Graduate Programs Rank Among Nation's Best

Several college Ph.D. programs rank among the nation’s top ten in this year’s U.S. News & World Report magazine survey.

The rankings will be in the April 9 edition of U.S. News & World Report magazine, available at newstands on Monday, April 2. Rankings are based on opinions of deans, department heads and other senior faculty.

College programs and rankings:
(Bold indicates a top ten rank)

Biological Sciences - 23rd (website)

• Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior - 8th (website)

Chemistry - 12th (website)

• Analytical Chemistry - 5th

Computer Sciences - 9th (website)

• Artificial Intelligence - 6th


• Systems - 8th

Mathematics - 15th

• Applied Math - 8th


• Topology - 8th

Physics - 11th (website)

• Atomic/Molecular/Optic -10th


• Cosmology/Relativity/Gravity - 10th


• Plasma - 7th