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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 /

2

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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14

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