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Doctoral Programs by the Numbers

September 30, 2010

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French and Francophone Language and Literature

The National Research Council assessed programs according to 21 different criteria. Here are the NRC’s five major ratings summarizing those criteria. For a detailed explanation, see our FAQ.

S-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they are strong in the criteria that scholars say are most important.
Research: Derived from faculty publications, citation rates, grants, and awards.
Students: Derived from students’ completion rates, financial aid, and other criteria.
Diversity: Reflects gender balance, ethnic diversity, and the proportion of international students.
R-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they have similar features to programs viewed by faculty as top-notch.
Institution, program S-Rank High S-Rank Low Research High Research Low Students High Students Low Diversity High Diversity Low R-Rank High R-Rank Low
Boston College
French and Francophone Language and Literature
31 40 36 41 25 38 1 9 30 40
Boston U.
French Language and Literature
32 40 13 26 31 40 17 33 33 42
Brown U.
French Studies
13 23 31 39 9 29 17 32 10 28
City U. of New York Graduate Center
French
26 37 15 27 38 41 5 15 9 26
Columbia U.
French and Romance Philology
10 22 6 14 24 37 23 35 9 22
Cornell U.
Romance Studies-French
16 30 34 40 1 18 13 28 12 30
Duke U.
Romance Studies - French
1 4 2 6 1 23 25 37 1 4
Emory U.
French
10 20 12 24 9 28 16 32 12 27
Harvard U.
Romance Languages and Literature
3 11 4 11 5 24 1 9 5 13
Indiana U. at Blooming-
ton

French
19 31 27 36 28 39 32 40 7 18
Johns Hopkins U.
French
8 20 11 23 2 20 10 26 11 28
Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge
French
11 23 8 20 21 33 21 35 26 40
New York U.
French
15 27 9 19 27 38 11 25 5 17
North-
western U.

French and Italian
5 13 6 14 1 13 3 14 14 33
Ohio State U. Main Campus
French and Italian
18 33 23 37 3 22 9 21 16 34
Pennsyl-
vania State U.

French
4 15 25 36 2 24 2 12 10 30
Princeton U.
French and Italian
4 13 12 24 1 17 35 41 1 4
Rice U.
French
42 43 43 43 37 41 1 13 34 43
Rutgers U. at New Brunswick
French
24 37 19 31 27 37 1 9 30 40
Stanford U.
French
1 8 1 4 5 33 11 24 8 29
U. of California at Berkeley
French
22 34 17 29 16 31 31 39 10 28
U. of California at Davis
French
22 34 37 41 12 28 26 37 24 35
U. of California at Irvine
French
18 30 18 30 19 35 25 37 13 30
U. of California at Los Angeles
French & Francophone Studies
16 28 9 18 31 40 14 31 12 31
U. of Chicago
Romance Languages and Literatures
20 35 5 12 42 43 20 34 6 14
U. of Colorado at Boulder
French
24 36 18 29 3 20 27 39 21 37
U. of Connec-
ticut

French Ph.D.
1 6 2 8 2 23 1 8 20 39
U. of Florida
Romance Languages: French
32 40 30 39 4 19 11 25 40 43
U. of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign

French
12 24 15 28 3 21 15 30 17 35
U. of Iowa
French
27 40 26 38 20 33 3 13 21 40
U. of Louisiana at Lafayette
Francophone Studies
32 40 22 34 25 40 12 27 27 42
U. of Maryland at College Park
Modern French Studies
28 40 15 28 32 41 1 11 39 43
U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Romance Languages and Literature - French
4 13 19 30 3 24 1 10 6 17
U. of Minnesota-
Twin Cities

French
40 42 42 42 24 38 17 34 32 40
U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Romance Languages - French
40 42 29 39 42 43 34 40 13 32
U. of Pennsyl-
vania

French
4 12 1 7 1 17 43 43 1 4
U. of Pittsburgh Main Campus
French and Italian Languages and Literatures
21 33 29 37 2 15 18 34 14 32
U. of Texas at Austin
French
33 41 40 41 6 23 38 42 12 31
U. of Virginia
French Language & Literature
20 32 27 36 18 31 12 27 13 29
U. of Wisconsin at Madison
French
7 17 14 25 2 23 40 42 5 8
Vanderbilt U.
French
1 6 1 7 1 29 13 33 5 22
Washing-
ton U. in St. Louis

French Language and Literatures
9 24 2 11 18 33 10 24 31 41
Yale U.
French
7 17 8 17 4 24 38 42 1 3
Methodology: This interactive tool is based on rankings developed by the NRC. For a complete explanation of the methods the research council used, go to its site; registration may be required.
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