Best Universities for Computer Vision in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Computer Vision. A graph of 108M citations received by 5.28M academic papers made by 4,264 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

2. Stanford University

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Computer Vision

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

4. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Computer Vision

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

5. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Computer Vision

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $33,499

6. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

7. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

8. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Computer Vision

#1 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

9. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

10. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Computer Vision

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

11. University of Tokyo

For Computer Vision

#2 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

12. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Computer Vision

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

13. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Computer Vision

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

14. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Computer Vision

#10 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

15. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Computer Vision

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

16. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Computer Vision

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

17. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

18. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

19. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Computer Vision

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

20. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Computer Vision

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

21. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Computer Vision

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

22. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

23. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Computer Vision

#4 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

24. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Computer Vision

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

25. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Computer Vision

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

26. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Computer Vision

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

27. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Computer Vision

#5 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

28. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Computer Vision

#3 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

29. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Computer Vision

#4 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

30. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Computer Vision

#21 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

31. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Computer Vision

#5 in Asia

#3 in China

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1920

32. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Computer Vision

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

33. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

34. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#6 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

35. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Computer Vision

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

36. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Computer Vision

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

37. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Computer Vision

#7 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

38. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Computer Vision

#6 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

39. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Computer Vision

#7 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

40. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Computer Vision

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

41. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Computer Vision

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

42. New York University

United States | New York State

For Computer Vision

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

43. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Computer Vision

#8 in Asia

#5 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

44. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Computer Vision

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

45. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Computer Vision

#9 in Asia

#6 in China

Founded: 1952

46. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Computer Vision

#8 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

47. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Computer Vision

#9 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

48. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Computer Vision

#10 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

49. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Computer Vision

#11 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Founded: 1924

50. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

51. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Computer Vision

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

52. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Computer Vision

#12 in Asia

#8 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953

53. Wuhan University

For Computer Vision

#13 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

54. Xidian University

For Computer Vision

#14 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

55. University of Science and Technology of China

For Computer Vision

#15 in Asia

#11 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

56. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Computer Vision

#32 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

57. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Computer Vision

#33 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

58. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Computer Vision

#16 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

59. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Computer Vision

#17 in Asia

#13 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

60. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Computer Vision

#18 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

61. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Vision

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

62. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Computer Vision

#19 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

63. University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $21,202
Enrollment: 19,478

64. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Computer Vision

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

65. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Computer Vision

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

66. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Computer Vision

#10 in Europe

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

67. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Computer Vision

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

68. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Computer Vision

#20 in Asia

#14 in China

Founded: 1937

69. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Computer Vision

#37 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

70. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Computer Vision

#21 in Asia

#2 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

71. Kyoto University

For Computer Vision

#22 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

72. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Computer Vision

#23 in Asia

#15 in China

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

73. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#11 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

74. Osaka University

For Computer Vision

#24 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

75. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Computer Vision

#25 in Asia

#16 in China

Founded: 1963

76. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Computer Vision

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

77. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Computer Vision

#12 in Europe

#1 in France

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

78. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Computer Vision

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

79. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Computer Vision

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

80. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Computer Vision

#26 in Asia

#17 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1953

81. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Computer Vision

#27 in Asia

#18 in China

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

82. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Computer Vision

#41 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

83. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#42 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

84. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Computer Vision

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

85. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Computer Vision

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

86. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

87. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Vision

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

88. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Computer Vision

#28 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 31,799
Founded: 1945

89. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Computer Vision

#45 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,775

90. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Computer Vision

#14 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

91. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Computer Vision

#46 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

92. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Computer Vision

#29 in Asia

#19 in China

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1991

93. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Computer Vision

#47 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

94. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Computer Vision

#15 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

95. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Computer Vision

#30 in Asia

#2 in Taiwan

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

96. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Computer Vision

#48 in North America

#5 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

97. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Computer Vision

#49 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

98. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Computer Vision

#16 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

99. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Computer Vision

#50 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

100. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Computer Vision

#51 in North America

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878