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• Programs are ranked by their score, a weighted sum of the items you chose. (Details)
• Descriptions of each item are listed at the bottom of the page. (You can also see a description by mousing over items at the top of the table.)
• Your weight for each item is shown beneath the item at the top of the table. Weights range in magnitude from 0 (not important) to 5 (extremely important).
• A positive weight means that you prefer larger values for the item. A negative weight means that you prefer smaller values for the item.
• Green values are at least one standard deviation better than the mean. Red values are at least one standard deviation worse than the mean.
• Data sources can be found below.

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Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	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.	Art History, Northwestern University	24.6	7.5	77%	3.6	3.8	3.8	12	2.8	30%	715	695
2.	Art History, Johns Hopkins University	23.5	8.7	79%	3.5	3.9	3.8	5	3.2	35%	705	680
3.	Art History, Yale University	20.0	7.2	63%	4.4	4.4	8.8	23	3.0	10%	740	740
4.	Art History, University of California-Berkeley	19.9	7.7	60%	4.2	4.7	7.2	12	3.5	25%	685	645
5.	Art History, Princeton University	18.7	7.7	69%	3.8	4.0	7.4	17	3.2	11%	745	735
6.	Art History, Cornell University	16.2	6.7	69%	2.8	2.9	2.2	14	1.6	27%	710	675
7.	Art History, Duke University	15.3	7.3	66%*	3.0*	3.1*	1.4	14*	3.4*	22%	725	705
8.	Art History, Brown University	13.7	8.2	70%	3.1	3.2	3.2	9	4.6	15%	725	710
9.	Art History, Bryn Mawr College	13.2	7.2	75%	3.5	3.3	3.2	6	6.2	46%	635	670
10.	Art History, Stony Brook University	11.9	5.0	66%*	3.0*	3.1*	1.2	14*	3.4*	51%	610	570
11.	Art History, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus	11.8	6.9	83%	3.0	2.9	3.2	12	2.7	49%	625	610
12.	Art History, University of Pennsylvania	11.5	8.2	67%	3.5	3.8	5.0	20	3.3	21%	725	705
13.	Art History, Emory University	8.3	7.8	67%	3.0*	3.1*	3.0	14*	3.4*	39%	700	680
14.	Art History, Washington University in St Louis	8.0	7.7	63%	2.2	2.3	1.4	9	2.4	19%	730	710
15.	Art History, University of Virginia-Main Campus	4.0	7.7	52%	3.1	3.3	3.0	20	1.6	38%	670	655
16.	Art History, University of Chicago	3.7	7.9	76%	3.5	3.7	8.0	14	7.5	40%	715	725
17.	Art History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	2.8	7.9	76%	2.5	2.3	4.6	6	3.3	36%	650	640
18.	Art History, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	1.8	6.7	88%	2.3	2.3	1.8	11	4.2	58%	610	580
18.	Art History, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	1.8	8.2	80%	2.4	2.5	2.2	13	1.1	70%	630	600
20.	Art History, University of New Mexico-Main Campus	1.3	7.2	77%	3.0*	3.1*	2.0	14*	3.4*	74%	535	540
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (-5)	# Fac (-4)	Stu / Fac (-5)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
Adjust your weights →			-+	-+	-+	-+	-+	-+	-+	-+	-+	-+
21.	Art History, University of Delaware	0.3	8.3	64%	3.3	3.4	4.6	14	3.5	47%	610	595
22.	Art History, SUNY at Binghamton	0.1	7.8	53%	3.0*	3.1*	2.8	14*	3.4*	43%	650	615
23.	Art History, The University of Texas at Austin	-0.7	8.5	66%	3.0	3.2	6.0	15	1.5	51%	630	605
24.	Art History, University of California-Los Angeles	-1.0	8.4	59%	3.5	3.5	7.0	16	4.5	23%	665	630
25.	Art History, Temple University	-1.8	7.9	66%*	3.0*	3.1*	1.2	14*	3.4*	63%	550	540
26.	Art History, Indiana University-Bloomington	-3.2	8.0	84%	2.9	2.9	4.6	14	2.7	85%	560	550
27.	Art History, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	-3.4	9.2	64%	3.0*	3.1*	4.8	14*	3.4*	57%	680	640
28.	Art History, New York University	-3.8	9.7	43%	4.3	4.8	13.6	25	0.9	37%	665	665
28.	Art History, University of Wisconsin-Madison	-3.8	6.9	90%	2.4	2.1	2.6	10	6.9	71%	650	615
30.	Art History, University of Iowa	-3.9	7.2	60%	3.0*	3.1*	3.8	14*	3.4*	84%	600	585
31.	Art History, Case Western Reserve University	-5.4	6.3	53%	2.1	1.8	3.2	7	3.3	68%	690	650
32.	Art History, Virginia Commonwealth University	-5.8	6.5	55%	3.0*	3.1*	3.2	14*	3.4*	74%	525	535
33.	Art History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	-7.3	8.9	54%	2.8	2.7	2.2	10	4.2	68%	675	615
34.	Art History, University of California-Santa Barbara	-9.4	8.0	56%	2.8	3.0	5.6	15	2.9	53%	600	580
35.	Art History, University of Louisville	-9.9	9.5	63%	3.0*	3.1*	1.6	14*	3.4*	81%	550	555
36.	Art History, Boston University	-11.3	8.7	33%	2.7	2.9	3.4	13	2.6	55%	655	645
37.	Art History, Columbia University in the City of New York	-11.9	9.1	54%	4.3	4.8	13.6	35	6.5	13%	725	715
37.	Art History, Florida State University	-11.9	8.1	60%	1.7	2.1	2.2	11	1.0	62%	585	575
39.	Art History, University of Washington-Seattle Campus	-12.8	10.7	66%*	2.2	2.4	1.6	11	1.7	67%	610	590
40.	Art History, University of Kansas Main Campus	-15.0	10.7	53%	2.6	2.6	3.6	13	2.0	69%	650*	632*
Rank	Department	Your Score	Yrs (-4)	Job (4)	Ed Eff (5)	Fac Qual (5)	Deg / Yr (-5)	# Fac (-4)	Stu / Fac (-5)	UG Acc (-2)	SAT-M (2)	SAT-V (2)
Adjust your weights →			-+	-+	-+	-+	-+	-+	-+	-+	-+	-+
41.	Art History, University of Maryland-College Park	-16.2	9.9	56%	2.3	2.5	3.8	17	2.2	49%	650	625
42.	Art History, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	-20.2	8.7	42%	3.0	3.0	7.8	18	2.9	61%	615	580
43.	Art History, Ohio State University-Main Campus	-24.9	9.7	50%	2.0	2.5	3.2	20	1.0	73%	580	560
44.	Art History, CUNY Graduate School and University Center	-46.1	11.3	64%	3.4	3.6	18.6	17	12.2	48%*	650*	632*

Unranked Art History 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)

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