Rankings of graduate programs at Washington University in St Louis

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

Agricultural Sciences

Plant Biology
Ranked from 2–12 out of 116 peer programs

Arts and Humanities

Comparative Literature
Ranked from 19–39 out of 46 peer programs
English and American Literature
Ranked from 82–106 out of 119 peer programs
French Language and Literatures
Ranked from 11–28 out of 43 peer programs
Germanic Languages and Literature
Ranked from 9–24 out of 29 peer programs
History
Ranked from 73–101 out of 137 peer programs
Art History and Archaeology
Ranked from 16–35 out of 58 peer programs
Music
Ranked from 34–55 out of 62 peer programs
Philosophy
Ranked from 25–45 out of 90 peer programs
Hispanic Languages and Literature
Ranked from 17–43 out of 60 peer programs

Engineering

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ranked from 51–98 out of 127 peer programs
Biomedical Engineering
Ranked from 12–40 out of 74 peer programs
Chemical Engineering
Ranked from 39–83 out of 106 peer programs
Civil Engineering
Ranked from 31–90 out of 130 peer programs
Environmental Engineering Science
Ranked from 10–46 out of 130 peer programs
Computer Science and Engineering
Ranked from 21–66 out of 127 peer programs
Electrical and Systems Engineering
Ranked from 46–89 out of 136 peer programs

Health Sciences

Allergy and Immunology
Ranked from 2–19 out of 78 peer programs
Pathology and Immunology
Ranked from 2–19 out of 78 peer programs
Movement Science
Ranked from 4–15 out of 41 peer programs
Molecular Microbiology and Microbial Pathogenesis
Ranked from 2–17 out of 74 peer programs
Psychology
Ranked from 18–48 out of 236 peer programs

Life Sciences

Biochemistry
Ranked from 11–57 out of 157 peer programs
Molecular Biophysics
Ranked from 16–62 out of 157 peer programs
Developmental Biology
Ranked from 7–54 out of 122 peer programs
Molecular Cell Biology
Ranked from 6–46 out of 122 peer programs
Neurosciences
Ranked from 9–39 out of 94 peer programs
Evolution, Ecology and Population Biology
Ranked from 1–6 out of 94 peer programs
Molecular Genetics
Ranked from 7–34 out of 65 peer programs

Physical Sciences and Mathematics

Chemistry
Ranked from 32–90 out of 178 peer programs
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ranked from 54–102 out of 141 peer programs
Mathematics
Ranked from 60–91 out of 127 peer programs
Physics
Ranked from 64–125 out of 161 peer programs

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Anthropology
Ranked from 7–20 out of 82 peer programs
Economics
Ranked from 17–27 out of 117 peer programs
Political Science
Ranked from 10–27 out of 105 peer programs

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