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Top US Universities for Computer

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Following table lists the Top US Universities for Computer Science

Masters (MS) in Computer Science Rankings

PhD in Computer Science and Engineering Rankings

Top US Universities for Computer Science

Rank University Fees per year Our Comment

1. Carnegie Mellon University $38,900 The Name is Enough

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology $41,770 Top Notch University

3. Stanford University $43,950 Dream University

4. University of California-Berkeley $26,322 What else do you

want?

5. Cornell University $29,500 Ivy League it is

6. University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign $29,618 Can’t get any better

7. University of Washington $26,790 Professors

8. Princeton University $38,650 Ivy League it is

9. University of Texas-Austin $17,506 State Uni. + Texas

10. Georgia Institute of Technology $26,860 Brand Name

11. California Institute of Technology $38,084 Professors + California

12. University of Wisconsin-Madison $25,166 One of the Best

13. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $41,914 Top Notch

14. University of California-Los Angeles $27,664 California + Professors

15. University of California-San Diego $26,322 UC Tag is enough to

describe

16. University of Maryland-College Park $23,760 Top Notch

17. Columbia University $47,340 Ivy League it is

18. Harvard University $37,576 Ivy League it is

19. University of Pennsylvania $27,700 Ivy League it is

20. Brown University $42,808 Ivy League it is

21. Purdue University-West Lafayette $29,134 Good Admit Rate

22. Rice University $36,610 Top Notch

23. University of Massachusetts-Amherst $9,937 Cheap and Top Notch

24. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill $24,033 Best Course Work

25. University of Southern California $28,242 Good Admit Rate

+Indian Students

26. Yale University $35,500 Ivy League it is

27. Duke University $42,350 One of the Best

28. Johns Hopkins University $43,930 Brand Name + Good

for IS

29. New York University $32,808 New York it is

30. Ohio State University $29,016

31. Pennsylvania State University-

University Park

$31,512 Good Course Work,

Top Notch

32. Rutgers, the State University of New

Jersey-New Brunswick

$24,600 One of the best

33. University of California-Irvine $28,410 UC tag + California

34. University of Virginia $23,130 Good Research

35. Northwestern University $43,380 Best for CS

36. University of California-Santa Barbara $27,294 Second best in UC

37. University of Chicago $30,000 Chicago + Placements

38. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities $22,320 -

39. University of California-Davis $30,489 UC tag + Placements

40. University of Colorado-Boulder $28,602 Good Course work

41. University of Florida $29,983 Scholarships

42. University of Utah $16,454 Good for Graphics

43. Washington University in St. Louis $42,500 -

44. Dartmouth College $43,782 Ivy League it is

45. Stony Brook University-SUNY $16,680 Cheap + Indian

Students

46. Virginia Tech $20,926 Top Notch Research

47. Boston University $42,400 Expensive but Boston

it is

48. North Carolina State University $18,931 One of the best for

Networking

49. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute $43,350 Good Course Work

50. Texas A&M University-College Station $20,000 Best in TAMU + Texas

These are the 50 Top US Universities for Computer Science as per usnews.com‘s rankings. The admission

from Top US Universities for Computer Science may vary as per your overall profile as the admission

committee not only considers GRE and TOEFL scores but also considers your Statement of Purpose,

Letter Of Recommendations, Extra curricular Activities, Relevant work Experience/Internships, etc.

This was the 1st part of Top US Universities for Computer Science.

I’ll post the 2nd part, as well, in short time. Keep Visiting.

29 thoughts on “Top US Universities for Computer

Science – 1”

nimit

what do u say about ohio state university?

23/04/2013 at 11:19 PM

Chirag

Its good university. Has a brand name in US. But a bit expensive.

24/04/2013 at 12:56 AM

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Patil

I have gre 313

toefl 101

academic 71.5%

can you suggest which all universities I can get from top 50.

06/06/2013 at 12:27 AM

Chirag

Your acads are good and so are GRE and TOEFL score. Admission in top 50

universities doesn’t only depend on these stuffs. Projects, Extra/Co – Curricular

Activities, Work Experience, Internships, SOP, LORs and other stuffs are also taken

into consideration. Plus we don’t even know which specialization you are opting

for.

Have a look at this link.

After reading the article, Better come up with an initial list of universities you are

interested in with your Specialization and we could evaluate your Profile better.!

Hope this helps

06/06/2013 at 1:14 PM

utkarsh

Hi,

GRE: 316:161(Q),155

percentage :72 in BE ;84 in 12th;(But 85+ avg in math through out)

24/08/2013 at 12:04 PM

Work Exp : will b 3 yrs by 2014 fall; 1 yr in products company ;2 yr as java

developer, Wipro: (design and Mant. project )

won pap presentatn and debugging etc in some national level symp ,part

of math club in clg ;

want study of algorithms basd on computational mathematics for MS

1. Is my quants score very low ??;should i apply for reval ??does it ever

make a difference ? i think my scor in quant shud b ard 165 !?

2. Do i hv a good pofile to apply fo top 25 univ?

Priyanka

I have an admit from Washington University in St. Louis, There is not comment

against it (I am assuming, there is nothing out-standing to note). Also it is really

expensive in compare. Is it worth spending so much on it?

10/06/2013 at 2:27 PM

Chirag

If you have Budget, Go for it because it is ranked 43 by the USnews.com

10/06/2013 at 9:54 PM

Prayas

i have a GRE score of 316 and a CGPA of 6.0/10.Which universities do i have a chance

of getting admission into for a Ms in Computers science

18/06/2013 at 12:53 PM

Chirag

GRE Score is good. CGPA is on a lower side. Well try universities which are in top

50-100.! Chances are very less that you crack the Top 50 ones because the acads

are on a lower side.!

And well if you have Publications, Internships, Good Projects and a real good SOP,

then it can do wonders.!

18/06/2013 at 2:17 PM

simon

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

are you sure about the fee mentioned regarding this university

13/07/2013 at 12:35 AM

Chirag

Well yes. Here’s the source link

Check it out

13/07/2013 at 11:47 AM

Prayas

Thanks.By the way i am from iit,that will help i guess

18/06/2013 at 10:18 PM

Chirag

Yes IITs tag will help.!

19/06/2013 at 1:50 AM

vivek

My gre score is 313 quants 159 ver 154 awa 3.0

i am currently heading for sjsu ms in cs . But thinking for applying for spring 2014 n

then taking transfer . Please tell me list of some universities

21/06/2013 at 5:11 PM

12/07/2013 at 10:21 PM

Santhosh

Can you suggest some universities for MS in CS?

GRE – 311 (V-144, Q-167)

IELTS – 7

Acads – 74% (Btech in Mechanical)

Job Experience – 2 years as Software Engineer

How are my chances in getting admissions in Top 50 universities in your list ?

Also are there any other extra requirements that I have to fulfill as am opting for CS

though my graduation is in Mech ?

Thanks in advance,

Santhosh Aitha

Chirag

You ll need some real good SOP to explain why are you switching from Mech to

CS.! I can’t comment that which universities you can get as you are from Mech

and well when the universities will admit you, you would need to take certain

Undergrad Courses such as OS, Database etc which will increase the cost of

education!

But as you have work ex as software engg, you should be okay! Can try USC, ASU

etc

13/07/2013 at 11:45 AM

Saasha Nair

Hello Sir

I am interested in pursuing my PhD in Computational Linguistics (Artificial

Intelligence). What would be a better option – US or UK? Also could you suggest a few

colleges by ranking as per my course.

Thank You

13/07/2013 at 7:46 PM

15/07/2013 at 10:09 AM

Santosh

Can you suggest some universities for MS in CS?

GRE – 319 (V-149, Q-170)

Acads – 7.9/10

Internishps : 2 one at servomaxindia and another at amazon.com

extracaricu: 4 /10

How are my chances of getting in:

1 UMass

2 USC

3 TAMU

4 NCSU

5 University of Pennsylvanian

6 Arizona State university

also can u plese tell which collages offer scholarship from the above

thankyou

Chirag

Umass – Ambi

USC – Mod / Erratic

TAMU – Ambi (If its College Station)

NCSU – Mod/Ambi

Upenn – Ambi

ASU – Mod

15/07/2013 at 11:59 AM

Varsha

Hey Chirag,

My GRE score is 329 (V-162, Q-163, AWA-4) and TOEFL score is 119

I did my B.tech in CS in NIT Calicut and have a GPA of 8.14 / 10.

Also I did a week internship in a startup called Trinity Mobility and am currently

working in SAP Labs India (I’ve Just finished a year).

I do not have any published papers.

And as for extra curricular activities, I was a senior executive involved in conducting

16/07/2013 at 2:08 PM

the technical and cultural fests in our College

I’m planning to apply for MS in CS for Fall 2014. Any help and suggestions in

shortlisting colleges would be highly appreciated!

Thank you so so much!!

Srikant

Hey Chirag,

My GRE score is 312 (V-159, Q-163, AWA-3.5) and TOEFL score is 108

I am a B.tech in CS 2010 passout from a local college in AP and my % is 71.50.

I did my internship in South Central Railways and am currently working in Deloitte

Consulting on UI development and I am doing really well here (I can put few

achievements in my SOP).

I do not have any published papers. I was involved in the establishment of a student

chapter for CS enthusiasts and I played the role of secretary.

I’m planning to apply for MS in CS for Spring 2014. Following are the list of colleges I

am planning to apply to. Please let me know my chances.

1. TAMU – College Station

2. IS in JHopkins

3. UI – U Champaign

4. IS in GMU

Also please let me know if you have any suggestions for Fall 2014 for backup options.

Thank you so so much!! Appreciate your help.

Best Regards,

Srikant

23/07/2013 at 12:27 AM

05/08/2013 at 3:17 PM

Abhiram

Naidu

My gre score 296 CGPA 7.0 three publications where should I apply?

Bharath

Vignesh

Hi Chirag!

I am doing my masters in CS (MS software Engineering) in VIT . I am in the final year

and planning to take up a 6month Project work in China in one of the Universities. I

have also taken up my GRE last July and my score in verbal is 152 and Quant is 162

with academic GPA: 9. what are my chances of getting in top 50 Universities in US and

also would like to know about my chances of getting in University of texas -Austin

Please guide me. Thanx in Advance….

Bharath

19/08/2013 at 1:41 AM

Ramesh

Hi Chirag,

My GRE Score is 315(165 Q, 150 V ,3.0 AWA) and TOEFL 93(23 R, 23 L, 22 S,25 W).

My College CGPA is 7.2(B.Tech CSE) . I have 2+ experience in TCS. I would like pursue

my Masters in Computer Science. Could you plesae give me which universities I have a

chance in the following List:

1.Georgia Tech

2.University of Arizona

3.Arizona State

4.University of Utah

5.North Carolina

6.IOWA State

7.Stony Brook

8.Texas Dallas

9.Syracuse

10. University of Chicago Illonois

Thanks,

Ramesh

22/08/2013 at 7:14 PM

Rahul

Hi Chirag,

My gre score is 292 (quant-148 , verbal – 144). My powerprep scores 304 and 309.But i

dont know how i got very less marks on my actual gre and dont want to retake as the

deadlines are approaching. So can you suggest few good universities for computer

science in which i might have a chance to get into .

07/09/2013 at 11:41 AM

blackwidow

plz evaluate dis..

Gre-302 (v-149 q-153)

toefl-yet to give

acads – 8.53/10 (no backlogs)

2 international publications

1.asu

2.suny buffalo

3.suny stony brook

4.ncsu

5.university of north carolina-charlotte

6.university of north carolina-chapel hill

7.osu

8.purdue

9.usc,viterbi

10.ucb

11.uci

12.ufl

13.uic

14.clemsons

decent lor’s and sop’s ..

good social service bt nt much extra-curriculars

4 projects (3 mini n 1 major)

intended major-ms in computer n/wing and telecommunictations

12/09/2013 at 11:11 PM

Rachit puri

Hey Chirag,

My profile is :

GRE – 306 (163(Q), 143(V))

Toefl – 91 (R-23, L-22, S-23, W-23)

GPA – 7.8/10

Undergrad – ECE

Work-ex – 2 yrs as of now in Samsung

Research paper – 1 published in IEEE, one is due for publication, one in Samsung

Intern – 6mnths in Siemens

SOP and LORs are good

Grad – Ms in CS

Awards – 1 in samsung

Targeting top50 universities only . I know GRE score is less but was planning for

spring that’s why gave in a hurry and planning for reappear nxt mnth for fall session.

Let me know the universities I can target and if toefl retake is required ?

13/09/2013 at 5:30 PM

Anisha

I scored 315 in GRE (Q: 161, V: 154). TOEFL: 113. Acads: 8.5/10. I would like to pursue

MS in Computer Programming or Software Engineering. What universities do you

suggest? I especially need to find “safe” universities in my choice of specialization.

Any help would be welcome.

14/09/2013 at 12:44 AM