Best Universities for Software Engineering in North America

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 9.9M citations received by 289K academic papers made by 506 universities in North America 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. Carnegie Mellon University

For Software Engineering

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$32,964

2. Stanford University

For Software Engineering

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

3. University of California - Berkeley

For Software Engineering

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

5. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Software Engineering

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

6. University of Washington - Seattle

For Software Engineering

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

7. University of Southern California

For Software Engineering

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

8. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
73%

9. University of Maryland - College Park

For Software Engineering

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

10. University of British Columbia

For Software Engineering

#1 in Canada
#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

11. University of Texas at Austin

For Software Engineering

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

12. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Software Engineering

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

13. University of Toronto

For Software Engineering

#2 in Canada
#15 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

14. Purdue University

For Software Engineering

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

15. University of California - Irvine

For Software Engineering

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

17. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Software Engineering

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

18. University of California - Los Angeles

For Software Engineering

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

19. University of Pennsylvania

For Software Engineering

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

20. George Mason University

For Software Engineering

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

21. Cornell University

For Software Engineering

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

22. Pennsylvania State University

For Software Engineering

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

23. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Software Engineering

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
68%

24. University of California-San Diego

For Software Engineering

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

25. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Software Engineering

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

26. Princeton University

For Software Engineering

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

27. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Software Engineering

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

28. University of Calgary

For Software Engineering

#4 in Canada
#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

29. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Software Engineering

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

30. Vanderbilt University

For Software Engineering

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

31. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Software Engineering

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

32. Western University

For Software Engineering

#5 in Canada
#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

33. Columbia University

For Software Engineering

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

34. Ohio State University

For Software Engineering

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

35. University of Virginia

For Software Engineering

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

36. University of Colorado Boulder

For Software Engineering

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

37. Harvard University

For Software Engineering

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

38. University of California - Davis

For Software Engineering

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

39. New York University

For Software Engineering

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

40. Yale University

For Software Engineering

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

41. Iowa State University

For Software Engineering

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

42. California Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

43. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Software Engineering

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

44. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Software Engineering

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

45. University of Alberta

For Software Engineering

#6 in Canada
#88 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

46. University of Arizona

For Software Engineering

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

47. McGill University

For Software Engineering

#7 in Canada
#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

48. Concordia University

For Software Engineering

#8 in Canada
#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
1974

49. Carleton University

For Software Engineering

#9 in Canada
#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,109
Founded
1942

50. University of Florida

For Software Engineering

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

51. Johns Hopkins University

For Software Engineering

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

52. University of Victoria

For Software Engineering

#10 in Canada
#104 in the World
Enrollment
15,999
Founded
1963

53. Michigan State University

For Software Engineering

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

54. University of Pittsburgh

For Software Engineering

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

55. University of Utah

For Software Engineering

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

56. University of Montreal

For Software Engineering

#11 in Canada
#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

57. University of Chicago

For Software Engineering

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

58. Queen's University

For Software Engineering

#12 in Canada
#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

59. University of Ottawa

For Software Engineering

#13 in Canada
#126 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

60. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Software Engineering

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

61. Northwestern University

For Software Engineering

#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

62. Rice University

For Software Engineering

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,587

63. Duke University

For Software Engineering

#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

64. McMaster University

For Software Engineering

#14 in Canada
#148 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

65. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Software Engineering

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$10,554
Enrollment
33,500

66. Florida Atlantic University

For Software Engineering

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
92%

67. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Software Engineering

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$14,643

68. Oregon State University

For Software Engineering

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$9,922
Enrollment
35,622

69. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Software Engineering

#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
90%

70. Northeastern University

For Software Engineering

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$34,770

71. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Software Engineering

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

72. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Software Engineering

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

73. Syracuse University

For Software Engineering

#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$51,520

74. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Software Engineering

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

75. Naval Postgraduate School

For Software Engineering

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Enrollment
2,600
Male:Female
79:21
Founded
1909

76. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For Software Engineering

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$35,940

77. Wayne State University

For Software Engineering

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

78. Boston University

For Software Engineering

#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

79. University of Texas at Dallas

For Software Engineering

#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
72%

80. Washington University in St Louis

For Software Engineering

#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

81. University of Cincinnati

For Software Engineering

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

82. Clemson University

For Software Engineering

#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
84%

83. Drexel University

For Software Engineering

#233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$42,342

84. Polytechnic School of Montreal

For Software Engineering

#15 in Canada
#237 in the World
Enrollment
9,476
Founded
1873

85. University of Iowa

For Software Engineering

#249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

86. Berkeley College - Woodland Park

For Software Engineering

#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$20,068
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$18,293

87. University at Buffalo

For Software Engineering

#259 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

88. Stony Brook University

For Software Engineering

#262 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

89. Georgia State University

For Software Engineering

#263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

90. Brown University

For Software Engineering

#265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,608

91. University of Kentucky

For Software Engineering

#266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

92. West Virginia University

For Software Engineering

#271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

93. University of Central Florida

For Software Engineering

#273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

94. Simon Fraser University

For Software Engineering

#16 in Canada
#286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

95. Case Western Reserve University

For Software Engineering

#291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

96. Rochester Institute of Technology

For Software Engineering

#294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$39,753

97. University of Kansas

For Software Engineering

#308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
93%

98. University of Notre Dame

For Software Engineering

#310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,083

99. Portland State University

For Software Engineering

#314 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$8,827
Enrollment
20,519

100. University of Texas at Arlington

For Software Engineering

#315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
91%