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Princeton University leads the 29 PhD Computer Science & IT universities in United States at #15 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Georgia Institute of Technology (QS World #123) and University of Notre Dame (QS World #294) complete the top three. Between them there are 39 courses for this search.
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Public University · 2 courses in PhD Computer Science & IT
Public University · 2 courses in PhD Computer Science & IT
Public University · 2 courses in PhD Computer Science & IT
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Public University · 1 course in PhD Computer Science & IT
Public University · 1 course in PhD Computer Science & IT
Public University · 1 course in PhD Computer Science & IT
Public University · 1 course in PhD Computer Science & IT
Public University · 1 course in PhD Computer Science & IT
Public University · 1 course in PhD Computer Science & IT
Public University · 1 course in PhD Computer Science & IT
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7 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #15 (Princeton University) to #574 (Florida International University); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Princeton University has the largest research record in this group, with 27,547,724 citations and an h-index of 1,557. 3 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 29 public to 0 private institutions. By location, New York (1), Texas (1) and Washington (1) account for the most of those we can place. The University of Texas at Dallas is the largest, with 21,751 students.
Within the subject, the largest areas are Computer Science & IT (38) and Computer Science (1). The usual length is 4–6 years and null. 95% are full-time and 2 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake). Walsh College offers the widest choice, with 4 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 3 of these universities. CUNY Graduate School and University Center is the least expensive at USD 15,185 a year and University of Washington-Tacoma Campus the most at USD 43,404; the middle of the range is about USD 40,144. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Princeton University (QS World #15), Georgia Institute of Technology (QS World #123) and University of Notre Dame (QS World #294) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, CUNY Graduate School and University Center is the least expensive at about USD 15,185 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
29 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4–6 years, with null the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then.
2 of these courses are listed as online.
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