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World University Rankings 2022 by subject: computer science

The computer science subject table uses the same trusted and rigorous performance indicators as the  Times Higher Education  World University Rankings 2022, but the methodology has been recalibrated to suit the discipline.

This year’s table includes 891 universities, up from 827 last year.

View the World University Rankings 2022 by subject: computer science methodology

The University of Oxford leads the table for the fourth consecutive year, while Princeton University joins the top 10 after climbing one place to 10th.

There are also some eye-catching improvements for the US just outside the top 10: UCLA rises five places to 11th, Caltech rises 12 places to 13th and Washington rises five places to 16th, largely because of improvements in their teaching and research scores.

Australia has a new number one university for computer science: the University of Melbourne, which ranks 51st overall.

Three institutions rank in the top 100 in their debut year; Institut Polytechnique de Paris is 48th, Université Paris-Saclay is 76th and National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan is joint 88th.

Read our analysis of the computer science subject rankings 2022 results

View the full results of the overall World University Rankings 2022

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Tech ranks among top universities globally in computer science, engineering.

Georgia Tech has made the Top 10 in global rankings in the key subject areas of computer science and engineering.

In the latest Times Higher Education subject rankings for computer science, the Institute is ranked seventh internationally. Tech was the top American public university on the list. Ranked just behind Stanford University, MIT, and the United Kingdom’s University of Oxford and University of Cambridge, its computer science program landed ahead of both Harvard and Princeton.

In the engineering rankings, Georgia Tech appeared in the Top 10, and was also the top-rated public American university.

The London-based Times Higher Education has been providing ranked data on international universities since 2004. Their 2018-19 research includes more than 1,250 higher education institutions from 86 nations. 

Georgia Tech’s full rankings:

Computer Science: 7

Engineering: 10

Physical Science: 44

Business and Economics: 51

Social Sciences: 72

Psychology: 100

To see the full rankings in detail, visit:

• Engineering & Technology https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2019/subject-ranking/engineering-and-IT • Computer Science https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2019/subject-ranking/computer-science

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Oxford University ranked first in the world for Computer Science

5 October 2021

For the second year running the University of Oxford has been ranked first in the world for Computer Science in the Times Higher Education 2022 World University Rankings.

891 universities from 75 countries and regions are ranked for Computer Science. With Europe claiming 31 of the top 100 positions and an impressive 82 of the top 200. The University of Cambridge and Switzerland’s EHT Zurich claimed joint fourth.

Prof. Leslie Ann Goldberg, head of Computer Science, said “I’m very pleased with this continuing recognition of the outstanding teaching and research taking place in our department.’’

The Department is one of the longest-established Computer Science departments in the world and is the home to a community of world-class research and teaching. Research activities encompass core Computer Science (algorithms, data, programming languages, and artificial intelligence), as well as human-centred computing, automated verification, computational biology, cyber physical systems, quantum computing and security.

Its research is focused on methods for solving problems using computers and the design of programming languages and computational systems. It brings together world-class minds with external partners - combining rigorous theory and practical applications. Recent research projects include:

• A new technology that will pilot the detection of flood events from space. The work is a first step towards relaying real time information from space to disaster response teams during flood events and could significantly improving disaster response operations.
• Harnessing new machine leaning techniques to identify individual lion roars. This ability, to remotely evaluate the number of individual lions in a population from their roars, could revolutionise the way in which lion populations are assessed.
• Created an AI algorithm that for the first time allows us to see, in high resolution, the Moon’s polar regions that are home to craters and other depressions that never receive sunlight.

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Times Higher Education 2022 World University Rankings by subject Computer Science https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2022/subject-ranking/computer-science

For interviews or other requests, please contact: Rob Ashley, Strategic Communication, Oxford University; [email protected]  

About the University of Oxford Oxford University has been placed number 1 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the sixth year running, and at the heart of this success is our ground-breaking research and innovation. Oxford is world-famous for research excellence and home to some of the most talented people from across the globe. Our work helps the lives of millions, solving real-world problems through a huge network of partnerships and collaborations. The breadth and interdisciplinary nature of our research sparks imaginative and inventive insights and solutions. Through its research commercialisation arm, Oxford University Innovation, Oxford is the highest university patent filer in the UK and is ranked first in the UK for university spinouts, having created more than 200 new companies since 1988. Over a third of these companies have been created in the past three years.

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THE World University Ranking 2022: IISc only Indian institute to feature in top 100 list

IISc climbs 15 steps higher, placed 81st in the ranking. IIT Indore, DU, JNU, Jamia, among other Indian universities to feature in THE ranking.

Tamanna Tamang | October 6, 2021 | 06:18 PM IST

NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Science is the only Indian Institute to feature in top 100 list of Times Higher Education’s World’s best universities to study computer science and engineering as per the ranking released by Times Higher Education

The ranking was announced by Times Higher Education (THE) in results of its World University Rankings by subject 2022 for Computer Science and Engineering, revealing the best institutions in the world to study them.

The Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru is the only Indian university to feature in the top 100 list by securing 81st position to study computer science. The institute has climbed the ladder to feature in the list as compared to last year’s ranking. The institute had secured 96th rank last year.

Other Indian institutions that made to THE Rankings by Subject 2022, for Computer Science are Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore at 201-250 rank, Thapar University, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), and VIT University at the 301-400 category. Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Osmania University and Panjab University are placed in the 501-600 category. Mumbai University has been placed in the 601-800 bracket while Andhra University, University of Calcutta, Cochin University of Science and Technology and Pondicherry University have secured the place in 801+ category.

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"In Asia, India’s Indian Institute of Science (=81st) cements its place in the world’s top 100 after climbing 15 places since last year," said the report released today.

The United Kingdom’s University of Oxford retained top spot for Computer Science, and Harvard University of the United States of America secured the top spot for Engineering.

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4 us universities claims top 4 ranks in engineering.

For studying engineering the first top 4 universities to feature in the list are from the United States. Harvard University retains the top place while the country takes six of the top 10 positions in the ranking, including all top four positions. It also claims an impressive 35 of the world’s top 100 universities. However, there is significant competition from the rest of the world. In the top 10 alone there are representatives from the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Singapore whose National University of Singapore is the only new entrant into this year’s elite group securing 10th position.

For studying engineering, IISc featured in top 125 list followed by IIT, Indore at 301-400. Other than IISc, Indian universities to feature under universities for studying engineering are Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia Millia Islamia at the 501-600th place, while IIT Bhubaneshwar, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Patna, IIT Mandi, Jadavpur University, NIT Rourkela and NIT Tiruchirapalli secured place between 601-800 rank.

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Top 10 Institute to study Engineering

“Times Higher Education (THE), released the Computer Science and Engineering results of its globally recognised, THE World University Rankings by subject 2022. The World University Rankings 2022 by subject was released for Computer Science and Engineering in which 891 universities from 75 countries and regions ranked for Computer Science. And for studying engineering 1,188 universities from 85 countries and regions were ranked,” said the press release.

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The universities were ranked on the basis of their overall rank, world university rank of 2021, teaching score, research score, citation score, industry score and international score.

IISc's world university rank of 2021 was 96, and overall score was 56.4, followed by teaching score of 65.7. In research it scored 67.4, and citation score of 40.0, industry score 84.4, and international score of mere 16.7. Top performing university, Oxford' overall score was 93.1 that helped it secure the top spot.

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A university of high international standing

Aalto University shapes a sustainable future. We are a highly international community with a strong academic standing. We place 53 rd in the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking list of most international universities in the world.

The university has improved markedly in rankings specific to our fields: technology, business, and art & design. Our best ranking result is in the field of art & design, where we rank 8 th globally according to QS.

Other subject-specific rankings are listed in the tables below.

Depending on how the figure is calculated, there are 17 000–22 000 universities in the world, of which approximately 1 000 are in Europe, around 70 in the Nordic countries, and 14 in Finland.

Different ranking lists use different indicators to compare universities. Most rankings evaluate research publications - their quantity and, for example, how many times they are cited. The criteria may also include external funding, an international dimension, or the university's reputation among researchers and employers. Usually, the overall score of a university is determined by combining its score on different indicators.

General rankings are comparisons which take a holistic view to evaluating universities. Aalto University has scored well in a general comparison focusing on universities less than 50 years old and listings measuring e.g. internationalisation or corporate collaboration.

Subject-specific rankings relevant to Aalto

Some rankings are specific to a single subject or field, and these are more relevant to a university such as Aalto University which specialises in three fields. Different disciplines have different publishing practices, and comparisons which focus on a specific field enable universities to be assessed on equal terms.

Organisations that produce rankings also create special lists which take into account only one indicator or criterion, such as an international dimension, business cooperation or external financing.

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Aalto’s art & design ranks in the top 10 globally

Aalto’s business administration and marine engineering rise to the top 20 globally

Business & economics and computer science ranked in top 100 worldwide

Aalto strong in industry income and patents in Times Higher Education ranking

Strong performance.

We track our ranking in the most widely known and respected university comparisons. The tables below list Aalto's position in various field-specific rankings in technology, business and art, in certain specific rankings concerning university-industry collaboration and internatiolisation together with a ranking for young universities. These positions show the high esteem, quality and impact of our research and teaching 

The legend for the abbreviations used in the tables is at the bottom of the page.

Key competence areas

The cornerstones of Aalto University research are four fundamental competence areas: ICT and digitalisation, materials and sustainable use of natural resources, global business dynamics , and arts and design .  Aalto University also focuses on three integrative multidisciplinary themes: advanced energy solutions, health and wellbeing , and human-centered living environments .

The rankings listed below are specific to these key areas.

More information about the selected rankings:

Shanghairanking / arwu: the academic ranking of world universities.

Shanghai Ranking has published its ARWU ranking (Academic Ranking of World Universities) since 2003, which makes ARWU the oldest of the large, international university rankings. The university-level ARWU ranking emphasises large, time-honoured universities that are active in traditional natural, life and medical sciences. Accordingly, the overall ARWU ranking is not very relevant for more specialised universities such as the Aalto University. In 2017, Shanghai Ranking launched 52 new subject rankings based on bibliometric indicators and international scientific awards. These subject rankings function well as tools for international benchmarking.

European Ranking of Engineering Programs (EngiRank)

EngiRank, launched in 2023, is a new university ranking that seeks to evaluate engineering and technology programmes in the 27 European Union countries. In addition to bibliometric indicators, the ranking utilises indicators unique to the European Research Area (ERA) and the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), such as participation in the Erasmus+ and Horizon programmes as well as in the European University Alliances. EngiRank publishes an institutional ranking and subject-based rankings within the general field of technology and engineering.

Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings

THE World University Rankings is based on 13 indicators. Reputation surveys have a considerable weight in the ranking, as do bibliometric analysis. THE is a widely respected ranking agent that widens its ranking portfolio continuously.

QS World University Rankings

The reputation survey is the most essential factor in the QS rankings. It has the weight of 50% in the general rankings, and in certain fields of arts and humanities (such as Art & Design, which is important to Aalto), the entire ranking is solely based on the reputation survey. QS applies a number of indicators in its general rankings (and to a varying extent in field-specific rankings). In its publication and citation analysis based on the Scopus database of Elseview, QS does not take into account the differences between individual scientific fields regarding publication practices, but instead normalises its assessment to five main fields of science. Before 2015, QS did not take into account any differences in the publication and citation practices of different academic fields.

National Taiwan University Ranking: Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities

The NTU Ranking is based on the analysis of publication and citation data included in the Clarivate Analytics Web of Science database, which emphasises volume in addition to influence. NTU's analyses are in part normalised by academic fields, but by emphasising volume alongside research impact, the general rankings of NTU also highlight fields in which large publication and citation volumes are typical (particularly natural sciences and biomedicine). In field-specific rankings, the assessment is limited to selected fields.

Leiden Ranking

Leiden Ranking does not as such produce one ranking; instead, it uses the Web of Science database of Thomson Reuters as a basis for calculating different, considerably advanced bibliometric indicators for the universities of the world, which can be used to put the universities in a ranking order if so desired. However, the indicators are presumably more suitable for analysing and comparing the publication profiles and impacts of universities with the help of a tool pack with comparable metrics.

Financial Times Business School Rankings

The Financial Times publishes internationally respected comparisons in the field of businessa and economics. One key element is the surveys sent to universities and their alumni on issues such as career and salary development. Research publications and indicators of teaching staff also contribute to the results.

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• #1 in Melbourne for the highest UG graduate salary five years out (Design, Health, Information Technology) (2019-2021)  
• #1 in Melbourne for the highest UG graduate salary nine years out (Design) (2019-2021)  
• #1 in Melbourne for UG graduates finding full-time jobs within 4 months of finishing their degree (Business, Design) (2019-2021) 
• 91.5% of UG teacher education graduates find jobs within 4 months of finishing their degree (2019-2021) 
• 86.1% of UG engineering graduates find jobs within 4 months of finishing their degree (2019-2021) 
• 93% of UG nursing graduates find jobs within 4 months of finishing their degree (2019-2021) 
• #1 in Melbourne for the highest PG graduate salary one year out (Arts, Design) (2019-2021) 
• #1 in Melbourne for the highest PG graduate salary five years out (Arts, Design, Science) (2019-2021) 
• #1 in Melbourne for PG graduates finding full-time jobs within 4 months of finishing their degree (Arts, Design) (2019-2021) 
• #1 in Melbourne for PG graduates finding jobs within 4 months of finishing their degree (Arts, Psychology) (2019-2021) 
• 89.7% of PG business graduates find jobs within 4 months of finishing their degree (2019-2021) 
• 91.2% of PG teacher education graduates find jobs within 4 months of finishing their degree (2019-2021) 
• 87.1% of PG engineering graduates find jobs within 4 months of finishing their degree (2019-2021) 
• 93.2% of PG health graduates find jobs within 4 months of finishing their degree (2019-2021) 
• 92.8% of PG psychology graduates find jobs within 4 months of finishing their degree (2019-2021)  

QILT: Course Experience Questionnaire

• #1 in Melbourne for the highest UG graduate satisfaction (Education, Nursing) (2020-2021) 
• 86% of recent UG arts graduates were satisfied with their overall experience (2020-2021) 
• 80.6% of recent UG business graduates were satisfied with their overall experience (2020-2021) 
• 84.4% of recent UG health graduates were satisfied with their overall experience (2020-2021) 
• 84.8% of recent UG science graduates were satisfied with their overall experience (2020-2021) 
• #1 in Melbourne for the highest PG graduate satisfaction (Education, Health) (2020-2021) 
• 82.3% of recent PG business graduates were satisfied with their overall experience (2020-2021) 
• 86% of recent PG psychology graduates were satisfied with their overall experience (2020-2021) 
• 85.9% of recent PG science graduates were satisfied with their overall experience (2020-2021)  

QILT: Student Experience Survey

• #1 in Melbourne for UG overall experience (Education, Media and Communication) (2020-2021) 
• #1 in Melbourne for UG skills development (Education) (2020-2021) 
• #1 in Melbourne for UG teaching practices (Education) (2020-2021) 
• #1 in Melbourne for UG staff:student interaction (Nursing) (2020-2021) 
• #1 in Melbourne for UG support services (Business, Education) (2020-2021) 
• 85.6% of UG arts students are satisfied with the teaching practices (2020-2021) 
• 82.4% of UG design students are satisfied with the teaching practices (2020-2021) 
• 82.9% of UG media and communication students are satisfied with teaching practices (2020-2021) 
• #1 in Melbourne for PG overall experience (Built Environment & Architecture, Education, Engineering, Health, Information Technology, Science) (2020-2021) 
• #1 in Melbourne for PG skills development (Built Environment & Architecture, Design, Engineering, Health, Information Technology) (2020-2021) 
• #1 in Melbourne for PG teaching practices (Built Environment & Architecture, Education, Engineering, Health, Information Technology, Science) (2020-2021) 
• #1 in Melbourne for PG staff:student interaction) (Built Environment & Architecture, Business, Health) (2020-2021) 
• #1 in Melbourne for PG facilities and resources (Built Environment & Architecture, Design, Education, Engineering, Health, Media and Communication, Science) (2020-2021) 
• #1 in Melbourne for PG support services (Education, Engineering, Health, Information Technology) (2020-2021) 

CWTS Leiden Rankings

These rankings are based on the proportion of a university’s papers that are in the top 1% most frequently cited:

• Ranked #43 in the world across all disciplines (2021)
• Ranked #2 in the world for Mathematics and Computer Science (2021)

US News 

• Ranked #199 in the US News Best Global Universities (2022)
• Subject specific rankings
• Ranked #61 for Civil Engineering (2021)
• Ranked #64 for Space Science (2021)
• Ranked #72 for Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2021)
• Ranked #84 for Optics (2021)

AACSB International Accreditation

• Awarded the  Australian Business Award (ABA) for Business Innovation  for our  Industry 4.0 Initiative . 
• Our School of Business (including Swinburne Sarawak and Swinburne Online) achieved accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business ( AACSB ) International in 2019. AACSB represents the highest standard of excellence in business education worldwide. Only 5% of the world’s higher education business schools have been awarded AACSB accreditation.

Stanford University

75 Swinburne University researchers are listed in Stanford University’s Top 2% of the Most-Cited Scientists

Swinburne’s reputation as a leader in research and innovation is growing year-on-year. Our world-class researchers focus on projects that cross disciplines and make real-world differences.

We don’t just talk the talk — we walk the walk. Read about some of our key partnerships, programs and recent success stories.

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Our rankings

Where we rank.

Heriot-Watt University is consistently ranked at a high level across a number of key university league tables.

From our research performance to student satisfaction, graduate employability and the quality of our teaching, Heriot-Watt's status as a world-class university is independently confirmed.

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings use 13 performance indicators to examine universities across all of their core missions – teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.

• Ranked in the top 200 universities worldwide (151-175) for Arts and Humanities
• Ranked in the top 200 universities worldwide (176-200) for Engineering
• Ranked in the top 300 universities worldwide (251-300) for Computer Science
• Ranked in the top 20 UK universities for Engineering
• Ranked 26th in the UK for Computer Science

View the  Times Higher Education World University Rankings

By subject area:

• First in UK for Building
• Fourth in UK and second in Scotland for Town & Country Planning and Landscape
• Sixth in UK and second in Scotland for Mathematics
• Seventh in UK and first in Scotland for Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering
• Eighth in UK and second in Scotland for Chemical Engineering
• Third in Scotland for Civil Engineering ; Physics & Astronomy

Graduate prospects:

Top 50 UK (34th)

View The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 rankings ( Note : behind a paywall)

In their first University Guide published in September 2023, the Daily Mail placed Heriot-Watt University 39th in the UK.

View the Daily Mail University League Table 2024

The QS World University Rankings table has been published annually since 2004. It features more than 1,000 universities with each measured on a variety of factors including academic reputation and employer reputation.

• Heriot-Watt are in the worldwide top 250 ranking 235th in the world , 32nd in UK and 5th in Scotland .

View the QS World University Rankings 2024 .

View the Guardian University league table

• First in Scotland in Construction, Surveying & Planning
• Third in Scotland in Chemical Engineering.

The National Student Survey (NSS) is a survey which gathers honest feedback from final year undergraduates studying full-time.

• We are 1st in Scotland and 11th in the UK for Chemical, Process and Energy Engineering, based on overall satisfaction.
• We are 2nd in Scotland for Physics, based on overall satisfaction.
• We are 3rd in Scotland based on overall satisfaction for Chemistry, Building and Statistics.

Source: NSS 2023 responses from full-time students. All NSS data is included on the course pages of the Discover Uni website .

• We are in the UK top 50 for International Research Network for all three of our Subject Groups Natural Sciences : 37th in UK,  Engineering & Technology : 35th in UK, and  Social Sciences & Management : 49th in UK
• We are ranked 12th in the world and 3rd in the UK for Petroleum Engineering
• We are ranked in the top 200 worldwide for 3 subjects: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering , and Petroleum Engineering
• We are ranked in the top 10 in the UK for employer reputation for three subjects: 1st in UK for Petroleum Engineering , 6th for Civil & Structural Engineering , and 9th for Agriculture & Forestry (includes our Brewing and Distilling activity)

View the QS Top University Rankings by Subject 2023 .

• Overall we ranked 34th in the UK and 5th in Scotland.
• We are ranked in the top ten in the UK for a total of 1 of our 20 subject areas – Building (7th).
• We are ranked in the top two in Scotland for Building (1st) , Chemical Engineering (2nd) , Mathematics (2nd) and Town & Country Planning (2nd) .
• We are ranked 3rd in the UK and are top in Scotland for the amount spent on student facilities.

View the Complete University Guide league table 2023.

The National Student Survey (NSS) is a survey which gathers honest feedback from final year undergraduates studying full-time.

• We are in the UK top 30 for overall satisfaction.
• 1st in Scotland and 5th in the UK for Chemical, Process & Energy Engineering, based on overall satisfaction.
• 1st in Scotland for Physics, based on overall average.
• 1st in Scotland and 2nd in the the UK for Statistics, based on overall satisfaction.
• 1st in Scotland and 12th in UK for Management Studies, based on overall satisfaction.
• 2nd in Scotland for Planning (Urban, Rural and Regional), based on overall satisfaction.
• 2nd in Scotland and 12th in UK for Applied Psychology, based on average across all questions.
• 3rd in Scotland for Civil Engineering, based on overall satisfaction.
• 3rd in Scotland and 12th in UK for Mathematics, based on overall satisfaction.
• 3rd in Scotland for Design Studies, based on overall satisfaction.

All NSS data is included on the course pages of the Discover Uni  website.

REF 2021 classed 86.8% of our research and 88.6% of our research outputs as 'world-leading' (4*) and 'internationally excellent' (3*). Heriot-Watt University was recognised for world-leading research in Physics; Mathematical Sciences; Engineering; and Architecture, Built Environment and Planning.

Find out more about our REF 2021 results .

THE's Golden Age University Rankings measures universities established between 1945 and 1967 for their teaching, research, citations, international outlook and industry income.

• Heriot-Watt is ranked 47th out of 308 institutions.

View the Times Higher Education Golden Age Rankings

We are ranked in the top 800 in the world (ranked 701-800) and in the UK top 55 (ranked 46-54) by the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020 .

The Times / Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019 ranked Heriot-Watt joint 17th in the UK and 1st in Scotland for graduate salaries 6 months after graduation.

95% of Heriot-Watt students are in employment or further study within six months of graduation