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Rankings of graduate programs at University of Virginia-Main Campus

Rankings of graduate programs from the latest National Research Council study.

Arts and Humanities
English Language and Literature
Ranked from 33–69 out of 119 peer programs
French Language and Literature
Ranked from 29–38 out of 43 peer programs
German Language and Literature
Ranked from 25–29 out of 29 peer programs
History
Ranked from 58–90 out of 137 peer programs
History of Art
Ranked from 43–55 out of 58 peer programs
Philosophy
Ranked from 46–62 out of 90 peer programs
Religious Studies
Ranked from 16–26 out of 40 peer programs
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese
Ranked from 14–40 out of 60 peer programs

Engineering
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ranked from 37–82 out of 127 peer programs
Biomedical Engineering
Ranked from 7–28 out of 74 peer programs
Chemical Engineering
Ranked from 24–60 out of 106 peer programs
Civil Engineering
Ranked from 39–94 out of 130 peer programs
Electrical Engineering
Ranked from 18–60 out of 136 peer programs
Materials Science and Engineering
Ranked from 47–74 out of 83 peer programs
Systems Engineering
Ranked from 18–43 out of 72 peer programs

Health Sciences
Kinesiology
Ranked from 13–27 out of 41 peer programs
Microbiology
Ranked from 4–30 out of 74 peer programs
Nursing
Ranked from 9–25 out of 52 peer programs
Pharmacology
Ranked from 3–39 out of 116 peer programs
Psychology
Ranked from 19–54 out of 236 peer programs

Life Sciences
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Ranked from 17–63 out of 157 peer programs
Biophysics
Ranked from 12–59 out of 157 peer programs
Biology
Ranked from 26–67 out of 121 peer programs
Cell Biology
Ranked from 25–89 out of 122 peer programs
Neuroscience
Ranked from 9–44 out of 94 peer programs
Physiology
Ranked from 6–30 out of 63 peer programs

Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Astronomy
Ranked from 11–27 out of 33 peer programs
Chemistry
Ranked from 56–107 out of 178 peer programs
Computer Science
Ranked from 36–74 out of 127 peer programs
Environmental Sciences
Ranked from 35–87 out of 141 peer programs
Mathematics
Ranked from 40–71 out of 127 peer programs
Engineering Physics
Ranked from 49–128 out of 161 peer programs
Physics
Ranked from 42–110 out of 161 peer programs
Statistics
Ranked from 32–48 out of 61 peer programs

Social and Behavioral Sciences
Anthropology
Ranked from 55–71 out of 82 peer programs
Economics
Ranked from 55–76 out of 117 peer programs
Politics
Ranked from 66–83 out of 105 peer programs
Sociology
Ranked from 89–111 out of 118 peer programs

The graduate school rankings on PhDs.org have been made possible by grants from The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and The Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
The National Postdoctoral Association and The Center for Science and the Media have served as the project's fiscal sponsors.