<p>I’m not a big believer in CS rankings, but for what it’s worth, ARWU has USC ranked #13 in the world for CS. They have Cornell at #7, and UIUC at #15.</p>
<p>[Academic</a> Ranking of World Universities in Computer Science - 2012 | 2012 Top 100 Universities in Computer Science | ARWU-SUBJECT 2012](<a href=“http://www.shanghairanking.com/SubjectCS2012.html]Academic”>http://www.shanghairanking.com/SubjectCS2012.html)</p>