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Biochemistry (Biological Chemistry)
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92
Applied Physics
160
162
105
Chemistry
Physics
Biophysics
38
180
A SAMPLING OF THE NRC'S RANKINGS
In its most recent rankings released yesterday, the National
Research Council used a new methodology to characterize
how Ph.D. programs stack up against peer programs nation-
wide. Unlike prior years when a single rank was assigned to a
program, this year's rankings use ranges to more accurately
reflect the relative quality of Ph.D. programs. The first set of
ranges, the top line for each department, are based on facul-
ty perception of peer programs' reputations paired with data
collected from those programs. The second set of ranges, the
bottom line, reflect faculty opinions on how important each of
the 20 criteria considered are to the programs' overall quality.
The number to the right of each pair of lines is the number of
schools nationwide that have that department. The NRC's data
was drawn from the 2005-2006 academic year.
This is a sample of the rankings,
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48
162
160
8
106
Psychology
3 19
Cell and Developmental Biology
Economics
28
Environmental Engineering
Civil Engineering
3
237
Political Science
105
105
122
106
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Electrical Engineering (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
118
136
English (English Language and Literature)
131
131
122
Chemical Engineering
106
87
Pharmaceutical Sciences
79
118
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
45
Pharmacology,
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53
Computer Science (Computer Science and Engineering)
Medicinal Chemistry
67
81
Microbiology (Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology)
42
Anthropology
Cellular/Molecular (Cellular and Molecular Biology)
69
Taicology
60
63
Sociology
122
118
141
118
120
Mechanical Engineering
128
Mathematics
128
127
118
History
122
Philosophy
9
Immunology
138
Anthropology and History
45
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82
90
Microbiology and Immunology
41
Biomedical Engineering
14
25
Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences
74
74
39
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Materials Science (Materials Science and Engineering)
Physiology (Molecular and Integrative Physiology)
12 /
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27
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84
50
13
Industrial Engineering (Industrial and Operations Engineering)
74d
Biostatistics
Molecular and Cellular Pathology
37
25
92
27
Genetics (Human Genetics)
18
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78
Public Policy
1054
Statistics
66
61
Macromolecular Science and Engineering
43;
Geology
25
Health Services Organization & Policy
84
94
92
Communication Studies
Environmental Health Sciences
,58
83
181
64
Epidemiology
38
Industrial Health
63
Health Behavior and Health Education
92
92
92
92
75
74
Aerospace Engineering
31
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GRAPHIC BY SARAH SQUIRE
SOURCE: NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL