Index
Universities teaching AI
48 institutions across three countries, each with a profile page. The comparison and the ranking methodologies are on where to study AI.
United States 16
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh · founded 1900 QS 5
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts · founded 1861 QS 1
- Stanford UniversityStanford, California · founded 1885 QS 2
- University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, California · founded 1868
- University of WashingtonSeattle · founded 1861
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta · founded 1885
- Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York · founded 1865
- Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey · founded 1746
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana, Illinois · founded 1867
- University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas · founded 1883
- Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts · founded 1636
- Columbia UniversityNew York City · founded 1754
- New York UniversityNew York City · founded 1831
- University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan · founded 1817
- University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles · founded 1919
- California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, California · founded 1891
United Kingdom 16
- University of OxfordOxford · founded 1096
- University of CambridgeCambridge · founded 1209
- Imperial College LondonLondon · founded 1907
- University College LondonLondon · founded 1826
- University of EdinburghEdinburgh · founded 1583
- University of ManchesterManchester · founded 1824
- King’s College LondonLondon · founded 1829
- University of SouthamptonSouthampton · founded 1952
- University of SheffieldSheffield · founded 1905
- University of WarwickCoventry · founded 1965
- University of BristolBristol · founded 1876
- Queen Mary University of LondonLondon · founded 1785
- University of BirminghamBirmingham · founded 1900
- University of GlasgowGlasgow · founded 1451
- University of SurreyGuildford · founded 1966
- University of LeedsLeeds · founded 1904
China 16
- Peking UniversityBeijing · founded 1898 1st in AI and computer vision, 2026
- Tsinghua UniversityBeijing · founded 1911 1st overall computer science, 2025
- Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai · founded 1896 3rd overall, 2025
- Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou · founded 1897 4th overall, 2025
- University of Science and Technology of ChinaHefei · founded 1958
- Nanjing UniversityNanjing · founded 1902
- Harbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin · founded 1920 8th in AI, 2026
- Fudan UniversityShanghai · founded 1905 top 20 in AI, 2026
- Renmin University of ChinaBeijing · founded 1937 top 20 in AI, 2026
- Beihang UniversityBeijing · founded 1952 top 20 in AI, 2026
- Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijing · founded 1949 7th in AI, 2026
- Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou · founded 1924 top 20 in AI, 2026
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChengdu · founded 1956 top 20 in AI, 2026
- Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsBeijing · founded 1955 top 20 in AI, 2026
- Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan · founded 1952 top 20 in AI, 2026
- Wuhan UniversityWuhan · founded 1893 top 20 in AI, 2026
Ranking positions come from the QS Data Science and Artificial Intelligence table for 2026 and the CSRankings 2025 and 2026 editions. Where neither places an institution in a top twenty, no position is shown rather than one being invented. Changes and additions are logged on the changes page.