Best Computational Universities in North America [2026 Rankings]

1

United States | California

University of California – Berkeley

For Computational

#1 in United States #2 in the World

11% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

2

United States | Minnesota

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

For Computational

#2 in United States #3 in the World

80% Acceptance

15,019 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

3

United States | Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Computational

#3 in United States #4 in the World

5% Acceptance

4,535 Enrollment

1550 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

4

United States | California

Stanford University

For Computational

#4 in United States #5 in the World

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

5

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

For Computational

#5 in United States #6 in the World

42% Acceptance

37,140 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

6

United States | New Jersey

Princeton University

For Computational

#6 in United States #11 in the World

5% Acceptance

5,813 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1746 Founded

7

United States | California

California Institute of Technology

For Computational

#7 in United States #14 in the World

3% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

8

United States | New York State

Cornell University

For Computational

#8 in United States #15 in the World

9% Acceptance

16,128 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

9

United States | Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin – Madison

For Computational

#9 in United States #17 in the World

45% Acceptance

38,040 Enrollment

1450 Avg SAT

1848 Founded

10

United States | Massachusetts

Harvard University

For Computational

#10 in United States #18 in the World

4% Acceptance

1,489 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1636 Founded

11

United States | Illinois

Northwestern University

For Computational

#11 in United States #19 in the World

8% Acceptance

9,399 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

12

United States | North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Computational

#12 in United States #22 in the World

15% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1460 Avg SAT

1789 Founded

13

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

For Computational

#13 in United States #23 in the World

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

14

United States | California

University of California-San Diego

For Computational

#14 in United States #25 in the World

27% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1960 Founded

15

United States | Florida

University of Florida

For Computational

#15 in United States #26 in the World

24% Acceptance

36,573 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

16

United States | Washington

University of Washington – Seattle

For Computational

#16 in United States #28 in the World

39% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

17

United States | New York State

Columbia University

For Computational

#17 in United States #29 in the World

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1754 Founded

18

United States | Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University

For Computational

#18 in United States #30 in the World

12% Acceptance

7,377 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1900 Founded

19

United States | Georgia, US

Georgia Institute of Technology

For Computational

#19 in United States #31 in the World

14% Acceptance

1,070 Enrollment

1455 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

20

United States | California

University of California – Los Angeles

For Computational

#20 in United States #32 in the World

9% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1919 Founded

21

United States | Connecticut

Yale University

For Computational

#21 in United States #33 in the World

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1701 Founded

22

United States | Texas

University of Texas at Austin

For Computational

#22 in United States #34 in the World

27% Acceptance

43,165 Enrollment

1380 Avg SAT

1883 Founded

23

United States | Michigan

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

For Computational

#23 in United States #35 in the World

16% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1445 Avg SAT

1817 Founded

24

United States | Indiana

Purdue University

For Computational

#24 in United States #39 in the World

50% Acceptance

44,819 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

25

Canada | Ontario

University of Toronto

For Computational

#2 in Canada #42 in the World

54% Acceptance

102,431 Enrollment

1827 Founded

26

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

For Computational

#25 in United States #45 in the World

5% Acceptance

1,947 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1740 Founded

27

United States | Texas

Rice University

For Computational

#26 in United States #47 in the World

8% Acceptance

4,789 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

28

United States | Utah

University of Utah

For Computational

#27 in United States #50 in the World

86% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1850 Founded

29

United States | New Jersey

Rutgers University – New Brunswick

For Computational

#28 in United States #51 in the World

58% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1405 Avg SAT

1766 Founded

30

United States | Iowa State

Iowa State University

For Computational

#29 in United States #52 in the World

89% Acceptance

25,628 Enrollment

1240 Avg SAT

1858 Founded

31

United States | California

University of California – Santa Barbara

For Computational

#30 in United States #53 in the World

33% Acceptance

45,882 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1921 Founded

32

United States | Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana

For Computational

#31 in United States #55 in the World

14% Acceptance

8,192 Enrollment

1460 Avg SAT

1834 Founded

33

United States | Illinois

University of Chicago

For Computational

#32 in United States #58 in the World

4% Acceptance

7,598 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

34

United States | California

University of Southern California

For Computational

#33 in United States #60 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1880 Founded

35

United States | Texas

Texas A&M University – College Station

For Computational

#34 in United States #65 in the World

57% Acceptance

60,710 Enrollment

1275 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

36

United States | Ohio

Ohio State University

For Computational

#35 in United States #69 in the World

61% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1395 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

37

United States | Maryland

Johns Hopkins University

For Computational

#36 in United States #70 in the World

6% Acceptance

6,636 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

38

United States | Georgia, US

University of Georgia

For Computational

#37 in United States #71 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,177 Enrollment

1375 Avg SAT

1785 Founded

39

United States | California

University of California – Irvine

For Computational

#38 in United States #72 in the World

29% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1965 Founded

40

United States | California

University of California – San Francisco

For Computational

#39 in United States #76 in the World

13% Acceptance

2,942 Enrollment

1100 Avg SAT

1864 Founded

41

United States | Maryland

University of Maryland – College Park

For Computational

#40 in United States #78 in the World

45% Acceptance

31,133 Enrollment

1465 Avg SAT

1856 Founded

42

United States | California

University of California – Davis

For Computational

#41 in United States #81 in the World

42% Acceptance

25,685 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1905 Founded

43

United States | North Carolina

Duke University

For Computational

#42 in United States #82 in the World

6% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1838 Founded

44

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh

For Computational

#43 in United States #88 in the World

58% Acceptance

25,900 Enrollment

1370 Avg SAT

1787 Founded

45

Canada | Alberta

University of Alberta

For Computational

#3 in Canada #99 in the World

53% Acceptance

31,185 Enrollment

1908 Founded

46

United States | New York State

New York University

For Computational

#44 in United States #102 in the World

9% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1831 Founded

47

United States | Colorado

University of Colorado Boulder

For Computational

#45 in United States #105 in the World

78% Acceptance

34,096 Enrollment

1335 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

48

Canada | Alberta

University of Calgary

For Computational

#4 in Canada #106 in the World

55% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1966 Founded

49

United States | Michigan

Michigan State University

For Computational

#46 in United States #107 in the World

85% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1270 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

50

United States | Delaware, US

University of Delaware

For Computational

#47 in United States #109 in the World

71% Acceptance

20,026 Enrollment

1280 Avg SAT

1743 Founded

51

United States | Tennessee

University of Tennessee – Knoxville

For Computational

#48 in United States #117 in the World

42% Acceptance

30,564 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1794 Founded

52

Canada | British Columbia

University of British Columbia

For Computational

#5 in Canada #120 in the World

52% Acceptance

71,201 Enrollment

1908 Founded

53

United States | Massachusetts

Boston University

For Computational

#49 in United States #121 in the World

11% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

54

United States | North Carolina

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Computational

#50 in United States #130 in the World

42% Acceptance

28,422 Enrollment

1385 Avg SAT

1887 Founded

55

United States | Arizona

University of Arizona

For Computational

#51 in United States #137 in the World

86% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

56

United States | New York State

Stony Brook University

For Computational

#52 in United States #140 in the World

49% Acceptance

18,263 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1957 Founded

57

United States | Georgia, US

Emory University

For Computational

#53 in United States #142 in the World

11% Acceptance

967 Enrollment

1510 Avg SAT

1836 Founded

58

United States | Indiana

University of Notre Dame

For Computational

#54 in United States #146 in the World

11% Acceptance

15,414 Enrollment

1508 Avg SAT

1844 Founded

59

Canada | Quebec State

University of Montreal

For Computational

#6 in Canada #147 in the World

41% Acceptance

66,972 Enrollment

1878 Founded

60

United States | Arizona

Arizona State University – Tempe

For Computational

#55 in United States #151 in the World

90% Acceptance

38,313 Enrollment

970 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

61

United States | New York State

University at Buffalo

For Computational

#56 in United States #158 in the World

74% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1295 Avg SAT

1846 Founded

62

United States | Virginia

University of Virginia

For Computational

#57 in United States #161 in the World

17% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1819 Founded

63

Canada | Quebec State

McGill University

For Computational

#7 in Canada #166 in the World

46% Acceptance

37,888 Enrollment

1821 Founded

64

United States | New York State

University of Rochester

For Computational

#58 in United States #168 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,580 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1850 Founded

65

United States | Virginia

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Computational

#59 in United States #172 in the World

55% Acceptance

31,035 Enrollment

1365 Avg SAT

1872 Founded

66

United States | Maryland

University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Computational

#60 in United States #178 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1807 Founded

67

United States | Washington

Washington State University

For Computational

#61 in United States #182 in the World

87% Acceptance

26,384 Enrollment

1110 Avg SAT

1890 Founded

68

Canada | Ontario

Western University

For Computational

#8 in Canada #185 in the World

31% Acceptance

21,836 Enrollment

1878 Founded

69

Canada | Ontario

University of Waterloo

For Computational

#9 in Canada #192 in the World

54% Acceptance

16,092 Enrollment

1957 Founded

70

United States | California

University of California – Riverside

For Computational

#62 in United States #194 in the World

76% Acceptance

25,685 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1954 Founded

71

Canada | Ontario

McMaster University

For Computational

#10 in Canada #195 in the World

49% Acceptance

27,965 Enrollment

1887 Founded

72

United States | Kansas State

University of Kansas

For Computational

#63 in United States #196 in the World

93% Acceptance

15,019 Enrollment

1185 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

73

United States | Tennessee

Vanderbilt University

For Computational

#65 in United States #202 in the World

6% Acceptance

7,221 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1873 Founded

74

United States | Texas

University of Houston

For Computational

#66 in United States #208 in the World

74% Acceptance

39,257 Enrollment

1250 Avg SAT

1927 Founded

75

United States | Florida

Florida State University

For Computational

#67 in United States #213 in the World

24% Acceptance

6,768 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

76

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago

For Computational

#68 in United States #215 in the World

77% Acceptance

22,495 Enrollment

1240 Avg SAT

1858 Founded

77

United States | Missouri

University of Missouri – Columbia

For Computational

#69 in United States #223 in the World

78% Acceptance

24,449 Enrollment

1240 Avg SAT

1839 Founded

78

United States | Michigan

Wayne State University

For Computational

#70 in United States #226 in the World

81% Acceptance

16,012 Enrollment

1165 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

79

United States | New York State

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Computational

#71 in United States #229 in the World

63% Acceptance

5,741 Enrollment

1443 Avg SAT

1824 Founded

80

United States | Rhode Island

Brown University

For Computational

#72 in United States #238 in the World

5% Acceptance

7,910 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1764 Founded

81

United States | Missouri

Washington University in St Louis

For Computational

#73 in United States #245 in the World

12% Acceptance

2,256 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

82

United States | Pennsylvania

Temple University

For Computational

#74 in United States #250 in the World

80% Acceptance

21,457 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1884 Founded

83

United States | Nebraska

University of Nebraska – Lincoln

For Computational

#75 in United States #254 in the World

87% Acceptance

34,096 Enrollment

1214 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

84

Canada | Ontario

University of Ottawa

For Computational

#11 in Canada #261 in the World

47% Acceptance

42,027 Enrollment

1848 Founded

85

United States | Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts – Amherst

For Computational

#76 in United States #262 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,560 Enrollment

1405 Avg SAT

1863 Founded

86

United States | Louisiana

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Computational

#77 in United States #268 in the World

73% Acceptance

34,242 Enrollment

1260 Avg SAT

1860 Founded

87

United States | Florida

University of Central Florida

For Computational

#79 in United States #276 in the World

40% Acceptance

59,552 Enrollment

1275 Avg SAT

1963 Founded

88

United States | Colorado

Colorado State University – Fort Collins

For Computational

#80 in United States #281 in the World

89% Acceptance

10,813 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

89

United States | Virginia

Virginia Commonwealth University

For Computational

#81 in United States #282 in the World

93% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1140 Avg SAT

1838 Founded

90

United States | Ohio

Case Western Reserve University

For Computational

#83 in United States #293 in the World

37% Acceptance

6,636 Enrollment

1485 Avg SAT

1826 Founded

91

United States | New Mexico

University of New Mexico

For Computational

#84 in United States #306 in the World

95% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1030 Avg SAT

1889 Founded

92

Canada | Nova Scotia

Dalhousie University

For Computational

#12 in Canada #307 in the World

82% Acceptance

30,867 Enrollment

1818 Founded

93

United States | Iowa State

University of Iowa

For Computational

#85 in United States #311 in the World

84% Acceptance

22,738 Enrollment

1230 Avg SAT

1847 Founded

94

United States | South Carolina

University of South Carolina – Columbia

For Computational

#86 in United States #315 in the World

60% Acceptance

6,768 Enrollment

1270 Avg SAT

1801 Founded

95

United States | Texas

Texas Tech University

For Computational

#87 in United States #319 in the World

73% Acceptance

32,580 Enrollment

1185 Avg SAT

1923 Founded

96

United States | Kentucky

University of Kentucky

For Computational

#88 in United States #323 in the World

93% Acceptance

25,534 Enrollment

1180 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

97

United States | Arkansas

University of Arkansas

For Computational

#89 in United States #330 in the World

74% Acceptance

28,859 Enrollment

1125 Avg SAT

1871 Founded

98

United States | Kansas State

Kansas State University

For Computational

#90 in United States #331 in the World

82% Acceptance

34,096 Enrollment

1160 Avg SAT

1863 Founded

99

United States | Connecticut

University of Connecticut

For Computational

#91 in United States #336 in the World

52% Acceptance

20,056 Enrollment

1325 Avg SAT

1881 Founded

100

United States | Utah

Utah State University

For Computational

#92 in United States #344 in the World

92% Acceptance

10,813 Enrollment

1180 Avg SAT

1888 Founded

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