Best Universities for Computer Vision in the World

Updated: July 18, 2023

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 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 4,010 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. Stanford University

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

2. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Computer Vision

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

4. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Computer Vision

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $37,450

5. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Computer Vision

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

6. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

7. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
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: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

11. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Computer Vision

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

12. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Computer Vision

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,908

13. University of Tokyo

For Computer Vision

#2 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

14. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Computer Vision

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

15. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Computer Vision

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

16. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Computer Vision

#12 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

17. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Computer Vision

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

18. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Computer Vision

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

19. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

20. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Computer Vision

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 72%

21. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Computer Vision

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Net Price: $20,680
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $45,373

22. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Computer Vision

#18 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

23. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Computer Vision

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

24. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Computer Vision

#3 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

25. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

26. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Computer Vision

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

27. Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Computer Vision

#3 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

28. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Computer Vision

#4 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

29. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Computer Vision

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

30. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

31. Harbin Institute of Technology

For Computer Vision

#5 in Asia

#3 in China

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1920

32. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Computer Vision

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

33. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Computer Vision

#4 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

34. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#5 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

35. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Computer Vision

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

36. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Computer Vision

#6 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

37. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#6 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

38. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Computer Vision

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

39. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Computer Vision

#7 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

40. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Computer Vision

#7 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

41. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Computer Vision

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

42. New York University

United States | New York State

For Computer Vision

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $50,991

43. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Computer Vision

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

44. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Computer Vision

#8 in Asia

#5 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

45. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

46. Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

For Computer Vision

#9 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Founded: 1924

47. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Computer Vision

#8 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

48. Beihang University

China | Beijing

For Computer Vision

#10 in Asia

#6 in China

Founded: 1952

49. Xidian University

For Computer Vision

#11 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 35,277
Founded: 1931

50. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Computer Vision

#9 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

51. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Computer Vision

#12 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1953

52. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Computer Vision

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,727

53. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Computer Vision

#32 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

54. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Computer Vision

#10 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

55. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Computer Vision

#33 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

56. Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Computer Vision

#13 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

57. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Computer Vision

#14 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

58. Wuhan University

For Computer Vision

#15 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1893

59. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Vision

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

60. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Computer Vision

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

61. KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Computer Vision

#16 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

62. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#11 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

63. University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $19,199
Enrollment: 19,841

64. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Computer Vision

#36 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

65. University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

China | Chengdu

For Computer Vision

#17 in Asia

#11 in China

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 39,000
Founded: 1956

66. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Computer Vision

#18 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

67. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Computer Vision

#19 in Asia

#2 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

68. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Computer Vision

#37 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 60%

69. University of Science and Technology of China

For Computer Vision

#20 in Asia

#13 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1958

70. Hong Kong Polytechnic University

China | Hong Kong

For Computer Vision

#21 in Asia

#14 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1937

71. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Computer Vision

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1946

72. Kyoto University

For Computer Vision

#22 in Asia

#2 in Japan

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

73. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Computer Vision

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

74. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Computer Vision

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

75. Northwestern Polytechnical University

For Computer Vision

#23 in Asia

#15 in China

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1938

76. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Computer Vision

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

77. National University of Defense Technology

China | Changsha

For Computer Vision

#24 in Asia

#16 in China

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

78. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Computer Vision

#41 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,125

79. Osaka University

For Computer Vision

#25 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

80. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Computer Vision

#42 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

81. Beijing Institute of Technology

China | Beijing

For Computer Vision

#26 in Asia

#17 in China

Enrollment: 27,000
Founded: 1940

82. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Computer Vision

#27 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1945

83. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

84. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Computer Vision

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

85. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

China | Hong Kong

For Computer Vision

#28 in Asia

#18 in China

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1991

86. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Computer Vision

#45 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

87. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Computer Vision

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

88. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Computer Vision

#46 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $29,999

89. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Computer Vision

#47 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 63%

90. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Computer Vision

#48 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

91. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Computer Vision

#49 in North America

#6 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

92. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Computer Vision

#12 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

93. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Computer Vision

#13 in Europe

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

94. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Computer Vision

#50 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

95. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Computer Vision

#51 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1513
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,297

96. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Computer Vision

#52 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,298

97. Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Computer Vision

#29 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

98. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Computer Vision

#14 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 31,123
Founded: 1632

99. National Chiao Tung University

Taiwan | Hsinchu

For Computer Vision

#30 in Asia

#2 in Taiwan

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1958

100. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Computer Vision

#53 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%