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September 30, 2010

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Philosophy

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
Bingham- tonton U. (SUNY) Philosophy	61	75	72	85	23	52	3	7	73	85
Bingham- tonton U. (SUNY) Philosophy, Interpretation & Culture	22	42	12	33	71	85	1	2	87	90
Boston College Philosophy	18	34	19	42	38	68	29	51	13	37
Boston U. Philosophy	39	56	50	71	27	66	15	34	5	16
Bowling Green State U. Applied Philosophy	44	65	49	74	6	40	33	58	38	63
Brown U. Philosophy	9	22	15	34	1	31	52	71	8	18
Carnegie Mellon U. Philosophy	4	12	5	13	1	7	73	84	16	37
Catholic U. of America Philosophy	46	68	31	53	74	84	70	79	22	42
City U. of New York Graduate Center Philosophy	76	85	43	65	88	90	21	41	42	62
Claremont Graduate U. Philosophy	85	90	86	89	86	89	17	40	87	90
Columbia U. Philosophy	3	12	1	7	66	84	3	7	11	26
Cornell U. Philosophy	16	34	23	43	25	67	11	22	2	19
Duke U. Philosophy	8	20	9	16	6	49	13	28	5	20
Emory U. Philosophy	31	45	46	68	1	20	24	48	27	45
Florida State U. Philosophy	52	76	51	74	28	71	23	43	55	76
Fordham U. Philosophy	55	76	68	84	41	72	53	72	39	54
Georgetown U. Philosophy	17	34	19	41	8	53	21	46	17	33
Harvard U. Philosophy	14	31	16	38	12	57	19	39	8	19
Indiana U. at Blooming- ton Philosophy	43	59	59	78	33	68	25	52	44	67
Johns Hopkins U. Philosophy	33	52	25	49	32	68	24	47	28	44
Loyola U. Chicago Philosophy	52	75	31	56	44	72	30	54	65	77
Marquette U. Philosophy	85	89	66	82	82	86	46	69	73	84
Massachu- setts Institute of Technology Philosophy	3	11	4	11	1	23	4	11	3	18
Michigan State U. Philosophy	46	65	55	77	32	66	7	18	70	83
New York U. Philosophy	6	16	8	17	2	31	33	60	2	8
Ohio State U. Main Campus Philosophy	52	75	78	86	18	65	68	77	22	39
Pennsyl- vania State U. Philosophy	6	15	16	37	3	35	7	17	23	54
Princeton U. Philosophy	1	2	1	5	1	16	29	53	1	7
Purdue U. Main Campus Philosophy	47	69	29	47	72	84	59	73	64	80
Rice U. Philosophy	35	52	19	40	17	62	75	84	19	35
Rutgers U. at New Brunswick Philosophy	1	5	1	8	3	28	21	42	1	3
Southern Illinois U. at Carbondale Philosophy	80	87	46	72	73	85	86	89	70	81
Stanford U. Philosophy	2	9	1	7	7	43	7	16	11	24
State U. of New York at Albany Philosophy	72	85	51	75	82	88	17	37	70	83
State U. of New York at Stony Brook Philosophy	15	34	12	31	21	65	7	16	26	48
Syracuse U. Main Campus Philosophy	34	51	47	67	19	66	3	7	13	34
Temple U. Philosophy	61	79	25	50	88	90	12	26	79	87
Tulane U. Philosophy	67	80	73	86	26	65	48	70	37	58
U. at Buffalo (SUNY) Philosophy	51	73	54	75	23	62	49	70	55	71
U. of Arizona Philosophy	16	36	21	44	7	54	28	50	21	37
U. of Arkansas Main Campus Philosophy	86	90	87	89	59	83	90	90	72	83
U. of California at Berkeley Philosophy	2	9	3	11	5	42	59	74	2	11
U. of California at Davis Philosophy	53	76	63	79	23	70	83	88	19	35
U. of California at Irvine Philosophy	61	78	46	68	70	81	68	78	66	76
U. of California at Los Angeles Philosophy	30	44	44	63	57	76	26	52	19	40
U. of California at Riverside Philosophy	22	38	21	43	3	31	72	79	20	40
U. of California at San Diego Philosophy	9	21	10	22	6	43	21	43	15	27
U. of California at Santa Barbara Philosophy	54	77	42	67	23	65	84	88	41	65
U. of Chicago Philosophy	4	14	1	8	25	65	46	68	3	11
U. of Cincinnati Main Campus Philosophy	74	84	41	59	59	81	79	84	45	70
U. of Colorado at Boulder Philosophy	15	33	15	37	15	63	46	70	29	52
U. of Connec- ticut Philosophy Ph.D.	37	58	45	67	4	55	31	53	35	54
U. of Dallas Philosophy	77	87	39	64	83	89	84	89	72	86
U. of Florida Philosophy	35	54	21	44	12	53	31	53	50	68
U. of Georgia Philosophy	54	74	68	84	23	61	45	67	71	84
U. of Hawaii- Manoa Philosophy	16	38	6	18	44	77	26	51	46	65
U. of Illinois at Chicago Philosophy	46	73	69	83	10	70	7	15	31	58
U. of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Philosophy	58	76	72	86	10	48	80	85	39	61
U. of Iowa Philosophy	69	83	67	84	33	72	68	79	44	68
U. of Kansas Philosophy	42	63	38	62	22	65	13	26	58	70
U. of Kentucky Philosophy	58	79	54	75	43	76	59	75	67	86
U. of Maryland at College Park Philosophy	63	79	36	55	71	84	38	63	47	68
U. of Massachu- setts at Amherst Philosophy	47	69	62	79	22	67	45	67	21	40
U. of Memphis Philosophy	13	32	20	43	2	27	1	2	47	69
U. of Miami Philosophy	12	28	15	38	8	52	29	51	31	60
U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor Philosophy	2	9	3	10	13	61	55	75	1	8
U. of Minnesota- Twin Cities Philosophy	49	73	46	67	50	75	6	14	31	55
U. of Missouri at Columbia Philosophy	76	84	75	86	21	58	77	83	78	86
U. of Nebraska at Lincoln Philosophy	87	90	89	90	74	84	62	77	76	86
U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Philosophy	16	32	28	47	8	39	13	26	11	23
U. of Notre Dame Philosophy	11	24	16	35	2	27	77	83	7	19
U. of Oklahoma Norman Campus Philosophy	49	69	85	89	3	24	50	71	86	90
U. of Oregon Philosophy	46	69	53	77	24	67	3	10	52	71
U. of Pennsyl- vania Philosophy	11	25	10	21	13	53	10	23	20	55
U. of Pittsburgh Main Campus History and Philosophy of Science	11	27	17	37	3	40	46	71	5	18
U. of Pittsburgh Main Campus Philosophy	20	36	35	53	21	66	28	52	4	16
U. of Rochester Philosophy	26	45	13	33	23	65	50	71	42	61
U. of South Carolina at Columbia Philosophy	38	60	29	54	7	45	40	63	67	82
U. of South Florida Philosophy	31	50	20	44	23	66	37	64	78	87
U. of Southern California Philosophy	42	79	50	71	1	75	47	68	39	65
U. of Tennessee Philosophy	79	86	74	87	74	85	49	71	85	89
U. of Texas at Austin Philosophy	18	37	11	30	24	68	79	85	13	35
U. of Utah Philosophy	30	47	54	76	7	58	20	48	50	68
U. of Virginia Philosophy	40	56	48	70	65	81	22	44	23	43
U. of Washing- ton Philosophy	67	81	78	87	67	84	15	34	46	66
U. of Wisconsin at Madison Philosophy	21	41	10	28	19	60	47	68	34	56
Vanderbilt U. Philosophy	26	44	16	41	35	68	40	64	47	68
Washing- ton U. in St. Louis Philosophy	26	43	27	50	7	44	18	41	26	46
Wayne State U. Philosophy	83	89	77	88	64	82	86	89	62	75
Yale U. Philosophy	39	61	45	67	18	66	11	25	25	51
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.