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Computer Science 2025

Times Higher Education World University Rankings · · Methodology · Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings official website · Editorial Standards

Evaluates universities worldwide for teaching and research performance in computer science.

THE evaluates universities across five pillars — Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry, and International Outlook — making it one of the most comprehensive ranking systems.

How does Computer Science evaluate universities?

Computer Science, published by Times Higher Education World University Rankings, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry, International Outlook, 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 2025 edition assessed 1120 universities from 14 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. Times Higher Education World University Rankings 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 2025?

The top universities in Computer Science 2025 are: University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, Stanford University. This edition, published by Times Higher Education World University Rankings, evaluated 1120 universities from 14 countries and regions using indicators such as Teaching, Research Environment, Research Quality, Industry, International Outlook. Rankings reflect weighted performance across multiple dimensions; students should consider methodology differences and their own academic priorities when interpreting results.

How does Computer Science differ from other ranking systems?

THE (Times Higher Education) World University Rankings is among the most comprehensive, evaluating universities across teaching (30%), research environment (30%), research quality (30%), industry income (2.5%), and international outlook (7.5%), with 18 fine-grained indicators. Data sources combine the Elsevier Scopus bibliometric database, academic reputation surveys, and institution-reported statistics. The methodology underwent a major 2024 revision, adding a Research Quality category to reduce reliance on sheer output volume. In comparison, QS leans more on reputation surveys, ARWU is built solely on objective research metrics (Nobel Prizes, highly cited researchers), and US News centers on research productivity and citation impact. THE suits applicants seeking a balanced view of a university's combined research and teaching strength.

Current edition: published 2025-01
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1 University of Oxford logo University of Oxford 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 98.3 99.2 98.7 99.4 92.4 95.5
2 University of Cambridge logo University of Cambridge 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 97.3 95.8 100.0 95.6 99.5 96.1
3 Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 🇺🇸 United States 96.2 93.2 99.4 99.1 100.0 80.6
4 ETH Zurich logo ETH Zurich 🇨🇭 Switzerland 96.1 91.3 99.4 99.3 90.8 94.4
5 Stanford University logo Stanford University (SU) 🇺🇸 United States 96.0 93.5 98.8 99.8 100.0 76.7
6 = Carnegie Mellon University logo Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) 🇺🇸 United States 95.7 94.5 96.2 99.7 99.3 79.6
6 = Princeton University logo Princeton University 🇺🇸 United States 95.7 95.5 97.6 99.6 91.5 78.8
8 = Imperial College London logo Imperial College London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 93.6 90.7 95.5 95.1 89.7 96.1
8 = University of California, Berkeley logo University of California, Berkeley (UCB) 🇺🇸 United States 93.6 89.7 93.8 99.9 99.0 78.0
10 Harvard University logo Harvard University 🇺🇸 United States 93.4 93.5 99.1 95.9 75.7 81.4
11 National University of Singapore logo National University of Singapore (NUS) 🇸🇬 Singapore 93.3 86.3 94.9 98.0 99.4 89.7
12 Peking University logo Peking University (PKU) 🇨🇳 China 92.4 94.9 93.4 96.0 99.9 57.6
13 Tsinghua University logo Tsinghua University (THU) 🇨🇳 China 92.3 97.0 95.7 96.0 100.0 39.5
14 Technical University of Munich logo Technical University of Munich (TUM) 🇩🇪 Germany 91.2 86.5 96.8 93.1 100.0 71.5
15 California Institute of Technology logo California Institute of Technology (CIT) 🇺🇸 United States 90.9 85.8 96.4 95.4 99.7 62.7
16 Cornell University logo Cornell University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 90.8 86.9 96.0 97.9 74.8 76.5
17 University of California, Los Angeles logo University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 🇺🇸 United States 90.1 83.7 92.9 97.3 86.5 80.7
18 University of Washington logo University of Washington (UW) 🇺🇸 United States 89.8 84.1 93.5 98.0 86.9 69.6
19 Nanyang Technological University logo Nanyang Technological University (NTU) 🇸🇬 Singapore 89.0 77.3 89.2 96.9 100.0 91.2
20 École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne logo École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 🇨🇭 Switzerland 88.8 86.0 90.9 85.6 98.2 93.3
21 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign logo University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) 🇺🇸 United States 88.2 80.2 96.8 94.1 86.2 65.5
22 Georgia Institute of Technology logo Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) 🇺🇸 United States 87.1 77.5 91.5 92.9 94.5 77.3
23 University of Toronto logo University of Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada 86.6 83.8 86.8 94.3 70.8 85.3
24 Yale University logo Yale University 🇺🇸 United States 86.3 86.0 87.3 91.7 69.8 81.4
25 Johns Hopkins University logo Johns Hopkins University (JHU) 🇺🇸 United States 85.8 75.3 80.3 99.5 97.8 82.6
26 Columbia University logo Columbia University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 85.6 81.5 82.5 94.1 83.7 84.3
27 New York University logo New York University (NYU) 🇺🇸 United States 84.7 69.9 83.5 94.7 98.7 93.2
28 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology logo Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 84.6 72.2 76.7 97.9 100.0 96.8
29 University of Edinburgh logo University of Edinburgh 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 84.1 79.2 78.3 89.9 91.8 95.2
30 Chinese University of Hong Kong logo Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 83.6 72.1 72.3 99.6 98.9 95.0
31 University of Texas at Austin logo University of Texas at Austin 🇺🇸 United States 83.4 74.3 89.2 93.0 95.1 47.1
32 Zhejiang University logo Zhejiang University (ZJU) 🇨🇳 China 82.4 75.2 82.0 88.5 100.0 70.1
33 Shanghai Jiao Tong University logo Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) 🇨🇳 China 81.9 76.4 84.5 84.6 100.0 63.1
34 University College London logo University College London (UCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 81.6 76.4 79.4 88.0 71.6 96.8
35 University of California San Diego logo University of California San Diego (UCSD) 🇺🇸 United States 81.3 67.3 78.1 94.5 99.9 77.7
36 University of Pennsylvania logo University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸 United States 80.8 69.2 82.2 92.1 78.7 79.1
37 The University of Tokyo logo The University of Tokyo (UT) 🇯🇵 Japan 80.7 92.7 92.8 60.5 100.0 42.0
38 Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL Research University Paris Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL Research University Paris 🇫🇷 France 80.3 80.3 70.5 87.6 87.4 83.8
39 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology logo Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) 🇰🇷 South Korea 80.2 74.4 84.9 85.4 100.0 42.9
40 University of Chicago logo University of Chicago (UC) 🇺🇸 United States 79.7 72.2 78.7 93.3 68.8 73.5
41 University of Michigan logo University of Michigan (UM) 🇺🇸 United States 79.3 70.0 84.4 90.0 74.6 60.6
42 Institut Polytechnique de Paris logo Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IPP) 🇫🇷 France 77.7 86.0 69.8 68.2 95.4 93.4
43 University of Waterloo logo University of Waterloo (UW) 🇨🇦 Canada 77.6 69.7 73.3 85.7 84.9 86.1
44 KU Leuven logo KU Leuven (KUL) 🇧🇪 Belgium 76.4 69.5 70.2 85.0 100.0 69.2
45 Delft University of Technology logo Delft University of Technology 🇳🇱 Netherlands 75.6 62.2 70.0 84.8 99.9 87.1
46 Université de Montréal logo Université de Montréal (UdeM) 🇨🇦 Canada 74.6 51.0 71.3 90.9 100.0 88.4
47 Purdue University West Lafayette logo Purdue University West Lafayette 🇺🇸 United States 74.5 63.5 78.0 79.5 79.9 77.4
48 University of Massachusetts System logo University of Massachusetts System 🇺🇸 United States 74.2 69.5 61.8 85.8 91.5 78.4
49 Seoul National University logo Seoul National University (SNU) 🇰🇷 South Korea 74.0 73.2 74.6 77.5 100.0 34.4
50 The University of Melbourne logo The University of Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia 73.1 66.5 64.0 82.4 80.4 91.2