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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Computer Science

134 U.S. colleges and universities offer Computer Science at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 120 Associate 311 Bachelor 778 Master 312 PhD 134 Professional 1

Most schools offering it: California (145), New York (83), Pennsylvania (57), Texas (50), Ohio (46), Massachusetts (45)

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UCD
Public

Computer Science: 68 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
44,256
Retention
94%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
13,222
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SU
Private nonprofit

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Computer Science: 66 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,625
Retention
98%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,803
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UC
Public

Computer Science: 64 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
45,882
Retention
97%
Programs
172
Awards 2024-25
15,568
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UMP
Public

Computer Science: 59 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
41,725
Retention
96%
Programs
190
Awards 2024-25
12,579
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USC
Private nonprofit

Computer Science: 47 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
46,566
Retention
96%
Programs
285
Awards 2024-25
17,982
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CU
Private nonprofit

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Computer Science: 44 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,793
Retention
98%
Programs
171
Awards 2024-25
9,154
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UC
Public

Computer Science: 41 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
37,297
Retention
94%
Programs
173
Awards 2024-25
11,456
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UC
Public

Computer Science: 39 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,384
Retention
88%
Programs
106
Awards 2024-25
6,919
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PUC
Public

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Computer Science: 38 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
58,658
Retention
93%
Programs
249
Awards 2024-25
17,028
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SBU
Public

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Computer Science: 37 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,689
Retention
90%
Programs
176
Awards 2024-25
7,857
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UC
Private nonprofit

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Computer Science: 37 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,566
Retention
99%
Programs
121
Awards 2024-25
6,960
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UCB
Public

Computer Science: 34 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
38,799
Retention
90%
Programs
120
Awards 2024-25
10,325
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UIC
Public

Computer Science: 32 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
33,906
Retention
80%
Programs
169
Awards 2024-25
8,564
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ISU
Public

Computer Science: 28 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,380
Retention
88%
Programs
181
Awards 2024-25
7,032
CampusOnlineHybrid
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PU
Private nonprofit

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Computer Science: 27 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
9,137
Retention
98%
Programs
53
Awards 2024-25
2,453
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CMU
Private nonprofit

Computer Science: 26 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
15,888
Retention
98%
Programs
203
Awards 2024-25
6,222
CampusOnlineHybrid
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