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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.	Economics, Brown University	13.5	4.7	90%	3.4	6.3	3.3	$16,202	9.0	30	2.0	15%	725	710
1.	Economics, Princeton University	13.5	5.2	92%	4.7	12.9	4.8	$17,805	14.4	41	2.2	11%	745	735
3.	Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology	12.4	4.7	95%	4.7	22.5	4.9	$18,201	21.0	28	5.8	14%	770	730
4.	Economics, Harvard University	11.3	4.7†	95%†	4.3	23.2	5.0	$17,425†	25.6†	44	3.4	9%†	745†	745†
4.	Information Technology and Management, Harvard University	11.3	4.7†	95%†	4.3	23.2	5.0	$17,425†	25.6†	44	3.4	9%†	745†	745†
4.	Organizational Behavior, Harvard University	11.3	4.7†	95%†	4.3	23.2	5.0	$17,425†	25.6†	44	3.4	9%†	745†	745†
7.	Economics, University of Virginia-Main Campus	10.8	5.9	88%	3.3	6.2	3.2	$13,405	6.4	26	2.6	38%	670	655
8.	Economics, Rice University	10.7	5.7	77%	2.2	10.5	2.5	$15,506	4.8	15	2.6	25%	725	710
9.	Economics, Western Michigan University	10.3	4.2	76%*	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$12,164	2.6	27*	3.1*	85%	627*	609*
10.	Economics, Carnegie Mellon University	10.1	5.4	88%	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$15,605	0.6	27*	3.1*	39%	720	660
11.	Economics, Northwestern University	9.8	5.2†	97%†	4.0	14.2	4.4	$17,240†	15.8†	47	2.2	30%†	715†	695†
11.	Managerial Economics & Strategy, Northwestern University	9.8	5.2†	97%†	4.0	14.2	4.4	$17,240†	15.8†	47	2.2	30%†	715†	695†
13.	Economics, Stanford University	9.5	5.7	95%	4.6	16.1	4.9	$17,084	19.8	36	4.1	12%	735	720
14.	Economics, Cornell University	9.4	4.9	88%	3.4	6.6	3.6	$16,969	11.2	30	2.5	27%	710	675
14.	Economics, Oregon State University	9.4	4.7	100%*	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$12,859	1.4	27*	3.1*	90%	550	530
16.	Economics, University of Rochester	9.3	5.5	96%	4.0	15.6	4.0	$17,028	10.8	27	4.5	46%	670	650
17.	Economics, University of Arizona	9.1	5.3	95%	2.4	5.2	2.8	$12,863	5.2	19	1.8	88%	565	560
18.	Economics - ECAS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	8.6	5.2†	82%†	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$10,960†	5.0†	27*	3.1*	72%†	615†	585†
18.	Economics, Agriculture - ECAG, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	8.6	5.2†	82%†	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$10,960†	5.0†	27*	3.1*	72%†	615†	585†
20.	Agricultural & Applied Econ - AAEC, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	8.3	5.2†	82%†	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$10,960†	5.6†	27*	3.1*	72%†	615†	585†
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.	Economics, Cornell University-Ny State Statutory Colleges	8.2	5.8*	77%*	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$14,177*	1.6	27*	3.1*	30%	680	665
22.	Economics, Duke University	8.0	5.7	81%	3.3	7.8	3.4	$16,361	9.4	32	2.5	22%	725	705
23.	Economics, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus	7.8	4.9	88%	1.8	3.6	1.9	$13,216	2.0	18	1.2	91%	560	550
24.	Economics, Washington University in St Louis	7.6	5.9	88%	2.8	3.8	3.0	$16,938	6.4	22	3.1	19%	730	710
25.	Economics, Brandeis University	7.5	4.7	70%	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$15,316	4.2	27*	3.1*	40%	675	675
26.	Economics, University of Southern Mississippi	7.3	5.8*	76%*	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$9,859*	2.4	27*	3.1*	37%	520	525
26.	Economics/Economic Development, Vanderbilt University	7.3	5.7	80%	2.5	14.6	2.4	$17,056	6.4	21	2.9	35%	695	675
26.	Economics, Yale University	7.3	5.7	87%	4.0	13.3	4.7	$16,526	20.2	44	3.0	10%	740	740
29.	Economics, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	6.6	6.1	92%	3.7	12.3	4.0	$14,399	12.6	46	2.5	57%	680	640
30.	Economics, Stony Brook University	6.5	5.2	75%	2.6	2.9	2.7	$12,370	4.6	18	3.9	51%	610	570
31.	Economics, University of Pennsylvania	6.2	5.2	91%	3.9	13.0	4.4	$18,171	14.8	51	3.5	21%	725	705
32.	Economics, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus	6.0	5.6	81%	2.7	4.8	2.8	$14,947	5.0	29	2.0	49%	625	610
33.	Economics, Emory University	5.8	5.7	76%*	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$16,296	2.8	27*	3.1*	39%	700	680
34.	Economics, Boston College	5.7	5.7	88%	2.5	2.9	2.5	$14,266	8.6	21	3.6	31%	680	655
34.	Economics, University of Maryland-College Park	5.7	5.7	84%	3.0	32.3	3.5	$14,382	18.6	47	3.6	49%	650	625
36.	Economics, University of Florida	5.6	4.7	38%	2.6	4.6	2.7	$14,426	3.6	21	1.0	57%	640	620
37.	Economics, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	5.4	5.8†	97%†	4.1	4.3	4.2	$12,805†	14.6†	18	6.0	70%†	630†	600†
38.	Economics, SUNY at Buffalo	5.2	5.6	64%	1.9	1.7	2.1	$11,959	1.4	16	2.3	56%	595	565
38.	Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia	5.2	3.2	77%	0.9	1.1	1.0	$12,268	9.4	14	2.6	83%	595	600
40.	Economics - ECON, University of Kentucky	5.0	6.2	89%	1.9	6.6	1.9	$12,008	4.0	19	2.4	79%	575	565
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.	Economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	4.9	6.1	75%	3.2	3.5	3.2	$13,288	7.6	33	3.0	36%	650	640
41.	Economics, University of Oregon	4.9	5.0	86%	1.6	2.0	2.0	$13,284	4.2	19	1.6	91%	560	555
41.	Economics, University of Southern California	4.9	5.9	73%	2.6	9.3	2.7	$16,572	5.8	23	3.3	27%	690	665
44.	Economics, Southern Methodist University	4.8	5.7	78%	1.8	4.4	2.0	$17,624	1.8	16	0.2	58%	620	610
45.	Economics, Kansas State University	4.3	5.6	55%	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$11,659	4.8	27*	3.1*	48%	627*	609*
46.	Economics, Florida State University	4.1	5.2	82%	1.9	4.1	2.0	$14,929	3.2	30	1.3	62%	585	575
46.	Economics, University of Washington-Seattle Campus	4.1	5.7	72%	3.2	14.7	3.2	$12,626	11.6	24	4.7	67%	610	590
48.	Economics, Middle Tennessee State University	4.0	6.9	83%	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$10,794	2.0	27*	3.1*	71%	555	545
49.	Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison	3.7	4.9†	92%†	3.8	7.8	3.9	$12,640†	19.0†	28	6.3	71%†	650†	615†
50.	Economics, University of Chicago	3.5	5.7	92%	4.6	23.7	5.0	$17,977	25.2	31	7.0	40%	715	725
51.	Economics, North Carolina State University at Raleigh	2.9	5.8	80%	2.4	5.8	2.6	$12,357	8.0	36	2.7	59%	615	580
51.	Human Resources and Industrial Relations, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	2.9	5.8†	97%†	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$12,805†	14.6†	27*	3.1*	70%†	630†	600†
53.	Economics, New York University	2.4	5.0	78%	3.2	7.5	3.6	$18,357	16.0	37	1.5	37%	665	665
53.	Economics, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	2.4	5.5	88%	0.6	0.0	0.7	$14,135	1.0	15	0.9	72%	570	560
55.	Economics, University of Kansas Main Campus	2.3	5.7	46%	1.7	3.7	1.7	$11,533	3.8	18	1.7	69%	627*	609*
56.	Economics, Boston University	2.2	6.3	84%	2.8	17.3	3.4	$17,237	10.8	36	3.1	55%	655	645
56.	Economics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	2.2	4.9	67%	1.3	1.6	1.2	$12,182	6.8	23	1.2	89%	627*	609*
58.	Economics, University of California-San Diego	2.1	5.0	90%	3.8	19.0	3.8	$26,931	9.2	30	2.0	39%	655	605
59.	Agricultural & Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison	2.0	4.9†	92%†	3.8	7.8	3.9	$12,640†	22.6†	28	6.3	71%†	650†	615†
60.	Economics, Columbia University in the City of New York	1.9	5.7	93%	3.4	2.6	4.1	$16,600	20.4	36	3.9	13%	725	715
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.	Economics, Michigan State University	1.9	5.9	64%	3.1	12.2	3.1	$11,006	11.8	44	2.0	76%	585	555
60.	Economics (School of Economic Sciences), Washington State University	1.9	3.9	63%	1.5	1.8	1.4	$13,854	2.8	19	3.1	74%	560	545
63.	Economics, Purdue University-Main Campus	1.8	5.5	67%	2.7	2.5	2.4	$12,056	6.8	16	3.7	85%	590	555
63.	Economics, University of Delaware	1.8	6.5	60%	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$11,691	5.2	27*	3.1*	47%	610	595
65.	Economics, Clark University	1.6	5.7	58%	0.4	0.6	0.6	$11,373	4.8	11	0.3	62%	595	610
66.	Economics, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	1.0	5.2†	78%†	2.6	5.0	2.5	$13,812†	9.2†	42	2.7	58%†	610†	580†
66.	Energy, Environmental and Min. Economics, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	1.0	5.2†	78%†	2.6	5.0	2.5	$13,812†	9.2†	42	2.7	58%†	610†	580†
68.	Economics, Indiana University-Bloomington	0.9	6.0	91%	2.7	4.8	2.5	$13,216	10.6	29	2.3	85%	560	550
69.	Economics, Kent State University-Kent Campus	0.7	5.8*	76%*	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$14,099*	0.8	27*	3.1*	94%	515	515
69.	Economics, Wayne State University	0.7	7.5	75%	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$12,643	3.8	27*	3.1*	63%	627*	609*
71.	Economics, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	0.5	6.1†	75%†	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$14,982†	5.6†	27*	3.1*	61%†	615†	580†
71.	Industrial Relations & Human Resources, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	0.5	6.1†	75%†	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$14,982†	5.6†	27*	3.1*	61%†	615†	580†
71.	Economics, Texas Tech University	0.5	4.9	62%	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$15,972	3.2	27*	3.1*	71%	575	555
74.	Economics, Johns Hopkins University	0.4	6.7	89%	3.0	2.5	2.9	$16,005	10.0	11	6.4	35%	705	680
75.	Economics, University of New Mexico-Main Campus	0.1	6.7	73%	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$12,264	3.6	27*	3.1*	74%	535	540
76.	Economics and Econometrics, University of Notre Dame	-0.1	6.3	81%	1.5	1.0	1.5	$14,992	5.4	24	3.8	32%	700	685
77.	Economics, Syracuse University	-0.2	5.1	67%	2.1	2.9	2.2	$17,657	4.4	26	1.6	65%	620	595
77.	Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	-0.2	6.1†	88%†	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$14,714†	14.4†	27*	3.1*	68%†	675†	615†
79.	Economics, Georgia State University	-0.5	6.2	70%	1.7	1.3	1.8	$12,636	5.2	25	1.3	56%	550	540
79.	Economics, SUNY at Binghamton	-0.5	6.3	47%	1.9	0.4	1.9	$12,093	3.2	20	3.0	43%	650	615
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.	Economics, Georgetown University	-0.6	5.8	69%	1.9	2.7	2.3	$18,032	8.2	15	3.7	21%	695	695
82.	Economics, Florida International University	-1.1	4.9	58%	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$17,581	1.8	27*	3.1*	61%	550	555
82.	Ecological Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	-1.1	4.7	53%	0.8	1.1	0.7	$16,878	1.4	8	2.4	78%	685	635
84.	Economics, SUNY at Albany	-1.2	6.5	75%	1.4	0.7	1.7	$12,595	3.4	20	2.9	56%	575	555
85.	Economics, University of Iowa	-1.3	5.2	100%	2.9	6.9	3.0	$24,244	4.6	20	3.0	84%	600	585
86.	Economics, University of Nebraska at Lincoln	-1.9	6.2	59%	0.5	1.9	1.2	$11,644	2.4	20	2.1	75%	605	595
87.	Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder	-2.1	5.7	77%	2.6	4.7	2.3	$16,035	8.6	28	2.5	88%	600	580
88.	Economics, Texas A & M University	-2.2	5.2	72%	2.7	4.5	2.8	$16,672	10.6	27	3.4	70%	615	585
89.	Economics, Ohio State University-Main Campus	-2.3	5.7	82%	2.7	2.9	2.8	$15,072	10.2	35	2.9	73%	580	560
90.	Economics, Colorado State University	-2.6	5.6	88%	0.5	1.3	0.8	$11,995	6.4	14	4.1	88%	565	555
91.	Business and Economics, Catholic University of America	-3.0	5.8*	76%*	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$19,651*	0.6	27*	3.1*	82%	565	580
92.	Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago	-3.4	6.7	64%	1.4	3.9	1.7	$15,476	3.2	18	2.0	58%	605	570
93.	Economics, The University of Texas at Austin	-3.6	5.9	86%	2.7	2.3	2.9	$18,426	12.0	40	1.7	51%	630	605
93.	Economics, University of Houston	-3.6	5.9	74%	2.0	1.2	2.1	$15,252	5.2	25	2.2	81%	550	520
95.	Economics, University of California-Irvine	-3.8	5.0	79%	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$22,065	6.8	27*	3.1*	52%	620	580
96.	Economics, University of South Carolina-Columbia	-4.2	7.7	73%	1.5	4.5	1.9	$15,826	2.6	17	1.4	67%	580	570
97.	Economics, University of Utah	-4.3	7.2	71%	1.0	0.8	1.2	$11,640	5.0	20	2.7	86%	627*	609*
98.	Economics, Saint Louis University-Main Campus	-4.4	5.8*	76%*	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$22,081*	0.6	27*	3.1*	76%	610	600
99.	Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	-5.3	6.1†	88%†	2.9	2.6	3.1	$14,714†	14.4†	55	3.9	68%†	675†	615†
100.	Economics, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	-5.8	5.9	67%	0.8	0.1	0.9	$17,547	1.4	10	1.6	77%	565	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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101.	Labor Relations and Human Resources, University of Rhode Island	-5.9	7.2	55%	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$14,321	2.4	27*	3.1*	79%	550	535
102.	Economics, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	-6.5	5.3	56%	1.7	5.2	1.5	$21,510	2.0	23	0.9	78%	600	575
103.	Economics (Incl Agricultural Economics), Iowa State University	-6.7	5.2†	59%†	2.9	3.0	2.8	$17,919†	7.0†	57	1.5	90%†	620†	595†
103.	Industrial Relations, Iowa State University	-6.7	5.2†	59%†	2.9	3.0	2.8	$17,919†	7.0†	57	1.5	90%†	620†	595†
105.	Economics, University of California-Santa Barbara	-7.0	6.0	88%	2.5	2.6	2.4	$24,034	6.4	27	1.7	53%	600	580
105.	Economics, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	-7.0	6.7	47%	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$17,204	3.2	27*	3.1*	86%	627*	609*
107.	Economics (Doctorate Only), CUNY Graduate School and University Center	-7.2	5.1	77%	2.3	3.3	2.3	$21,743*	7.4	22	4.9	57%*	627*	609*
108.	Economics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale	-7.6	7.2	60%	1.3	2.8	1.7	$11,636	4.8	13	4.2	77%	520	520
109.	Economics, University of California-Berkeley	-7.7	6.2	90%	4.1	15.4	4.6	$24,521	24.6	41	3.7	25%	685	645
110.	Economics, University of California-Los Angeles	-8.1	5.2	85%	3.6	9.7	4.1	$24,007	21.0	64	1.6	23%	665	630
111.	Economics, University of Connecticut	-9.9	6.9	73%	1.3	2.7	1.4	$14,790	7.6	22	5.4	51%	600	585
111.	Economics, University of Massachusetts-Amherst	-9.9	8.2	84%	2.6	2.9	2.4	$17,645	9.2	28	1.7	80%	575	565
113.	Economics, Temple University	-10.6	8.0	76%*	0.9	1.7	1.1	$15,939	1.8	32	1.3	63%	550	540
114.	Economics, Utah State University	-10.7	9.7	60%	0.8	0.7	0.6	$9,747	2.6	13	1.5	92%	555	550
115.	Economics, Howard University	-10.9	8.2	50%	0.6	0.5	0.8	$11,140	2.8	13	4.1	47%	565	560
116.	Economics, University of Hawaii at Manoa	-11.6	8.0	60%	1.0	1.7	1.4	$14,022	5.0	22	2.5	65%	570	535
117.	Economics (Master's and PhD), George Mason University	-12.6	5.8	65%	2.1	7.2	2.5	$14,512	17.4	22	7.5	69%	560	545
118.	Economics, University of California-Davis	-13.3	6.1	77%	2.3	5.1	2.8	$28,043	7.4	24	2.3	55%	615	565
119.	Economics, University of California-Riverside	-14.4	5.7	70%	1.3	2.2	1.7	$23,083	6.4	30	1.8	74%	565	510
120.	Economics and Business, Colorado School of Mines	-14.7	5.2	78%	0.7	1.0	0.7	$29,286	3.0	9	2.0	85%	645	600
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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121.	Economics, Northeastern University	-15.3	7.0	70%	0.1	0.7	0.5	$22,732	2.0	10	3.4	47%	625	605
122.	Applied Economics and Finance, University of California-Santa Cruz	-15.9	5.7†	67%†	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$29,033†	5.2†	27*	3.1*	69%†	585†	580†
122.	International Economics, University of California-Santa Cruz	-15.9	5.7†	67%†	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$29,033†	5.2†	27*	3.1*	69%†	585†	580†
124.	Economics, Northern Illinois University	-16.2	10.9	78%*	0.7	0.8	1.0	$12,754*	2.0	26	1.7	70%	538	520
125.	Economics, American University	-16.8	6.7	64%	1.5	1.0	1.7	$21,601	11.0	22	4.4	51%	625	645
126.	Economics, Fordham University	-19.8	7.0	59%	0.9	0.8	0.9	$16,453	7.2	16	9.1	50%	590	600
127.	Economics, George Washington University	-21.7	8.7	69%	1.8	1.1	1.8	$25,692	6.8	26	3.2	38%	640	640
128.	Economics, The New School	-28.5	7.7	68%	2.4*	6.3*	2.6*	$34,130	8.4	27*	3.1*	51%	560	565
129.	Economics, Claremont Graduate University	-41.3	5.0	74%	1.9	2.3	2.0	$36,131*	9.0	3	18.7	57%*	627*	609*

Unranked Economics 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