The World University Index

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Carnegie Mellon University

Ranked in the world

3

Carnegie Mellon University is ranked 3rd in the world for Computer Science & Information Systems.

Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Computer Science & Information Systems, 2026

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Full ranking profile

Carnegie Mellon University's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.

RankingPublisherWorld rank
QS by Subject 2026Headlinein the world for Computer Science & Information SystemsQuacquarelli Symonds3
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Data Science & Artificial IntelligenceQuacquarelli Symonds5
ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Computer Science & EngineeringShanghaiRanking Consultancy8
SCImago 2025in the world for Computer ScienceSCImago Research Group15
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency19
USN-Nat 2026U.S. News & World Report20
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)23
THE 2026Times Higher Education24
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency29
THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputationTimes Higher Education31
NTU 2025in the world for Electrical EngineeringNational Taiwan University32
NTU 2025in the world for Computer ScienceNational Taiwan University35
SCImago 2025in the world for MathematicsSCImago Research Group36
NTU 2025in the world for Civil EngineeringNational Taiwan University39
Forbes 2025-2026Forbes43
WSJ 2026Wall Street Journal46
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency47
Time 2026Time / Statista51
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds52
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC56
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University56
SCImago 2025in the world for Social SciencesSCImago Research Group56
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney57
SCImago 2025in the world for EngineeringSCImago Research Group59
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency86
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University90
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University92
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University101
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group112
SCImago 2026in the world for ChemistrySCImago Research Group130
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University149
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency149
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University156
SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and AstronomySCImago Research Group157
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University176
Nature 2025Nature / Springer Nature203
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University244
Nature 2025in the world for physical sciencesNature / Springer Nature247
Nature 2025in the world for health sciencesNature / Springer Nature251
SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental ScienceSCImago Research Group256
Nature 2025in the world for biological sciencesNature / Springer Nature274
SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and AccountingSCImago Research Group274
SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSCImago Research Group274
SCImago 2025in the world for PsychologySCImago Research Group277
NTU 2025National Taiwan University300
SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and HumanitiesSCImago Research Group309
SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologySCImago Research Group318
SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological SciencesSCImago Research Group320
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University341
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University351
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature382
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University401
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University451
SCImago 2025in the world for MedicineSCImago Research Group463
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University482
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University560

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.