Tech Jobs ranking from CodeSignal

[Anonymous]

https://codesignal.com/university-ranking/2026

MIT is #1, but San Jose State University is #2

Yet another college ranking, but this one is focused on tech industry job placements…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://codesignal.com/university-ranking/2026

MIT is #1, but San Jose State University is #2

Yet another college ranking, but this one is focused on tech industry job placements…

I wouldn’t say it’s based on tech industry placements.

It’s based on how well students do on their tech problem challenges…which I guess are administered in coordination with employers?

[Anonymous]

So the list is based on the students who answer questions correctly in codesignal, not necessarily those who do well in the workplace.

SJSU has a lot of smart kids who are from lower income families. It's also in the heart of silicon valley.

-former SJSU student majoring in CS

[Anonymous]

Awhen you see CMU at 4 and CalTech on 6 you know right away this is another bs ranking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Awhen you see CMU at 4 and CalTech on 6 you know right away this is another bs ranking.

?? If you even look at just USNews rankings of CS, CMU is #2 and CalTech is #9. #4 and #2 aren't really much different, nor are #6 and #9.

It's not even really a ranking. It's an empirical listing of how students performed on the CodeSignal challenges...I don't know who signs up for these challenges or what.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Awhen you see CMU at 4 and CalTech on 6 you know right away this is another bs ranking.

Infact when you see CMU and Caltech on the list is when you know this is a good ranking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So the list is based on the students who answer questions correctly in codesignal, not necessarily those who do well in the workplace.

SJSU has a lot of smart kids who are from lower income families. It's also in the heart of silicon valley.

-former SJSU student majoring in CS

You can get anywhere in the valley from SJSU if you are good. Same for UCSC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Awhen you see CMU at 4 and CalTech on 6 you know right away this is another bs ranking.

Infact when you see CMU and Caltech on the list is when you know this is a good ranking.

+1 Must be a hard test

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://codesignal.com/university-ranking/2026

MIT is #1, but San Jose State University is #2

Yet another college ranking, but this one is focused on tech industry job placements…

It is how they performed on programming and SWE skills tests, which is applicable to how they will do in top tech jobs requiring high-level programming but is not an assessment of actual on the job skills. The school list is not surprising at all when you understand that SJS is in silicon valley and has very bright cohort of CS/CE students and excellent professors in that area.
This ranking has a lot more relevance to the quality of undergrad CS/CE degree than US NEWS which factors in % on aid and cost and everything else:
Here it is to save folks a click:
1. MIT
2. SJSU
3. UPenn
4. CMU
5. Princeton
6. CalTEch
7. Yale
8. Berkeley
9. Brown
10. UCLA
11. StonyBrook
12. Rice
13. Duke
14. GaTech
15. Cornell

Oh, but DCUM says that elite/ivy are bad for CS and engineering...

[Anonymous]

It is so ignorant of DCUM that think San Jose State is like GMU. My oldest DS graduated from SJSU in 2023, and he is working for Nvidia while his brother graduated from GMU, and he is working for Apple. My sister graduated from SJSU and she is working for OpenAI.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://codesignal.com/university-ranking/2026

MIT is #1, but San Jose State University is #2

Yet another college ranking, but this one is focused on tech industry job placements…

It is how they performed on programming and SWE skills tests, which is applicable to how they will do in top tech jobs requiring high-level programming but is not an assessment of actual on the job skills. The school list is not surprising at all when you understand that SJS is in silicon valley and has very bright cohort of CS/CE students and excellent professors in that area.
This ranking has a lot more relevance to the quality of undergrad CS/CE degree than US NEWS which factors in % on aid and cost and everything else:
Here it is to save folks a click:
1. MIT
2. SJSU
3. UPenn
4. CMU
5. Princeton
6. CalTEch
7. Yale
8. Berkeley
9. Brown
10. UCLA
11. StonyBrook
12. Rice
13. Duke
14. GaTech
15. Cornell

Oh, but DCUM says that elite/ivy are bad for CS and engineering...

But I thought all the Elite/Ivy folks said CS is dying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is so ignorant of DCUM that think San Jose State is like GMU. My oldest DS graduated from SJSU in 2023, and he is working for Nvidia while his brother graduated from GMU, and he is working for Apple. My sister graduated from SJSU and she is working for OpenAI.

And so....? Your point? They all got jobs after graduating from AbCDEF schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://codesignal.com/university-ranking/2026

MIT is #1, but San Jose State University is #2

Yet another college ranking, but this one is focused on tech industry job placements…

It is how they performed on programming and SWE skills tests, which is applicable to how they will do in top tech jobs requiring high-level programming but is not an assessment of actual on the job skills. The school list is not surprising at all when you understand that SJS is in silicon valley and has very bright cohort of CS/CE students and excellent professors in that area.
This ranking has a lot more relevance to the quality of undergrad CS/CE degree than US NEWS which factors in % on aid and cost and everything else:
Here it is to save folks a click:
1. MIT
2. SJSU
3. UPenn
4. CMU
5. Princeton
6. CalTEch
7. Yale
8. Berkeley
9. Brown
10. UCLA
11. StonyBrook
12. Rice
13. Duke
14. GaTech
15. Cornell

Oh, but DCUM says that elite/ivy are bad for CS and engineering...

But I thought all the Elite/Ivy folks said CS is dying.

Sssshhhhh...quiet

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://codesignal.com/university-ranking/2026

MIT is #1, but San Jose State University is #2

Yet another college ranking, but this one is focused on tech industry job placements…

It is how they performed on programming and SWE skills tests, which is applicable to how they will do in top tech jobs requiring high-level programming but is not an assessment of actual on the job skills. The school list is not surprising at all when you understand that SJS is in silicon valley and has very bright cohort of CS/CE students and excellent professors in that area.
This ranking has a lot more relevance to the quality of undergrad CS/CE degree than US NEWS which factors in % on aid and cost and everything else:
Here it is to save folks a click:
1. MIT
2. SJSU
3. UPenn
4. CMU
5. Princeton
6. CalTEch
7. Yale
8. Berkeley
9. Brown
10. UCLA
11. StonyBrook
12. Rice
13. Duke
14. GaTech
15. Cornell

Oh, but DCUM says that elite/ivy are bad for CS and engineering...

But I thought all the Elite/Ivy folks said CS is dying.

Ofc it is dying so please don't send your kids to CS, leave the spots to others

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://codesignal.com/university-ranking/2026

MIT is #1, but San Jose State University is #2

Yet another college ranking, but this one is focused on tech industry job placements…

It is how they performed on programming and SWE skills tests, which is applicable to how they will do in top tech jobs requiring high-level programming but is not an assessment of actual on the job skills. The school list is not surprising at all when you understand that SJS is in silicon valley and has very bright cohort of CS/CE students and excellent professors in that area.
This ranking has a lot more relevance to the quality of undergrad CS/CE degree than US NEWS which factors in % on aid and cost and everything else:
Here it is to save folks a click:
1. MIT
2. SJSU
3. UPenn
4. CMU
5. Princeton
6. CalTEch
7. Yale
8. Berkeley
9. Brown
10. UCLA
11. StonyBrook
12. Rice
13. Duke
14. GaTech
15. Cornell

Oh, but DCUM says that elite/ivy are bad for CS and engineering...

But I thought all the Elite/Ivy folks said CS is dying.

Ofc it is dying so please don't send your kids to CS, leave the spots to others

Too late. 2nd semester Jr CS major at UMD