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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2012

Engineering & Technology - Computer Science
1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(MIT)
United States

95.5

90

92

92.8

Stanford University
United States

91.5

87.7

96.6

91.9

Carnegie Mellon University

United States

100

79.1

90.8

91

University of California, Berkeley (UCB)

United States

90.2

81.5

95.3

89.1

Harvard University
United States

85.5

93.7

87.5

88.6

University of Oxford
United Kingdom

85.2

92.5

88.1

88.3

University of Cambridge
United Kingdom

83.3

91.5

84.3

86.1

ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of

Technology)
Switzerland

82.1

86.4

89.2

85.5

National University of Singapore (NUS)

Singapore

80

94.7

81.5

84.9

10

Princeton University
United States

78

81.4

93.5

83.7

11

The University of Tokyo

Japan

83.8

100

63.5

82.6

12

University of California, Los Angeles

(UCLA)
United States

80.5

78

89.2

82.4

13

The Hong Kong University of Science

and Technology
Hong Kong

74.7

84.9

86.9

81.4

14

Cornell University
United States

76.7

74.9

93.6

81.2

15

University of Toronto
Canada

80.2

73

88.5

80.5

16

Columbia University
United States

70

81.4

92.4

80.1

17

Ecole Polytechnique Fdrale de

Lausanne
Switzerland

73.9

79.5

87.5

79.7

18=

Imperial College London

United Kingdom

75.6

80.6

83.5

79.5

75.6

68.8

95.4

79.5

18=
University of Washington

United States

20

University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign

United States

78

69.2

91.3

79.4

21=

The University of Melbourne

Australia

70.4

86.7

81.8

78.7

21=

University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

70.1

87.2

81.7

78.7

23=

University of Chicago
United States

67.3

80

92.4

78.6

23=

University of Texas at Austin

United States

77.3

72.4

86.4

78.6

25

Yale University
United States

69.7

81.4

86.9

78.4

26

Nanyang Technological University

(NTU)
Singapore

69.9

87.5

78.9

77.9

27=

California Institute of Technology

(Caltech)
United States

74.6

67.9

90.5

77.4

27=

University of British Columbia

Canada

74.1

73

86.1

77.4

29

Georgia Institute of Technology

United States

76.2

73.7

82

77.2

30

University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom

77.9

76.1

76.2

76.9

31

Australian National University

Australia

70.4

86.8

75.2

76.8

32

University of Pennsylvania
United States

70

76.3

85.6

76.6

33

University of California, San Diego

(UCSD)
United States

72

67.7

91.2

76.5

34

University of Waterloo
Canada

74.9

69.9

83.2

75.9

35=

Peking University
China

72.7

87.2

68.6

75.8

35=

Tsinghua University
China

75.7

84.4

67.3

75.8

37

The University of Manchester

United Kingdom

67.4

73.8

88.5

75.7

38

New York University (NYU)

United States

64.9

77.6

87.2

75.4

39

The University of Queensland

Australia

67.6

81.4

78.6

75

40

The University of New South Wales

Australia

70.4

81.9

73.8

74.9

41=

Seoul National University

Korea, South

72.5

81.4

71.1

74.8

41=

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

66.1

80.8

80.5

74.8

43

University of Michigan
United States

67.2

75

83.4

74.4

44

Purdue University
United States

69.6

71.6

83

74.2

45

UCL (University College London)

United Kingdom

68.9

76.2

79

74.1

46

Brown University
United States

63.8

72.6

88.1

73.7

47

McGill University
Canada

71.2

79.2

70.9

73.5

48=

Technische Universitt Mnchen

Germany

72.9

76

71.5

73.4

48=

The University of Sydney

Australia

66.5

82.5

73.5

73.4

48=

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Japan

73.6

87.6

59

73.4

51100

Aarhus University
Denmark

61.1

73.3

75.7

51100

Boston University
United States

54.6

71.9

86.4

51100

City University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

56.7

70.3

84.2

51100

Delft University of Technology

Netherlands

65.1

68.1

72.6

51100

Duke University
United States

58.4

73.4

80.6

51100

cole Normale Suprieure, Paris

France

66.1

64.3

89.5

51100

Ecole Polytechnique
France

64.5

75.4

71.3

51100

Fudan University
China

65.6

82.3

65

51100

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

(IITB)
India

69.8

77.7

62.8

51100

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

(IITD)
India

67.9

74.7

76.3

51100

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

(IITK)
India

66.2

69.8

76.2

51100

Johns Hopkins University

United States

63.5

67.4

80.1

51100

KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of

Science & Technology
Korea, South

75.8

67.1

72.5

51100

KU Leuven
Belgium

65.6

68.8

78.9

51100

Kings College London (University of

London)
United Kingdom

62

75.7

79.7

51100

Karlsruher Institut fr Technologie

Germany

66.5

74.9

75.8

51100

KTH, Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden

63.3

77.9

66.9

51100

Kyoto University
Japan

68

93.1

57

51100

Kyushu University
Japan

63.4

87.7

59

51100

London School of Economics and

Political Science (LSE)
United Kingdom

60.6

86.5

69.9

51100

Monash University
Australia

65.6

84.2

68.3

51100

National Taiwan University (NTU)

Taiwan

64.4

78.3

75.5

51100

National Tsing Hua University

Taiwan

64

66.1

74.8

51100

Northwestern University
United States

53.3

72.5

84.6

51100

Osaka University
Japan

66.6

95.3

59.7

51100

Pennsylvania State University

United States

59.7

69.5

84

51100

Politecnico di Milano
Italy

65.4

83.3

71.1

51100

Queensland University of Technology

Australia

56.5

74

83.6

51100

Rheinisch-Westflische Technische
Hochschule Aachen
Germany

68.6

75.5

69

51100

Rice University
United States

59.9

64.9

86.5

51100

RMIT University
Australia

65.1

80

73.5

51100

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China

68.4

82.9

66.8

51100

Technische Universitt Berlin

Germany

70.7

75.3

70.3

51100

Texas A&M University

United States

57.9

74.6

75.1

51100

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Hong Kong

61.6

66.9

82.8

51100

The University of Auckland

New Zealand

60.4

77.7

71

51100

Trinity College Dublin

Ireland

60.5

74.2

73.3

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51100

Universidade de So Paulo
Brazil

62.7

78.6

63.7

51100

Universit Catholique de Louvain (UCL)

Belgium

59.2

77.4

75

51100

University College Dublin

Ireland

51.6

69.8

89.5

51100

University of Amsterdam
Netherlands

61

70.5

91.2

51100

University of California, Davis

United States

60.8

66.3

94.9

51100

University of California, Irvine

United States

66.1

64.3

87.6

51100

University of California, Santa Barbara

(UCSB)
United States

62.2

54.7

91

51100

University of Maryland, College Park

United States

69.4

59.6

87.9

51100

University of North Carolina, Chapel

Hill
United States

62.3

58.9

94.5

61.9

64.9

85.1

51-

University of Southampton

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100

United Kingdom

51100

University of Southern California

United States

62.7

57.6

85.5

51100

University of Wisconsin-Madison
United States

65.3

69.1

80.8

51100

Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia

Tech)
United States

58

71.1

77.8

101150

Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden

54.4

77.3

67.9

101150

Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands

60.6

58.9

76.8

101150

Freie Universitt Berlin

Germany

55

69.2

79.7

101150

Humboldt-Universitt zu Berlin
Germany

63.1

62.1

75

101150

Indian Institute of Science

India

64.2

69.6

67.6

101150

Indian Institute of Technology

Kharagpur (IITKGP)
India

65.3

64

69.3

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101150

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

(IITM)
India

66.9

71.3

63.8

101150

Keio University
Japan

53.9

86.2

61.2

101150

Leiden University
Netherlands

51.8

67.2

86.9

101150

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitt
Mnchen
Germany

56.6

71.1

76.3

101150

Lund University
Sweden

53.2

74.9

78.7

101150

Nagoya University
Japan

58.2

88

56.3

101150

Nanjing University
China

58.3

71

69.7

101150

National Taiwan University of Science

And Technology (formerly National
Taiwan Institute of Technology)
Taiwan

52.6

76.2

77.7

101150

Ohio State University

United States

52.3

65.1

83.2

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101150

Pohang University of Science And

Technology (POSTECH)
Korea, South

63.5

65.2

74.8

101150

Pontificia Universidad Catlica de Chile

Chile

62.3

70.5

67

101150

Rutgers, The State University of New

Jersey, New Brunswick
United States

55

57.6

85

101150

Sapienza - Universit di Roma

Italy

54.8

69.7

74.7

101150

Technion - Israel Institute of

Technology
Israel

68.7

50.6

82.8

101150

Technische Universitt Darmstadt

Germany

60.3

66.5

75.7

101150

Vienna University of Technology

Austria

60

67.8

77.1

101150

Tel Aviv University

Israel

59.7

57.3

86

101150

The University of Nottingham

United Kingdom

54.7

63.3

80.9

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101150

The University of Western Australia

Australia

53.1

70.8

75.8

101150

Tohoku University
Japan

60.2

90.8

53.9

101150

Universidad de Chile
Chile

57.5

67

75.8

101150

Universidad Nacional Autnoma de

Mxico (UNAM)
Mexico

65.4

72.1

61.8

101150

Universidade Estadual de Campinas

(Unicamp)
Brazil

66.5

66.2

67.4

101150

Universit di Bologna (UNIBO)

Italy

53.1

71.7

73.6

101150

Universitat de Barcelona (UB)

Spain

56.2

70.8

71.2

101150

Universitt Stuttgart
Germany

56.6

66.2

79.4

101150

Universit de Montral
Canada

61

67.4

74

59.8

64.7

81

101-

University of Alberta

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150

Canada

101150

University of Arizona
United States

59.2

57.9

81.5

101150

University of Basel
Switzerland

45.5

65.9

90.2

101150

University of Birmingham
United Kingdom

54.5

70

80.2

101150

University of Copenhagen
Denmark

47.8

73.4

78.4

101150

University of Glasgow
United Kingdom

59.1

69.6

73.3

101150

University of Helsinki
Finland

57

72.5

74.7

101150

University of Minnesota
United States

55.1

60.9

87

101150

University of Science and Technology

of China
China

63.4

65

69.2

101150

University of Technology, Sydney

Australia

61.5

69.6

66.3

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101150

University of York
United Kingdom

59.7

64.7

80.4

101150

University of Zurich
Switzerland

52.1

63.3

85.2

101150

Uppsala University
Sweden

54.8

70.3

77.4

101150

Utrecht University
Netherlands

58.4

65.1

81.9

101150

VU University Amsterdam
Netherlands

56.6

59.6

89.5

101150

Waseda University
Japan

58.2

88.7

54.2

101150

Zhejiang University
China

64.9

76.4

60.7

151200

City University London

United Kingdom

51.8

65.6

73.1

151200

Curtin University
Australia

51

72.5

70.9

151200

Dartmouth College
United States

50

63

83.8

17

151200

Georgetown University
United States

43.8

71.9

83.1

151200

Grenoble Institute of Technology

(Grenoble INP)
France

58.3

67.8

62.4

151200

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel

59.7

45.8

89.9

151200

Instituto Politcnico Nacional (IPN)

Mexico

60.5

69.1

64.7

151200

King Fahd University of Petroleum &

Minerals
Saudi Arabia

55.8

73.6

63.2

151200

Korea University
Korea, South

52.7

74.3

67.6

151200

Kyung Hee University

Korea, South

43.6

86.6

62.4

151200

Lancaster University
United Kingdom

51.9

61.9

76.8

151200

Lomonosov Moscow State University

Russia

59.4

70.6

61.9

52.6

59.5

80.3

151-

McMaster University

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200

Canada

151200

Michigan State University

United States

46.9

68.1

83.9

151200

National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan

48.2

75.4

73.8

151200

National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan

57.6

56.3

76.1

151200

National Technical University of Athens

Greece

54.2

70.5

71.8

151200

National University of Ireland, Galway

Ireland

47.7

68

75.1

151200

North Carolina State University

United States

49.7

63.5

79.7

151200

Oxford Brookes University

United Kingdom

47.7

63

83.2

151200

Politcnica de Madrid
Spain

55.3

77.4

62.2

151200

Politecnico di Torino
Italy

52.8

75.9

69

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151200

Queen Mary, University of London

(QMUL)
United Kingdom

51.5

62.7

76.8

151200

Queen's University of Belfast

United Kingdom

55.8

70.4

66.9

151200

Ruprecht-Karls-Universitt Heidelberg
Germany

55.2

67.1

67.8

151200

Simon Fraser University

Canada

51.3

61.3

81.4

151200

Singapore Management University

Singapore

41.2

78.7

74.9

151200

Stockholm University
Sweden

57.1

67.6

64.3

151200

Tecnolgico de Monterrey (ITESM)

Mexico

60.6

76.6

51.6

151200

The University of Adelaide

Australia

56.7

75.3

63.3

151200

The University of Warwick

United Kingdom

52.2

69.4

74

151200

The University of Western Ontario

Canada

49.3

64

80.7

20

151200

Universidad de Buenos Aires

Argentina

63.7

68.5

58.1

151200

Universit di Pisa
Italy

56.9

62.7

73.5

151200

Universitat Politcnica de Catalunya

Spain

62.7

62.5

69

151200

Universitt Wien
Austria

55.8

65.3

74.2

151200

Universit Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)

Belgium

43.4

71.7

84.5

151200

Universit Paris 1, Panthon-Sorbonne

France

55.9

71.4

61

151200

University of Bristol
United Kingdom

57.2

63.6

73

151200

University of Calgary
Canada

55.6

65.2

74.7

151200

University of Colorado at Boulder

United States

49.4

69.3

76.6

151200

University of Ghent
Belgium

51.7

67.5

74.5

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151200

University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC)

United States

47.7

61

89.2

151200

University of Leeds
United Kingdom

51.8

66.6

72

151200

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

United States

52.1

58

86.4

151200

University of Oslo
Norway

49.2

70.6

77

151200

University of Pittsburgh
United States

43.4

74.1

82.8

151200

Washington University in St. Louis

United States

52.2

54.8

84.2

151200

Yonsei University
Korea, South

54.9

71.3

70.1

151200

York University
Canada

51.3

63.1

76.2

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CORE CRITERIA
150
TEACHING
6 indicators
+

150
EMPLOYABILITY
3 indicators
+

150
RESEARCH
5 indicators
+

150
INTERNATIONALIZATION
7 indicators

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
100
FACILITIES
6 indicators
OR

100
ONLINE / DISTANCE
6 indicators

SPECIALIST CRITERIA
150
DISCIPLINE RANKING
2 indicators
+

50

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ACCREDITATION
2 indicators

ADVANCED CRITERIA
50
CULTURE
3 indicators
OR

50
INNOVATION
3 indicators
OR

50
ENGAGEMENT
4 indicators
OR

50
ACCESS
4 indicators

Core Criteria
These criteria feature the key building blocks of a university whether focused globally, domestically or
locally All categories in this section are mandatory for the evaluation.

TEACHING
50
Faculty student ratio
The ratio of faculty to students
40
Overall student satisfaction
Proportion of students expressing satisfaction with overall experience in student survey
OR

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Completion
Proportion of students scheduled to graduate succeeding in doing so
40
Satisfaction with teaching
Proportion of students expressing satisfaction with teaching through student survey
OR
Faculty with PhD
Proportion of faculty with PhD or equivalent terminal degree
20
Further study
Proportion of students pursuing further study within 12 months of graduation

EMPLOYABILITY
50
Employer reputation
Number of employer referees endorsing institution in QS Global Employer Survey
50
Graduate employment rate
Proportion of students employed within 12 months of graduation (excluding those not actively seeking
work e.g. pursuing further study)
50
Career service support
Number of full-time careers advisors

RESEARCH
40
Academic reputation
Number of academic referees endorsing institution in QS Global Academic Survey
40
Citations per paper
Citations per paper adjusted for institutions with negligible activity in medicine, science and
technology
40
Papers per faculty
Research papers (Scopus) per faculty member

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OR
ArtsArts-related outputs
Recognition of academic outputs in disciplines where journal articles are not pervasive
30
Prolific academic experts
Number of faculty members achieving international recognition through awards (e.g Nobel)

INTERNATIONALIZATION
50
Institutional research collaborations
University research collaborations or joint degree programs with QS top 500 universities in previous
three years published rankings
20
International faculty
Proportion of international faculty
20
International students
Proportion of international students
20
Inbound exchange students
Proportion of inbound exchange students
20
Outbound exchange students
students
Proportion of inbound exchange students
10
Religious facilities
Provision of appropriate facilities for international students of different religions
10
International diversity
Number of nationalities represented in student body

Learning Environment
Universities will typically select one of the categories in this area as part of the QS Stars evaluation

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FACILITIES
20
Sporting Facilities
Provision of key, popular sporting facilities (e.g. swimming pool, gym, track, sports courts etc)
20
Student accommodation
Number of student rooms relative to size of student body
20
IT infrastructure
Number of computers on campus; proportion of wired student rooms or campus Wi -Fi coverage
20
Library Facilities
Value or number of acquisitions with the past 12 months
10
Medical Facilities
Provision of medical facilities appropriate to the size of the student body
10
Student societies
Number of student administered organizations

ONLINE/ DIS TANCE LEARNING

20
Latest technology
Use of new technology for program deployment
10
Track record
Length of time the institution had been operating successful online programs
20
Student faculty engagement
Regular access to faculty for one on one support
20
Student interaction
Opportunities to meet and interact with fellow students

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10
Commitment to online
Number/proportion of programs made available online
20
Reputation
Number of organizations using programs and technology for staff training

Advanced Criteria
For a university to aspire to being truly world-class, its mission and its impact must extend further
than the basics. This selection of criteria looks at important factors that a university with a solid
foundation in the core criteria might target to advance to a higher level of performance and
recognition.
Recognising that institutions vary in specialisation, this section gives universities the option to select
two of the categories in this area that showcase their strengths.

CULTURE
20
Concerts and exhibitions
Concerts and exhibitions featuring the work or performances of students and faculty
20
Credits and cultural awards
Credits or cultural awards for students, faculty members or the institution as a whole publically
accessible works
10
Cultural investment
Financial contribution to arts projects outside the university OR investment in cultural preservation

INNOVATION
20
Patents
Active patents registered with national or international patent offices
10
SpinSpin-off companies
Spin-off companies established in the last five years still operating and no longer requiring support
from the university

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20
Industrial research
Joint research projects with distinct research corporations (non-university), yielding publications in
Scopus in the last 5 years

ENGAGEMENT
20
Community investment and development
Financial or in-kind contributions to community projects within 200km of any campus or affiliated
facility
10
Charity work and disaster relief
Financial or in-kind contributions to national or international causes and charities
10
Regional human capital development
Proportion of graduates employed in the region OR proportion of students from the region
10
Environmental impact
Performance against a checklist of environmental indicators

ACCESS
20
Scholarships and bursaries
Financial value of, or number of students granted access through, scholarships
10
Disabled access
Proportion of campus with wheelchair access
10
Gender balance
Recognition of gender parity
10
LowLow-income outreach
Proportion of students identified as low-income OR investment in promotion to low-income families

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*Universities only need to be evaluated in two of the sections in this area as part of the QS Stars
Evaluation. A maximum of 100 points can be scored. Institutions can request assessment in more than
two areas.

Specialist Criteria
Excellence in a narrow field is as valid a claim to world-class status as competence in the round. These
criteria are designed to extend credit where its due. All categories in this section are mandatory for
the evaluation.

DISCIPLINE RANKING
150
Faculty area ranking
Ranking performance in any one of five broad faculty areas conducted
OR
Specific subject ranking
Ranking performance in specific disciplines in rankings conducted by QS or respected alternate
publisher

ACCREDITATION
50
Internationally recognized accreditations
Programs accredited by internationally recognized and applicable standards
OR
Nationally recognized accreditations
Programs accredited by internationally recognized and applicable standards

THRESHOLDS & PRE-REQUISITES

1 Star (100 / 1000)

Must have the authority to grant valid degree level programs in its own name

2 Stars (250 / 1000)

3 Stars (400 / 1000)
4 Stars (550 / 1000)

Must have at least 75 academic referees or must have at least 2 citations per faculty member (for any
institution not focused exclusively in two or fewer of our broad faculty area

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Must have at least 1% international students

5 Stars (700 / 1000)

Must have at least 150 academic referees or 3 citations per faculty member (for any institution not
focused exclusively in two or fewer of our broad faculty areas)

Must have at least 5% international faculty

Must have at least 5% international students
Must have at least 20 employer referees
Must have a minimum of 70 points in Facilities category within Core Criteria

5 Stars Plus (900/1000)

Must have 5 star rating in all categories