The 20 companies and organizations computer science students most want to work for
- Universum released its US ranking of the places computer science students are most interested in working for.
- Google ranked No. 1, based on the share of computer science students who chose it as one of their ideal employers.
Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon are once again employers that many computer science students consider top places they want to work for.
That's according to the latest iteration of the computer-science student ranking from employer-branding agency Universum. Those four companies took the same top four spots in the ranking this year — with Google being No. 1 — based on the share of US computer science students who selected them as one of their ideal employers.
Thousands of students from different college-grade levels were asked to report their ideal employers, or where they most want to work. They were told to choose up to five places from a list, but could select fewer. About 41% of computer science students said Google, and about 22% said Amazon, per the survey data collected from September 2022 to March 2023.
Some other places that made the top 20 based on the shares of computer science students were NASA, IBM, and Tesla. Lockheed Martin and Intel both moved up eight spots from last year's ranking for computer science students, the biggest increases in the rank among the top 20.
Below are the top 20 places computer science students most want to work, based on the share of computer science students who named it an ideal employer to work for. The information for the ranking below, including industry categories and share of students, were provided to Insider from Universum.
20. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): 5.01% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 16
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Down 4
Industry: Military/policing/security
19. Lockheed Martin: 5.22% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 27
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Up 8
Industry: Aerospace and defense
18. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): 5.39% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 15
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Down 3
Industry: Military/policing/security
17. Samsung: 5.45% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 23
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Up 6
Industry: Consumer electronics and household appliances
16. Sony: 5.56% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 21
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Up 5
Industry: Consumer electronics and household appliances
15. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): 6.38% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 12
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Down 3
Industry: Public sector and governmental agencies
14. Facebook: 7.28% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 8
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Down 6
Industry: Internet content and information
13. Riot Games: 8.22% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 13
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: No change
Industry: Video game
12. IBM: 8.25% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 14
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Up 2
Industry: Computer software and technology
11. Intel: 8.55% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 19
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Up 8
Industry: Computer hardware
10. Nvidia: 8.78% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 11
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Up 1
Industry: Computer hardware
9. SpaceX: 9.03% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 7
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Down 2
Industry: Aerospace and defense
8. Nintendo: 10.54% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 10
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Up 2
Industry: Consumer electronics and household appliances
7. Spotify: 11.23% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 9
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Up 2
Industry: Computer software and technology
6. Tesla: 12.70% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 5
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Down 1
Industry: Automotive
5. Netflix: 12.97% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 6
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Up 1
Industry: Audiovisual and multimedia
4. Amazon: 21.98% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 4
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: No change
Industry: E-commerce
3. Microsoft: 30.18% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 3
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: No change
Industry: Computer software and technology
2. Apple: 30.66% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 2
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: No change
Industry: Consumer electronics and household appliances
1. Google: 41.41% of computer science students
Rank in 2022: 1
Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: No change
Industry: Internet content and information
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