• MS, PhD in Computer Science University Rankings

    MS in CS is a favorite major for most of the students applying to US Colleges. Listed are the Top Universities for Computer Science field in USA for Spring and Fall of 2019 and 2020.

    US University rankings 2017 for Master of Science in Computer Science Major (MS in CS) and PhD

    MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, CMU, Cornell, Princeton, Harvard will come under top-tier Computer Science Graduate schools in the world.


    Following university rankings are based on university reputation, research and faculty in Computer Science department. Top 10 universities require GRE score of 325+ for computer science program.

    1 MIT CAMBRIDGE
    2 Stanford University STANFORD
    3 University Of California-Berkeley BERKELEY
    4 Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH
    5 Cornell University ITHACA
    6 Princeton University PRINCETON
    7 California Institute Technology PASADENA
    8 University Of Texas At Austin AUSTIN
    9 Harvard University CAMBRIDGE
    10 Univ Of Illinois At Urbana,Champaign URBANA
    11 University Of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON
    12 Univ Of California,Los Angeles Los Angeles
    13 Yale University New Haven
    14 University Of Maryland College Park College Park
    15 Brown University PROVIDENCE
    16 University Of Washington SEATTLE
    17 Univ Of Massachusetts At Amherst AMHERST
    18 Rice University HOUSTON
    19 University Of Southern California Los Angeles
    20 University Of Michigan Ann Arbor
    21 University Of Chicago CHICAGO
    22 Georgia Institute Of Technology ATLANTA
    23 New York University New York
    24 University Of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA
    25 Northwestern University EVANSTON
    26 Purdue University West Lafayette
    27 Univ Of California-San Diego San Diego
    28 Rutgers State Univ-New Brunswick New Brunswick
    29 Columbia University New York
    30 Univ Of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill
    31 University Of Rochester ROCHESTER
    32.. State Univ Of New York-Stony Brook Stony Brook
    33 University Of Arizona TUCSON
    34 Duke University DURHAM
    35 University Of California-Irvine IRVINE
    36 University Of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE
    37 Indiana University BLOOMINGTON
    38 Ohio State University COLUMBUS
    39 Syracuse University SYRACUSE
    40 University Of Colorado BOULDER
    41 Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE
    42 Oregon Graduate Inst Sci & Tech BEAVERTON
    43 Pennsylvania State University University Park
    44 University Of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH
    45 University Of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA
    46 University Of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS
    47 Virginia Polytech Inst & State U BLACKSBURG
    48 Texas A&m University College Station
    49 Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst TROY
    50 University Of Florida GAINESVILLE
    51 Univ Of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz
    52 University Of Illinois At Chicago CHICAGO
    53 Univ Of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara
    54 Washington University SEATTLE
    55 Michigan State University East Lansing
    56 Boston University BOSTON
    57 Cuny - Grad Sch & Univ Center New York
    58 University Of Utah Salt Lake City
    59 Dartmouth College HANOVER
    60 University Of California-Davis DAVIS
    61 University Of Texas At Dallas RICHARDSON
    62 North Carolina State University RALEIGH
    63 Oregon State University CORVALLIS
    64 Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE
    65 Arizona State University TEMPE
    66 University Of Iowa LOWA
    67 Iowa State University IOWA
    68 University Of Oregon EUGENE
    69 Kansas State University MANHATTAN
    70 Lehigh University BETHLEHEM
    71 University Of Oklahoma L-1 Norman
    72 Louisiana State U & A&m College Baton Rouge
    73 Case Western Reserve Univ CLEVELAND
    74 George Washington University N.W. Washington
    75 Univ Of Southwestern Louisiana LAFAYETTE
    76 University Of Nebraska, Lincoln LINCOLN
    77 University Of Central Florida ORLANDO
    78 University Of Houston HOUSTON
    79 State Univ Of New York-Buffalo BUFFALO
    80 University Of Kentucky LEXINGTON
    Comments 63 Comments
    1. Rama Krishna's Avatar
      Rama Krishna -
      Hi, I want to do MS in Computer Science. Here is my Profile.
      10th - 89%
      12th - 97%
      B.Tech - 67%

      Currently I am having 2.2 years of Software Industry experience in a reputed MNC (Wipro Technologies.)

      What are the courses that are very good to study and what will be the placement opportunities in US for CS.

      How much GRE score should I get to get an admission in a good college and I am from a lower middle class family so keeping in mind my financial status can some one help me here. I am very desperate to do MS.

      So Please help.
    1. mittal karkar's Avatar
      mittal karkar -
      My bechlor score is 72 %
      Please send me list of universities of CA,USA with IElTS & GRE cut-off of all universities for MS.
    1. Unregistered's Avatar
      Unregistered -
      My GRE 324.btech 75%.inter 89%.ssc85% which US university in computer science in MS
    1. Unregistered's Avatar
      Unregistered -
      My gre score-295,toefl -80 and my btech ( computers ) -57.93% with 11 backlogs completed I want list of colleges for ms ( computers) in which I am eligible so that I can apply please help me to apply decent college
    1. Unregistered's Avatar
      Unregistered -
      What is the source of this ranking ?
    1. Unregistered's Avatar
      Unregistered -
      hi my GRE score is 292 my toefl score is 69 my CGPA is 7.34. can I get admission in NJIT MS for CS?
    1. msinus7734's Avatar
      msinus7734 -
      Try this app for profile evaluation on the google play store, it's fast , free and has more than 50+ of the top universities on it.
      It's called University Recommender on the google play store.
    1. mounika somu's Avatar
      mounika somu -
      Hi
      Am mounika
      At present am doing my Btech 3 yr and going through GRE coaching.
      My present Btech aggregate is 76% and inter 85% and 10 92%
      My Moto is doing Ms in US in the stream of computer sciences .
      Plz suggest me some best universities which matches my % and my target score in GRE is above 305.
      Thanks a ton in advance
      You can also reply me at my gmail I'd mounikasomu@gmail.com
    1. SRG1993's Avatar
      SRG1993 -
      10 th - 89.8%
      12 th - 67.2%
      B-Tech 62.8%
      GRE- 306
      for MS in Computer Science - from US FALL 2016
      Pls suggest colleges... HELP..!!
    1. Unregistered's Avatar
      Unregistered -
      I have 79 percentage in BE and my gre score is 287 which is the best university for my score
    1. pk7668's Avatar
      pk7668 -
      Hello my GRE score is 296
      B.Tech score is 8.46 (CGPA)
      inter 94.8%
      10th 84%
      Toefl yet to give
      i have 2 years of experience in IT
      Can any one please suggest me good universities in MS for CS
    1. Raja1405's Avatar
      Raja1405 -
      Can a Student appeared ielts in general module apply for Masters in USA
    1. Unregistered's Avatar
      Unregistered -
      Hi.
      GRE score-301
      TOEFL score-99
      B.E. -7.1(cgpa for 7 sem)
      12th - 78.2%
      10th - 8.6(CGPA)
      Suggest Some colleges plzz
      hnsaini94@gmail.com
    1. Geofe's Avatar
      Geofe -
      what are the university u applied me to have these similar marks
      10th-75%
      12th-78%
      B.tech-7/10 with 1 backlog cleared
      GRE score-295
      Toefl-81

      What are the Universities in Texas to which I can apply ???
    1. Shiva tinku's Avatar
      Shiva tinku -
      Please suggest some universities for me!
      BTECH in CSE:63% 2015 passout.
      IELTS:6
      GRE:281
      I got admission in harriburg. Is that good university or not ?
    1. Unregistered's Avatar
      Unregistered -
      I got admits in Tennesse Tech and University of Nevada Reno for MS Computer science. Can you please suggest which is preferred? Pros and cons of both? Thankyou.
    1. Mounika akula's Avatar
      Mounika akula -
      I am from non CSE back ground and have 311 in GRE. B.Tech CGPA is 9.1 with 2 yrs work ex in a service based company in testing. Which colleges can I expect if I am opting for bigdata or AI or network security?
    1. Unregistered's Avatar
      Unregistered -
      ~Rohan Krishna
      GRE:300 Q:153 V:147 AWA: 3.5
      Ielts :7.5
      Academics :85.7%
      But mine is 3 year graduation- BCA(Bachelor of Computer Applications) with only 15yr education. Please suggest me some universities for for MS in CS for the above profile
    1. Unregistered's Avatar
      Unregistered -
      Hi Everyone,

      This is Vivek ,done my graduation in civil stream with 68% with 12 backlogs but cleared them (All the 12 backlogs in first 2 years) ,planning for MS in CS.
      10th-95.7%
      12th-90.4%
      B.tech-68%
      Gre-301
      Ielts-6.5(L7 R6.5 S6 W6.5)
      Internship in a software company for 5 months as an testing engineer.
      Now working as an testing engineer in the same company from(1st october 2016-till date)
      Please suggest me the universities for my profile.
      Thanks in Advance.
    1. Unregistered's Avatar
      Unregistered -
      Hey
      I got 291 in GRE and ielts yet tk take can you suggest me which universities should i aplly for?
      Thank you
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