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Which Canadian computer science grad school would you say is the best in terms of finding a job in the US after you graduate? What US CS Grad school would you say it is about equivalent to? Columbia is ranked as the #20 CS grad school in the US, would this school beat all Canadian grad schools in CS in terms of finding a job in the states?

By Thekev (Thekev) on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 12:17 am: Edit

Check U of Toronto.

By Alexandre (Alexandre) on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 04:39 pm: Edit

I heard Waterloo is excellent in CS. I would not know how to compare it to an American institution. Maybe about the same as Texas-Austin, Wisconsin-Madison or Washington-Seattle.

By Flopsy (Flopsy) on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 05:47 pm: Edit

University of Waterloo and University of British Columbia specialize in computer science, and have probably the largest CS departments in Canada.

By Mike555 (Mike555) on Friday, July 16, 2004 - 07:45 pm: Edit

How about their grad schools? A professor of mine who got his undergrad CS degree at waterloo and grad degree at UofT said Toronto is better for graduate studies and one of the most selective in Canada, although Waterloo's undergrad CS program is the most selective in Canada. Toronto's CS department was ranked #1 nationally in 1998 and is the oldest in Canada. I am also hearing good things about U Alberta's computer science department. But are any of these schools comparable to CS grad schools ranked #20-30 in the states in terms of finding a job with a masters degree?

I looked around and found these minimum requirements:

UBC: 3.3 GPA in 3rd and 4th year, 550 TOEFL

Toronto: 3.3 GPA overall and in final year, 580 TOEFL, TWE essay of 5

Waterloo: 580 TOEFL, TWE essay of 4.5

UAlberta: 3.5 GPA, 600 TOEFL

UMich-Ann Arbor: 'generally admit' students with 3.5 GPA / 1300 GRE / 4.5 analytical / 590 TOEFL.

Looking at these schools it seems UAlberta's program is the most selective... admitting only 50 applicants from 600 and with very high minimum requirements (and you are not allowed to apply if you dont meet the min requirements).