The Cambridge Computer Lab Ring
The Computer Lab has fallen down the QS rankings from third in 2011 to eighth in 2026:
QS university rankings for computer science 2011–2026 show the following:
- MIT: 1st 2011–2026
- Stanford: 2nd 2011–2022; 3rd 2023; 2nd= 2024; 2nd 2025–2026
- CMU: 9th 2011; 3rd 2012; 4th 2013; 3rd 2014; 4th= 2015; 5th 2016; 3rd 2017–2022; 2nd 2023; 2nd= 2024; 3rd 2025–2026
- NUS: 12th 2011; 9th 2012; 8th 2013; 9th 2014; 11th 2015; 9th 2016; 10th= 2017–2018; 10th 2019; 12th= 2020; 4th 2021; 6th 2022–2024; 4th 2025; 4th= 2026
- Oxford: 6th 2011–2012; 3rd 2013; 7th 2014; 3rd 2015–2016; 7th 2017–2018; 6th 2019; 5th 2020; 6th 2021; 5th 2022–2023; 4th 2024; 5th 2025; 4th= 2026
- UC Berkeley: 4th 2011–2012; 7th 2013; 6th 2014–2015; 7th 2016; 4th 2017–2020; 5th 2021; 4th 2022–2023; 5th 2024; 8th 2025; 6th 2026
- Harvard: 5th 2011–2012; 6th 2013; 5th 2014; 4th= 2015; 4th 2016; 6th 2017–2018; 7th 2019–2022; 8th 2023; 7th 2024–2026
- Cambridge: 3rd 2011; 7th 2012; 5th 2013; 4th 2014; 7th 2015; 6th 2016; 5th 2017–2019; 6th 2020; 8th 2021–2022; 7th 2023; 8th 2024; 9th 2025; 8th 2026
- NTU Singapore: 26th 2012; 22nd 2013; 21st 2014–2015; 14th= 2016; 20th 2017; 16th 2018; 12th 2019; 16th 2020; 12th 2021; 11th 2022–2023; 9th= 2024; 6th 2025; 9th 2026
- ETH Zurich: 11th 2011; 8th 2012; 9th 2013; 8th 2014; 9th= 2015; 8th 2016; 9th 2017–2020; 10th 2021; 9th 2022–2023; 9th= 2024; 10th 2025–2026
- Toronto: 10th 2011; 15th 2012; 16th 2013; 19th 2014; 16th 2015; 11th 2016; 10th= 2017–2018; 11th 2019; 12th= 2020; 11th 2021; 12th 2022–2023; 13th 2024; 12th 2025; 13th 2026
- UCLA: 8th 2011; 12th 2012; 14th 2013; 16th 2014; 17th 2015; 16th 2016; 13th 2017–2018; 13th= 2019; 15th 2020; 17th 2021; 18th 2022–2023; 19th 2024; 16th 2025; 19th 2026
- Caltech: 7th 2011; 27th 2012; 46th 2013; 27th 2014–2015; 28th 2016; 27th 2017; 22nd 2018; 29th 2019–2020; 22nd 2021; 39th= 2022; 36th 2023; 41st 2024; 52nd 2025; 40th 2026
Source:QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 | TopUniversities.com: Computer Science and Information Systems and previous years.
Cambridge CompSci Standing (draft)
How can the Lab start to climb back up the rankings?
The Cambridge Computer Lab Ring enables members to get a lifetime benefit from their Cambridge Degree. This is unique.
Ring at the University of Cambridge Department of Computer Science and Technology
The Ring Hall of Fame lists 375 founded by Ring members (= Lab grads).
The strategic value of the Ring can help attract top faculty and students (PDF)
Cambridge Computer Lab Ring data read at 27 Aug 2026 23:26.