<p>So I have been researching about colleges with best cs program 2015. I want to know what other fellow students think.</p>
<p>Comment bellow top 20 list according to you.</p>
<p>1> MIT
2> Stanford
3> UCB
4>CMU</p>
<p>Rest I have no idea xD</p>
<p>Big names that are probably in the Top 10 or close: Harvey Mudd, CalTech, UW, UMich</p>
<p>WPI really impressed me. I’m not sure where they would fit, but I think they would be in the Top 20.</p>
<p>Other schools I would give consideration for Top 20: RPI, Rose-Hulman, Northeastern (full disclosure bias here)</p>
<p>Finding CS program rankings can be hard, there’s not too many undergraduate lists out there.</p>
<p>One thing you should look at for any school is the CS course catalog. The extent of the offerings can be important, especially if you have an exact idea of what area you want to focus in on. For example, Robotics/AI is a big focus of RIT, and if you were interested in that, it would be a program to consider up there with the big names.</p>
<p>However, the elective CS offerings should not be at the expense of core offerings in areas like algorithms, theory of computation, operating systems, databases, compilers, networks, software engineering or project courses, and security. Some CS departments are overspecialized in a particular subarea, but may be lacking in the core offerings.</p>
<p>SUNY Buffalo and Binghamton are good too</p>
<p>Polytechnic institute of New York University can be considered too.</p>
<p>Drexel and WPI are worth mentioning </p>
<p>UIUC should be in the top 5.</p>
<p>In all honesty, the level of education you’ll get in the top 10 will all be pretty much the same. It’s the connections you make that really matter. That and the bragging rights when you’re applying for your first job. </p>
<p>The most important part is probably working on open source programs outside of school. Just to get some real life experience. Sticking to just the assigned work is begging for trouble when you start working. </p>
<p>Exactly</p>
<p>No matter which institution you go to, you’ll have to work hard and earn your degree. Which college you have attended hardly matters, how much you have learnt matters. When you apply for job they’ll only see your degrees and your intellectual abilities. Every year thousands of talented students and turned down by these famous institutions, that doesn’t mean that those who aren’t attending such big name institution aren’t brilliant. I believe they are equally smart and intelligent but they have don’t have the showcase. Most companies hire employees from famous institution but they also look for talented students from not so famous institutions. </p>