What are some of the best named schools but have worser computer science programs that would be easy to get into?
What does that even mean?
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/19190340/#Comment_19190340 indicates that some “prestigious” schools with limited CS departments include Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Davidson, Franklin & Marshall, Holy Cross, Reed, Tulane. Also, some consortiums (the Claremonts, the Amherst consortium, and the BM/H/S consortium) have limited (or no) CS departments at most of their members, although CS is made available through cross registration to the one with a stronger CS department.
Of course, verify on college web sites, since some schools may have increased or decreased their CS offerings since then.
Why do you want to go to a prestigious school if their department for your potential major is not good? If you care so much about prestige then at least look at how prestigious the school is for that particular field.
Perhaps the OP is looking for a list of schools to avoid for CS?
No, the OP thinks that he or she can more easily get into a top school by applying to its bad CS department. But many of the schools listed above don’t accept students by major.
Then OP wouldn’t ask for best named schools that are easy to get into. The “easy to get into” part implies to me that he is looking for a way to get to an overall prestigious school by applying to schools with weak CS departments rather than avoiding those schools.
“Of course, verify on college web sites, since some schools may have increased or decreased their CS offerings since then.”
Reed is starting a Computer Science major this fall.
Worser…?
None of the top schools are “easy” to get into. Computer science is a popular major; it’s can be quite competitive, even at schools with high acceptance rates.
Most of what of the schools that will somewhat fit your parameters are elite LACs, but admission would likely still be competitive (perhaps less so than students who indicated interest in other majors, however) - and you would have to show that you fit in the school in your application materials.
At elite research institutions, even if the CS department is not particularly reputed, there is a still a good chance that it is pretty decent, especially if it is at a “best named” institution. Admission will almost certainly still be competitive, but perhaps not as much as students who indicated interest in other majors.
Keep in mind that colleges know that students often change majors, so they often take indicated majors with a grain of salt, unless it is part of a specific school/program (like if it falls under the engineering school of the university, which is a possibility for CS).