Top 50 Universities for Computational Science in the World (2026)
Exploring Computational Science programs worldwide? This page highlights 50 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and admission rates to find the right match. These institutions are recognized for strong performance in Computational Science education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Stanford, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
2 World
2 North America
2
United States
1 Stanford
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
464042
Citations
27749034
2
Seattle, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
10 World
8 North America
8
United States
1 Seattle
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
423520
Citations
22026256
3
Philadelphia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
16 World
13 North America
12
United States
1 Philadelphia
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
362411
Citations
18224304
4
Chicago, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
19 World
16 North America
15
United States
1 Chicago
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
259567
Citations
13284954
5
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
22 World
18 North America
17
United States
3 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
250036
Citations
10887825
6
San Diego, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
25 World
21 North America
20
United States
4 San Diego
University Information
Acceptance
25%
Publications
304245
Citations
16110179
7
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
27 World
23 North America
22
United States
5 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
250052
Citations
10201550
8
Austin, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
32 World
28 North America
26
United States
1 Austin
University Information
Acceptance
29%
Publications
249099
Citations
9915982
9
Durham, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
33 World
29 North America
27
United States
2 Durham
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
227645
Citations
10337561
10
East Lansing, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
38 World
33 North America
31
United States
2 East Lansing
University Information
Acceptance
84%
Publications
212433
Citations
7681949
11
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
50 World
41 North America
38
United States
4 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
137967
Citations
7118629
12
St. Louis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
51 World
42 North America
39
United States
1 St. Louis
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
217908
Citations
11228109
13
Irvine, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
59 World
45 North America
42
United States
8 Irvine
University Information
Acceptance
26%
Publications
167813
Citations
7111638
14
Boulder, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
62 World
47 North America
44
United States
1 Boulder
University Information
Acceptance
83%
Publications
143357
Citations
6603816
15
Providence, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
74 World
53 North America
49
United States
1 Providence
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
125684
Citations
5539426
16
Nashville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
76 World
54 North America
50
United States
1 Nashville
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
154991
Citations
6697687
17
Athens, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
83 World
57 North America
53
United States
3 Athens
University Information
Acceptance
37%
Publications
126214
Citations
4929170
18
Rochester, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
84 World
58 North America
54
United States
4 Rochester
University Information
Acceptance
36%
Publications
133197
Citations
6016526
19
Washington, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
88 World
59 North America
55
United States
1 Washington
University Information
Acceptance
13%
Publications
102640
Citations
3243749
20
Ames, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
91 World
60 North America
56
United States
2 Ames
University Information
Acceptance
89%
Publications
180621
Citations
4539834
21
Coral Gables, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
103 World
63 North America
59
United States
2 Coral Gables
University Information
Acceptance
19%
Publications
153024
Citations
5293162
22
Tallahassee, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
138 World
79 North America
69
United States
3 Tallahassee
University Information
Acceptance
25%
Publications
99221
Citations
3440698
23
Pullman, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
141 World
81 North America
71
United States
2 Pullman
University Information
Acceptance
85%
Publications
94134
Citations
3221096
24
Tampa, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
143 World
83 North America
73
United States
4 Tampa
University Information
Acceptance
41%
Publications
109825
Citations
3159734
25
Buffalo, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
146 World
84 North America
74
United States
5 Buffalo
University Information
Acceptance
69%
Publications
126751
Citations
4018454
26
Notre Dame, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
158 World
86 North America
76
United States
2 Notre Dame
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
84831
Citations
2783926
27
Philadelphia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
176 World
91 North America
80
United States
5 Philadelphia
University Information
Acceptance
83%
Publications
90389
Citations
2809174
28
Bloomington, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
180 World
92 North America
81
United States
3 Bloomington
University Information
Acceptance
80%
Publications
63713
Citations
1618705
29
Santa Cruz, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
190 World
94 North America
83
United States
11 Santa Cruz
University Information
Acceptance
63%
Publications
63901
Citations
3611363
30
Houston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
197 World
98 North America
86
United States
4 Houston
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
71750
Citations
3261823
31
Provo, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
200 World
101 North America
89
United States
2 Provo
University Information
Acceptance
69%
Publications
60825
Citations
1649220
32
Indianapolis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
204 World
103 North America
91
United States
4 Indianapolis
University Information
Acceptance
81%
Publications
125664
Citations
4290551
33
Norman, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
231 World
110 North America
96
United States
1 Norman
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
79531
Citations
2321892
34
Orlando, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
243 World
114 North America
100
United States
5 Orlando
University Information
Acceptance
40%
Publications
74206
Citations
1777825
35
Clemson, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
275 World
124 North America
109
United States
2 Clemson
University Information
Acceptance
38%
Publications
65391
Citations
1656141
36
Atlanta, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
311 World
133 North America
115
United States
4 Atlanta
University Information
Acceptance
62%
Publications
57806
Citations
1689302
37
Miami, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
327 World
139 North America
120
United States
6 Miami
University Information
Acceptance
59%
Publications
57334
Citations
1461568
38
San Diego, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
334 World
141 North America
122
United States
13 San Diego
University Information
Acceptance
34%
Publications
45597
Citations
1632521
39
Logan, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
341 World
144 North America
124
United States
3 Logan
University Information
Acceptance
94%
Publications
46966
Citations
1451512
40
Fayetteville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
375 World
148 North America
127
United States
1 Fayetteville
University Information
Acceptance
72%
Publications
47679
Citations
1223889
41
Dallas, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
429 World
158 North America
136
United States
12 Dallas
University Information
Acceptance
61%
Publications
27636
Citations
960549
42
Washington, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
442 World
163 North America
140
United States
3 Washington
University Information
Acceptance
47%
Publications
27195
Citations
598965
43
Orono, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
494 World
177 North America
153
United States
1 Orono
University Information
Acceptance
96%
Publications
27172
Citations
861425
44
Rochester, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
517 World
186 North America
162
United States
13 Rochester
University Information
Acceptance
71%
Publications
26368
Citations
588618
45
Milwaukee, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
566 World
201 North America
176
United States
4 Milwaukee
University Information
Acceptance
87%
Publications
32311
Citations
606591
46
Houghton, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
616 World
213 North America
188
United States
4 Houghton
University Information
Acceptance
88%
Publications
26715
Citations
693197
47
Kalamazoo, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
633 World
218 North America
192
United States
5 Kalamazoo
University Information
Acceptance
85%
Publications
27046
Citations
477074
48
Omaha, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
691 World
228 North America
202
United States
3 Omaha
University Information
Acceptance
72%
Publications
23989
Citations
712925
49
El Paso, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
706 World
231 North America
205
United States
18 El Paso
University Information
Acceptance
100%
Publications
26509
Citations
537442
50
Golden, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Computational Science
Rankings
712 World
234 North America
207
United States
5 Golden
University Information
Acceptance
60%
Publications
28669
Citations
878400