA	76	Strong	89	4.2%	1.49×	10%
75	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	76	Strong	31	4.8%	1.35×	19%
79	University of Massachusetts–Amherst Amherst, MA	75	Strong	534	8.5%	1.15×	60%
79	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	75	Strong	529	22.2%	1.38×	71%
79	Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	75	Strong	526	7.2%	1.56×	55%
79	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	75	Strong	429	9.1%	0.98×	59%
79	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	75	Strong	410	4.6%	1.23×	85%
79	George Washington University Washington, DC	75	Strong	126	4.3%	1.30×	47%
79	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	75	Strong	63	8.9%	1.02×	62%
79	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	75	Strong	33	5.7%	1.12×	36%
79	Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	75	Strong	28	5.6%	–	18%
88	University of California, Davis Davis, CA	74	Strong	411	4.7%	1.50×	44%
88	University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	74	Strong	340	3.7%	2.35×	9%
88	Boston University Boston, MA	74	Strong	309	6.5%	1.28×	13%
88	North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC	74	Strong	287	4.4%	1.06×	42%
88	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA	74	Strong	95	6%	1.19×	34%
88	Yeshiva University New York, NY	74	Strong	36	6.3%	–	56%
88	Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA	74	Strong	20	4.5%	–	14%
95	Georgetown University Washington, DC	73	Strong	56	3.1%	1.34×	13%
95	Trinity University San Antonio, TX	73	Strong	40	6.9%	1.07×	26%
97	Rutgers University–New Brunswick Piscataway, NJ	72	Strong	1,007	11.9%	1.25×	58%
97	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	72	Strong	529	7.8%	1.14×	78%
97	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	72	Strong	424	4.4%	1.37×	20%
97	Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL	72	Strong	152	24.2%	1.11×	55%

277 more schools are on the full computer science ranking.

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