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Rankings of graduate programs at Boston University

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

Arts and Humanities
American and New England Studies
Ranked from 16–21 out of 22 peer programs
English
Ranked from 76–101 out of 119 peer programs
French Language and Literature
Ranked from 28–39 out of 43 peer programs
History
Ranked from 118–134 out of 137 peer programs
Art History
Ranked from 41–54 out of 58 peer programs
Musicology
Ranked from 37–56 out of 62 peer programs
Philosophy
Ranked from 43–61 out of 90 peer programs
Religious Studies
Ranked from 11–23 out of 40 peer programs
Hispanic Language and Literature
Ranked from 12–42 out of 60 peer programs

Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Ranked from 9–32 out of 74 peer programs
Electrical Engineering
Ranked from 20–61 out of 136 peer programs
Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering
Ranked from 61–100 out of 127 peer programs
Systems Engineering
Ranked from 29–50 out of 72 peer programs

Health Sciences
Immunology, Pathology, and Microbiology
Ranked from 54–75 out of 78 peer programs
Rehabilitation Science
Ranked from 28–38 out of 41 peer programs
Microbiology
Ranked from 47–70 out of 74 peer programs
Pharmacology
Ranked from 24–86 out of 116 peer programs
Psychology
Ranked from 43–79 out of 236 peer programs
Biostatistics (Graduate School)
Ranked from 8–23 out of 61 peer programs
School of Public Health
Ranked from 20–65 out of 91 peer programs

Life Sciences
Biochemistry
Ranked from 63–138 out of 157 peer programs
Biophysics
Ranked from 63–138 out of 157 peer programs
Molecular Bio/Cell Bio/Biochemistry-Grad Sch of Arts and Science
Ranked from 124–153 out of 157 peer programs
Biology
Ranked from 62–108 out of 121 peer programs
Pathology and Cell and Molecular Biology
Ranked from 50–104 out of 122 peer programs
Neuroscience and Neurobiology, School of Medicine
Ranked from 49–86 out of 94 peer programs
Neuroscience, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Ranked from 17–57 out of 94 peer programs
Physiology
Ranked from 43–57 out of 63 peer programs

Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Astronomy
Ranked from 23–33 out of 33 peer programs
Chemistry
Ranked from 112–160 out of 178 peer programs
Computer Science
Ranked from 13–56 out of 127 peer programs
Earth Sciences
Ranked from 21–72 out of 141 peer programs
Mathematics
Ranked from 12–35 out of 127 peer programs
Physics
Ranked from 8–39 out of 161 peer programs
Biostatistics (School of Public Health)
Ranked from 8–23 out of 61 peer programs

Social and Behavioral Sciences
Anthropology
Ranked from 49–71 out of 82 peer programs
Archaeology
Ranked from 49–71 out of 82 peer programs
Economics
Ranked from 28–39 out of 117 peer programs
Geography
Ranked from 1–1 out of 49 peer programs
Applied Linguistics
Ranked from 33–49 out of 52 peer programs
Political Science
Ranked from 60–85 out of 105 peer programs
Sociology
Ranked from 83–106 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.