Theory
Ranked in 2010, part of Computer Science
Theoretical computer scientists use logic and mathematics in their research and work. Coursework may include analyzing algorithms and understanding programming language semantics. These are the top computer science schools for theory.
| Rank | School name |
|---|---|
| #1 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA |
| #2 |
University of California–Berkeley
Berkeley, CA |
| #3 |
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY |
| #4 |
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ |
| #5 |
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA |
| #6 |
Stanford University
Stanford, CA |
| #7 |
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA |
| #8 |
University of Washington
Seattle, WA |
| #9 |
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA |
| #10 |
University of Texas–Austin
Austin, TX |
| #11 |
University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL |
| #12 |
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Madison, WI |
| #13 |
Columbia University
New York, NY |
| #14 |
Brown University
Providence, RI |
| #15 |
University of California–San Diego
La Jolla, CA |
| #15 |
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL |
| #17 |
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA |
| #17 |
New York University
New York, NY |
| #17 |
Yale University
New Haven, CT |
| #20 |
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA |
| #21 |
Duke University
Durham, NC |
| #21 |
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey–New Brunswick
Piscataway, NJ |
