Computer Science & Engineering
ARWU

Computer Science & Engineering 2023

Academic Ranking of World Universities · · Methodology · Source: Academic Ranking of World Universities official website · Editorial Standards

Ranks universities globally for research output and academic impact in computer science and engineering.

ARWU relies entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators (Nobel Prizes, Nature/Science papers, Highly Cited Researchers) and uses no reputation surveys.

How does Computer Science & Engineering evaluate universities?

Computer Science & Engineering, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as AWARD, CNCI, IC, Q1, TOP, each assigned a distinct weight according to a publicly documented methodology. Data sources combine academic peer reviews, employer surveys, bibliometric databases such as Scopus and Web of Science, and institutional self-reported statistics, all independently verified by the publisher's research team. The 2023 edition assessed 500 universities from 9 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. Academic Ranking of World Universities recollects raw data annually and cross-checks results to ensure the rankings reflect each institution's most current performance in faculty strength, scholarly productivity, global reach, and student outcomes, providing a reliable reference for prospective students, parents, and education researchers.

Which are the top universities in Computer Science & Engineering 2023?

The top universities in Computer Science & Engineering 2023 are: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Tsinghua University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of California, Berkeley. This edition, published by Academic Ranking of World Universities, evaluated 500 universities from 9 countries and regions using indicators such as AWARD, CNCI, IC, Q1, TOP. Rankings reflect weighted performance across multiple dimensions; students should consider methodology differences and their own academic priorities when interpreting results.

How does Computer Science & Engineering differ from other ranking systems?

ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), created by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2003 as the world's first international university ranking, is based entirely on objective, verifiable academic indicators and uses no reputation surveys: alumni winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (10%), faculty winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals (20%), highly cited researchers across subject fields (20%), papers published in Nature and Science (20%), papers indexed in SCIE and SSCI (20%), and per-capita academic performance (10%). In contrast, QS and THE both incorporate reputation questionnaires as core weights, while US News combines reputation surveys with bibliometric data. ARWU's transparent methodology and reproducibility make it authoritative for evaluating research strength and academic prestige.

Current edition: published 2023-10
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Total 500 universities

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1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 🇺🇸 United States 346.1 100.0 82.4 74.6 51.4 97.4
2 Stanford University logo Stanford University (SU) 🇺🇸 United States 300.9 75.5 79.5 68.5 47.6 84.7
3 Tsinghua University logo Tsinghua University (THU) 🇨🇳 China 284.5 0.0 78.7 63.2 99.6 93.5
4 Carnegie Mellon University logo Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) 🇺🇸 United States 269.7 32.0 77.5 73.4 45.6 100.0
5 University of California, Berkeley logo University of California, Berkeley (UCB) 🇺🇸 United States 268.5 46.8 85.5 72.4 38.2 83.5
6 University of Oxford logo University of Oxford 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 252.7 36.2 90.4 81.9 44.6 65.1
7 Nanyang Technological University logo Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 🇸🇬 Singapore 252.6 0.0 89.1 90.9 84.7 60.7
8 Harvard University logo Harvard University 🇺🇸 United States 245.3 41.9 79.2 74.8 55.4 53.8
9 Zhejiang University logo Zhejiang University (ZJU) 🇨🇳 China 238.3 0.0 72.7 61.9 90.9 62.3
10 Shanghai Jiao Tong University logo Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) 🇨🇳 China 237.4 0.0 71.2 61.6 89.5 64.4
11 University of Electronic Science and Technology of China logo University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) 🇨🇳 China 236.3 0.0 84.8 62.9 100.0 39.0
12 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸🇬 Singapore 232.8 0.0 87.8 90.7 66.2 60.7
13 Peking University logo Peking University (PKU) 🇨🇳 China 231.5 0.0 75.7 62.7 70.1 73.2
14 University of California, Los Angeles logo University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 🇺🇸 United States 230.6 51.3 73.2 69.5 35.5 56.7
15 ETH Zurich logo ETH Zurich 🇨🇭 Switzerland 229.8 0.0 84.0 86.0 48.7 79.8
16 Princeton University logo Princeton University 🇺🇸 United States 226.4 29.6 91.9 76.1 33.1 56.6
17 University of Technology Sydney logo University of Technology Sydney (UTS) 🇦🇺 Australia 225.2 0.0 93.7 91.0 69.3 44.0
18 Beihang University logo Beihang University (BUAA) 🇨🇳 China 225.1 0.0 73.1 59.1 89.6 50.5
19 Xidian University logo Xidian University 🇨🇳 China 224.0 0.0 75.8 59.4 98.8 37.5
20 Columbia University logo Columbia University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 221.9 36.2 77.6 71.8 39.5 54.2
21 University of Texas at Austin logo University of Texas at Austin 🇺🇸 United States 221.6 48.3 66.5 68.2 34.1 59.0
22 Huazhong University of Science and Technology logo Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) 🇨🇳 China 220.3 0.0 79.6 62.2 90.9 37.3
23 Université de Montréal logo Université de Montréal (UdeM) 🇨🇦 Canada 218.6 29.6 100.0 77.9 37.9 35.5
24 University of Toronto logo University of Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada 217.8 29.6 68.5 80.6 43.3 60.3
25 The University of Sydney logo The University of Sydney (USYD) 🇦🇺 Australia 217.1 0.0 90.1 87.8 59.4 50.0
26 University of Science and Technology of China logo University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) 🇨🇳 China 216.9 0.0 73.3 59.3 72.8 58.9
27 Harbin Institute of Technology logo Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) 🇨🇳 China 215.8 0.0 77.0 57.1 89.5 38.0
28 Chinese University of Hong Kong logo Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 213.6 0.0 85.2 67.5 53.5 61.4
29 City University of Hong Kong logo City University of Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 212.0 0.0 82.8 64.0 79.3 37.0
30 New York University logo New York University (NYU) 🇺🇸 United States 209.8 29.6 79.4 78.3 35.8 49.3
31 Sun Yat-sen University Sun Yat-sen University 🇨🇳 China 208.9 0.0 77.4 57.1 75.2 44.9
32 Wuhan University logo Wuhan University (WHU) 🇨🇳 China 208.4 0.0 81.8 57.6 80.2 34.9
33 Georgia Institute of Technology logo Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) 🇺🇸 United States 204.2 0.0 77.0 69.9 48.9 64.4
34 Hong Kong Polytechnic University logo Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 203.7 0.0 83.5 65.5 72.9 34.2
35 Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications logo Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT) 🇨🇳 China 203.3 0.0 73.6 56.1 82.3 36.2
36 University of Southern California logo University of Southern California (USC) 🇺🇸 United States 203.2 24.2 71.7 68.8 40.2 53.4
37 University of Washington logo University of Washington (UW) 🇺🇸 United States 203.0 0.0 81.7 68.4 39.1 68.5
38 Tianjin University logo Tianjin University (TJU) 🇨🇳 China 202.5 0.0 77.9 59.7 77.7 35.0
38 University of Oslo logo University of Oslo (UiO) 🇳🇴 Norway 202.5 41.9 98.6 84.1 31.6 13.7
40 University of Edinburgh logo University of Edinburgh 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 202.4 29.6 74.4 82.0 37.4 44.5
41 Beijing Institute of Technology logo Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) 🇨🇳 China 202.3 0.0 76.9 60.7 77.9 35.3
42 South China University of Technology logo South China University of Technology (SCUT) 🇨🇳 China 202.0 0.0 78.4 54.5 79.1 33.6
43 Northwestern Polytechnical University logo Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) 🇨🇳 China 201.6 0.0 76.7 58.3 83.6 29.6
44 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology logo Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 201.4 0.0 83.8 67.2 49.4 54.8
45 University College London logo University College London (UCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 200.7 0.0 85.0 82.5 50.0 49.3
46 Southeast University logo Southeast University (SEU) 🇨🇳 China 200.3 0.0 75.3 61.0 89.1 23.7
47 Cornell University logo Cornell University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 200.2 20.9 75.0 65.7 32.0 59.1
48 Monash University logo Monash University 🇦🇺 Australia 198.6 0.0 90.2 85.7 51.4 39.9
49 Imperial College London logo Imperial College London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 197.7 0.0 85.7 82.4 51.5 44.0
50 Dalian University of Technology logo Dalian University of Technology (DUT) 🇨🇳 China 194.8 0.0 78.1 59.3 73.7 31.1