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Doctoral Programs by the Numbers

September 30, 2010

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German 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
Columbia U.
Germanic Languages
3 15 2 6 22 29 9 20 4 21
Cornell U.
Germanic Studies
19 26 23 27 1 17 14 26 2 12
Duke U.
German Studies
2 10 7 14 1 21 6 15 8 23
Georgetown U.
German
6 19 13 24 3 17 3 9 15 26
Harvard U.
Germanic Lang. & Lit.
4 18 16 25 1 15 14 26 1 10
Indiana U. at Blooming-
ton

Germanic Studies
1 6 5 11 1 21 10 23 3 24
Johns Hopkins U.
German
8 22 14 24 3 21 4 12 14 25
Kent State U. Main Campus
History
N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R
New York U.
German
4 19 2 5 8 21 15 26 6 23
Ohio State U. Main Campus
Germanic Languages and Literatures
4 19 10 20 1 15 3 10 6 22
Pennsyl-
vania State U.

German
5 18 7 15 14 26 5 15 21 27
Princeton U.
German
16 25 12 22 11 26 11 25 2 13
Stanford U.
German Studies
5 20 5 11 2 19 12 26 9 23
U. of California at Berkeley
German
2 10 2 6 3 19 25 29 1 5
U. of California at Los Angeles
Germanic Languages
7 21 11 21 2 16 16 26 7 22
U. of Chicago
Germanic Studies
1 2 1 1 10 28 26 29 1 12
U. of Houston main campus
History
N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R N/R
U. of Illinois at Chicago
Germanic Studies
26 29 29 29 20 28 1 2 28 29
U. of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign

German
25 29 21 26 27 29 3 6 15 26
U. of Kansas
Germanic Languages and Literatures
27 29 27 28 12 23 6 16 26 28
U. of Maryland at College Park
Germanic Language & Literature
11 24 18 26 4 24 1 2 27 29
U. of Massachu-
setts at Amherst

German
19 26 26 28 19 27 5 14 17 26
U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Germanic Languages and Literatures
7 21 10 19 1 16 14 26 9 22
U. of Minnesota-
Twin Cities

Germanic Studies
2 11 2 7 2 18 9 22 1 8
U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Germanic Languages and Literatures
7 20 5 10 10 23 28 29 5 16
U. of Texas at Austin
Germanic Studies
8 21 17 25 8 24 12 26 7 22
U. of Virginia
German Language & Literature
21 28 11 20 21 28 12 25 12 25
U. of Washing-
ton

Germanics
18 26 13 23 11 25 9 21 15 26
U. of Wisconsin at Madison
German
20 26 12 24 20 28 15 26 2 16
Washing-
ton U. in St. Louis

Germanic Languages and Literature
9 23 6 14 4 18 11 25 2 16
Yale U.
Germanic Languages & Literatures
7 20 12 23 3 15 3 9 9 21
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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