<p>Please Rank The Ff School On Computer Science</p>
<p>Georgiatech
Purdue
Pennstate
Calpoly Slo
Rpi
Ucirvine
Ucdavis</p>
<p>Computer Science (Ph.D.)
Ranked in 2006*
Rank/School Average assessment
score (5.0 = highest)
1. Carnegie Mellon University (PA) 5.0
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5.0
Stanford University (CA) 5.0
University of California–Berkeley 5.0
5. Cornell University (NY) 4.6
University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign 4.6
7. University of Washington 4.5
8. Princeton University (NJ) 4.4
9. University of Texas–Austin 4.3
University of Wisconsin–Madison 4.3
11. California Institute of Technology 4.2
Georgia Institute of Technology 4.2
13. University of California–San Diego 4.0
University of Maryland–College Park 4.0
15. Harvard University (MA) 3.9
University of California–Los Angeles 3.9
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 3.9
18. Columbia University (NY) 3.8
Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN) 3.8
University of Pennsylvania 3.8
Yale University (CT) 3.8
22. Brown University (RI) 3.7
Rice University (TX) 3.7
University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 3.7
25. Duke University (NC) 3.6
University of Massachusetts–Amherst 3.6
University of Southern California 3.6
28. Johns Hopkins University (MD) 3.5
29. New York University 3.4
Rutgers State University–New Brunswick (NJ) 3.4
University of California–Irvine 3.4
University of Virginia 3.4
33. Pennsylvania State University–University Park 3.3
34. Ohio State University 3.2
SUNY–Stony Brook 3.2
University of California–Santa Barbara 3.2
University of Chicago 3.2
University of Colorado–Boulder 3.2
University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 3.2
40. Dartmouth College (NH) 3.1
Northwestern University (IL) 3.1
University of Arizona 3.1
University of California–Davis 3.1
University of Rochester (NY) 3.1
University of Utah 3.1
Washington University in St. Louis 3.1
47. Indiana University–Bloomington 3.0
North Carolina State University 3.0
University of Florida 3.0
Virginia Tech 3.0
51. Arizona State University 2.9
Michigan State University 2.9
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) 2.9
Texas A&M University–College Station 2.9
University of Pittsburgh</p>
<p>My brother (who is now a programmer at Google) went to RPI and hated it. He learned much more on his own than from his classes.</p>
<p>On a per capita basis, Cal Poly SLO is probably pretty good. Simply because of it's proximity to many technology companies (including Google). I doubt it's program is as "good" as many of the others though.</p>
<p>I go to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo as a computer science major and mathematics minor. Its computer science department is very good and is considered better than some of the UCs are. However, if you are aware of your career goals, I'd take them into consideration when choosing your college. If your career goals are based more on computer science research (either in academia or in industry) rather than a career in software development in industry, I'd strongly consider a school where undergraduate research experiences are abundant so that way you can prepare for graduate school. Cal Poly, admittedly, doesn't have a lot of resources for undergrad research compared to large research universities, although there are some opportunities here for that (not to mention the school is very supportive). If your goal is to become a software developer in industry, I'd strongly consider Cal Poly; most of the top companies (Apple, Microsoft, Google, etc.) heavily recruit here, and we have quite a great reputation (at least in California) for sending capable graduates to industry. Personally, I'm a future researcher at Cal Poly, so I'm basically shooting it from the hip.</p>
<p>The biggest advantages of Cal Poly (and one of the biggest reasons why I chose that school) are its small class sizes (in most classes, rarely over 35), very supportive faculty and advisors, and (for California residents) nice bang-for-buck ratio (nationally ranked education at an unbeatable price). My only complaint about Cal Poly is that there isn't a lot of on-campus housing (basically, we have 3600 beds on campus but 18,500 students; freshmen are not guaranteed housing) and that San Luis Obispo rents could be expensive (a one-bedroom studio in SLO averages at $779 per month, and some of the nicer ones can command prices of $850 or more). However, I am pleased with the quality of my education here, as well as my general experiences here, too. And, by the way, the social life here is fine, as long as you get involved in some clubs or some other organizations. Cal Poly, although a tough school, has a laid back feel; the rest of San Luis Obispo is like that.</p>
<p>If I were you, I'd also consider schools such as UC Berkeley, Stanford, MIT, and Carnegie Mellon. These schools are the best in computer science (at least for graduate studies), have abundant resources for undergraduate research (if you are interested), and have lots of connections for industry positions (if that is your goal). Depending on your stats, these schools may be reaches. However, I'd give them a shot. You have nothing to lose except for the $60 or so application fee, so go for it.</p>
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