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 3.44M citations received by 105K 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: $39,083

2. George Washington University

For Computer Science

#2 in District of Columbia

#98 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

3. American University in Washington

For Computer Science

#3 in District of Columbia

#213 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $39,676

4. Catholic University of America

For Computer Science

#4 in District of Columbia

#219 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Net Price: $32,705
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $42,657

5. Howard University

For Computer Science

#5 in District of Columbia

#264 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $33,368

6. Gallaudet University

For Computer Science

#6 in District of Columbia

#492 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 901
Average ACT: 16
Net Price: $15,944

7. University of the District of Columbia

For Computer Science

#8 in District of Columbia

#576 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $7,883
Enrollment: 4,202

8. Strayer University - Global Region

For Computer Science

#9 in District of Columbia

#1224 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $19,258
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,900

9. Trinity Washington University

For Computer Science

#10 in District of Columbia

#1503 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,755
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $22,386

10. Wesley Theological Seminary

For Computer Science

#11 in District of Columbia

#1604 in the United States

Enrollment: 374
Male:Female: 46:54

Universities for Computer Science near Washington

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
4	National Defense University	552	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	200	Bethesda, Maryland
24	George Mason University	86	Fairfax, Virginia
24	Stratford University	630	Fairfax, Virginia
48	St. John's College	617	Annapolis, Maryland
49	University of Maryland - Baltimore County	141	Baltimore, Maryland
49	United States Naval Academy	288	Annapolis, Maryland
56	University of Maryland, Baltimore	79	Baltimore, Maryland