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Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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1.	Anthropology, Stony Brook University	20.7	7.7	82%	3.1	21.3	3.0	$12,370	4.0	23	2.2	51%	610	570
2.	Anthropology, Princeton University	18.6	7.3	76%	3.2	1.2	3.3	$17,805	2.8	10	2.2	11%	745	735
3.	Anthropology, Northwestern University	16.4	7.2†	64%†	3.1	9.3	3.1	$17,240†	2.4†	21	1.7	30%†	715†	695†
3.	Medical Anthropology, Northwestern University	16.4	7.2†	64%†	3.1	9.3	3.1	$17,240†	2.4†	21	1.7	30%†	715†	695†
5.	Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	14.3	6.7	57%	3.2	15.9	3.2	$13,812	4.6	15	3.5	58%	610	580
6.	Anthropology, University of Southern California	13.7	7.0	75%	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$16,572	1.6	20*	3.3*	27%	690	665
6.	Anthropology, University of Virginia-Main Campus	13.7	7.9	78%	3.1	3.6	3.4	$13,405	5.6	24	1.8	38%	670	655
8.	Biological Anthropology & Anatomy, Duke University	13.6	6.7†	47%†	3.1	12.5	3.4	$16,361†	6.2†	24	2.1	22%†	725†	705†
8.	Cultural Anthropology, Duke University	13.6	6.7†	47%†	3.1	12.5	3.4	$16,361†	6.2†	24	2.1	22%†	725†	705†
10.	Anthropology, University of Georgia	13.4	5.7	79%	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$12,500	7.0	20*	3.3*	62%	615	610
11.	Anthropological Sciences, Stanford University	12.3	7.0†	70%†	3.6	0.3	3.7	$17,084†	6.6†	14	4.4	12%†	735†	720†
11.	Cultural & Social Anthropology, Stanford University	12.3	7.0†	70%†	3.6	0.3	3.7	$17,084†	6.6†	14	4.4	12%†	735†	720†
13.	Anthropology, Cornell University	12.0	6.9†	55%†	3.4	6.5	3.2	$16,969†	5.8†	20	2.1	27%†	710†	675†
14.	Anthropology, Yale University	11.2	6.7	54%	3.4	4.7	3.7	$16,526	8.2	19	3.6	10%	740	740
15.	Anthropology, Washington University in St Louis	10.2	8.7	69%	3.2	7.8	3.4	$16,938	5.2	17	3.8	19%	730	710
16.	Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University	9.7	7.8	73%	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$14,736	3.2	20*	3.3*	68%	690	650
17.	Anthropology, Rice University	9.1	6.7	48%	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$15,506	4.6	20*	3.3*	25%	725	710
17.	Anthropology, University of California-San Diego	9.1	7.4	62%	3.4	7.8	3.7	$22,038	3.4	25	1.4	39%	655	605
19.	Anthropology, Harvard University	8.8	8.2	76%	3.7	11.8	4.4	$17,425	12.6	28	5.1	9%	745	745
20.	Anthropology, Emory University	8.4	7.9	71%	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$16,296	4.8	20*	3.3*	39%	700	680
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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21.	Anthropology, University of Hawaii at Manoa	8.3	8.2	82%	2.6	0.9	2.8	$10,330	4.4	16	2.8	65%	570	535
22.	Anthropology, University of Missouri-Columbia	8.2	6.5	60%	2.1	7.1	2.4	$12,268	3.4	23	1.9	83%	595	600
23.	Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	7.3	7.9	68%	2.9	0.4	3.2	$13,288	6.8	18	2.9	36%	650	640
24.	Archaeology, Cornell University	6.8	6.9†	55%†	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$16,969†	5.8†	20*	3.3*	27%†	710†	675†
25.	Archaeology, Boston University	6.6	7.8†	65%†	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$17,237†	2.2†	20*	3.3*	55%†	655†	645†
26.	Anthropology, University of Illinois at Chicago	6.0	6.7	64%*	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$18,795*	1.6	20*	3.3*	58%	605	570
27.	Anthropology, Johns Hopkins University	5.8	9.7	78%	3.4	1.7	3.4	$16,005	3.4	6	6.5	35%	705	680
28.	Anthropology, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	5.7	7.2	62%	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$14,982	4.6	20*	3.3*	61%	615	580
29.	Anthropology, Brown University	5.5	8.7	63%	2.6	0.3	2.7	$16,202	4.8	12	3.0	15%	725	710
30.	Anthropology, The University of Tennessee	5.4	7.7	67%	2.9	0.9	2.4	$13,774	5.0	13	2.4	44%	555	555
31.	Anthropology, Boston University	4.9	7.8†	65%†	2.3	0.6	2.4	$17,237†	2.2†	13	2.2	55%†	655†	645†
31.	Anthropology, University of Nevada-Reno	4.9	7.1	64%*	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$15,602	1.4	20*	3.3*	86%	535	525
33.	Anthropology - ANTH, University of Kentucky	4.7	8.1	60%	2.6	2.5	2.5	$12,008	2.6	20	2.0	79%	575	565
34.	Anthropology, New York University	4.5	9.0	63%	3.4	2.6	3.6	$18,357	9.0	18	1.3	37%	665	665
35.	Anthropology, University of Alaska Fairbanks	4.4	8.3*	61%*	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$13,131*	1.0	20*	3.3*	73%	515	530
36.	Anthropology, Columbia University in the City of New York	4.2	8.1	70%	3.2	2.4	3.5	$16,600	11.8	29	2.6	13%	725	715
36.	Anthropology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	4.2	8.2	59%	4.4	5.2	4.8	$14,399	14.2	41	2.3	57%	680	640
38.	Anthropology, SUNY at Albany	3.7	7.7	52%	2.7	4.0	2.8	$12,595	4.4	19	2.8	56%	575	555
38.	Anthropology, University of Oregon	3.7	8.3	77%	2.7	0.5	2.7	$13,284	5.6	23	1.2	91%	560	555
40.	Anthropology, Washington State University	3.4	5.2	67%	2.0	2.1	2.0	$19,166	2.2	14	2.8	74%	560	545
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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41.	Anthropology, Brandeis University	3.3	9.7	67%	2.1	1.2	2.3	$15,316	1.4	9	3.0	40%	675	675
42.	Cultural Anthropology & Social Transform, California Institute of Integral Studies	3.0	8.3*	61%*	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$19,364*	1.4†	20*	3.3*	52%*	638*	618*
42.	Social and Cultural Anthropology, California Institute of Integral Studies	3.0	8.3*	61%*	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$19,364*	1.4†	20*	3.3*	52%*	638*	618*
44.	Anthropology, Vanderbilt University	2.9	8.3*	61%*	2.3	0.1	2.4	$22,595*	0.6	13	1.4	35%	695	675
45.	Anthropology, University of Kansas Main Campus	2.6	8.2†	53%†	2.6	1.4	2.4	$17,527†	2.8†	16	0.9	69%†	638*	618*
46.	Anthropology, Wayne State University	1.7	8.7	67%	1.7	3.5	2.0	$17,112	2.8	11	1.5	63%	638*	618*
47.	Anthropology, University of Utah	1.6	11.9	64%*	2.1	17.1	2.6	$13,495*	1.4	15	3.1	86%	638*	618*
48.	Anthropology, University of Iowa	1.1	7.7	53%	2.6	0.9	2.7	$13,180	4.2	16	3.3	84%	600	585
49.	Anthropology, University of California-Irvine	0.6	7.4	58%	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$22,065	2.2	20*	3.3*	52%	620	580
50.	Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	-0.5	8.9	51%	3.5	2.8	3.6	$14,714	6.6	28	3.6	68%	675	615
51.	Anthropology, SUNY at Binghamton	-0.7	8.9	60%	2.9	0.2	3.0	$12,093	7.2	23	4.1	43%	650	615
52.	Anthropology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale	-1.1	9.7	36%*	2.8	3.1	2.8	$11,636	2.6	14	1.6	77%	520	520
52.	Anthropology, University of Florida	-1.1	7.2	51%	3.4	0.5	3.7	$14,426	13.6	22	3.5	57%	640	620
54.	Anthropology, Michigan State University	-1.7	9.8	67%	2.8	0.7	2.6	$11,006	6.0	23	2.6	76%	585	555
55.	Anthropology, University of Connecticut	-2.2	9.2	59%	2.9	2.9	2.8	$14,790	3.8	18	4.7	51%	600	585
56.	Anthropology, University of Washington-Seattle Campus	-3.2	8.9	53%	3.3	4.5	3.2	$12,626	10.4	26	3.6	67%	610	590
57.	Anthropology, University of California-Davis	-3.4	7.2†	62%†	3.3	1.0	3.5	$28,043†	5.8†	24	1.5	55%†	615†	565†
57.	Anthropology, University of Chicago	-3.4	9.1	62%	4.2	11.9	4.8	$17,977	17.2	29	7.0	40%	715	725
59.	Anthropology and Archaelogy, Southern Methodist University	-3.5	7.0	27%*	3.0	1.5	3.1	$17,624	4.8	17	3.9	58%	620	610
60.	Anthropology, Syracuse University	-4.2	8.8	65%	1.9	2.3	2.1	$17,657	4.8	22	1.6	65%	620	595
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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60.	Anthropology, Texas A & M University	-4.2	7.7	41%	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$22,228	2.0	20*	3.3*	70%	615	585
62.	Anthropology, Teachers College at Columbia University	-4.7	7.7	80%	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$31,816*	3.6	20*	3.3*	52%*	638*	618*
63.	Anthropology, University of California-Santa Barbara	-5.0	7.7	70%	3.3	6.9	3.4	$29,796	6.6	19	3.3	53%	600	580
63.	Anthropology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	-5.0	10.1	46%	2.4	0.4	2.5	$12,805	3.0	12	3.8	70%	630	600
63.	Anthropology, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	-5.0	7.7	63%	1.7	1.9	1.9	$17,204	3.2	12	4.7	86%	638*	618*
66.	Anthropology, American University	-5.9	7.7	54%	2.4	0.6	1.9	$21,601	3.4	9	4.3	51%	625	645
67.	Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus	-6.0	8.6	49%	3.0	3.8	3.3	$14,947	9.4	34	3.5	49%	625	610
68.	Native American Studies, University of California-Davis	-6.7	7.2†	62%†	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$28,043†	5.8†	20*	3.3*	55%†	615†	565†
69.	Anthropology, University of California-Berkeley	-6.8	8.0†	68%†	3.9	6.4	4.5	$29,414†	14.2†	27	4.1	25%†	685†	645†
69.	Medical Anthropology, University of California-Berkeley	-6.8	8.0†	68%†	3.9	6.4	4.5	$29,414†	14.2†	27	4.1	25%†	685†	645†
71.	Anthropology, Temple University	-7.3	8.7	46%	2.3	7.1	2.4	$21,565	6.6	16	0.9	63%	550	540
72.	Anthropology, University of California-Los Angeles	-7.4	7.7†	52%†	3.5	10.7	3.7	$24,007†	12.4†	41	3.5	23%†	665†	630†
73.	Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	-8.0	8.1	71%	1.3	1.7	2.1	$26,938	2.8	12	1.7	89%	638*	618*
74.	Archaeology, University of California-Los Angeles	-8.5	7.7†	52%†	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$24,007†	12.4†	20*	3.3*	23%†	665†	630†
74.	Anthropology, University of Massachusetts-Amherst	-8.5	10.4	72%	3.2	4.0	3.0	$17,645	6.0	14	6.1	80%	575	565
76.	Anthropology, Indiana University-Bloomington	-9.3	8.2	63%	3.2	0.7	3.2	$18,489	6.8	27	5.2	85%	560	550
76.	Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania	-9.3	8.9	40%	3.7	8.0	3.9	$28,486	8.2	36	3.3	21%	725	705
78.	Anthropology, SUNY at Buffalo	-10.9	10.7	62%	2.7	0.9	3.0	$17,413	5.2	21	4.6	56%	595	565
79.	Anthropology, Tulane University of Louisiana	-11.2	10.1	41%	2.6	0.8	2.6	$15,879	5.4	10	6.7	45%	680	670
80.	Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin	-12.8	8.1	43%	3.4	2.0	3.6	$22,744	15.6	34	1.5	51%	630	605
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-3)	Job (2)	Ed Eff (2)	Cite / Fac (2)	Fac Qual (2)	Cost / Year (-5)	Deg / Yr (-3)	# Fac (-2)	Stu / Fac (-3)	UG Acc (-1)	SAT-M (1)	SAT-V (1)
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81.	Anthropology, Ohio State University-Main Campus	-13.3	8.9	56%	1.8	6.7	1.9	$22,017	4.8	13	4.4	73%	580	560
82.	Anthropology, University of New Mexico-Main Campus	-14.7	8.7	43%	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$20,952	11.2	20*	3.3*	74%	535	540
83.	Anthropology, University of California-Riverside	-15.6	8.9	60%	2.3	0.6	2.4	$27,976	3.4	18	2.7	74%	565	510
84.	Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison	-15.7	9.7	60%	3.2	4.0	3.4	$28,186	8.2	24	4.3	71%	650	615
85.	Anthropology, University of California-Santa Cruz	-16.6	7.4	40%	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$33,926	4.8	20*	3.3*	69%	585	580
86.	Anthropology, The New School	-17.0	8.7	53%	2.9*	4.2*	3.0*	$30,300	8.4	20*	3.3*	51%	560	565
86.	Anthropology, University of Arizona	-17.0	9.5	62%	3.6	3.7	4.1	$22,073	11.6	47	3.9	88%	565	560
88.	Anthropology, University of Colorado at Boulder	-17.1	8.1	41%	2.4	2.1	2.4	$30,361	3.8	15	2.8	88%	600	580
89.	Anthropology (Doctorate Only), CUNY Graduate School and University Center	-18.5	9.4	68%	3.3	0.2	3.4	$22,205*	10.0	14	10.2	52%*	638*	618*
90.	Applied Anthropology, University of South Florida	-18.6	9.9	58%	2.0	1.0	2.2	$28,849	4.6	14	3.1	28%	565	555
91.	Anthropology, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus	-22.0	10.2	52%	3.2	4.8	3.3	$23,692	7.0	24	7.1	91%	560	550
92.	Anthropology, Catholic University of America	-26.7	12.2	63%	1.5	0.5	1.2	$27,899	1.6	6	4.2	82%	565	580

Unranked Anthropology Graduate Schools

Item Descriptions

Your Score

Your customized program score is a weighted sum of points for each item. The weights were selected on this page. For an item with importance weight W, a program receives W × S points for being S standard deviations above average. Larger values are better.

Years to Degree (Yrs)

Median time lapse from entering graduate school at the doctorate-granting institution to receipt of doctorate in years. Note that time spent obtaining a master's degree at a different institution is not counted. Your weight = -3. Smaller values are better. (SED, 2000-2004)

Placement Rate (Job)

Percentage of doctorate recipients from the program with definite plans at graduation (either a job or a postdoctoral position). Your weight = 2. Larger values are better. (SED, 2000-2004)

Educational Effectiveness (Ed Eff)

Program effectiveness in educating research scholars and scientists, 1993. Scale of 0 to 5, with 0 denoting "Not Effective" and 5 denoting "Extremely Effective." Your weight = 2. Larger values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Citations per Faculty Member (Cite / Fac)

The ratio of the number of citations of program publications in the period 1988-1992 to the number of program faculty. Your weight = 2. Larger values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Faculty Quality (Fac Qual)

Scholarly quality of program faculty, 1993. Scale of 0 to 5, with 0 denoting "Not sufficient for doctoral education" and 5 denoting "Distinguished." Your weight = 2. Larger values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Cost Per Year (Cost / Year)

Low yearly cost (tuition, fees, room and board, other expenses) for an out of state student living on campus. Assumes median tuition remission. Your weight = -5. Smaller values are better. (IPEDS, 2001-2005)

Doctorates Granted per Year (Deg / Yr)

The average number of doctorates granted by the program per year between 2001 and 2005. Your weight = -3. Smaller values are better. (IPEDS, 2001-2005)

Number of Faculty (# Fac)

Total number of faculty participating in the program. Your weight = -2. Smaller values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Grad Student / Faculty Ratio (Stu / Fac)

The number of graduate students per faculty member. Your weight = -3. Smaller values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Undergraduate Acceptance Rate (UG Acc)

The percentage of applicants the institution accepts into its undergraduate programs. Your weight = -1. Smaller values are better. (IPEDS, 2005)

Math SAT Score (SAT-M)

The average of the 25th and 75th percentile mathematics SAT scores for undergraduates at the institution. Your weight = 1. Larger values are better. (IPEDS, 2005)

Verbal SAT Score (SAT-V)

The average of the 25th and 75th percentile verbal SAT scores for undergraduates at the institution. Your weight = 1. Larger values are better. (IPEDS, 2005)

Missing Values

Missing values have been replaced with the average value for all programs in the field.

Data Sources

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

IPEDS is an annual, comprehensive set of surveys of all colleges and universities in the United States. The surveys are conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics.  Learn more

National Research Council

The National Research Council conducts assessments of doctoral programs in the United States every 10 to 15 years). The data we use are from the most recent assessment, the 1995 study Research-Doctorate Programs in the United States: Continuity and Change. Learn more about the NRC study's methods here; order a copy here. The next NRC assessment is scheduled for release in Summer 2009.  Learn more

Survey of Earned Doctorates

The NSF/NIH/NEH/USED/USDA/NASA Survey of Earned Doctorates is an annual survey of all new recipients of doctorates from US universities at graduation. The average of the response rates for the 2000–2004 surveys was 92%.  Learn more

Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

The Survey is an annual assessment of the number and characteristics of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in science, engineering, and health-related fields. It is conducted by the National Science Foundation.  Learn more