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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.	Sociology, Duke University	49.6	6.2	100%	3.4	4.6	25.8	3.4	4.6	19	2.6	22%	725	705
2.	Sociology, University of California-San Francisco	37.4	6.2†	83%†	2.6	6.5	25.7	2.5	2.6†	17	1.8	57%*	623*	605*
3.	Sociology, Johns Hopkins University	36.2	6.7†	92%†	3.5	3.3	10.2	3.6	3.8†	11	2.9	35%†	705†	680†
4.	Sociology, Princeton University	33.5	6.7	95%	3.3	1.7	2.5	3.8	5.2	18	1.4	11%	745	735
5.	Sociology, Stanford University	28.9	6.7	89%	3.8	2.4	9.5	4.1	5.6	15	5.1	12%	735	720
6.	Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	28.5	6.5	92%	4.0	3.5	11.1	4.3	7.4	25	3.1	36%	650	640
7.	Social Policy, Harvard University	26.1	7.5†	83%†	3.6	2.4	7.3	4.2	4.6†	17	4.8	9%†	745†	745†
7.	Sociology, Harvard University	26.1	7.5†	83%†	3.6	2.4	7.3	4.2	4.6†	17	4.8	9%†	745†	745†
9.	Development Sociology, Cornell University	23.5	5.9†	81%†	3.1	1.5	6.8	3.0	5.6†	12	1.9	27%†	710†	675†
9.	Sociology, Cornell University	23.5	5.9†	81%†	3.1	1.5	6.8	3.0	5.6†	12	1.9	27%†	710†	675†
11.	Sociology, Baylor University	22.1	4.2	97%*	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	1.4	22*	2.6*	66%	605	595
12.	Sociology, Yale University	21.9	7.0	50%	3.0	2.2	16.7	3.5	4.0	18	2.8	10%	740	740
13.	Sociology, Vanderbilt University	21.8	6.9	86%	2.9	1.6	3.8	3.3	3.6	17	1.7	35%	695	675
14.	Demography Graduate Group (Soc. Dept.), University of Pennsylvania	20.4	6.1†	68%†	3.7	2.9	10.6	4.0	10.0†	31	1.9	21%†	725†	705†
14.	Sociology, University of Pennsylvania	20.4	6.1†	68%†	3.7	2.9	10.6	4.0	10.0†	31	1.9	21%†	725†	705†
16.	Sociology, Boston University	18.5	7.7	71%	2.6	2.5	26.8	2.7	1.8	23	2.5	55%	655	645
17.	Sociology, Brown University	17.9	5.7	69%	3.2	2.6	7.0	2.8	6.2	23	2.7	15%	725	710
17.	Sociology, University of Maryland-College Park	17.9	5.7	81%	3.0	3.0	7.9	3.1	5.2	29	1.7	49%	650	625
19.	Population and Family Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University	17.4	6.7†	92%†	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	3.8†	22*	2.6*	35%†	705†	680†
20.	Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, Kansas State University	16.3	5.2	85%	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	2.2	22*	2.6*	48%	623*	605*
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.	Sociology, Emory University	16.1	7.9	100%	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	3.4	22*	2.6*	39%	700	680
21.	Rural Sociology, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	16.1	5.8†	68%†	3.5	3.1	7.1	3.5	5.8†	27	1.2	58%†	610†	580†
21.	Sociology, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	16.1	5.8†	68%†	3.5	3.1	7.1	3.5	5.8†	27	1.2	58%†	610†	580†
24.	Sociology, Northwestern University	15.9	8.7	74%	3.6	2.5	7.8	4.1	6.0	25	2.8	30%	715	695
25.	Sociology, Case Western Reserve University	14.4	6.9	86%	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	1.4	22*	2.6*	68%	690	650
26.	Sociology, University of Nebraska at Lincoln	14.0	6.1	96%	2.6	2.8	7.9	2.0	4.8	18	1.3	75%	605	595
27.	Sociology, University of Washington-Seattle Campus	13.7	6.7	79%	3.7	3.0	8.8	4.0	6.4	30	2.5	67%	610	590
28.	Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	13.6	7.3	83%	3.1	2.6	8.4	3.3	4.0	35	1.4	68%	675	615
29.	Sociology, University of Chicago	13.0	7.9	81%	4.3	3.8	17.2	4.8	13.4	25	6.2	40%	715	725
30.	Sociology & Criminology, University of Delaware	12.9	5.7	100%	1.9	1.1	4.2	2.0	2.2	25	0.5	47%	610	595
31.	Sociology, Cornell University-Ny State Statutory Colleges	11.1	7.3*	72%*	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	2.2	22*	2.6*	30%	680	665
32.	Sociology, University of Florida	9.9	5.7	64%	2.7	3.6	6.5	2.7	5.0	35	0.6	57%	640	620
32.	Sociology, University of Miami	9.9	6.9	80%	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	2.6	22*	2.6*	46%	640	620
34.	Sociology, University of Georgia	9.5	5.9	67%	2.6	2.9	3.8	2.6	4.0	20	1.3	62%	615	610
35.	Sociology, Tulane University of Louisiana	9.3	6.1	75%	1.7	2.8	3.9	1.9	2.4	13	2.6	45%	680	670
36.	Sociology, Indiana University-Bloomington	8.5	6.9†	93%†	3.9	2.1	6.6	3.9	7.2†	30	2.5	85%†	560†	550†
37.	Sociology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	7.8	7.2	74%	4.1	4.4	15.1	4.4	12.4	36	4.5	57%	680	640
38.	Sociology, Teachers College at Columbia University	7.4	7.3*	75%*	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	1.2	22*	2.6*	57%*	623*	605*
39.	Sociology, Florida State University	6.3	7.7	79%	3.0	2.4	4.0	3.0	3.2	22	2.1	62%	585	575
40.	Sociology, University of Iowa	6.0	7.5	77%	2.9	2.4	6.4	2.8	4.2	17	1.9	84%	600	585
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.	Sociology, University of California-Santa Barbara	5.1	8.2	79%	3.1	2.8	11.2	3.3	6.4	25	2.6	53%	600	580
42.	Sociology, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	4.9	5.7	75%*	2.0	1.5	2.6	2.0	2.0	13	1.0	72%	570	560
43.	Sociology, New York University	4.4	8.0	75%	2.9	1.5	1.8	3.3	5.8	21	2.4	37%	665	665
43.	Sociology, University of South Carolina-Columbia	4.4	6.7	85%	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	3.8	22*	2.6*	67%	580	570
45.	Sociology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	4.3	8.2	70%	3.2	2.4	7.2	3.3	5.4	25	1.7	70%	630	600
46.	Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago	3.6	7.7†	67%†	2.4	2.6	5.7	2.7	2.2†	27	0.9	58%†	605†	570†
47.	Sociology, University of Arizona	3.4	7.7	87%	3.4	1.7	4.2	3.8	5.8	19	3.1	88%	565	560
48.	Sociology - SOC, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	3.1	5.7	58%	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	2.4	22*	2.6*	72%	615	585
49.	Sociology, University of Akron Main Campus	3.0	6.9	88%	1.6	2.2	2.2	1.3	2.0	17	1.2	57%*	623*	605*
49.	Sociology, University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus	3.0	7.2	71%	2.2	2.5	3.5	2.2	2.0	17	2.6	49%	625	610
51.	Sociology, Stony Brook University	2.7	8.2	77%	3.3	1.6	3.5	3.3	3.2	23	3.2	51%	610	570
52.	Rural Sociology, South Dakota State University	2.6	4.8	63%	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	4.6	22*	2.6*	93%	623*	605*
52.	Sociology, Washington State University	2.6	6.7	79%	3.0	3.1	5.5	3.1	5.8	26	2.5	74%	560	545
54.	Sociology, Columbia University in the City of New York	2.1	8.1	69%	3.3	1.6	3.8	3.8	9.8	19	4.2	13%	725	715
55.	Sociology, Iowa State University	1.7	5.5	70%	2.8	3.2	6.4	2.2	5.2	35	1.4	90%	620	595
55.	Sociology, University of Notre Dame	1.7	7.7	70%	2.6	1.9	3.4	2.6	6.6	23	2.0	32%	700	685
57.	Sociology, University of California-San Diego	0.6	8.0	74%	3.0	1.1	2.0	3.3	5.0	34	1.4	39%	655	605
58.	Sociology, Wayne State University	0.4	6.7	63%	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	4.0	22*	2.6*	63%	623*	605*
59.	Sociology, University of California-Berkeley	0.1	8.2†	80%†	3.6	1.1	2.3	4.6	10.6†	33	3.3	25%†	685†	645†
59.	Sociology, University of Virginia-Main Campus	0.1	7.8	61%	2.5	1.4	3.0	2.6	4.4	14	2.4	38%	670	655
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.	Sociology, Ohio State University-Main Campus	0.0	7.2	82%	3.2	2.8	6.9	3.3	6.8	32	2.8	73%	580	560
62.	Sociology, University of California-Riverside	-0.1	7.4	68%	2.9	3.3	4.6	3.3	6.2	18	2.2	74%	565	510
63.	Sociology, Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway	-1.7	8.0	83%	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	5.8	22*	2.6*	61%	615	580
64.	Sociology, Brigham Young University	-1.8	8.9	71%	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	1.8	22*	2.6*	78%	620	605
65.	Gerontology, University of Southern California	-2.4	8.2†	72%†	2.7	1.5	3.6	2.8	5.2†	19	4.2	27%†	690†	665†
65.	Sociology (excluding Criminology), University of Southern California	-2.4	8.2†	72%†	2.7	1.5	3.6	2.8	5.2†	19	4.2	27%†	690†	665†
67.	Sociology, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	-2.7	7.6	80%	1.1	4.0	7.7	1.2	3.0	11	2.3	86%	623*	605*
68.	Sociology, Syracuse University	-3.2	5.2	58%	2.5	1.0	1.8	2.2	4.0	19	2.3	65%	620	595
69.	Sociology, Texas A & M University	-3.6	7.2	58%	2.7	3.2	4.5	2.5	5.4	25	1.8	70%	615	585
69.	Sociology, University of Alabama at Birmingham	-3.6	6.5	62%	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	3.2	22*	2.6*	88%	570	560
71.	Sociology, The University of Texas at Austin	-3.7	6.2	65%	3.6	2.4	7.7	3.6	13.6	38	1.5	51%	630	605
72.	Demography, University of California-Berkeley	-4.0	8.2†	80%†	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	10.6†	22*	2.6*	25%†	685†	645†
72.	Sociology, University of California-Irvine	-4.0	9.5	63%	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	1.2	22*	2.6*	52%	620	580
74.	Sociology, University of Kansas Main Campus	-4.2	8.5	75%	2.1	1.3	2.8	2.1	3.2	16	1.3	69%	623*	605*
75.	Sociology, Boston College	-4.4	7.9	58%	2.5	1.1	14.8	2.3	6.0	17	3.7	31%	680	655
76.	Sociology (including Criminal Justice), Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	-4.5	6.9	68%	2.2	1.9	1.9	2.1	3.2	24	1.1	78%	600	575
77.	Sociology, SUNY at Albany	-4.6	8.7	68%	3.2	4.4	10.1	3.2	9.0	24	3.3	56%	575	555
78.	Sociology, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	-5.5	6.0	86%	0.9	1.7	1.1	1.3	1.2	9	2.3	77%	565	545
79.	Sociology, Brandeis University	-5.6	8.4	73%	2.3	1.5	2.5	2.2	2.4	11	5.3	40%	675	675
80.	Sociology, University of California-Davis	-5.7	8.5†	71%†	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	5.0†	22*	2.6*	55%†	615†	565†
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.	Native American Studies, University of California-Davis	-7.1	8.5†	71%†	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	5.8†	22*	2.6*	55%†	615†	565†
82.	Sociology, Colorado State University	-7.8	7.3*	75%*	1.5	2.0	1.4	1.4	1.2	14	1.4	88%	565	555
83.	Sociology, University of California-Los Angeles	-8.7	8.7	73%	3.8	3.1	10.0	4.4	12.0	73	1.9	23%	665	630
84.	Sociology, The University of Tennessee	-8.9	5.7	71%	1.2	0.9	1.3	1.6	4.2	13	1.5	44%	555	555
85.	Sociology and Social Work, Texas Woman's University	-10.1	6.5	47%	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	2.4	22*	2.6*	64%	480	485
85.	Sociology, University of Connecticut	-10.1	8.1	75%	2.2	0.8	0.9	2.5	3.0	26	2.5	51%	600	585
87.	Sociology, Florida International University	-10.3	5.9	36%	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	4.6	22*	2.6*	61%	550	555
88.	Sociology, University of Nevada-Las Vegas	-10.4	9.7	77%*	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	2.0	22*	2.6*	81%	515	500
89.	Sociology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale	-11.6	6.7	75%	1.4	1.7	1.6	1.6	3.8	11	1.6	77%	520	520
90.	Sociology - SOCI, University of Kentucky	-11.8	6.8	62%	2.4	2.1	2.4	2.4	5.6	26	2.0	79%	575	565
91.	Sociology, SUNY at Buffalo	-12.5	6.7	53%	1.7	2.3	4.5	1.8	3.8	12	3.3	56%	595	565
92.	Sociology, University of Massachusetts-Amherst	-13.5	10.7	71%	2.9	2.3	3.8	2.8	3.4	23	2.9	80%	575	565
93.	Sociology, Western Michigan University	-13.6	6.7	76%	1.5	0.2	0.4	1.3	3.4	18	1.6	85%	623*	605*
94.	Sociology, University of New Mexico-Main Campus	-13.7	6.8	31%	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	2.8	22*	2.6*	74%	535	540
95.	Sociology, Georgia State University	-14.3	8.0	72%	1.0	2.4	3.0	1.1	3.2	10	1.7	56%	550	540
96.	Sociology, Mississippi State University	-14.5	7.9	86%	1.5	0.8	0.8	1.3	4.8	16	2.1	69%	623*	605*
97.	Sociology, University of California-Santa Cruz	-14.7	8.7	69%	2.4	1.1	1.0	2.4	3.4	11	4.1	69%	585	580
98.	Sociology, Northeastern University	-14.9	9.7	53%	2.0	2.3	11.3	2.0	6.0	24	1.4	47%	625	605
99.	Sociology, North Carolina State University at Raleigh	-15.2	8.7	65%	2.4	2.3	3.8	2.1	6.0	28	2.0	59%	615	580
100.	Sociology, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	-15.8	5.7	56%	1.6	2.0	1.0	1.6	3.4	20	1.2	90%	515	515
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.	Sociology and Rural Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison	-15.9	7.9	83%	4.6	2.6	9.6	4.7	17.4	69	3.2	71%	650	615
102.	Sociology, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus	-16.4	6.7	65%	1.7	1.7	3.2	1.9	3.4	15	3.4	91%	560	550
103.	Sociology, The New School	-17.5	8.7	67%	2.6*	2.2*	5.8*	2.7*	9.8	22*	2.6*	51%	560	565
104.	Sociology, Michigan State University	-17.6	9.6	78%	2.7	2.3	3.9	2.7	5.8	26	3.9	76%	585	555
105.	Sociology, University of Utah	-18.5	9.7	77%*	1.5	0.7	0.1	1.3	0.6	15	2.4	86%	623*	605*
106.	Sociology and Anthropology, Loyola University Chicago	-18.6	7.5	82%	2.0	0.3	0.5	2.0	4.4	10	5.2	74%	585	590
107.	Rural Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia	-18.7	8.9†	65%†	2.1	1.6	1.9	2.1	6.2†	17	2.1	83%†	595†	600†
107.	Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia	-18.7	8.9†	65%†	2.1	1.6	1.9	2.1	6.2†	17	2.1	83%†	595†	600†
109.	Sociology, Utah State University	-19.7	8.7	69%	1.3	1.7	1.7	1.1	3.2	15	0.7	92%	555	550
110.	Sociology, University of Oregon	-20.5	8.7	56%	2.2	1.8	2.7	2.3	4.4	21	2.2	91%	560	555
111.	Sociology & Anthropology, Purdue University-Main Campus	-20.6	6.5	77%	2.4	1.3	1.9	2.4	10.4	33	2.1	85%	590	555
112.	Sociology, SUNY at Binghamton	-20.8	8.8	69%	2.8	2.2	1.5	3.0	7.2	13	8.0	43%	650	615
113.	Sociology, University of Colorado at Boulder	-21.7	7.1	66%	2.3	1.7	4.7	2.3	9.8	22	3.2	88%	600	580
114.	Sociology and Anthropology, Howard University	-22.1	6.9	37%	1.8	1.1	1.4	1.6	4.0	14	2.4	47%	565	560
115.	Sociology, Temple University	-23.5	8.1	56%	2.0	0.6	2.9	2.2	3.8	25	2.5	63%	550	540
116.	Sociology, American University	-25.4	6.9	59%	1.4	0.5	0.6	1.5	6.0	13	4.4	51%	625	645
117.	Sociology, Fordham University	-27.9	9.1	56%	1.2	2.0	2.1	1.4	2.0	12	5.1	50%	590	600
118.	Sociology, University of North Texas	-30.0	7.8	63%	1.2	0.5	0.3	1.1	5.2	18	1.8	69%	555	545
119.	Sociology, Kent State University-Kent Campus	-30.6	10.2	85%	1.1	2.2	2.8	1.2	3.2	13	3.8	94%	515	515
120.	Sociology, Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	-30.7	4.9	75%	0.7	0.6	0.2	0.6	3.4	10	7.0	51%	565	555
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.	Sociology, University of Hawaii at Manoa	-34.2	8.7	36%	1.2	0.7	0.5	1.6	3.4	19	1.7	65%	570	535
122.	Sociology (Doctorate Only), CUNY Graduate School and University Center	-46.3	9.4	63%	2.6	1.3	0.8	2.9	10.8	23	9.3	57%*	623*	605*

Unranked Sociology 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