<p>I'm wondering, what are some colleges with outstanding Computer Science programs?</p>
<p>UIUC has a pretty good cs program...</p>
<p>1 Stanford<br>
2 MIT<br>
3 Cal Berkeley<br>
4 Carnegie Mellon<br>
5 Cornell<br>
6 Princeton<br>
7 Texas<br>
8 Illinois<br>
9 Washington<br>
10 Wisconsin<br>
11 Harvard<br>
12 Cal Tech<br>
13 Brown<br>
14 Yale<br>
15 UCLA<br>
16 Maryland<br>
17 NYU<br>
18 Massachusetts<br>
19 Rice<br>
20 Southern Cal</p>
<p>thats quite the list, i'm assuming thats sorted in order of best program?</p>
<p>thanks! =]</p>
<p>(quick reply too...)</p>
<p>hmm, where do you get this information from? its hard to figure out what makes some colleges better at it than others...</p>
<p>as you can see there are all types of schools on the list, from large public to tech school to small private. They are all excellent for computer science. If you are not an MIT kind of guy you can still get an amazing CS education at Texas or Wisconsin.</p>
<p>oh, i wouldn't mind MIT(though, i gotta be somewhat realistic..)
and I would prefer northeastern college... or maybe western... and it has to be in a populated(urban/suburban) area.</p>
<p>A friend of mine who will be majoring in Computer Science at UT-Austin was a little concerned about the transistion from high school to such a large university, and through talking with the UT officials, he found out that he could go for two years at UT-Arlington (smaller campus in the Dallas area) and then transfer to UT-Austin since Arlington does not offer the Computer Science major (but does offer the lower-level requirements). I don't know if that's a program or just a special case, but if you want to experience both a small school and a large school, it's worth a look.</p>
<p>Yeah, to each his (or her) own.</p>
<p>There are some who are hardcore tech people, and for them, the intense constantly-computer science atmosphere of MIT is the place to be.</p>
<p>Others want to be in a place where they can get both a rock solid CS education while having the option of an equally solid education in many other fields. For them, Princeton or Stanford is the way to go.</p>
<p>A little bigger college, maybe? Try Cornell.</p>
<p>Don't want to go private? UIUC, Texas, and Wisconsin are for you.</p>
<p>It all comes down to what you're looking for.</p>
<p>I think i'd prefer a private college...
I'm quite sure I want a solid CS education, but maybe double-major/minor in Economics.. or even Public Relations..</p>
<p>I think then that your top bets are Princeton and Stanford.</p>
<p>Both have very strong CS departments (Stanford slightly edges out Princeton), and very strong economics (Princeton slightly edges out Stanford) and public relations ( Princeton = Stanford) departments.</p>
<p>I, too, wanted a very strong engineering and non-engineering education (though wasn't sure which type when I applied; now thinking CS as well), and those two were probably my top schools. </p>
<p>Between the two, the differences are neglible (well...in an academic merit context). The difference in CS strength and Econ strength isn't nearly strong enough to overshadow factors such as the culture, atmosphere, and campuses of the two. Since you said earlier that you prefer East Coast, Princeton may be it for you.</p>
<p>A note, however: Princeton doesn't allow double-majors; most people have a single major and then "certificate degrees" (considered to be more than a minor but less than a major). The idea is that you're strong enough in one subject to do pioneering research with it in your required senior thesis (the prospect of doing this, IMHO, was one of the most exciting things about Princeton) and yet have extensive knowledge of one or two more areas. It's not really very limiting though. I, for example, plan to major in CS and pursue certificate degrees in Finance and the prestigious Woodrow Wilson School for International Relations and Public Affairs.</p>
<p>Hmm, I'd prbbly apply to either just incase i'd get in.. but i'm quite sure both Princeton and Stanford are reaches for me.</p>
<p>how about top schools for science</p>
<p>Rice is somewhat similar to Princeton and Stanford, so you might want to check it out. It's not northeastern, but it is in the middle of a huge city (Houston).</p>
<p>what field of science? bio? chem? physics? bme? biochem?</p>
<p>Harvey Mudd oughta be on that list. It was the most recent American school to win the ACM contest, so it must have at least a reasonably good comp sci program.</p>
<p>Ah yes, HMC is top-notch for CS.</p>
<p>top fields for bio?</p>
<p>That's from "Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States: Continuity and Change" so it has little bearing on undergrad schools.</p>
<p>Another advantage of HMC is that Claremont McKenna, one of the top econ schools, is next door, so you can take courses there if you want.</p>