The 20 companies and organizations computer science students most want to work for

July 18, 2023

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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, was provided to Insider from Universum.

20. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): 5.01% of computer science students

Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters building in Washington, DC

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

Lockheed Martin's booth at Association of the United States Army, or AUSA, Global Force Symposium & Exposition

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

Central Intelligence Agency seal is displayed on a mobile phone screen for illustration photo

Rank in 2022: 15

Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Down 3

Industry: Military/policing/security

17. Samsung: 5.45% of computer science students

Samsung

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

Sony

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

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson speaks and shows off a model at a news conference on the agency's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project

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

Facebook

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

CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images

Rank in 2022: 13

Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: No change

Industry: Video game

12. IBM: 8.25% of computer science students

Sergio Perez/Reuters

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

Christoph Dernbach/picture alliance via Getty Images

Rank in 2022: 19

Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Up 8

Industry: Computer hardware

10. Nvidia: 8.78% of computer science students

Nvidia sign

Rank in 2022: 11

Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Up 1

Industry: Computer hardware

9. SpaceX: 9.03% of computer science students

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off

Rank in 2022: 7

Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Down 2

Industry: Aerospace and defense

8. Nintendo: 10.54% of computer science students

Photo of Super Nintendo World

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

Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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

Tesla vehicle

Rank in 2022: 5

Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Down 1

Industry: Automotive

5. Netflix: 12.97% of computer science students

Netflix app displayed on a phone

Rank in 2022: 6

Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: Up 1

Industry: Audiovisual and multimedia

4. Amazon: 21.98% of computer science students

Amazon

Rank in 2022: 4

Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: No change

Industry: E-commerce

3. Microsoft: 30.18% of computer science students

Microsoft store

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

Apple phones displayed at a store

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

Google — According to results from Universum, about 40% of computer science students chose Google as one of their ideal employers.

Rank in 2022: 1

Change in rank, 2022 to 2023: No change

Industry: Internet content and information

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