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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 (5)	Stu / Fac (-2)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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1.	Anthropology, Harvard University	55.6	8.2	76%	3.7	3.3	11.8	4.4	12.6	28	5.1	9%	745	745
2.	Anthropology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	53.4	8.2	59%	4.4	2.4	5.2	4.8	14.2	41	2.3	57%	680	640
3.	Anthropology, University of Chicago	51.7	9.1	62%	4.2	2.6	11.9	4.8	17.2	29	7.0	40%	715	725
4.	Anthropology, University of California-Berkeley	44.4	8.0†	68%†	3.9	2.3	6.4	4.5	14.2†	27	4.1	25%†	685†	645†
4.	Medical Anthropology, University of California-Berkeley	44.4	8.0†	68%†	3.9	2.3	6.4	4.5	14.2†	27	4.1	25%†	685†	645†
6.	Anthropology, University of California-Los Angeles	39.6	7.7†	52%†	3.5	2.4	10.7	3.7	12.4†	41	3.5	23%†	665†	630†
7.	Anthropology, Stony Brook University	30.8	7.7	82%	3.1	4.5	21.3	3.0	4.0	23	2.2	51%	610	570
8.	Anthropology, Columbia University in the City of New York	30.4	8.1	70%	3.2	1.2	2.4	3.5	11.8	29	2.6	13%	725	715
9.	Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania	28.0	8.9	40%	3.7	2.2	8.0	3.9	8.2	36	3.3	21%	725	705
10.	Biological Anthropology & Anatomy, Duke University	26.4	6.7†	47%†	3.1	2.9	12.5	3.4	6.2†	24	2.1	22%†	725†	705†
10.	Cultural Anthropology, Duke University	26.4	6.7†	47%†	3.1	2.9	12.5	3.4	6.2†	24	2.1	22%†	725†	705†
12.	Anthropology, University of Arizona	26.3	9.5	62%	3.6	2.0	3.7	4.1	11.6	47	3.9	88%	565	560
13.	Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin	23.8	8.1	43%	3.4	1.8	2.0	3.6	15.6	34	1.5	51%	630	605
14.	Anthropology, Yale University	23.1	6.7	54%	3.4	1.3	4.7	3.7	8.2	19	3.6	10%	740	740
15.	Anthropology, Washington University in St Louis	21.8	8.7	69%	3.2	3.8	7.8	3.4	5.2	17	3.8	19%	730	710
16.	Anthropology, University of California-San Diego	18.3	7.4	62%	3.4	1.9	7.8	3.7	3.4	25	1.4	39%	655	605
17.	Anthropological Sciences, Stanford University	17.2	7.0†	70%†	3.6	0.5	0.3	3.7	6.6†	14	4.4	12%†	735†	720†
17.	Cultural & Social Anthropology, Stanford University	17.2	7.0†	70%†	3.6	0.5	0.3	3.7	6.6†	14	4.4	12%†	735†	720†
19.	Anthropology, Cornell University	16.9	6.9†	55%†	3.4	1.8	6.5	3.2	5.8†	20	2.1	27%†	710†	675†
20.	Anthropology, University of Virginia-Main Campus	16.7	7.9	78%	3.1	1.0	3.6	3.4	5.6	24	1.8	38%	670	655
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Pub / Fac (3)	Cite / Fac (3)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (5)	# Fac (5)	Stu / Fac (-2)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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21.	Anthropology, University of Florida	16.2	7.2	51%	3.4	1.5	0.5	3.7	13.6	22	3.5	57%	640	620
22.	Anthropology, Northwestern University	15.6	7.2†	64%†	3.1	1.8	9.3	3.1	2.4†	21	1.7	30%†	715†	695†
22.	Medical Anthropology, Northwestern University	15.6	7.2†	64%†	3.1	1.8	9.3	3.1	2.4†	21	1.7	30%†	715†	695†
24.	Anthropology, University of Georgia	14.9	5.7	79%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	7.0	20*	3.3*	62%	615	610
25.	Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	13.7	6.7	57%	3.2	3.6	15.9	3.2	4.6	15	3.5	58%	610	580
26.	Anthropology, New York University	13.5	9.0	63%	3.4	1.5	2.6	3.6	9.0	18	1.3	37%	665	665
27.	Anthropology, Princeton University	11.7	7.3	76%	3.2	1.2	1.2	3.3	2.8	10	2.2	11%	745	735
28.	Archaeology, University of California-Los Angeles	10.6	7.7†	52%†	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	12.4†	20*	3.3*	23%†	665†	630†
28.	Anthropology, University of California-Santa Barbara	10.6	7.7	70%	3.3	1.7	6.9	3.4	6.6	19	3.3	53%	600	580
30.	Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus	9.8	8.6	49%	3.0	1.8	3.8	3.3	9.4	34	3.5	49%	625	610
31.	Anthropology, University of Southern California	9.1	7.0	75%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	1.6	20*	3.3*	27%	690	665
32.	Anthropology, Emory University	8.8	7.9	71%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	4.8	20*	3.3*	39%	700	680
33.	Archaeology, Cornell University	8.1	6.9†	55%†	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	5.8†	20*	3.3*	27%†	710†	675†
34.	Anthropology, University of California-Davis	7.8	7.2†	62%†	3.3	1.0	1.0	3.5	5.8†	24	1.5	55%†	615†	565†
35.	Anthropology, University of Washington-Seattle Campus	6.6	8.9	53%	3.3	1.9	4.5	3.2	10.4	26	3.6	67%	610	590
36.	Anthropology, Rice University	6.4	6.7	48%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	4.6	20*	3.3*	25%	725	710
37.	Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	6.3	8.9	51%	3.5	1.4	2.8	3.6	6.6	28	3.6	68%	675	615
38.	Anthropology, Teachers College at Columbia University	6.0	7.7	80%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	3.6	20*	3.3*	52%*	638*	618*
39.	Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University	3.9	7.8	73%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	3.2	20*	3.3*	68%	690	650
40.	Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	2.0	7.9	68%	2.9	0.6	0.4	3.2	6.8	18	2.9	36%	650	640
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Pub / Fac (3)	Cite / Fac (3)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (5)	# Fac (5)	Stu / Fac (-2)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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41.	Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison	1.4	9.7	60%	3.2	1.3	4.0	3.4	8.2	24	4.3	71%	650	615
42.	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†
43.	Anthropology, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	-0.7	7.2	62%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	4.6	20*	3.3*	61%	615	580
44.	Archaeology, Boston University	-1.0	7.8†	65%†	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	2.2†	20*	3.3*	55%†	655†	645†
45.	Anthropology, University of Illinois at Chicago	-2.8	6.7	64%*	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	1.6	20*	3.3*	58%	605	570
46.	Anthropology, Johns Hopkins University	-3.1	9.7	78%	3.4	1.8	1.7	3.4	3.4	6	6.5	35%	705	680
47.	Anthropology, University of California-Irvine	-5.0	7.4	58%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	2.2	20*	3.3*	52%	620	580
48.	Anthropology, University of Missouri-Columbia	-5.1	6.5	60%	2.1	2.4	7.1	2.4	3.4	23	1.9	83%	595	600
49.	Anthropology, Indiana University-Bloomington	-5.5	8.2	63%	3.2	0.7	0.7	3.2	6.8	27	5.2	85%	560	550
49.	Anthropology, The New School	-5.5	8.7	53%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	8.4	20*	3.3*	51%	560	565
51.	Anthropology, SUNY at Binghamton	-5.8	8.9	60%	2.9	0.4	0.2	3.0	7.2	23	4.1	43%	650	615
52.	Cultural Anthropology & Social Transform, California Institute of Integral Studies	-6.0	8.3*	61%*	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	1.4†	20*	3.3*	52%*	638*	618*
52.	Social and Cultural Anthropology, California Institute of Integral Studies	-6.0	8.3*	61%*	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	1.4†	20*	3.3*	52%*	638*	618*
54.	Anthropology, Brown University	-6.3	8.7	63%	2.6	1.3	0.3	2.7	4.8	12	3.0	15%	725	710
55.	Anthropology, University of Oregon	-7.5	8.3	77%	2.7	0.7	0.5	2.7	5.6	23	1.2	91%	560	555
56.	Anthropology, SUNY at Albany	-8.0	7.7	52%	2.7	2.6	4.0	2.8	4.4	19	2.8	56%	575	555
57.	Anthropology, University of Hawaii at Manoa	-8.6	8.2	82%	2.6	1.4	0.9	2.8	4.4	16	2.8	65%	570	535
58.	Anthropology (Doctorate Only), CUNY Graduate School and University Center	-8.7	9.4	68%	3.3	0.4	0.2	3.4	10.0	14	10.2	52%*	638*	618*
59.	Anthropology, University of New Mexico-Main Campus	-9.1	8.7	43%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	11.2	20*	3.3*	74%	535	540
60.	Anthropology, University of Nevada-Reno	-10.6	7.1	64%*	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	1.4	20*	3.3*	86%	535	525
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Pub / Fac (3)	Cite / Fac (3)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (5)	# Fac (5)	Stu / Fac (-2)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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61.	Anthropology, University of California-Santa Cruz	-11.1	7.4	40%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	4.8	20*	3.3*	69%	585	580
62.	Anthropology, The University of Tennessee	-11.5	7.7	67%	2.9	1.5	0.9	2.4	5.0	13	2.4	44%	555	555
63.	Anthropology, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus	-13.2	10.2	52%	3.2	1.9	4.8	3.3	7.0	24	7.1	91%	560	550
64.	Anthropology, Texas A & M University	-14.4	7.7	41%	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	2.0	20*	3.3*	70%	615	585
65.	Anthropology, University of Alaska Fairbanks	-15.2	8.3*	61%*	2.9*	1.6*	4.2*	3.0*	1.0	20*	3.3*	73%	515	530
66.	Anthropology, University of Connecticut	-15.5	9.2	59%	2.9	1.3	2.9	2.8	3.8	18	4.7	51%	600	585
67.	Anthropology, Michigan State University	-15.6	9.8	67%	2.8	0.6	0.7	2.6	6.0	23	2.6	76%	585	555
67.	Anthropology and Archaelogy, Southern Methodist University	-15.6	7.0	27%*	3.0	1.4	1.5	3.1	4.8	17	3.9	58%	620	610
69.	Anthropology, University of Massachusetts-Amherst	-15.8	10.4	72%	3.2	1.1	4.0	3.0	6.0	14	6.1	80%	575	565
70.	Anthropology, University of Kansas Main Campus	-17.3	8.2†	53%†	2.6	1.4	1.4	2.4	2.8†	16	0.9	69%†	638*	618*
71.	Anthropology - ANTH, University of Kentucky	-17.7	8.1	60%	2.6	1.1	2.5	2.5	2.6	20	2.0	79%	575	565
72.	Anthropology, University of Iowa	-17.8	7.7	53%	2.6	1.6	0.9	2.7	4.2	16	3.3	84%	600	585
73.	Anthropology, University of Utah	-18.9	11.9	64%*	2.1	3.0	17.1	2.6	1.4	15	3.1	86%	638*	618*
74.	Anthropology, SUNY at Buffalo	-19.2	10.7	62%	2.7	1.0	0.9	3.0	5.2	21	4.6	56%	595	565
74.	Anthropology, Syracuse University	-19.2	8.8	65%	1.9	0.8	2.3	2.1	4.8	22	1.6	65%	620	595
76.	Anthropology, Boston University	-19.8	7.8†	65%†	2.3	0.3	0.6	2.4	2.2†	13	2.2	55%†	655†	645†
76.	Anthropology, Vanderbilt University	-19.8	8.3*	61%*	2.3	0.4	0.1	2.4	0.6	13	1.4	35%	695	675
78.	Anthropology, Temple University	-19.9	8.7	46%	2.3	1.4	7.1	2.4	6.6	16	0.9	63%	550	540
78.	Anthropology, Washington State University	-19.9	5.2	67%	2.0	1.1	2.1	2.0	2.2	14	2.8	74%	560	545
80.	Anthropology, Ohio State University-Main Campus	-26.3	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 (5)	Stu / Fac (-2)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
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81.	Anthropology, University of Colorado at Boulder	-26.8	8.1	41%	2.4	1.9	2.1	2.4	3.8	15	2.8	88%	600	580
82.	Anthropology, Wayne State University	-26.9	8.7	67%	1.7	1.0	3.5	2.0	2.8	11	1.5	63%	638*	618*
83.	Anthropology, Brandeis University	-27.7	9.7	67%	2.1	0.6	1.2	2.3	1.4	9	3.0	40%	675	675
84.	Anthropology, University of California-Riverside	-28.0	8.9	60%	2.3	0.9	0.6	2.4	3.4	18	2.7	74%	565	510
85.	Applied Anthropology, University of South Florida	-29.6	9.9	58%	2.0	1.5	1.0	2.2	4.6	14	3.1	28%	565	555
86.	Anthropology, American University	-30.3	7.7	54%	2.4	0.3	0.6	1.9	3.4	9	4.3	51%	625	645
86.	Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	-30.3	8.1	71%	1.3	0.5	1.7	2.1	2.8	12	1.7	89%	638*	618*
88.	Anthropology, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	-30.6	7.7	63%	1.7	1.3	1.9	1.9	3.2	12	4.7	86%	638*	618*
89.	Anthropology, Tulane University of Louisiana	-32.5	10.1	41%	2.6	0.5	0.8	2.6	5.4	10	6.7	45%	680	670
90.	Anthropology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale	-33.0	9.7	36%*	2.8	1.5	3.1	2.8	2.6	14	1.6	77%	520	520
91.	Anthropology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	-36.1	10.1	46%	2.4	0.9	0.4	2.5	3.0	12	3.8	70%	630	600
92.	Anthropology, Catholic University of America	-63.4	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. Larger values are better. (IPEDS, 2001-2005)

Number of Faculty (# Fac)

Total number of faculty participating in the program. Your weight = 5. Larger values are better. (NRC, 1995)

Grad Student / Faculty Ratio (Stu / Fac)

The number of graduate students per faculty member. Your weight = -2. 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