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Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Pub / Fac (3)	Cite / Fac (3)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (-5)	# Fac (-4)	Stu / Fac (-5)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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1.	Anthropology, Stony Brook University	34.2	7.7	82%	3.1	4.5	21.3	3.0	4.0	23	2.2	51%	610	570
2.	Anthropology, Princeton University	32.7	7.3	76%	3.2	1.2	1.2	3.3	2.8	10	2.2	11%	745	735
3.	Anthropology, Northwestern University	26.3	7.2†	64%†	3.1	1.8	9.3	3.1	2.4†	21	1.7	30%†	715†	695†
3.	Medical Anthropology, Northwestern University	26.3	7.2†	64%†	3.1	1.8	9.3	3.1	2.4†	21	1.7	30%†	715†	695†
5.	Anthropology, Washington University in St Louis	25.7	8.7	69%	3.2	3.8	7.8	3.4	5.2	17	3.8	19%	730	710
6.	Anthropology, Harvard University	25.2	8.2	76%	3.7	3.3	11.8	4.4	12.6	28	5.1	9%	745	745
7.	Biological Anthropology & Anatomy, Duke University	23.0	6.7†	47%†	3.1	2.9	12.5	3.4	6.2†	24	2.1	22%†	725†	705†
7.	Cultural Anthropology, Duke University	23.0	6.7†	47%†	3.1	2.9	12.5	3.4	6.2†	24	2.1	22%†	725†	705†
9.	Anthropology, University of California-San Diego	22.5	7.4	62%	3.4	1.9	7.8	3.7	3.4	25	1.4	39%	655	605
10.	Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	22.0	6.7	57%	3.2	3.6	15.9	3.2	4.6	15	3.5	58%	610	580
11.	Anthropology, University of Southern California	20.3	7.0	75%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	1.6	20*	3.3*	27%	690	665
12.	Anthropological Sciences, Stanford University	19.6	7.0†	70%†	3.6	0.5	0.3	3.7	6.6†	14	4.4	12%†	735†	720†
12.	Cultural & Social Anthropology, Stanford University	19.6	7.0†	70%†	3.6	0.5	0.3	3.7	6.6†	14	4.4	12%†	735†	720†
14.	Anthropology, Cornell University	19.0	6.9†	55%†	3.4	1.8	6.5	3.2	5.8†	20	2.1	27%†	710†	675†
15.	Anthropology, Yale University	17.2	6.7	54%	3.4	1.3	4.7	3.7	8.2	19	3.6	10%	740	740
16.	Anthropology, University of Virginia-Main Campus	15.4	7.9	78%	3.1	1.0	3.6	3.4	5.6	24	1.8	38%	670	655
17.	Anthropology, Johns Hopkins University	12.9	9.7	78%	3.4	1.8	1.7	3.4	3.4	6	6.5	35%	705	680
18.	Anthropology, University of California-Berkeley	12.8	8.0†	68%†	3.9	2.3	6.4	4.5	14.2†	27	4.1	25%†	685†	645†
18.	Medical Anthropology, University of California-Berkeley	12.8	8.0†	68%†	3.9	2.3	6.4	4.5	14.2†	27	4.1	25%†	685†	645†
20.	Anthropology, Teachers College at Columbia University	11.8	7.7	80%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	3.6	20*	3.3*	52%*	638*	618*
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Pub / Fac (3)	Cite / Fac (3)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (-5)	# Fac (-4)	Stu / Fac (-5)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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21.	Anthropology, University of Georgia	11.7	5.7	79%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	7.0	20*	3.3*	62%	615	610
22.	Anthropology, Emory University	11.4	7.9	71%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	4.8	20*	3.3*	39%	700	680
23.	Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University	10.8	7.8	73%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	3.2	20*	3.3*	68%	690	650
24.	Anthropology, New York University	10.7	9.0	63%	3.4	1.5	2.6	3.6	9.0	18	1.3	37%	665	665
25.	Anthropology, Rice University	9.5	6.7	48%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	4.6	20*	3.3*	25%	725	710
25.	Anthropology, University of California-Santa Barbara	9.5	7.7	70%	3.3	1.7	6.9	3.4	6.6	19	3.3	53%	600	580
25.	Anthropology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	9.5	8.2	59%	4.4	2.4	5.2	4.8	14.2	41	2.3	57%	680	640
28.	Archaeology, Boston University	8.6	7.8†	65%†	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	2.2†	20*	3.3*	55%†	655†	645†
29.	Anthropology, University of Illinois at Chicago	8.3	6.7	64%*	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	1.6	20*	3.3*	58%	605	570
30.	Archaeology, Cornell University	8.1	6.9†	55%†	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	5.8†	20*	3.3*	27%†	710†	675†
31.	Anthropology, University of California-Davis	6.5	7.2†	62%†	3.3	1.0	1.0	3.5	5.8†	24	1.5	55%†	615†	565†
32.	Anthropology, Brown University	5.7	8.7	63%	2.6	1.3	0.3	2.7	4.8	12	3.0	15%	725	710
32.	Cultural Anthropology & Social Transform, California Institute of Integral Studies	5.7	8.3*	61%*	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	1.4†	20*	3.3*	52%*	638*	618*
32.	Social and Cultural Anthropology, California Institute of Integral Studies	5.7	8.3*	61%*	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	1.4†	20*	3.3*	52%*	638*	618*
32.	Anthropology, Columbia University in the City of New York	5.7	8.1	70%	3.2	1.2	2.4	3.5	11.8	29	2.6	13%	725	715
36.	Anthropology, Vanderbilt University	5.1	8.3*	61%*	2.3	0.4	0.1	2.4	0.6	13	1.4	35%	695	675
37.	Anthropology, University of Chicago	4.6	9.1	62%	4.2	2.6	11.9	4.8	17.2	29	7.0	40%	715	725
38.	Anthropology, University of California-Irvine	4.5	7.4	58%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	2.2	20*	3.3*	52%	620	580
39.	Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania	3.8	8.9	40%	3.7	2.2	8.0	3.9	8.2	36	3.3	21%	725	705
40.	Anthropology, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	2.5	7.2	62%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	4.6	20*	3.3*	61%	615	580
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Pub / Fac (3)	Cite / Fac (3)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (-5)	# Fac (-4)	Stu / Fac (-5)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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41.	Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	2.2	7.9	68%	2.9	0.6	0.4	3.2	6.8	18	2.9	36%	650	640
42.	Anthropology, University of Nevada-Reno	1.1	7.1	64%*	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	1.4	20*	3.3*	86%	535	525
43.	Native American Studies, University of California-Davis	1.0	7.2†	62%†	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	5.8†	20*	3.3*	55%†	615†	565†
44.	Anthropology, University of Missouri-Columbia	0.4	6.5	60%	2.1	2.4	7.1	2.4	3.4	23	1.9	83%	595	600
45.	Anthropology, University of Hawaii at Manoa	0.3	8.2	82%	2.6	1.4	0.9	2.8	4.4	16	2.8	65%	570	535
46.	Anthropology, The University of Tennessee	-0.1	7.7	67%	2.9	1.5	0.9	2.4	5.0	13	2.4	44%	555	555
47.	Anthropology, Boston University	-0.6	7.8†	65%†	2.3	0.3	0.6	2.4	2.2†	13	2.2	55%†	655†	645†
48.	Anthropology, University of Kansas Main Campus	-0.7	8.2†	53%†	2.6	1.4	1.4	2.4	2.8†	16	0.9	69%†	638*	618*
49.	Anthropology, University of Utah	-1.4	11.9	64%*	2.1	3.0	17.1	2.6	1.4	15	3.1	86%	638*	618*
50.	Anthropology, University of California-Los Angeles	-1.6	7.7†	52%†	3.5	2.4	10.7	3.7	12.4†	41	3.5	23%†	665†	630†
51.	Anthropology, SUNY at Albany	-2.3	7.7	52%	2.7	2.6	4.0	2.8	4.4	19	2.8	56%	575	555
52.	Anthropology, University of Alaska Fairbanks	-2.4	8.3*	61%*	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	1.0	20*	3.3*	73%	515	530
53.	Anthropology, Washington State University	-2.8	5.2	67%	2.0	1.1	2.1	2.0	2.2	14	2.8	74%	560	545
54.	Anthropology, Brandeis University	-3.4	9.7	67%	2.1	0.6	1.2	2.3	1.4	9	3.0	40%	675	675
55.	Anthropology, Texas A & M University	-4.3	7.7	41%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	2.0	20*	3.3*	70%	615	585
56.	Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	-5.3	8.9	51%	3.5	1.4	2.8	3.6	6.6	28	3.6	68%	675	615
57.	Anthropology, Wayne State University	-5.8	8.7	67%	1.7	1.0	3.5	2.0	2.8	11	1.5	63%	638*	618*
58.	Anthropology, University of Oregon	-6.6	8.3	77%	2.7	0.7	0.5	2.7	5.6	23	1.2	91%	560	555
59.	Anthropology - ANTH, University of Kentucky	-6.9	8.1	60%	2.6	1.1	2.5	2.5	2.6	20	2.0	79%	575	565
60.	Archaeology, University of California-Los Angeles	-7.0	7.7†	52%†	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	12.4†	20*	3.3*	23%†	665†	630†
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Pub / Fac (3)	Cite / Fac (3)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (-5)	# Fac (-4)	Stu / Fac (-5)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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61.	Anthropology, University of Florida	-7.3	7.2	51%	3.4	1.5	0.5	3.7	13.6	22	3.5	57%	640	620
62.	Anthropology, University of California-Santa Cruz	-8.5	7.4	40%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	4.8	20*	3.3*	69%	585	580
63.	Anthropology, University of Iowa	-9.3	7.7	53%	2.6	1.6	0.9	2.7	4.2	16	3.3	84%	600	585
64.	Anthropology, University of Connecticut	-10.5	9.2	59%	2.9	1.3	2.9	2.8	3.8	18	4.7	51%	600	585
65.	Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	-10.6	8.1	71%	1.3	0.5	1.7	2.1	2.8	12	1.7	89%	638*	618*
66.	Anthropology and Archaelogy, Southern Methodist University	-10.8	7.0	27%*	3.0	1.4	1.5	3.1	4.8	17	3.9	58%	620	610
67.	Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison	-11.3	9.7	60%	3.2	1.3	4.0	3.4	8.2	24	4.3	71%	650	615
68.	Anthropology, The New School	-12.4	8.7	53%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	8.4	20*	3.3*	51%	560	565
69.	Anthropology, University of Washington-Seattle Campus	-12.9	8.9	53%	3.3	1.9	4.5	3.2	10.4	26	3.6	67%	610	590
70.	Anthropology, Temple University	-13.4	8.7	46%	2.3	1.4	7.1	2.4	6.6	16	0.9	63%	550	540
71.	Anthropology, American University	-13.6	7.7	54%	2.4	0.3	0.6	1.9	3.4	9	4.3	51%	625	645
72.	Anthropology, SUNY at Binghamton	-14.4	8.9	60%	2.9	0.4	0.2	3.0	7.2	23	4.1	43%	650	615
73.	Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin	-14.6	8.1	43%	3.4	1.8	2.0	3.6	15.6	34	1.5	51%	630	605
74.	Anthropology, University of Massachusetts-Amherst	-14.8	10.4	72%	3.2	1.1	4.0	3.0	6.0	14	6.1	80%	575	565
75.	Anthropology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale	-14.9	9.7	36%*	2.8	1.5	3.1	2.8	2.6	14	1.6	77%	520	520
76.	Anthropology, University of Colorado at Boulder	-15.1	8.1	41%	2.4	1.9	2.1	2.4	3.8	15	2.8	88%	600	580
77.	Anthropology, Syracuse University	-15.8	8.8	65%	1.9	0.8	2.3	2.1	4.8	22	1.6	65%	620	595
77.	Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus	-15.8	8.6	49%	3.0	1.8	3.8	3.3	9.4	34	3.5	49%	625	610
79.	Anthropology, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	-17.4	7.7	63%	1.7	1.3	1.9	1.9	3.2	12	4.7	86%	638*	618*
80.	Anthropology, Ohio State University-Main Campus	-17.9	8.9	56%	1.8	3.2	6.7	1.9	4.8	13	4.4	73%	580	560
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Pub / Fac (3)	Cite / Fac (3)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (-5)	# Fac (-4)	Stu / Fac (-5)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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81.	Anthropology, Michigan State University	-18.3	9.8	67%	2.8	0.6	0.7	2.6	6.0	23	2.6	76%	585	555
82.	Anthropology, University of California-Riverside	-18.4	8.9	60%	2.3	0.9	0.6	2.4	3.4	18	2.7	74%	565	510
83.	Anthropology, Indiana University-Bloomington	-19.4	8.2	63%	3.2	0.7	0.7	3.2	6.8	27	5.2	85%	560	550
84.	Applied Anthropology, University of South Florida	-19.5	9.9	58%	2.0	1.5	1.0	2.2	4.6	14	3.1	28%	565	555
85.	Anthropology, University of Arizona	-20.2	9.5	62%	3.6	2.0	3.7	4.1	11.6	47	3.9	88%	565	560
86.	Anthropology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	-20.8	10.1	46%	2.4	0.9	0.4	2.5	3.0	12	3.8	70%	630	600
87.	Anthropology, SUNY at Buffalo	-21.1	10.7	62%	2.7	1.0	0.9	3.0	5.2	21	4.6	56%	595	565
88.	Anthropology, University of New Mexico-Main Campus	-23.5	8.7	43%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	11.2	20*	3.3*	74%	535	540
89.	Anthropology (Doctorate Only), CUNY Graduate School and University Center	-25.8	9.4	68%	3.3	0.4	0.2	3.4	10.0	14	10.2	52%*	638*	618*
90.	Anthropology, Tulane University of Louisiana	-26.6	10.1	41%	2.6	0.5	0.8	2.6	5.4	10	6.7	45%	680	670
91.	Anthropology, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus	-27.8	10.2	52%	3.2	1.9	4.8	3.3	7.0	24	7.1	91%	560	550
92.	Anthropology, Catholic University of America	-38.4	12.2	63%	1.5	0.7	0.5	1.2	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 = -4. 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 = 4. 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 = 5. Larger values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Publications per Faculty Member (Pub / Fac)

The ratio of the number of program publications in the period 1988-1992 to the number of program faculty. Your weight = 3. 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 = 3. 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 = 5. Larger values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Doctorates Granted per Year (Deg / Yr)

The average number of doctorates granted by the program per year between 2001 and 2005. Your weight = -5. Smaller values are better. (IPEDS, 2001-2005)

Number of Faculty (# Fac)

Total number of faculty participating in the program. Your weight = -4. Smaller values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Grad Student / Faculty Ratio (Stu / Fac)

The number of graduate students per faculty member. Your weight = -5. Smaller values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Undergraduate Acceptance Rate (UG Acc)

The percentage of applicants the institution accepts into its undergraduate programs. Your weight = -2. 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 = 2. 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 = 2. 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