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Computer science has grown in the last few decades from something that only a very few were involved with and with touched the lives of not many more, to something that spans the globe, touches the lives of nearly every person, and is constantly growing and changing in how it functions and how we use it. If you’re interested in getting into any field relating to software, hardware, the Internet of Things, applications, user interfaces, etc., then this is the place for you. There are plenty of schools getting into the computer science field, but here you’ll find the best school options from across the country. Take this opportunity to find one of the best computer science schools that works for you in terms of budget, location, and the time you’re willing to put into a computer science degree.
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Top 25 Best Campus Computer Science Colleges
1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Score: 95.23
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $60,156
- Out-of-State: $60,156
- Net Price: $20,232
- Acceptance Rate: 4%
- Retention Rate: 99%
- Graduation Rate: 95%
- Total Enrollment: 11,858
- Undergrad Students: 4,657
- Graduate Students: 7,201
- Grads Salary: $118,000
- Student-to-faculty: 3:1
2
Stanford University
Score: 94.81
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $62,484
- Out-of-State: $62,484
- Net Price: $18,279
- Acceptance Rate: 4%
- Retention Rate: 98%
- Graduation Rate: 95%
- Total Enrollment: 18,283
- Undergrad Students: 8,049
- Graduate Students: 10,234
- Grads Salary: $116,000
- Student-to-faculty: 5:1
3
California Institute of Technology
Score: 94.39
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $63,255
- Out-of-State: $63,255
- Net Price: $20,755
- Acceptance Rate: 3%
- Retention Rate: 98%
- Graduation Rate: 94%
- Total Enrollment: 2,401
- Undergrad Students: 982
- Graduate Students: 1,419
- Grads Salary: $117,000
- Student-to-faculty: 3:1
4
Princeton University
Score: 90.59
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $59,710
- Out-of-State: $59,710
- Net Price: $18,698
- Acceptance Rate: 6%
- Retention Rate: 97%
- Graduation Rate: 97%
- Total Enrollment: 8,842
- Undergrad Students: 5,604
- Graduate Students: 3,238
- Grads Salary: $103,000
- Student-to-faculty: 5:1
5
Yale University
Score: 88.47
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $64,700
- Out-of-State: $64,700
- Net Price: $18,647
- Acceptance Rate: 5%
- Retention Rate: 98%
- Graduation Rate: 98%
- Total Enrollment: 14,776
- Undergrad Students: 6,645
- Graduate Students: 8,131
- Grads Salary: $96,000
- Student-to-faculty: 6:1
6
Harvard University
Score: 88.06
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $59,076
- Out-of-State: $59,076
- Net Price: $19,491
- Acceptance Rate: 3%
- Retention Rate: 98%
- Graduation Rate: 98%
- Total Enrollment: 30,631
- Undergrad Students: 9,368
- Graduate Students: 21,263
- Grads Salary: $96,000
- Student-to-faculty: 7:1
7
Duke University
Score: 85.83
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $65,805
- Out-of-State: $65,805
- Net Price: $23,694
- Acceptance Rate: 6%
- Retention Rate: 97%
- Graduation Rate: 97%
- Total Enrollment: 18,023
- Undergrad Students: 6,640
- Graduate Students: 11,383
- Grads Salary: $95,000
- Student-to-faculty: 6:1
8
Rice University
Score: 85.43
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $58,128
- Out-of-State: $58,128
- Net Price: $19,902
- Acceptance Rate: 9%
- Retention Rate: 98%
- Graduation Rate: 94%
- Total Enrollment: 8,672
- Undergrad Students: 4,494
- Graduate Students: 4,178
- Grads Salary: $92,000
- Student-to-faculty: 6:1
9
Carnegie Mellon University
Score: 85.18
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $63,829
- Out-of-State: $63,829
- Net Price: $33,499
- Acceptance Rate: 11%
- Retention Rate: 97%
- Graduation Rate: 92%
- Total Enrollment: 16,002
- Undergrad Students: 7,059
- Graduate Students: 8,943
- Grads Salary: $108,000
- Student-to-faculty: 5:1
10
Columbia University
Score: 84.79
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $69,045
- Out-of-State: $69,045
- Net Price: $22,058
- Acceptance Rate: 4%
- Retention Rate: 98%
- Graduation Rate: 95%
- Total Enrollment: 34,782
- Undergrad Students: 8,902
- Graduate Students: 25,880
- Grads Salary: $91,000
- Student-to-faculty: 6:1
11
Johns Hopkins University
Score: 84.55
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $63,340
- Out-of-State: $63,340
- Net Price: $24,034
- Acceptance Rate: 7%
- Retention Rate: 97%
- Graduation Rate: 94%
- Total Enrollment: 31,275
- Undergrad Students: 6,044
- Graduate Students: 25,231
- Grads Salary: $94,000
- Student-to-faculty: 6:1
12
University of California-Berkeley
Score: 84.54
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $14,850
- Out-of-State: $45,627
- Net Price: $19,257
- Acceptance Rate: 11%
- Retention Rate: 96%
- Graduation Rate: 94%
- Total Enrollment: 45,307
- Undergrad Students: 32,479
- Graduate Students: 12,828
- Grads Salary: $97,000
- Student-to-faculty: 19:1
13
Northwestern University
Score: 84.46
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $65,997
- Out-of-State: $65,997
- Net Price: $22,095
- Acceptance Rate: 7%
- Retention Rate: 98%
- Graduation Rate: 97%
- Total Enrollment: 23,161
- Undergrad Students: 8,993
- Graduate Students: 14,168
- Grads Salary: $89,000
- Student-to-faculty: 6:1
14
Georgia Institute of Technology
Score: 84.2
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $11,764
- Out-of-State: $32,876
- Net Price: $17,402
- Acceptance Rate: 17%
- Retention Rate: 98%
- Graduation Rate: 93%
- Total Enrollment: 45,296
- Undergrad Students: 18,415
- Graduate Students: 26,881
- Grads Salary: $95,000
- Student-to-faculty: 19:1
15
University of Pennsylvania
Score: 83.99
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $66,104
- Out-of-State: $66,104
- Net Price: $26,123
- Acceptance Rate: 7%
- Retention Rate: 98%
- Graduation Rate: 96%
- Total Enrollment: 28,201
- Undergrad Students: 11,250
- Graduate Students: 16,951
- Grads Salary: $94,000
- Student-to-faculty: 8:1
16
Brown University
Score: 83.76
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $68,230
- Out-of-State: $68,230
- Net Price: $26,723
- Acceptance Rate: 5%
- Retention Rate: 99%
- Graduation Rate: 95%
- Total Enrollment: 11,189
- Undergrad Students: 7,639
- Graduate Students: 3,550
- Grads Salary: $93,000
- Student-to-faculty: 6:1
17
Cornell University
Score: 83.13
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $66,014
- Out-of-State: $66,014
- Net Price: $26,060
- Acceptance Rate: 7%
- Retention Rate: 97%
- Graduation Rate: 95%
- Total Enrollment: 25,898
- Undergrad Students: 15,735
- Graduate Students: 10,163
- Grads Salary: $93,000
- Student-to-faculty: 9:1
18
University of California-Los Angeles
Score: 82.59
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $13,747
- Out-of-State: $44,524
- Net Price: $16,999
- Acceptance Rate: 9%
- Retention Rate: 97%
- Graduation Rate: 92%
- Total Enrollment: 46,430
- Undergrad Students: 32,423
- Graduate Students: 14,007
- Grads Salary: $89,000
- Student-to-faculty: 18:1
19
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Score: 82.33
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $17,228
- Out-of-State: $58,072
- Net Price: $19,318
- Acceptance Rate: 18%
- Retention Rate: 97%
- Graduation Rate: 93%
- Total Enrollment: 51,225
- Undergrad Students: 32,695
- Graduate Students: 18,530
- Grads Salary: $88,000
- Student-to-faculty: 12:1
20
University of California-Irvine
Score: 80.87
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $14,237
- Out-of-State: $45,014
- Net Price: $14,033
- Acceptance Rate: 21%
- Retention Rate: 91%
- Graduation Rate: 87%
- Total Enrollment: 35,937
- Undergrad Students: 28,662
- Graduate Students: 7,275
- Grads Salary: $88,000
- Student-to-faculty: 18:1
21
University of Virginia
Score: 80.81
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $20,986
- Out-of-State: $58,014
- Net Price: $19,469
- Acceptance Rate: 19%
- Retention Rate: 97%
- Graduation Rate: 95%
- Total Enrollment: 26,082
- Undergrad Students: 17,444
- Graduate Students: 8,638
- Grads Salary: $84,000
- Student-to-faculty: 15:1
22
University of California-San Diego
Score: 80.53
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $15,265
- Out-of-State: $46,042
- Net Price: $16,111
- Acceptance Rate: 24%
- Retention Rate: 93%
- Graduation Rate: 88%
- Total Enrollment: 42,006
- Undergrad Students: 33,096
- Graduate Students: 8,910
- Grads Salary: $89,000
- Student-to-faculty: 19:1
23
Washington University in St. Louis
Score: 80.53
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $62,982
- Out-of-State: $62,982
- Net Price: $23,432
- Acceptance Rate: 12%
- Retention Rate: 96%
- Graduation Rate: 94%
- Total Enrollment: 17,012
- Undergrad Students: 8,132
- Graduate Students: 8,880
- Grads Salary: $83,000
- Student-to-faculty: 7:1
24
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Score: 80.38
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $8,989
- Out-of-State: $39,330
- Net Price: $10,614
- Acceptance Rate: 17%
- Retention Rate: 96%
- Graduation Rate: 91%
- Total Enrollment: 31,705
- Undergrad Students: 20,029
- Graduate Students: 11,676
- Grads Salary: $77,000
- Student-to-faculty: 17:1
25
University of Florida
Score: 80.35
- Undergraduate Tuition
- In-State: $6,381
- Out-of-State: $28,659
- Net Price: $11,740
- Acceptance Rate: 23%
- Retention Rate: 97%
- Graduation Rate: 90%
- Total Enrollment: 55,211
- Undergrad Students: 34,552
- Graduate Students: 20,659
- Grads Salary: $79,000
- Student-to-faculty: 16:1
