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Computer Science 2027

U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings · Methodology · Source: U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings official website · Editorial Standards

Ranks universities globally for research strength and academic reputation in computer science.

U.S. News centers on research reputation and bibliometrics across 40+ subject areas, making it especially useful for evaluating field-specific institutional strength.

How does Computer Science evaluate universities?

Computer Science, published by U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings, evaluates universities worldwide using key indicators such as Indicators, 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 2027 edition assessed 1000 universities from 15 countries and regions, covering teaching quality, research output, internationalization, and graduate employability across undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs. U.S. News Best Global Universities 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 2027?

The top universities in Computer Science 2027 are: University College London, South China University of Technology, Cornell University, University of Waterloo, Beijing Institute of Technology. This edition, published by U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings, evaluated 1000 universities from 15 countries and regions using indicators such as Indicators. 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?

U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings, published by U.S. News & World Report, focuses on research reputation and bibliometric indicators across 13 measures: global research reputation (12.5%), regional research reputation (12.5%), publications (10%), books (2.5%), conferences (2.5%), normalized citation impact (10%), total citations (7.5%), share of top 10% most-cited papers (12.5%), and international collaboration (10%), among others. In contrast, QS weights employer reputation and internationalization more heavily, THE evaluates across teaching-to-industry dimensions, and ARWU focuses on pure academic output. U.S. News additionally publishes rankings across 40+ subject areas, making it especially useful for applicants and researchers who need field-specific performance data.

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51 University College London logo University College London (UCL) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 68.1
52 South China University of Technology logo South China University of Technology (SCUT) 🇨🇳 China 67.9
53 Cornell University logo Cornell University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 67.3
54 University of Waterloo logo University of Waterloo (UW) 🇨🇦 Canada 66.9
55 Beijing Institute of Technology logo Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) 🇨🇳 China 66.7
56 The University of Texas at Austin logo The University of Texas at Austin 🇺🇸 United States 66.4
57 University of Maryland, College Park logo University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) 🇺🇸 United States 66.2
58 Yonsei University logo Yonsei University 🇰🇷 South Korea 66.0
59 The University of Tokyo logo The University of Tokyo (UT) 🇯🇵 Japan 65.8
60 École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne logo École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 🇨🇭 Switzerland 65.4
61 Nanjing University of Science and Technology logo Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST) 🇨🇳 China 65.2
62 Dalian University of Technology logo Dalian University of Technology (DUT) 🇨🇳 China 65.0
63 Columbia University logo Columbia University (CU) 🇺🇸 United States 64.5
64 King Abdulaziz University logo King Abdulaziz University (KAU) 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 64.0
65 = Adelaide University logo Adelaide University (AU) 🇦🇺 Australia 63.7
65 = Johns Hopkins University logo Johns Hopkins University (JHU) 🇺🇸 United States 63.7
67 University of British Columbia logo University of British Columbia (UBC) 🇨🇦 Canada 63.6
68 Purdue University West Lafayette logo Purdue University West Lafayette 🇺🇸 United States 63.3
69 California Institute of Technology logo California Institute of Technology (CIT) 🇺🇸 United States 63.0
70 Southern University of Science and Technology logo Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTC) 🇨🇳 China 62.9
71 University of Edinburgh logo University of Edinburgh 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 62.3
72 The University of Melbourne logo The University of Melbourne 🇦🇺 Australia 62.1
73 = Chongqing University logo Chongqing University (CQU) 🇨🇳 China 62.0
73 = Delft University of Technology logo Delft University of Technology 🇳🇱 Netherlands 62.0
73 = King Abdullah University of Science and Technology logo King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 62.0
76 = Hunan University logo Hunan University 🇨🇳 China 61.8
76 = Sichuan University logo Sichuan University (SCU) 🇨🇳 China 61.8
78 Shenzhen University logo Shenzhen University (SZU) 🇨🇳 China 61.6
79 = Tianjin University logo Tianjin University (TJU) 🇨🇳 China 61.4
79 = University of Macau logo University of Macau (UM) 🇲🇴 Macau 61.4
81 = Australian National University logo Australian National University (ANU) 🇦🇺 Australia 61.3
81 = Seoul National University logo Seoul National University (SNU) 🇰🇷 South Korea 61.3
83 = Central South University logo Central South University (CSU) 🇨🇳 China 61.2
83 = Northeastern University logo Northeastern University (NEU) 🇨🇳 China 61.2
85 = KU Leuven logo KU Leuven (KUL) 🇧🇪 Belgium 61.0
85 = University of Wisconsin–Madison logo University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW) 🇺🇸 United States 61.0
87 Michigan State University logo Michigan State University (MSU) 🇺🇸 United States 60.6
88 = King Saud University logo King Saud University (KSU) 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 60.5
88 = National University of Defense Technology - China National University of Defense Technology - China 🇨🇳 China 60.5
88 = The University of Queensland logo The University of Queensland (UQ) 🇦🇺 Australia 60.5
91 University of Pennsylvania logo University of Pennsylvania 🇺🇸 United States 60.2
92 University of Southern California logo University of Southern California (USC) 🇺🇸 United States 59.6
93 Singapore Management University logo Singapore Management University (SMU) 🇸🇬 Singapore 59.1
94 Institut Polytechnique de Paris logo Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IPP) 🇫🇷 France 58.2
95 = Korea University logo Korea University 🇰🇷 South Korea 57.8
95 = Nankai University logo Nankai University (NKU) 🇨🇳 China 57.8
97 Université Paris-Saclay logo Université Paris-Saclay 🇫🇷 France 57.7
98 = China University of Geosciences logo China University of Geosciences (CUG) 🇨🇳 China 57.6
98 = Yale University logo Yale University 🇺🇸 United States 57.6
100 = KTH Royal Institute of Technology logo KTH Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) 🇸🇪 Sweden 56.9