Best Universities for Computer Science

Computer science now covers far more ground than programming. Our catalogue sorts 1,122 programmes at 246 universities into 17 sub-areas, including information technology, data science, artificial intelligence, cyber security, software engineering and human-computer interaction. Departments sharing a name can teach quite different degrees — one theoretical and mathematical, another applied — so the sub-area and the module list behind it matter more than the subject label.

EduRank's ranking is an institution-level assessment of research output and reputation, not a subject ranking, so the order below reflects each university's overall research standing rather than the strength of its computing department. Of the 246 universities teaching the subject, 102 are covered by EduRank; the highest-ranked appear below, and those absent are missing from its data rather than placed beneath it. Use the key facts, acceptance rates and programme counts to shortlist, then compare individual programmes.