Ranking of History Graduate Programs

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1.History, Princeton University36.86.278%4.54.813.0371.811%745735
2.History, Cornell University27.65.975%3.94.28.8422.027%710675
3.History, Stanford University26.37.081%4.44.614.6393.612%735720
4.History, Rice University25.76.261%3.03.23.0201.525%725710
5.History, Vanderbilt University23.46.767%3.13.23.0261.135%695675
6.History, Northwestern University23.07.073%3.73.98.8381.930%715695
7.History, Yale University22.66.368%4.64.915.8513.710%740740
8.History, Johns Hopkins University19.97.778%4.44.414.4224.535%705680
9.History, Tufts University19.56.065%*2.8*2.8*1.030*2.6*28%705700
10.History, Northeastern University17.35.478%2.8*2.8*2.430*2.6*47%625605
11.History, University of Georgia16.65.667%2.92.85.0260.462%615610
12.History, University of Hawaii at Manoa16.56.289%3.22.53.4301.565%570535
13.History, Washington University in St Louis16.17.960%2.73.02.6182.619%730710
14.History, University of Notre Dame15.86.984%2.82.76.6471.532%700685
15.History, University of California-San Diego15.77.582%3.43.57.6421.839%655605
16.History, College of William and Mary14.97.968%2.92.93.4103.431%670680
17.History, Brown University14.57.750%3.94.07.6283.815%725710
18.History, Carnegie Mellon University14.17.253%3.33.14.6212.239%720660
19.History, Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus14.05.765%*2.8*2.8*1.630*2.6*67%690645
20.History, Brandeis University12.67.462%3.33.47.6173.340%675675
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21.History, Duke University11.88.756%3.83.98.2382.722%725705
22.History, University of Pennsylvania11.57.564%4.14.216.4552.121%725705
23.History, Harvard University11.07.770%4.04.724.0433.49%745745
24.History, Georgetown University10.88.272%3.12.89.0332.121%695695
25.History, University of Rochester10.67.763%3.13.54.8253.246%670650
26.History, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus10.07.470%3.33.25.4352.449%625610
27.History, Saint Louis University-Main Campus9.75.767%2.8*2.8*1.630*2.6*76%610600
28.History, New York University9.48.062%3.63.612.0361.637%665665
29.History, Lehigh University9.28.770%2.8*2.8*1.230*2.6*41%680640
30.History, Marquette University8.66.773%2.8*2.8*2.230*2.6*70%600595
31.History, Purdue University-Main Campus7.96.976%2.62.53.4261.185%590555
32.History, Clark University7.86.765%*2.8*2.8*1.230*2.6*62%595610
32.History, University of Oregon7.87.777%2.72.62.6240.791%560555
34.History, George Washington University7.37.046%2.92.85.2191.538%640640
35.History, Emory University7.18.764%3.33.49.2273.139%700680
36.History, Loyola University Chicago6.97.573%2.72.33.0211.574%585590
37.History, Kansas State University6.87.063%2.8*2.8*1.830*2.6*48%614*598*
38.History, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus6.75.764%2.8*2.8*3.430*2.6*51%565555
39.History, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities5.58.075%3.83.713.6461.670%630600
40.History, Florida International University5.46.465%*2.8*2.8*1.430*2.6*61%550555
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41.History, Providence College5.37.8*65%*2.8*2.8*0.630*2.6*54%605590
41.History, University of Idaho5.38.386%2.8*2.8*1.230*2.6*83%550550
43.History, Tulane University of Louisiana4.87.758%3.02.54.0233.445%680670
44.History, University of Virginia-Main Campus4.57.767%3.73.714.4433.138%670655
45.History, University of Miami4.37.756%2.8*2.8*1.430*2.6*46%640620
46.History, University of California-Irvine4.17.766%2.93.06.2262.552%620580
47.History, The University of Texas at Austin3.57.769%3.63.711.6641.051%630605
48.History, University of Southern California3.27.954%2.42.54.2202.927%690665
49.History, Ohio University-Main Campus2.96.756%3.02.83.2241.289%545545
49.History, The University of Texas at Arlington2.95.864%2.8*2.8*2.030*2.6*79%545515
49.History, University of California-Berkeley2.97.769%4.54.824.0583.625%685645
52.History, The University of Tennessee2.67.077%2.11.92.8162.944%555555
53.History, St. John's University-New York2.58.080%2.8*2.8*3.230*2.6*62%530515
54.History, SUNY at Binghamton2.38.769%3.13.06.6254.043%650615
55.History, Syracuse University2.27.250%2.52.82.6261.465%620595
56.History, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus1.96.456%2.22.21.8170.977%565545
57.History, University of Utah1.77.767%2.8*2.8*3.030*2.6*86%614*598*
58.History, University of Delaware1.07.758%2.8*2.8*4.230*2.6*47%610595
59.History, Texas A & M University0.97.262%2.8*2.8*5.030*2.6*70%615585
59.History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill0.97.366%3.83.816.8473.536%650640
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61.History, Middle Tennessee State University0.67.8*65%*2.8*2.8*0.830*2.6*71%555545
62.History, University of Arkansas Main Campus0.36.973%2.11.73.6201.587%580575
62.History, University of Kansas Main Campus0.36.750%3.13.18.4351.569%614*598*
62.History, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus0.37.258%2.42.54.0191.472%570560
65.History, University of Chicago0.28.266%4.24.520.2455.640%715725
66.History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign-0.38.270%3.73.512.2522.768%675615
67.History, University of Massachusetts-Amherst-0.47.758%2.72.74.2221.680%575565
68.History, Howard University-0.57.965%2.31.84.0121.847%565560
69.History, University of California-Davis-1.09.062%3.13.26.6312.355%615565
70.History, American University-1.29.769%2.12.13.4142.451%625645
71.History, Oregon State University-1.67.8*65%*2.8*2.8*0.630*2.6*90%550530
72.History, Mississippi State University-1.94.665%*0.60.93.6140.969%614*598*
72.History, University of Florida-1.96.735%3.13.14.8362.257%640620
74.History, University of Nevada-Reno-2.07.765%*2.8*2.8*1.030*2.6*86%535525
75.History, Boston College-2.28.153%2.52.67.0282.931%680655
76.History, University of Maine-2.38.169%2.8*2.8*3.230*2.6*79%540535
76.History, University of Mississippi Main Campus-2.36.056%2.8*2.8*4.230*2.6*81%540535
78.History, Wayne State University-2.510.265%*2.8*2.8*1.430*2.6*63%614*598*
79.History, Morgan State University-2.67.8*65%*2.8*2.8*0.630*2.6*37%450445
79.History, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway-2.67.773%3.73.714.8523.261%615580
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81.History, Georgia State University-3.111.283%2.8*2.8*2.630*2.6*56%550540
81.History, University of Washington-Seattle Campus-3.18.767%3.33.38.4413.067%610590
83.History, University of Nevada-Las Vegas-3.27.8*65%*2.8*2.8*1.030*2.6*81%515500
84.History, University of South Carolina-Columbia-3.37.266%2.42.36.4331.667%580570
85.History, Catholic University of America-3.48.450%2.62.41.8171.482%565580
85.History, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus-3.48.763%2.22.44.2251.186%614*598*
87.History, University of California-Santa Cruz-3.57.045%2.8*2.8*2.630*2.6*69%585580
88.History, The University of Alabama-3.67.261%2.01.94.6171.374%565565
89.History, Northern Illinois University-3.89.265%*2.62.81.8351.170%538520
90.History, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus-3.95.969%1.51.73.4151.390%515515
91.History, Miami University-Oxford-4.09.056%2.22.32.8251.169%625605
92.History, Western Michigan University-4.19.865%*2.8*2.8*2.230*2.6*85%614*598*
93.History, University of California-Santa Barbara-4.37.254%3.13.310.0432.453%600580
94.History, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus-4.67.250%2.32.53.8232.758%610580
95.History, University of Illinois at Chicago-4.98.762%2.72.86.6243.058%605570
96.History, University of Akron Main Campus-5.19.565%*1.41.80.8210.859%*614*598*
97.History, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College-5.37.252%2.62.54.6282.378%600575
97.History, University of Southern Mississippi-5.34.965%*0.50.71.252.037%520525
99.History, Illinois State University-5.58.792%0.80.71.682.577%614*598*
99.History, Stony Brook University-5.58.758%3.22.95.8234.551%610570
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101.History, Boston University-5.611.353%2.72.73.0261.755%655645
102.History, University of Maryland-College Park-5.79.959%3.33.48.0552.049%650625
103.History, University of Nebraska at Lincoln-5.96.748%2.12.26.4231.375%605595
104.History, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus-6.06.969%2.72.410.4252.491%560550
105.History, University of Kentucky-6.36.951%2.62.56.4262.179%575565
106.History, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor-6.48.265%2.8*2.8*16.830*2.6*57%680640
107.History, University of Iowa-6.78.253%3.33.47.0303.884%600585
108.History, Southern Illinois University Carbondale-6.87.350%*2.8*2.8*1.830*2.6*77%520520
109.History, Texas Christian University-7.04.237%1.71.43.0122.567%590575
110.History, Columbia University in the City of New York-7.88.468%4.34.628.6556.113%725715
111.History, SUNY at Buffalo-8.29.263%2.62.75.6194.156%595565
112.History, University of Arizona-8.37.968%2.82.98.6234.188%565560
113.History, University of Memphis-8.79.055%2.8*2.8*1.830*2.6*71%538530
114.History, University of Missouri-Columbia-8.88.147%2.72.86.6272.283%595600
115.History, Auburn University Main Campus-8.98.181%1.81.24.4182.782%570550
116.History, University of California-Riverside-9.17.244%2.52.66.0271.374%565510
117.History, CUNY Graduate School and University Center-10.69.557%3.23.78.6473.759%*614*598*
118.History, SUNY at Albany-10.810.356%2.8*2.8*4.230*2.6*56%575555
119.History, University of Toledo-10.97.622%*2.8*2.8*2.030*2.6*59%*614*598*
120.History, Michigan State University-11.08.758%2.82.98.6481.276%585555
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120.History, Texas Tech University-11.07.965%1.41.64.2271.271%575555
122.History, Case Western Reserve University-11.48.743%2.02.12.2104.468%690650
123.History, West Virginia University-12.17.268%1.61.45.8142.289%545525
124.History, University of Houston-12.87.865%2.42.65.4383.381%550520
125.History, University of New Mexico-Main Campus-13.48.547%2.8*2.8*5.630*2.6*74%535540
126.History, University of Connecticut-13.59.752%2.72.94.8284.451%600585
127.History, Florida State University-13.77.661%2.52.28.2234.962%585575
128.History, Ohio State University-Main Campus-14.17.269%3.13.218.2711.373%580560
128.History, Temple University-14.17.759%2.42.47.0323.663%550540
130.History, University of Colorado at Boulder-14.49.445%2.42.85.2291.988%600580
130.History, Washington State University-14.46.550%1.81.86.2192.874%560545
132.History, University of Wisconsin-Madison-14.78.762%4.34.420.8615.171%650615
133.History, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus-18.614.280%1.70.53.2141.822%605590
134.History, Northern Arizona University-19.38.250%1.71.31.8221.286%500500
135.History, University of California-Los Angeles-20.27.756%4.14.630.6893.623%665630
136.History, Iowa State University-21.99.718%*2.8*2.8*2.830*2.6*90%620595
136.History, University of North Dakota-21.97.8*65%*0.60.60.6103.869%545520
138.History, University of North Texas-22.510.559%1.71.54.0321.569%555545
139.History, Kent State University-Kent Campus-24.19.231%*2.22.22.4212.094%515515
140.History, Claremont Graduate University-26.98.072%2.32.33.8314.359%*614*598*
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141.History, Indiana University-Bloomington-28.39.269%3.53.620.6427.085%560550
142.History, Fordham University-33.010.462%0.81.12.087.650%590600

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 StatisticsLearn 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 FoundationLearn more
* Value is missing. The value shown is based on the average for other programs in the same field. Learn more.
Data are for all History degree recipients from the institution and may include graduates from more than one program.
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 Center for Science and the Media served as the project's fiscal sponsor.