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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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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Computer Science: 24 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
36,894
Retention
86%
Programs
247
Awards 2024-25
9,826
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HU
Private nonprofit

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Computer Science: 23 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,259
Retention
98%
Programs
259
Awards 2024-25
11,030
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BU
Private nonprofit

Boston University

Boston, MA

Computer Science: 22 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
37,737
Retention
95%
Programs
299
Awards 2024-25
13,285
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GSU
Public

Computer Science: 22 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
34,944
Retention
80%
Programs
162
Awards 2024-25
8,848
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WUS
Private nonprofit

Computer Science: 22 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
16,357
Retention
95%
Programs
195
Awards 2024-25
5,555
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UMC
Public

Computer Science: 20 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,666
Retention
91%
Programs
276
Awards 2024-25
12,420
CampusOnlineHybrid
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VU
Private nonprofit

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Computer Science: 20 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
13,575
Retention
96%
Programs
181
Awards 2024-25
4,249
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BU
Private nonprofit

Brown University

Providence, RI

Computer Science: 20 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
11,956
Retention
99%
Programs
123
Awards 2024-25
3,477
CampusOnlineHybrid
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TAU
Public

Computer Science: 19 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
78,321
Retention
94%
Programs
266
Awards 2024-25
22,577
CampusOnlineHybrid
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UC
Public

Computer Science: 16 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
40,065
Retention
93%
Programs
192
Awards 2024-25
11,394
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EU
Private nonprofit

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Computer Science: 15 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
15,175
Retention
96%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,053
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NU
Private nonprofit

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Computer Science: 15 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
9,489
Programs
34
Awards 2024-25
1,717
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UG
Public

Computer Science: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
43,146
Retention
94%
Programs
270
Awards 2024-25
14,239
CampusOnlineHybrid
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BSU
Public

Computer Science: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
27,198
Retention
79%
Programs
174
Awards 2024-25
6,520
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DU
Private nonprofit

Duke University

Durham, NC

Computer Science: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
17,499
Retention
98%
Programs
169
Awards 2024-25
7,776
CampusOnlineHybrid
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DC
Private nonprofit

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Computer Science: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
6,938
Retention
98%
Programs
98
Awards 2024-25
2,240
CampusOnlineHybrid
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NU
Private nonprofit

Computer Science: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,856
Retention
98%
Programs
234
Awards 2024-25
8,806
CampusOnlineHybrid
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RPI
Private nonprofit

Computer Science: 12 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
7,040
Retention
91%
Programs
75
Awards 2024-25
1,891
CampusOnlineHybrid
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