Washington, DC's 10 best Computer Science schools [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Washington ranked based on their research performance in Computer Science. A graph of 3.27M citations received by 102K academic papers made by 10 universities in Washington 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. Georgetown University

For Computer Science

#1 in District of Columbia

#89 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,967

2. George Washington University

For Computer Science

#2 in District of Columbia

#98 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,466

3. American University in Washington

For Computer Science

#3 in District of Columbia

#214 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $40,189

4. Catholic University of America

For Computer Science

#4 in District of Columbia

#217 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Net Price: $35,008
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $38,232

5. Howard University

For Computer Science

#5 in District of Columbia

#263 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1199
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $30,028

6. Gallaudet University

For Computer Science

#6 in District of Columbia

#495 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 842
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $15,025

7. University of the District of Columbia

For Computer Science

#8 in District of Columbia

#577 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $5,527
Enrollment: 3,855

8. Strayer University - Global Region

For Computer Science

#9 in District of Columbia

#1220 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $18,470
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $5,368

9. Trinity Washington University

For Computer Science

#10 in District of Columbia

#1503 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Net Price: $12,704
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $21,814

10. Wesley Theological Seminary

For Computer Science

#11 in District of Columbia

#1597 in the United States

Enrollment: 450
Male:Female: 54:46

Universities for Computer Science near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	National Defense University	549	Fort Lesley J McNair, District of Columbia
8	Marymount University	181	Arlington, Virginia
13	University of Maryland - College Park	22	College Park, Maryland
13	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	197	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	86	Fairfax, Virginia
24	Stratford University	630	Fairfax, Virginia
48	St. John's College	607	Annapolis, Maryland
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	141	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	288	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	80	Baltimore, Maryland