Top 10 Colleges for Computer Science

Carnegie Mellon University

• This perennial computer science chart-topper has received high marks from professors, students and the high tech industry that works for and with its alumni. Add in high ratings from PC Mag as one of the most "wired" college campuses, and you see why this small college in Western Pennsylvania is considered one of America's best.

  Carnegie Mellon University
  5000 Forbes Ave.
  Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  412-268-8186
  my.cmu.edu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• This top-tier school comes with its own operating system--Athena--which students and faculty use to access common resources online. Dense populations of computer labs and Wi-Fi make this an enviable place to be for computer science majors. Students even rigged an "Emergency Pizza Button," which has Domino's deliver a cheese pizza to your dorm within an hour.

  MIT
  77 Massachusetts Ave.
  Cambridge, MA 02139
  617-253-1000
  mit.edu

Stanford University

• This former incubator for both Google and Yahoo!, located near San Francisco Bay, is steeped in tradition and lots of technology available campus-wide. The university is noted for its online access; professors even keep official hours for instant messaging.

  Stanford University
  Montag Hall
  355 Galvez St.
  Stanford. CA 94305
  650-723-2091
  admission.stanford.edu

University of California at Berkeley

• This innovative, liberal arts college in the University of California system is known for being tech savvy and achieved a five out of five ranking for computer science programs, according to the 2010 U.S. News & World Report ranking.

  University of California-Berkeley: Office of Undergraduate Admissions
  110 Sproul Hall #5800
  Berkeley, CA 94720-5800
  510-642-6000
  students.berkeley.edu/admissions

Cornell University

• Cornell, an Ivy League school, is in the U.S. News & World Report top five and also is ranked No. 6 by Google PageRank for its cross-referencing on the web, relevance and website hits for its computer science program.

  Cornell University
  410 Thurston Ave.
  Ithaca, NY 14850
  607-255-5241
  admissions.cornell.edu

University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

• The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has a long history of computer science achievement offering cutting-edge courses hard to find elsewhere such as parallel computing and data mining.

  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  901 West Illinois St.
  Urbana, IL 61801
  217-333-0302
  admissions.illinois.edu

University of Washington

• In close proximity to Microsoft's Redmond campus, U of W boasts excellent academics, student resources, tech support and infrastructure giving it a four and a half out of five score. according to the U.S. News & World Report.

  University of Washington
  1410 NE Campus Parkway
  Box 355852
  Seattle, WA 98195
  206-543-9686
  admit.washington.edu

Princeton University

• This Ivy League powerhouse boasts a high number of 24/7 computer labs and a high percentage of professors who post assignments online.

  Princeton University
  110 West College
  P.O. Box 430
  Princeton, NJ 08542
  609-258-3060
  princeton.edu/admission

University of Texas-Austin

• The University of Texas at Austin has all dorms equipped with computer labs with an equally high number of course material available online--between 51 and 75 percent--for its up-and-coming computer science program.

  University of Texas at Austin
  P.O. Box 8058
  Austin, TX 78713
  512-475-7399
  utexas.edu

Georgia Institute of Technology

• Georgia Tech also has a high number of professors who post coursework online, and up to half of its computer labs are open 24/7.

  Georgia Tech
  Atlanta, GA 30332
  404-894-4154
  admission.gatech.edu