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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.	Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University	48.4	5.2	90%	4.6	32.1	362.6	4.9	25.8	20	9.8	9%	745	745
2.	Chemistry, Columbia University in the City of New York	41.0	5.1	88%	4.4	20.0	147.3	4.5	15.8	17	5.8	13%	725	715
3.	Chemistry, Dartmouth College	34.2	4.7	92%	3.3	6.6	30.1	3.1	4.8	17	1.9	17%	730	720
4.	Chemistry, Yale University	32.2	5.2	89%	4.3	17.5	165.5	4.4	23.0	22	6.8	10%	740	740
5.	Chemistry, University of Chicago	31.6	5.2	87%	4.2	17.6	143.0	4.5	19.4	30	4.5	40%	715	725
6.	Chemistry, California Institute of Technology	30.6	5.7	87%	4.8	18.5	200.1	4.9	30.2	25	7.1	20%	775	735
7.	Chemistry, Northwestern University	29.4	4.7	83%	4.2	20.2	144.9	4.2	25.6	32	4.6	30%	715	695
7.	Chemistry, Rice University	29.4	4.5	71%	3.6	12.6	110.2	3.7	12.4	20	3.8	25%	725	710
9.	Chemistry, Princeton University	28.2	5.3	83%	3.8	19.0	118.0	3.9	19.6	21	5.5	11%	745	735
10.	Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University	26.4	4.9	84%	4.4	19.8	124.2	4.6	22.2	33	6.0	27%	710	675
11.	Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology	25.9	5.0	85%	4.7	18.8	168.4	4.9	36.0	36	6.8	14%	770	730
12.	Chemistry, Brigham Young University	23.9	4.6	100%	2.7	14.5	80.6	2.6	6.2	26	1.3	78%	620	605
13.	Chemistry, Brandeis University	23.4	5.4	79%	3.3	12.1	63.2	3.3	5.2	18	2.5	40%	675	675
14.	Chemistry, Washington University in St Louis	23.3	5.1	89%	3.3	9.8	56.0	3.0	11.0	23	3.3	19%	730	710
15.	Chemistry, Vanderbilt University	20.6	5.2	84%	2.8	19.0	73.6	2.4	9.0	14	3.9	35%	695	675
16.	Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame	18.6	4.9	85%	3.3	11.5	47.6	2.9	9.6	27	3.6	32%	700	685
17.	Chemistry, Stanford University	17.5	5.6	78%	4.6	25.2	172.8	4.9	31.0	21	11.1	12%	735	720
18.	Chemistry, University of Rochester	17.0	5.3	83%	3.5	12.5	80.7	3.6	8.6	23	5.0	46%	670	650
19.	Chemistry, University of Southern California	16.4	4.9	70%	3.4	17.7	92.5	3.3	15.4	23	4.8	27%	690	665
20.	Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University	16.1	5.7	74%	3.6	11.0	60.4	3.7	10.8	22	3.8	35%	705	680
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.	Chemistry, Duke University	15.9	5.0	69%	3.4	14.3	55.5	3.3	14.8	20	4.8	22%	725	705
22.	Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University	15.5	5.4	82%	3.0	7.6	35.5	2.8	8.4	20	2.3	39%	720	660
23.	Chemistry, Brown University	14.8	5.7	79%	3.2	8.2	43.2	3.0	9.6	18	3.9	15%	725	710
24.	Chemistry, University of California-Los Angeles	14.5	5.2†	79%†	4.0	16.2	163.8	4.5	28.0†	52	3.6	23%†	665†	630†
24.	Chemistry, University of Virginia-Main Campus	14.5	4.9	77%	3.4	10.8	73.1	3.3	16.8	24	3.5	38%	670	655
26.	Chemistry, Emory University	13.4	4.9	67%	3.5	15.7	103.6	3.4	14.8	19	6.3	39%	700	680
27.	Chemistry, Florida International University	13.0	4.9	100%	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	1.2	23*	3.5*	61%	550	555
28.	Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California-Santa Barbara	12.8	5.0	77%	3.4	15.1	109.4	3.6	13.8	31	3.5	53%	600	580
29.	Chemistry, Kansas State University	12.1	4.7	71%	3.0	10.3	39.4	2.7	5.4	17	2.8	48%	612*	593*
30.	Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania	11.9	5.7	82%	3.7	14.2	113.1	3.8	23.2	34	5.4	21%	725	705
31.	Chemistry, Wesleyan University	10.8	6.2	83%	2.6	5.7	25.4	2.3	3.2	16	2.2	28%	695	705
32.	Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware	9.2	5.3	72%	3.2	15.3	69.2	2.8	12.2	32	1.5	47%	610	595
33.	Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Austin	8.6	4.9	80%	3.8	19.2	117.7	4.3	28.6	50	3.9	51%	630	605
34.	Chemistry, University of Georgia	8.4	4.7	70%	3.1	17.2	79.3	3.2	17.0	26	3.7	62%	615	610
35.	Chemistry, Boston College	8.2	5.2	80%	2.6	10.4	54.8	2.4	13.2	16	3.9	31%	680	655
35.	Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Amherst	8.2	5.4†	85%†	3.3	17.5	80.7	3.0	8.6†	35	2.8	80%†	575†	565†
37.	Chemistry, Illinois Institute of Technology	7.9	4.8	67%	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	2.0	23*	3.5*	63%	675	625
38.	Chemistry, University of California-Irvine	7.7	5.0	88%	3.4	12.9	86.5	3.5	23.4	25	4.8	52%	620	580
39.	Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University	7.3	5.3	66%	3.2	16.4	82.4	2.8	13.2	16	4.8	68%	690	650
40.	Chemistry, Georgetown University	7.1	5.1	69%	2.4	9.6	42.7	2.2	8.0	15	4.1	21%	695	695
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.	Chemistry, OGI School of Science & Engineering at OHSU	7.0	5.3*	74%*	1.6	9.0	69.5	1.8	0.6	8	1.6	61%*	612*	593*
41.	Chemistry, University of Miami	7.0	4.2	67%	1.7	12.5	54.1	1.7	6.0	11	3.1	46%	640	620
43.	Chemistry, Stony Brook University	6.7	4.9	79%	3.4	14.4	70.2	3.3	10.4	30	5.3	51%	610	570
44.	Chemistry, Jackson State University	6.4	5.3*	74%*	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	1.2	23*	3.5*	48%	612*	593*
45.	Chemistry, University of Colorado at Boulder	6.2	5.2	69%	3.2	12.4	165.2	3.3	25.4	12	3.5*	88%	600	580
45.	Chemistry, University of Memphis	6.2	3.9	71%	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	3.2	23*	3.5*	71%	538	530
47.	Chemistry, University of Maryland-College Park	5.9	4.9	79%	3.2	8.7	43.8	3.1	14.4	35	3.0	49%	650	625
48.	Chemistry, The University of Tennessee	5.5	4.9	79%	2.9	14.8	66.1	2.7	10.4	30	3.2	44%	555	555
49.	Chemistry, Florida Institute of Technology-Melbourne	5.3	5.3*	83%	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	0.8	23*	3.5*	82%	605	565
49.	Chemistry, Indiana University-Bloomington	5.3	5.2	91%	3.7	17.4	100.9	4.0	19.0	35	5.5	85%	560	550
51.	Chemistry, Oregon Health & Science University	4.8	5.2*	74%*	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	1.6	23*	3.5*	61%*	612*	593*
52.	Chemistry, San Diego State University	4.7	5.7	93%*	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	3.2	23*	3.5*	47%	550	530
52.	Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University	4.7	5.7	100%	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	2.0	23*	3.5*	92%	555	550
54.	Chemistry, University of California-Berkeley	4.6	5.2	80%	4.7	22.3	187.0	5.0	59.6	45	6.6	25%	685	645
55.	Chemistry, University of Kansas Main Campus	4.5	5.2†	86%†	3.1	7.2	29.4	2.9	11.0†	25	3.0	69%†	612*	593*
55.	Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas Main Campus	4.5	5.2†	86%†	3.1	7.2	29.4	2.9	11.0†	25	3.0	69%†	612*	593*
57.	Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina-Columbia	4.3	4.7	73%	3.3	17.8	78.5	3.2	17.2	26	4.8	67%	580	570
58.	Chemistry, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	3.7	5.1	70%	2.5	15.6	61.3	2.2	5.8	13	3.8	51%	565	555
58.	Chemistry and Biochemistry, South Dakota State University	3.7	5.0	75%	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	2.0	23*	3.5*	93%	612*	593*
58.	Chemistry, University of Houston	3.7	4.7	63%	3.2	18.6	94.1	3.2	12.2	26	3.7	81%	550	520
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.	Chemistry & Biochemistry, Duquesne University	3.5	4.9	81%	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	4.8	23*	3.5*	80%	565	560
62.	Chemistry, University of Hawaii at Manoa	3.3	5.2	75%	2.5	9.4	33.4	2.3	1.2	20	1.9	65%	570	535
63.	Chemistry, Oakland University	3.2	5.3*	74%*	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	1.2	23*	3.5*	82%	612*	593*
63.	Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California-San Diego	3.2	5.5	74%	3.8	12.4	95.0	4.0	28.2	52	1.8	39%	655	605
65.	Chemistry, Western Michigan University	3.1	5.3*	74%*	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	0.8	23*	3.5*	85%	612*	593*
66.	Chemistry, University of Oregon	3.0	5.0	68%	3.4	12.0	80.8	3.3	7.2	26	3.9	91%	560	555
67.	Chemistry, North Carolina State University at Raleigh	2.6	5.2	75%	2.8	9.3	47.0	2.6	10.2	27	2.1	59%	615	580
67.	Chemistry, Wake Forest University	2.6	4.9	75%	1.7	4.4	21.8	1.2	3.2	13	1.9	47%	670	655
69.	Chemistry, Michigan Technological University	1.8	5.2	71%	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	2.4	23*	3.5*	85%	620	590
70.	Chemistry, Iowa State University	1.6	5.0	70%	3.7	20.5	106.7	3.8	21.2	32	6.1	90%	620	595
70.	Chemistry, New York University	1.6	5.0	61%	2.7	7.2	40.5	2.7	10.6	33	2.1	37%	665	665
72.	Chemistry, Colorado State University	1.4	5.7	85%	3.5	13.9	82.4	3.5	11.6	28	5.0	88%	565	555
73.	Chemistry, University of California-Riverside	1.3	5.2	78%	3.0	10.0	58.6	2.9	10.8	27	2.3	74%	565	510
74.	Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland-Baltimore County	1.2	6.2	86%	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	3.6	23*	3.5*	71%	620	595
75.	Chemistry, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	1.1	4.9	72%	2.9	16.0	72.0	2.8	15.8	26	2.9	77%	565	545
76.	Chemistry, Northeastern University	1.0	5.7	64%	2.7	10.0	71.1	2.2	7.6	17	2.7	47%	625	605
77.	Chemistry (Lab for Biol & Chem Sci's), Georgia State University	0.8	4.1	57%	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	5.6	23*	3.5*	56%	550	540
77.	Chemistry, Syracuse University	0.8	5.7	65%	3.2	10.2	48.3	3.0	8.2	21	3.3	65%	620	595
79.	Chemistry, New Jersey Institute of Technology	0.6	5.4	74%*	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	1.2	23*	3.5*	71%	595	530
79.	Chemistry, The University of Alabama	0.6	4.7	66%	2.7	11.0	40.7	2.3	9.0	16	2.8	74%	565	565
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.	Chemistry, SUNY at Buffalo	0.5	5.0	69%	3.2	16.0	81.5	3.0	17.2	24	4.9	56%	595	565
81.	Chemistry, University of Utah	0.5	5.9	78%	3.6	19.9	138.8	3.6	19.2	25	6.8	86%	612*	593*
83.	Chemistry, Florida Atlantic University	0.4	5.3*	74%*	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	0.8	23*	3.5*	55%	525	515
83.	Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Denver	0.4	5.7	79%*	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	1.8	23*	3.5*	82%	585	580
83.	Chemistry, Washington State University	0.4	4.7	67%	2.7	9.4	37.9	2.7	4.4	34	1.4	74%	560	545
86.	Chemistry, University of Massachusetts-Amherst	0.2	5.4†	85%†	3.3	17.5	80.7	3.0	24.0†	35	2.8	80%†	575†	565†
87.	Chemistry, Bryn Mawr College	0.1	5.3*	74%*	1.8	2.6	10.8	1.3	0.6	5	3.0	46%	635	670
88.	Chemistry, Lehigh University	-0.1	6.3	74%	2.7	7.3	24.0	2.5	3.6	22	3.1	41%	680	640
89.	Chemistry, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	-0.3	5.1	88%	3.8	14.5	92.3	3.9	26.4	45	5.7	70%	630	600
90.	Chemistry, University of Missouri-Rolla	-0.5	4.7	69%	2.0	6.5	25.7	2.1	6.8	25	2.2	63%	665	638
91.	Chemistry, Clark University	-0.7	6.2	75%	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	1.4	23*	3.5*	62%	595	610
92.	Chemistry - CHEM, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	-0.8	4.6†	75%†	3.3	10.4	34.9	2.9	12.8†	30	4.7	72%†	615†	585†
93.	Chemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	-0.9	4.7	69%	3.2	6.7	29.0	2.9	21.0	28	3.4	67%	690	645
94.	Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	-1.0	4.9	75%	3.9	14.2	98.0	4.0	36.0	37	6.4	36%	650	640
95.	Environmental and Forest Chemistry, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	-1.2	5.2	73%	2.0	8.8	34.5	1.4	3.4	6	2.5	66%	570	565
95.	Chemistry, Texas Christian University	-1.2	4.7	56%	1.8	9.1	19.7	2.1	2.4	12	1.7	67%	590	575
97.	Chemistry, SUNY at Albany	-1.5	4.7	50%	2.3	8.5	41.9	2.1	2.6	17	1.7	56%	575	555
98.	Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	-1.6	5.2	83%	4.4	15.7	89.3	4.5	39.0	44	6.3	68%	675	615
98.	Chemistry, University of Northern Colorado	-1.6	5.8	88%	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	2.0	23*	3.5*	81%	516	520
98.	Chemistry, University of the Pacific	-1.6	5.2	55%	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	1.4	23*	3.5*	56%	610	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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101.	Chemistry, Marquette University	-1.7	4.8	54%	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	4.0	23*	3.5*	70%	600	595
102.	Chemistry, Drexel University	-1.8	5.7	85%	2.0	7.1	29.6	2.0	4.6	16	2.1	82%	610	580
102.	Chemistry, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	-1.8	5.7	82%	2.3	5.8	20.5	2.3	3.4	15	2.4	72%	570	560
104.	Chemistry, University of California-Davis	-1.9	5.2	73%	3.4	14.1	61.0	3.2	20.0	34	4.1	55%	615	565
105.	Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University Carbondale	-2.1	5.2	79%*	2.3	7.1	23.4	1.8	2.0	16	1.6	77%	520	520
105.	Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arkansas Main Campus	-2.1	5.0	75%	2.5	8.6	36.6	2.2	6.2	23	2.5	87%	580	575
105.	Chemistry, University of Idaho	-2.1	4.9	80%	1.8	12.1	27.5	1.8	4.2	14	2.9	83%	550	550
108.	Chemistry, University of New Orleans	-2.2	4.5	68%	2.5	8.8	25.8	2.2	8.6	20	2.1	73%	545	535
109.	Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	-2.3	5.2	76%	2.9	8.2	23.3	2.6	8.2	26	4.7	78%	685	635
110.	Chemistry, Clark Atlanta University	-2.7	5.3*	74%*	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	1.2	23*	3.5*	47%	470	462
111.	Chemistry, SUNY at Binghamton	-2.9	6.3	75%	2.4	6.1	15.4	2.2	7.8	14	2.4	43%	650	615
111.	Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus	-2.9	5.9	79%	3.5	15.8	102.7	3.6	19.2	27	7.6	49%	625	610
111.	Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison	-2.9	5.2	85%	4.3	10.4	54.5	4.5	29.4	42	6.5	71%	650	615
114.	Chemistry, University of Wyoming	-3.1	5.1	94%	2.0	5.7	29.7	2.0	6.2	15	2.9	95%	545	540
115.	Chemistry & Biochemistry, Miami University-Oxford	-3.2	5.2	65%	2.6	5.8	17.0	2.1	5.8	25	1.5	69%	625	605
116.	Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at Arlington	-3.4	5.2	70%	2.2	7.5	38.2	2.1	3.0	18	1.4	79%	545	515
116.	Chemistry, University of New Mexico-Main Campus	-3.4	5.1	71%	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	6.6	23*	3.5*	74%	535	540
118.	Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago	-3.5	5.7	74%	3.2	10.6	40.6	2.9	17.2	27	3.0	58%	605	570
118.	Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	-3.5	5.2	79%	2.2	10.3	33.4	1.9	6.0	16	3.7	89%	612*	593*
120.	Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida State University	-3.7	5.1	74%	3.0	8.6	31.7	3.1	12.8	35	3.1	62%	585	575
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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121.	Chemistry, Texas Tech University	-3.8	4.2	62%	2.5	8.6	31.3	2.4	7.8	28	2.7	71%	575	555
121.	Chemistry, University of Maine	-3.8	4.7	71%	1.7	5.3	15.7	1.6	2.6	12	1.1	79%	540	535
123.	Chemistry, Wayne State University	-3.9	5.2	78%	3.3	9.2	45.3	3.1	17.2	32	4.5	63%	612*	593*
124.	Chemistry, University of North Dakota	-4.4	4.7	86%	1.9	1.3	2.0	1.3	2.4	15	1.7	69%	545	520
125.	Chemistry, University of Missouri-Columbia	-4.6	4.9	84%	2.5	5.3	13.5	2.1	10.4	26	2.8	83%	595	600
126.	Chemistry, Cleveland State University	-4.8	5.2	50%	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	4.8	23*	3.5*	61%*	612*	593*
127.	Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	-5.0	5.7†	72%†	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	13.2†	23*	3.5*	61%†	615†	580†
127.	Medicinal Chemistry, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	-5.0	5.7†	72%†	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	13.2†	23*	3.5*	61%†	615†	580†
129.	Chemistry, Mississippi State University	-5.1	5.2	100%	1.3	4.8	12.6	1.1	2.6	14	3.7	69%	612*	593*
130.	Chemistry - CHEM, University of Kentucky	-5.2	5.2	76%	2.8	8.6	29.3	2.2	9.6	24	3.0	79%	575	565
131.	Chemistry, Boston University	-5.6	6.3	76%	2.7	5.9	31.1	2.4	10.4	21	3.2	55%	655	645
131.	Chemistry, University of Nevada-Reno	-5.6	5.2	70%	2.3	8.0	28.0	2.2	5.6	14	2.2	86%	535	525
133.	Chemistry, Oregon State University	-5.8	5.7	74%	3.3	9.2	29.8	3.0	9.2	25	3.2	90%	550	530
134.	Chemistry, University of Florida	-5.9	4.7	55%	3.4	22.2	98.5	3.7	36.8	37	5.1	57%	640	620
135.	Chemistry, The University of Montana	-6.0	5.5	92%	0.8	6.6	31.9	1.0	2.8	8	1.0	84%	532	547
136.	Chemistry, American University	-6.1	5.7	92%	1.8	0.9	3.9	1.1	4.2	10	3.5	51%	625	645
137.	Chemistry, University of Vermont	-6.2	6.3	69%	2.5	8.9	34.8	2.3	3.0	15	2.5	80%	585	580
137.	Chemistry, University of Washington-Seattle Campus	-6.2	5.5	73%	3.5	12.1	83.9	3.7	23.4	46	3.7	67%	610	590
139.	Polymer Science, University of Akron Main Campus	-6.3	4.9†	71%†	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	25.2†	23*	3.5*	61%*	612*	593*
140.	Chemistry, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus	-6.4	4.7	49%	3.1	15.4	85.8	2.9	14.2	30	3.2	91%	560	550
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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140.	Chemistry & Biochemistry, Northern Illinois University	-6.4	4.8	58%	2.0	11.7	44.0	1.8	5.0	24	1.1	70%	538	520
142.	Chemistry, University of Iowa	-6.5	5.2	68%	3.1	9.8	42.2	2.7	11.8	25	4.2	84%	600	585
143.	Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California-Santa Cruz	-6.6	5.5	68%	2.8	9.5	56.9	2.5	10.4	17	4.6	69%	585	580
144.	Chemistry, Polytechnic University	-6.7	4.7†	61%†	2.3	8.5	30.6	2.1	5.8†	14	4.4	69%†	630†	545†
144.	Materials Chemistry, Polytechnic University	-6.7	4.7†	61%†	2.3	8.5	30.6	2.1	5.8†	14	4.4	69%†	630†	545†
144.	Chemistry, University of Missouri-St Louis	-6.7	5.1	61%	2.2	5.9	17.6	2.0	5.2	17	1.9	62%	575	560
147.	Chemistry, University of Toledo	-6.8	4.7	65%	1.4	6.0	14.8	1.7	4.4	17	2.2	61%*	612*	593*
148.	Chemistry, Clemson University	-7.0	5.2	59%	2.5	8.6	33.2	2.3	12.6	18	2.7	69%	615	590
149.	Chemistry, University of Arizona	-7.1	5.2	77%	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	17.4	23*	3.5*	88%	565	560
150.	Chemistry, West Virginia University	-7.4	5.2	76%	2.0	6.9	31.1	1.8	4.6	17	2.0	89%	545	525
151.	Chemistry, Rutgers University-Newark	-7.5	5.4	77%	2.1	6.0	21.0	1.8	6.2	19	2.6	47%	560	540
151.	Chemistry, University of Connecticut	-7.5	5.7†	74%†	2.7	10.6	49.1	2.5	15.0†	22	4.3	51%†	600†	585†
151.	Polymer Science, University of Connecticut	-7.5	5.7†	74%†	2.7	10.6	49.1	2.5	15.0†	22	4.3	51%†	600†	585†
154.	Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University-Main Campus	-7.9	5.2	71%	2.1	11.0	48.9	1.9	3.0	17	2.9	81%	500	500
155.	Chemistry, Tufts University	-8.0	5.7	56%	1.6	3.8	13.5	1.7	4.4	12	3.3	28%	705	700
156.	Chemistry, Texas A & M University	-8.1	4.9	71%	3.6	19.3	82.3	4.1	28.6	53	5.6	70%	615	585
156.	Chemistry, The University of Texas at Dallas	-8.1	5.0	57%	1.7	7.5	28.5	1.3	4.8	10	3.1	51%	640	605
158.	Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University-Bozeman	-8.5	5.9	71%	2.7	5.5	25.3	2.1	4.0	14	3.1	74%	565	550
159.	Chemistry, Ohio State University-Main Campus	-8.6	5.2	80%	3.8	16.9	77.9	3.9	25.4	41	7.1	73%	580	560
160.	Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham	-8.9	5.9	75%	1.8	8.4	34.4	1.8	2.6	25	0.9	88%	570	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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161.	Chemistry, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	-9.0	5.2	77%	3.6	11.5	60.5	3.5	38.2	42	4.6	57%	680	640
162.	Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	-9.1	5.2	77%	3.7	10.5	68.8	4.0	31.0	39	5.8	58%	610	580
163.	Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	-9.4	5.2	67%	2.7	12.1	37.1	2.3	7.8	23	5.1	86%	612*	593*
164.	Chemistry, Clarkson University	-9.6	4.7	47%	2.4	10.0	16.8	2.1	3.0	16	3.3	86%	595	555
165.	Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University	-10.1	7.2	79%*	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	1.4	23*	3.5*	71%	555	545
165.	Chemistry, University of Louisville	-10.1	4.9	75%	2.0	8.6	38.9	1.6	4.2	18	4.2	81%	550	555
165.	Chemistry, University of Nebraska at Lincoln	-10.1	5.9	68%	3.0	8.5	37.4	2.9	9.4	26	4.4	75%	605	595
168.	Chemistry, Temple University	-10.6	5.3	79%	1.9	4.5	19.8	1.7	4.8	17	3.2	63%	550	540
169.	Chemistry, University of Massachusetts-Lowell	-10.8	5.1†	77%†	2.4	5.0	15.9	1.8	9.2†	26	4.4	41%†	588†	600†
169.	Polymer Science, University of Massachusetts-Lowell	-10.8	5.1†	77%†	2.4	5.0	15.9	1.8	9.2†	26	4.4	41%†	588†	600†
171.	Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus	-11.4	7.0	83%	2.2	4.9	13.4	1.8	9.6	23	1.7	22%	605	590
172.	Chemistry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute	-11.6	5.3*	74%*	0.7	2.0	5.2	0.8	1.8	12	1.2	85%	665	615
173.	Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University	-11.7	4.9	74%	1.9	4.4	15.3	1.7	6.2	15	3.0	74%	525	535
174.	Chemistry, Ohio University-Main Campus	-11.8	4.5	72%	1.6	4.1	13.3	1.4	7.8	17	1.9	89%	545	545
175.	Chemistry, North Dakota State University-Main Campus	-12.0	5.5†	82%†	1.5	4.4	15.5	1.6	5.8†	13	2.8	88%†	575†	575†
175.	Coatings and Polymeric Materials, North Dakota State University-Main Campus	-12.0	5.5†	82%†	1.5	4.4	15.5	1.6	5.8†	13	2.8	88%†	575†	575†
177.	Chemistry, Kent State University-Kent Campus	-12.4	5.7	71%	2.3	9.1	20.2	1.8	7.8	19	1.4	94%	515	515
178.	Chemistry, George Washington University	-12.5	5.1	50%	1.0	4.4	24.7	0.9	3.0	10	2.1	38%	640	640
179.	Chemistry, Baylor University	-12.6	5.3	56%	1.5	6.3	17.9	1.6	3.6	16	2.1	66%	605	595
179.	Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	-12.6	5.3*	74%*	0.4	3.0	7.6	0.4	1.6	5	1.8	63%	625	615
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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179.	Chemistry, University of South Florida	-12.6	4.9	55%	1.8	6.9	15.5	1.9	8.2	15	3.5	28%	565	555
182.	Chemistry & Photochemical Sciences, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	-12.9	4.7	43%	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	5.6	23*	3.5*	90%	515	515
182.	Chemistry, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia	-12.9	4.7	71%	0.3	3.3	5.0	0.5	0.8	12	0.7	65%	590	550
184.	Chemistry, Michigan State University	-13.6	5.7	73%	3.5	13.0	57.7	3.4	24.0	38	4.9	76%	585	555
185.	Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Southern Mississippi	-13.7	5.7†	89%†	1.1	7.1	20.6	1.2	8.8†	18	2.2	37%†	520†	525†
185.	School of Polymers & High Perf. Material, University of Southern Mississippi	-13.7	5.7†	89%†	1.1	7.1	20.6	1.2	8.8†	18	2.2	37%†	520†	525†
187.	Chemistry, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	-14.2	5.7	61%	3.1	9.3	29.1	2.9	16.0	35	2.9	78%	600	575
188.	Chemistry, Wichita State University	-15.1	5.2	79%*	0.9	4.0	5.2	0.8	1.8	10	1.8	84%	545	530
189.	Chemistry, University of Mississippi Main Campus	-15.5	5.0	62%	1.1	5.8	25.5	1.1	1.6	12	1.8	81%	540	535
190.	Chemistry, Auburn University Main Campus	-15.9	5.2	69%	1.8	6.3	20.4	1.9	9.4	23	2.7	82%	570	550
190.	Chemistry, University of Rhode Island	-15.9	4.9	40%	2.3	8.0	26.2	1.7	4.0	16	2.5	79%	550	535
192.	Chemistry, Seton Hall University	-16.5	5.2	83%	1.5	2.7	5.0	1.4	4.8	15	3.9	84%	560	555
193.	Chemistry, Howard University	-16.6	4.7	48%	1.6	4.2	9.5	1.5	4.0	20	2.3	47%	565	560
194.	Chemistry, University of Akron Main Campus	-18.6	4.9†	71%†	2.3	6.3	18.4	2.0	25.2†	17	5.1	61%*	612*	593*
195.	Chemistry, Loyola University Chicago	-19.1	4.8	45%	1.8	3.8	7.9	1.6	6.6	16	2.9	74%	585	590
196.	Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines	-20.6	6.0†	60%†	0.9	2.8	6.2	1.1	1.8†	16	1.1	85%†	645†	600†
196.	Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines	-20.6	6.0†	60%†	0.9	2.8	6.2	1.1	1.8†	16	1.1	85%†	645†	600†
198.	Chemistry, Purdue University-Main Campus	-21.1	5.2	82%	3.8	15.2	93.5	3.8	44.0	48	6.9	85%	590	555
199.	Chemistry (Doctorate Only), CUNY Graduate School and University Center	-21.4	5.4	65%	2.6	3.1	11.8	2.4	12.2	51	2.5	61%*	612*	593*
200.	Chemistry, University of North Texas	-23.0	5.7	35%	1.8	8.8	26.2	1.8	4.8	22	1.5	69%	555	545
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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201.	Chemistry, Villanova University	-26.5	11.0	79%*	2.7*	10.5*	55.1*	2.6*	0.6	23*	3.5*	51%	645	620

Unranked Chemistry 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