Best schools for computer science in the US 2025

Explore the Times Higher Education rankings for the best universities in the US for computer science in 2025.
The list of 130 ranked US schools is derived from data collected for the World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Computer Science released in January. This offers valuable insights into the top institutions for computer science.
Universities across the US are scored in areas such as teaching, research and international outlook for studying computer science. Times Higher Education uses a thorough methodology, designed by the in-house data team, that is trusted globally by students, academic, policymakers, and industry leaders.

March 5 2025

Top schools in the US for computer science

US Computer Science Rank 2025	World Computer Science Rank 2025	University	Overall	Teaching	Research Environment	Research Quality	Industry	International Outlook
1	3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	96.2	99.1	100	80.6	99.4	93.2
2	5	Stanford University	96	99.8	100	76.7	98.8	93.5
=3	6	Carnegie Mellon University	95.7	99.7	99.3	79.6	96.2	94.5
=3	6	Princeton University	95.7	99.6	91.5	78.8	97.6	95.5
5	8	University of California, Berkeley	93.6	99.9	99	78	93.8	89.7
6	10	Harvard University	93.4	95.9	75.7	81.4	99.1	93.5
7	15	California Institute of Technology	90.9	95.4	99.7	62.7	96.4	85.8
8	16	Cornell University	90.8	97.9	74.8	76.5	96	86.9
9	17	University of California, Los Angeles	90.1	97.3	86.5	80.7	92.9	83.7
10	18	University of Washington	89.8	98	86.9	69.6	93.5	84.1
11	21	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	88.2	94.1	86.2	65.5	96.8	80.2
12	22	Georgia Institute of Technology	87.1	92.9	94.5	77.3	91.5	77.5
13	24	Yale University	86.3	91.7	69.8	81.4	87.3	86
14	25	Johns Hopkins University	85.8	99.5	97.8	82.6	80.3	75.3
15	26	Columbia University	85.6	94.1	83.7	84.3	82.5	81.5
16	27	New York University	84.7	94.7	98.7	93.2	83.5	69.9
17	31	University of Texas at Austin	83.4	93	95.1	47.1	89.2	74.3
18	35	University of California, San Diego	81.3	94.5	99.9	77.7	78.1	67.3
19	36	University of Pennsylvania	80.8	92.1	78.7	79.1	82.2	69.2
20	40	The University of Chicago	79.7	93.3	68.8	73.5	78.7	72.2
21	41	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	79.3	90	74.6	60.6	84.4	70
22	47	Purdue University West Lafayette	74.5	79.5	79.9	77.4	78	63.5
23	48	University of Massachusetts	74.2	85.8	91.5	78.4	61.8	69.5
24	56	University of Maryland, College Park	70.8	93.1	77.4	49.9	68.5	54.8
25	57	Duke University	70.5	88.7	100	75.2	57.7	56.2
26	62	University of California, Santa Barbara	69.6	90.2	96.8	80.1	59.4	49.3
27	63	University of Wisconsin-Madison	69	87.3	76.9	79.2	63.8	51.4
28	64	University of Southern California	68.8	91.7	87.6	75.6	58.1	50
29	71	Brown University	67.4	96.3	70.4	72.5	45.1	59.8
30	75	University of California, Irvine	65.9	88.4	77.5	79.4	56.9	46.2
31	85	Northwestern University	61.9	90.1	68.8	71.1	48.9	43.1
32	93	Michigan State University	60.3	96.6	73.8	81.5	44.6	31.4
33	100	Northeastern University, US	59.2	90.8	67.4	75.8	40.8	40.5
=34	101–125	Boston University	55.3–59.0	87.4	66.4	76.5	35.2	39.7
=34	101–125	Penn State (Main campus)	55.3–59.0	80	72.8	65.2	44.9	39.1
=34	101–125	Rice University	55.3–59.0	86.9	72.4	79.6	38.3	39.6
=34	101–125	Stony Brook University	55.3–59.0	85.6	70	86.7	34.4	36.4
=34	101–125	Texas A&M University	55.3–59.0	80.7	70.7	68.6	37.8	41.2
=34	101–125	University of California, Davis	55.3–59.0	75.1	77.6	83.6	46.6	37.8
=34	101–125	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	55.3–59.0	90.2	75.3	61.1	44.3	37.5
=34	101–125	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	55.3–59.0	90.7	68	75.8	38.5	35.2
=42	126–150	University of California, Riverside	53.1–55.2	87.5	76.6	73.8	31.8	32.5
=42	126–150	University of Illinois Chicago	53.1–55.2	95.9	80.4	70.1	34.8	24.7
=42	126–150	University of Notre Dame	53.1–55.2	90.8	87.7	65.6	36.8	27.2
=42	126–150	University of Rochester	53.1–55.2	85.2	91.3	84.3	31.4	26
=42	126–150	University of Virginia (Main campus)	53.1–55.2	85.2	89.3	64.1	39.6	29.9
=47	151–175	North Carolina State University	51.1–53.0	69.4	72.4	71.8	38.1	36.7
=47	151–175	Ohio State University (Main campus)	51.1–53.0	78.4	66.7	67.4	37.1	30.1
=47	151–175	University at Buffalo	51.1–53.0	83.9	80.1	87.2	30	25.5
=47	151–175	University of Colorado Boulder	51.1–53.0	80.1	67.1	59.9	37	36.6
=47	151–175	University of Florida	51.1–53.0	75.4	73.9	57.5	41.5	32.7
=52	176–200	Arizona State University (Tempe)	49.3–51.0	81.5	74.9	75.2	28.9	25.5
=52	176–200	Rutgers University – New Brunswick	49.3–51.0	86.8	67.8	79.2	27.4	25
=52	176–200	Stevens Institute of Technology	49.3–51.0	89.8	66.5	87.2	26.4	18.1
=52	176–200	Vanderbilt University	49.3–51.0	77.2	78.9	72.7	31.1	27.9
=56	201–250	Case Western Reserve University	47.0–49.2	80.2	66.5	84.4	28	22.7
=56	201–250	Indiana University	47.0–49.2	65	92.3	75.8	28.3	30.6
=56	201–250	Iowa State University	47.0–49.2	73.4	97.4	53.1	32	23.1
=56	201–250	Louisiana State University	47.0–49.2	82.5	70.8	59.4	25.2	25.5
=56	201–250	University of California, Santa Cruz	47.0–49.2	76.3	79.6	65.3	27.7	24.7
=56	201–250	University of Central Florida	47.0–49.2	82.7	80.9	42	29.8	23
=56	201–250	University of Minnesota	47.0–49.2	72.1	72.7	48.1	34.6	33.1
=56	201–250	Washington University in St Louis	47.0–49.2	68.1	82.1	77.6	28.6	29.7
=64	251–300	Dartmouth College	45.2–46.9	59.4	80.7	71.2	27.8	38
=64	251–300	Florida Atlantic University	45.2–46.9	90.2	69.8	70.7	18.6	18.4
=64	251–300	George Washington University	45.2–46.9	74.4	61.3	78.1	24.3	24.8
=64	251–300	Lehigh University	45.2–46.9	86.4	64.9	74.9	20.1	17.9
=64	251–300	New Jersey Institute of Technology	45.2–46.9	79	63.7	90.1	21.5	19.8
=64	251–300	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	45.2–46.9	69.7	100	65.5	27.9	22.3
=64	251–300	SUNY Binghamton University	45.2–46.9	78.2	73.9	60	21.4	27.9
=64	251–300	Temple University	45.2–46.9	93.7	64.1	61.2	16.3	20
=64	251–300	The University of Texas at San Antonio	45.2–46.9	92.3	65.9	54.7	22.8	14.4
=64	251–300	University of Delaware	45.2–46.9	71.5	82.3	73	21.4	26.4
=64	251–300	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh campus	45.2–46.9	75.6	67.9	70.2	27.3	26.2
=75	301–400	Florida International University	41.0–45.1	78.3	63.5	46.4	24.6	18.3
=75	301–400	George Mason University	41.0–45.1	81.1	64	67.3	17.9	16.6
=75	301–400	Illinois Institute of Technology	41.0–45.1	80.3	65.1	77.4	18.5	16.8
=75	301–400	Mississippi State University	41.0–45.1	81.8	56	63.8	24.7	19.5
=75	301–400	Missouri University of Science and Technology	41.0–45.1	76.8	67.5	82	21.7	15.5
=75	301–400	University of Georgia (USA)	41.0–45.1	81.5	61.6	52.9	21.1	17.8
=75	301–400	University of Iowa	41.0–45.1	70.6	72.2	74	26.2	20.4
=75	301–400	University of Kentucky	41.0–45.1	72.2	76.4	54.8	19.9	21.7
=75	301–400	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	41.0–45.1	70.2	72.8	52.6	24.8	23.6
=75	301–400	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	41.0–45.1	58.6	71.4	78.2	24.5	25.2
=75	301–400	University of Oregon	41.0–45.1	86.6	47.4	65	21.3	21.3
=75	301–400	University of Texas at Arlington	41.0–45.1	74	65.4	74	16.8	18.4
=75	301–400	University of Utah	41.0–45.1	62.2	68.8	50.7	35.5	25.6
=75	301–400	Washington State University	41.0–45.1	75	67.7	68.4	21.4	15.6
=75	301–400	Wayne State University	41.0–45.1	72.4	70.2	60.5	19.4	21.1
=75	301–400	William & Mary	41.0–45.1	76.7	66.5	57.6	14.9	23.1
=75	301–400	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	41.0–45.1	74.9	67.6	51.3	23.8	22.2
=92	401–500	Oklahoma State University	37.5–40.9	85.7	51.1	71.7	13.4	12.4
=92	401–500	Old Dominion University	37.5–40.9	75.4	60.8	50.7	22.6	13.3
=92	401–500	SUNY University at Albany	37.5–40.9	70.2	67.5	65.2	15.4	15.8
=92	401–500	Syracuse University	37.5–40.9	71.6	59.2	60.7	15.1	17.2
=92	401–500	Texas Tech University	37.5–40.9	66	63	81.4	19.7	19.3
=92	401–500	Tufts University	37.5–40.9	59.1	63.8	53.4	21.9	21
=92	401–500	University of Arizona	37.5–40.9	63.4	66.9	65.6	21.9	21.8
=92	401–500	University of Arkansas	37.5–40.9	64.5	62.7	45.8	27.4	12.1
=92	401–500	University of Houston	37.5–40.9	71.9	67.2	86.8	18	14
=92	401–500	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	37.5–40.9	77	67.1	59.5	15.3	19.2
=92	401–500	University of South Florida	37.5–40.9	72.8	68.7	77.6	21	12.3
=92	401–500	University of Texas at Dallas	37.5–40.9	75.2	67.7	63.8	15	17.3
=104	501–600	Colorado School of Mines	34.8–37.2	62.5	49.4	33.6	22.7	20.7
=104	501–600	Florida State University	34.8–37.2	62.2	56.5	63.5	14.5	20.9
=104	501–600	Georgetown University	34.8–37.2	57.8	59.1	68.5	15.3	21.8
=104	501–600	Georgia State University	34.8–37.2	61.1	46.2	77	13.8	17
=104	501–600	Kansas State University	34.8–37.2	50.2	63	54.1	18.7	23.1
=104	501–600	Rochester Institute of Technology	34.8–37.2	66.5	56.4	50.9	14.7	20.2
=104	501–600	University of Connecticut	34.8–37.2	59.6	72.8	63.3	21	12.2
=104	501–600	University of Kansas	34.8–37.2	57.4	64	71.9	18.5	15.2
=104	501–600	University of Memphis	34.8–37.2	47.4	58.1	51.4	23.7	23.7
=104	501–600	University of Miami	34.8–37.2	51.5	61.5	84.5	18.8	15.9
=104	501–600	University of Rhode Island	34.8–37.2	69.6	53.9	59.8	13	16.7
=104	501–600	Virginia Commonwealth University	34.8–37.2	62.3	73.1	42.5	20.6	16.2
=116	601–800	Colorado State University, Fort Collins	28.7–34.7	45.3	68	55.8	18.7	21
=116	601–800	Drexel University	28.7–34.7	44.2	63.1	69.9	16.1	22.4
=116	601–800	New Mexico State University (Main campus)	28.7–34.7	36.6	65.1	65	24.7	19.7
=116	601–800	Oakland University	28.7–34.7	49.4	51	64.8	19.4	13.8
=116	601–800	San Diego State University	28.7–34.7	47.8	65.9	49.3	10.4	16
=116	601–800	University of Alabama	28.7–34.7	56.3	52.7	40.6	20	16.5
=116	601–800	University of Hawai’i at Mānoa	28.7–34.7	51.1	66.9	68.3	17.8	16
=116	601–800	University of Texas at El Paso	28.7–34.7	33.4	52.7	41.2	26.2	20.1
=124	801–1000	Baylor University	21.5–28.6	42.9	33.1	50.7	14.4	16.7
=124	801–1000	Georgia Southern University	21.5–28.6	59.4	26.6	51.9	10.3	8.3
=124	801–1000	Portland State University	21.5–28.6	27.8	64.9	47.3	12.8	15.5
=124	801–1000	Texas State University	21.5–28.6	37.9	33.3	59.2	9.7	15.6
=124	801–1000	Tulane University	21.5–28.6	45.1	32.6	57.2	12.2	17.6
=124	801–1000	University of Nebraska Omaha	21.5–28.6	36.1	29.8	53.2	11.5	13.1
=124	801–1000	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	21.5–28.6	48.8	44.2	49.2	15.9	11.1

Highlights in the US Computer Science Rankings 2025

Massachusetts Institute of Technology takes the top ranking for the best school in the US for computer science. MIT also holds the 3rd position in the overal World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Computer Science.
California is the most-represented state among the schools included in the rankings with Stanford University appearing in second position, followed by University of California, Berkeley, and California Institute of Technology.
The list also features all eight Ivy League universities led by Harvard University which ranks sixth in the US for computer science.
Three public universities appear in the top 10 schools for computer science in the country: University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Los Angeles; University of Washington.

Choosing the right US university for Computer Science

The data from the table offers valuable insights for those students considering undergraduate or postgraduate programmes in computer science in the US.

The results are calculated using 18 performance indicators underlying five metrics: research environment, teaching (the learning environment), research quality, industry and international outlook. For more insights and a detailed breakdown of our ranking methodology, visit our methodology page.

Seeta Bhardwa

January 6 2023

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