<p>That list is a list of graduate programs… graduate programs are not undergraduate programs. Don’t rely on those rankings. Maybe you can check out the Shanghai rankings. </p>
<p>I assume that because Northeastern has the only Computer and Information Sciences School in a university (something along the lines of that), the CS program is probably well structured since the school has its own set of core requirements that are of use to CS majors. That’s a good thing cause for example, some schools have CS under the engineering school or the College of Arts and Sciences school and the core requirements are sometimes irrelevant to the CS field.</p>
<p>And most importantly, the Co-op program. NU has good relations with big name companies like Google and Microsoft and probably lots of startups in Boston. Also, during your Co-op you do not pay tuition and you usually get paid during your Co-ops. For a field like CS, it’s good to have lots of work experience. Usually you don’t need to go to grad school if you’re doing CS unless you want to be a professor. So right when you graduate you’ll be applying for jobs. Obviously employers want to hire those with experience. So out of a pool of job applicants, you would have a huge advantage with your work experience in NU. </p>
<p>Anyway don’t take this for grant but you get the idea - NU is good for CS. However this is CC and the internet… don’t take this post for granted. :)</p>