World University Rankings by Subject 2024: Computer Science

The computer science subject table uses the same trusted and rigorous performance indicators as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024, but the methodology has been recalibrated to suit the discipline.

This year’s table includes 1,027 universities, up from 974 last year.

View the World University Rankings 2024 by subject: computer science methodology 

The University of Oxford leads the computer science ranking for the sixth consecutive year. Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) switch places to take the second and third places respectively.

The UK’s Imperial College London and Princeton University in the US move into the top 10 at eighth and ninth position respectively. 

Read our analysis of the subject rankings 2024 results

View the full results of the overall World University Rankings 2025