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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.	Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology	37.2	4.7	95%	4.7	5.0	22.5	4.9	21.0	28	5.8	14%	770	730
2.	Economics, Harvard University	35.6	4.7†	95%†	4.3	6.3	23.2	5.0	25.6†	44	3.4	9%†	745†	745†
2.	Information Technology and Management, Harvard University	35.6	4.7†	95%†	4.3	6.3	23.2	5.0	25.6†	44	3.4	9%†	745†	745†
2.	Organizational Behavior, Harvard University	35.6	4.7†	95%†	4.3	6.3	23.2	5.0	25.6†	44	3.4	9%†	745†	745†
2.	Economics, Princeton University	35.6	5.2	92%	4.7	3.9	12.9	4.8	14.4	41	2.2	11%	745	735
6.	Economics, Stanford University	29.3	5.7	95%	4.6	4.4	16.1	4.9	19.8	36	4.1	12%	735	720
7.	Economics, University of California-San Diego	29.1	5.0	90%	3.8	3.8	19.0	3.8	9.2	30	2.0	39%	655	605
8.	Economics, Northwestern University	26.7	5.2†	97%†	4.0	4.2	14.2	4.4	15.8†	47	2.2	30%†	715†	695†
8.	Managerial Economics & Strategy, Northwestern University	26.7	5.2†	97%†	4.0	4.2	14.2	4.4	15.8†	47	2.2	30%†	715†	695†
10.	Economics, University of Rochester	26.4	5.5	96%	4.0	4.6	15.6	4.0	10.8	27	4.5	46%	670	650
11.	Economics, Brown University	25.8	4.7	90%	3.4	2.7	6.3	3.3	9.0	30	2.0	15%	725	710
12.	Economics, University of Pennsylvania	22.7	5.2	91%	3.9	4.5	13.0	4.4	14.8	51	3.5	21%	725	705
13.	Economics, Yale University	22.0	5.7	87%	4.0	4.0	13.3	4.7	20.2	44	3.0	10%	740	740
14.	Economics, Cornell University	21.4	4.9	88%	3.4	3.1	6.6	3.6	11.2	30	2.5	27%	710	675
15.	Economics, University of Chicago	17.9	5.7	92%	4.6	3.4	23.7	5.0	25.2	31	7.0	40%	715	725
16.	Economics, Duke University	17.6	5.7	81%	3.3	2.9	7.8	3.4	9.4	32	2.5	22%	725	705
16.	Economics, University of Virginia-Main Campus	17.6	5.9	88%	3.3	3.3	6.2	3.2	6.4	26	2.6	38%	670	655
18.	Economics/Economic Development, Vanderbilt University	17.5	5.7	80%	2.5	4.0	14.6	2.4	6.4	21	2.9	35%	695	675
19.	Economics, Carnegie Mellon University	17.1	5.4	88%	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	0.6	27*	3.1*	39%	720	660
20.	Economics, Washington University in St Louis	16.8	5.9	88%	2.8	2.3	3.8	3.0	6.4	22	3.1	19%	730	710
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.	Economics, University of Iowa	15.8	5.2	100%	2.9	3.4	6.9	3.0	4.6	20	3.0	84%	600	585
22.	Economics, Rice University	15.7	5.7	77%	2.2	1.8	10.5	2.5	4.8	15	2.6	25%	725	710
23.	Economics, Southern Methodist University	15.4	5.7	78%	1.8	5.3	4.4	2.0	1.8	16	0.2	58%	620	610
24.	Economics, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	14.3	6.1	92%	3.7	3.9	12.3	4.0	12.6	46	2.5	57%	680	640
25.	Economics, University of Southern California	13.4	5.9	73%	2.6	4.1	9.3	2.7	5.8	23	3.3	27%	690	665
26.	Economics, University of California-Berkeley	12.1	6.2	90%	4.1	4.2	15.4	4.6	24.6	41	3.7	25%	685	645
27.	Economics, Boston University	11.7	6.3	84%	2.8	4.6	17.3	3.4	10.8	36	3.1	55%	655	645
28.	Economics, Cornell University-Ny State Statutory Colleges	11.1	5.8*	77%*	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	1.6	27*	3.1*	30%	680	665
29.	Economics, Emory University	10.9	5.7	76%*	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	2.8	27*	3.1*	39%	700	680
30.	Economics, Brandeis University	10.5	4.7	70%	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	4.2	27*	3.1*	40%	675	675
31.	Economics, New York University	9.4	5.0	78%	3.2	2.5	7.5	3.6	16.0	37	1.5	37%	665	665
32.	Economics, University of Arizona	8.9	5.3	95%	2.4	2.7	5.2	2.8	5.2	19	1.8	88%	565	560
32.	Economics, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	8.9	5.8†	97%†	4.1	2.9	4.3	4.2	14.6†	18	6.0	70%†	630†	600†
34.	Economics, Columbia University in the City of New York	8.7	5.7	93%	3.4	2.4	2.6	4.1	20.4	36	3.9	13%	725	715
35.	Economics, Oregon State University	8.5	4.7	100%*	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	1.4	27*	3.1*	90%	550	530
36.	Economics, Western Michigan University	7.9	4.2	76%*	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	2.6	27*	3.1*	85%	627*	609*
37.	Economics, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus	6.9	4.9	88%	1.8	3.7	3.6	1.9	2.0	18	1.2	91%	560	550
37.	Economics, Boston College	6.9	5.7	88%	2.5	2.4	2.9	2.5	8.6	21	3.6	31%	680	655
39.	Economics, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus	6.8	5.6	81%	2.7	2.1	4.8	2.8	5.0	29	2.0	49%	625	610
40.	Economics, University of California-Los Angeles	6.6	5.2	85%	3.6	4.2	9.7	4.1	21.0	64	1.6	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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41.	Economics, University of Maryland-College Park	6.5	5.7	84%	3.0	2.8	32.3	3.5	18.6	47	3.6	49%	650	625
42.	Economics, Johns Hopkins University	5.5	6.7	89%	3.0	2.9	2.5	2.9	10.0	11	6.4	35%	705	680
43.	Economics, University of Florida	5.1	4.7	38%	2.6	3.3	4.6	2.7	3.6	21	1.0	57%	640	620
44.	Economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	4.6	6.1	75%	3.2	2.5	3.5	3.2	7.6	33	3.0	36%	650	640
45.	Economics - ECAS, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	4.0	5.2†	82%†	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	5.0†	27*	3.1*	72%†	615†	585†
45.	Economics, Agriculture - ECAG, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	4.0	5.2†	82%†	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	5.0†	27*	3.1*	72%†	615†	585†
47.	Economics, University of California-Irvine	3.9	5.0	79%	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	6.8	27*	3.1*	52%	620	580
48.	Economics, Florida State University	3.8	5.2	82%	1.9	3.5	4.1	2.0	3.2	30	1.3	62%	585	575
49.	Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison	3.6	4.9†	92%†	3.8	3.0	7.8	3.9	19.0†	28	6.3	71%†	650†	615†
50.	Agricultural & Applied Econ - AAEC, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	3.5	5.2†	82%†	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	5.6†	27*	3.1*	72%†	615†	585†
51.	Economics, Georgetown University	3.3	5.8	69%	1.9	2.9	2.7	2.3	8.2	15	3.7	21%	695	695
51.	Economics, Saint Louis University-Main Campus	3.3	5.8*	76%*	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	0.6	27*	3.1*	76%	610	600
53.	Economics, University of California-Santa Barbara	2.5	6.0	88%	2.5	2.4	2.6	2.4	6.4	27	1.7	53%	600	580
54.	Economics, University of California-Davis	1.9	6.1	77%	2.3	3.5	5.1	2.8	7.4	24	2.3	55%	615	565
55.	Economics - ECON, University of Kentucky	1.6	6.2	89%	1.9	3.7	6.6	1.9	4.0	19	2.4	79%	575	565
56.	Economics, University of Washington-Seattle Campus	1.5	5.7	72%	3.2	2.9	14.7	3.2	11.6	24	4.7	67%	610	590
57.	Economics, Stony Brook University	1.4	5.2	75%	2.6	1.7	2.9	2.7	4.6	18	3.9	51%	610	570
58.	Economics, University of Oregon	1.2	5.0	86%	1.6	3.3	2.0	2.0	4.2	19	1.6	91%	560	555
59.	Business and Economics, Catholic University of America	0.7	5.8*	76%*	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	0.6	27*	3.1*	82%	565	580
59.	Agricultural & Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison	0.7	4.9†	92%†	3.8	3.0	7.8	3.9	22.6†	28	6.3	71%†	650†	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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61.	Economics, North Carolina State University at Raleigh	0.1	5.8	80%	2.4	4.1	5.8	2.6	8.0	36	2.7	59%	615	580
62.	Economics, University of Southern Mississippi	-0.1	5.8*	76%*	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	2.4	27*	3.1*	37%	520	525
63.	Human Resources and Industrial Relations, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	-0.6	5.8†	97%†	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	14.6†	27*	3.1*	70%†	630†	600†
64.	Economics, Syracuse University	-1.1	5.1	67%	2.1	2.2	2.9	2.2	4.4	26	1.6	65%	620	595
65.	Economics, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	-1.3	6.1†	75%†	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	5.6†	27*	3.1*	61%†	615†	580†
65.	Industrial Relations & Human Resources, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	-1.3	6.1†	75%†	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	5.6†	27*	3.1*	61%†	615†	580†
67.	Economics, Florida International University	-1.6	4.9	58%	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	1.8	27*	3.1*	61%	550	555
68.	Economics, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	-1.8	5.3	56%	1.7	4.3	5.2	1.5	2.0	23	0.9	78%	600	575
68.	Economics, Texas Tech University	-1.8	4.9	62%	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	3.2	27*	3.1*	71%	575	555
70.	Labor and Industrial Relations, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	-2.0	6.1†	88%†	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	14.4†	27*	3.1*	68%†	675†	615†
71.	Economics, The University of Texas at Austin	-2.1	5.9	86%	2.7	2.3	2.3	2.9	12.0	40	1.7	51%	630	605
72.	Economics, Kansas State University	-2.2	5.6	55%	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	4.8	27*	3.1*	48%	627*	609*
72.	Economics, Texas A & M University	-2.2	5.2	72%	2.7	3.2	4.5	2.8	10.6	27	3.4	70%	615	585
74.	Economics, SUNY at Buffalo	-2.7	5.6	64%	1.9	2.1	1.7	2.1	1.4	16	2.3	56%	595	565
75.	Economics, Middle Tennessee State University	-2.9	6.9	83%	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	2.0	27*	3.1*	71%	555	545
76.	Economics, Indiana University-Bloomington	-3.1	6.0	91%	2.7	3.2	4.8	2.5	10.6	29	2.3	85%	560	550
77.	Economics, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	-3.6	5.2†	78%†	2.6	3.0	5.0	2.5	9.2†	42	2.7	58%†	610†	580†
77.	Energy, Environmental and Min. Economics, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	-3.6	5.2†	78%†	2.6	3.0	5.0	2.5	9.2†	42	2.7	58%†	610†	580†
77.	Applied Economics and Finance, University of California-Santa Cruz	-3.6	5.7†	67%†	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	5.2†	27*	3.1*	69%†	585†	580†
77.	International Economics, University of California-Santa Cruz	-3.6	5.7†	67%†	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	5.2†	27*	3.1*	69%†	585†	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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81.	Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder	-3.8	5.7	77%	2.6	3.2	4.7	2.3	8.6	28	2.5	88%	600	580
82.	Economics, Wayne State University	-3.9	7.5	75%	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	3.8	27*	3.1*	63%	627*	609*
83.	Economics, Kent State University-Kent Campus	-4.3	5.8*	76%*	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	0.8	27*	3.1*	94%	515	515
84.	Economics (Doctorate Only), CUNY Graduate School and University Center	-5.0	5.1	77%	2.3	1.7	3.3	2.3	7.4	22	4.9	57%*	627*	609*
85.	Economics, University of Delaware	-5.4	6.5	60%	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	5.2	27*	3.1*	47%	610	595
86.	Economics, Michigan State University	-6.2	5.9	64%	3.1	3.3	12.2	3.1	11.8	44	2.0	76%	585	555
86.	Ecological Economics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	-6.2	4.7	53%	0.8	2.8	1.1	0.7	1.4	8	2.4	78%	685	635
88.	Economics and Econometrics, University of Notre Dame	-6.4	6.3	81%	1.5	1.3	1.0	1.5	5.4	24	3.8	32%	700	685
89.	Economics, Purdue University-Main Campus	-6.6	5.5	67%	2.7	2.3	2.5	2.4	6.8	16	3.7	85%	590	555
90.	Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago	-7.5	6.7	64%	1.4	3.5	3.9	1.7	3.2	18	2.0	58%	605	570
90.	Economics, University of New Mexico-Main Campus	-7.5	6.7	73%	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	3.6	27*	3.1*	74%	535	540
92.	Economics, Ohio State University-Main Campus	-7.9	5.7	82%	2.7	2.0	2.9	2.8	10.2	35	2.9	73%	580	560
93.	Economics and Business, Colorado School of Mines	-8.6	5.2	78%	0.7	1.2	1.0	0.7	3.0	9	2.0	85%	645	600
94.	Economics, University of South Carolina-Columbia	-9.0	7.7	73%	1.5	2.5	4.5	1.9	2.6	17	1.4	67%	580	570
95.	Economics, University of Missouri-Columbia	-9.2	3.2	77%	0.9	1.0	1.1	1.0	9.4	14	2.6	83%	595	600
96.	Economics, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	-9.5	5.5	88%	0.6	0.7	0.0	0.7	1.0	15	0.9	72%	570	560
97.	Economics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	-9.8	4.9	67%	1.3	2.3	1.6	1.2	6.8	23	1.2	89%	627*	609*
98.	Economics (School of Economic Sciences), Washington State University	-9.9	3.9	63%	1.5	1.5	1.8	1.4	2.8	19	3.1	74%	560	545
99.	Economics (Incl Agricultural Economics), Iowa State University	-10.2	5.2†	59%†	2.9	2.9	3.0	2.8	7.0†	57	1.5	90%†	620†	595†
99.	Industrial Relations, Iowa State University	-10.2	5.2†	59%†	2.9	2.9	3.0	2.8	7.0†	57	1.5	90%†	620†	595†
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.	Economics, University of Kansas Main Campus	-10.6	5.7	46%	1.7	1.8	3.7	1.7	3.8	18	1.7	69%	627*	609*
102.	Economics, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	-10.7	6.7	47%	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	3.2	27*	3.1*	86%	627*	609*
103.	Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	-12.0	6.1†	88%†	2.9	2.2	2.6	3.1	14.4†	55	3.9	68%†	675†	615†
104.	Economics, Georgia State University	-12.7	6.2	70%	1.7	1.6	1.3	1.8	5.2	25	1.3	56%	550	540
105.	Economics, University of Houston	-12.8	5.9	74%	2.0	1.6	1.2	2.1	5.2	25	2.2	81%	550	520
105.	Economics, University of Massachusetts-Amherst	-12.8	8.2	84%	2.6	2.4	2.9	2.4	9.2	28	1.7	80%	575	565
107.	Economics, The New School	-13.2	7.7	68%	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	8.4	27*	3.1*	51%	560	565
108.	Economics, SUNY at Albany	-13.8	6.5	75%	1.4	1.5	0.7	1.7	3.4	20	2.9	56%	575	555
109.	Labor Relations and Human Resources, University of Rhode Island	-14.1	7.2	55%	2.4*	2.9*	6.3*	2.6*	2.4	27*	3.1*	79%	550	535
110.	Economics, SUNY at Binghamton	-15.4	6.3	47%	1.9	0.5	0.4	1.9	3.2	20	3.0	43%	650	615
111.	Economics, Clark University	-16.8	5.7	58%	0.4	0.8	0.6	0.6	4.8	11	0.3	62%	595	610
112.	Economics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale	-17.6	7.2	60%	1.3	5.5	2.8	1.7	4.8	13	4.2	77%	520	520
112.	Economics, University of California-Riverside	-17.6	5.7	70%	1.3	1.9	2.2	1.7	6.4	30	1.8	74%	565	510
114.	Economics, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	-17.7	5.9	67%	0.8	0.3	0.1	0.9	1.4	10	1.6	77%	565	545
115.	Economics, University of Nebraska at Lincoln	-18.3	6.2	59%	0.5	2.1	1.9	1.2	2.4	20	2.1	75%	605	595
116.	Economics, Colorado State University	-19.0	5.6	88%	0.5	2.0	1.3	0.8	6.4	14	4.1	88%	565	555
117.	Economics, George Washington University	-19.6	8.7	69%	1.8	1.8	1.1	1.8	6.8	26	3.2	38%	640	640
118.	Economics, Northeastern University	-20.2	7.0	70%	0.1	1.6	0.7	0.5	2.0	10	3.4	47%	625	605
119.	Economics (Master's and PhD), George Mason University	-20.3	5.8	65%	2.1	5.2	7.2	2.5	17.4	22	7.5	69%	560	545
120.	Economics, American University	-21.6	6.7	64%	1.5	1.9	1.0	1.7	11.0	22	4.4	51%	625	645
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.	Economics, University of Connecticut	-22.4	6.9	73%	1.3	2.3	2.7	1.4	7.6	22	5.4	51%	600	585
122.	Economics, University of Utah	-23.0	7.2	71%	1.0	0.8	0.8	1.2	5.0	20	2.7	86%	627*	609*
123.	Economics, Temple University	-24.7	8.0	76%*	0.9	1.3	1.7	1.1	1.8	32	1.3	63%	550	540
124.	Economics, University of Hawaii at Manoa	-27.2	8.0	60%	1.0	2.3	1.7	1.4	5.0	22	2.5	65%	570	535
125.	Economics, Utah State University	-32.0	9.7	60%	0.8	2.9	0.7	0.6	2.6	13	1.5	92%	555	550
126.	Economics, Claremont Graduate University	-33.9	5.0	74%	1.9	2.3	2.3	2.0	9.0	3	18.7	57%*	627*	609*
127.	Economics, Howard University	-35.9	8.2	50%	0.6	0.8	0.5	0.8	2.8	13	4.1	47%	565	560
128.	Economics, Northern Illinois University	-36.9	10.9	78%*	0.7	1.6	0.8	1.0	2.0	26	1.7	70%	538	520
129.	Economics, Fordham University	-40.0	7.0	59%	0.9	1.1	0.8	0.9	7.2	16	9.1	50%	590	600

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 = -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