Best Colleges for Computer Science

Ranked three ways — by what graduates actually earn, by value (earnings vs. what you really pay), and by selectivity. Our rankings, built on real outcomes from U.S. Department of Education data — not opinion.

Where computer science graduates earn the most, four years after finishing.

#School4-Yr EarningsAcceptanceAvg Net Price
1Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA$245,39312%$31,944
2University of PennsylvaniaPA$241,3805%$28,699
3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$225,1415%$20,111
4Princeton UniversityNJ$217,9735%$6,128
5Pomona CollegeCA$217,0517%$19,285
6Stanford UniversityCA$214,9074%$13,807
7Brown UniversityRI$214,4795%$25,184
8Williams CollegeMA$209,5748%$17,716
9Harvard UniversityMA$203,1694%$19,066
10Dartmouth CollegeNH$201,7025%$29,519

Ranked by median earnings 4 years after graduation (graduate-weighted), among schools with at least 25 graduates in this major.

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