Top 2017 Rankings For Emory University
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All 2017 Rankings For Emory University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 45 of 1389 |
| Southeast | 6 of 355 |
| Georgia | 1 of 40 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 502 of 1208 |
| Southeast | 130 of 312 |
| Georgia | 10 of 34 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 221 of 1208 |
| Southeast | 51 of 312 |
| Georgia | 3 of 34 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 466 of 1208 |
| Southeast | 110 of 312 |
| Georgia | 9 of 34 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 26 of 2407 |
| Ethnic | 271 of 2654 |
| Male / Female | 514 of 1717 |
| Location | 35 of 2397 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| United Methodist | 2 of 81 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 48 of 186 |
| Best Value | 87 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 44 of 535 |
| Most Focused | 93 of 535 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 288 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 47 of 187 |
| Best Value | 86 of 181 |
| Most Popular | 24 of 370 |
| Most Focused | 53 of 370 |
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Ethnic Studies
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 36 of 818 |
| Best Value | 310 of 779 |
| Most Popular | 54 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | 49 of 1400 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 156 of 892 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 811 |
| Best Value | 262 of 770 |
| Most Popular | 56 of 1356 |
| Most Focused | 100 of 1357 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 82 of 850 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | 4 of 153 |
| Most Focused | 3 of 153 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 831 |
| Best Value | 353 of 778 |
| Most Popular | 336 of 2090 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 156 of 904 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 728 |
| Best Value | 323 of 682 |
| Most Popular | 101 of 1757 |
| Most Focused | 577 of 1756 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 88 of 727 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Most Popular | |
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Communication & Media Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 133 of 555 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 564 of 1632 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 88 of 832 |
Computer Science
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| Top Ranked | 75 of 269 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 157 of 605 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 95 of 368 |
Education
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| Top Ranked | 222 of 450 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 189 of 710 |
General Education
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 47 |
| Best Value | 14 of 40 |
| Most Popular | 48 of 196 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 75 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 625 |
| Best Value | 205 of 589 |
| Most Popular | 186 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 502 of 1354 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 155 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 39 of 644 |
| Best Value | 243 of 607 |
| Most Popular | 231 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | 597 of 1275 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 133 of 806 |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | 110 of 367 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 203 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 360 |
| Best Value | 133 of 342 |
| Most Popular | 92 of 948 |
| Most Focused | 190 of 948 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 132 of 661 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | 41 of 125 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 125 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | 95 of 285 |
| Most Focused | 101 of 285 |
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
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Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 47 of 375 |
| Best Value | 153 of 357 |
| Most Popular | 162 of 828 |
| Most Focused | 335 of 828 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 109 of 592 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | 42 of 111 |
| Most Focused | 38 of 111 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 120 of 577 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 512 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 110 of 692 |
Allied Health Professions
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| Most Popular | 261 of 672 |
| Most Focused |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 508 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 319 of 1106 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 222 of 511 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 590 |
| Best Value | 212 of 557 |
| Most Popular | 156 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 397 of 1251 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 615 |
| Best Value | 217 of 581 |
| Most Popular | 156 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 397 of 1251 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 80 of 828 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 109 of 465 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 113 of 508 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 50 of 486 |
| Best Value | 210 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 63 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | 103 of 1238 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 151 of 818 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 56 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 13 of 172 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 172 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 97 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 59 of 504 |
| Best Value | 224 of 482 |
| Most Popular | 125 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | 354 of 1190 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 140 of 786 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 169 of 1004 |
| Most Focused | 394 of 1004 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 394 |
Classical & Ancient Studies
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| Most Popular | 24 of 52 |
| Most Focused |
Mathematics & Computer Science
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| Most Popular | 10 of 45 |
| Most Focused | 16 of 45 |
Medieval Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 108 of 524 |
| Most Focused | 211 of 524 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 139 of 708 |
| Most Focused | 291 of 708 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 51 of 270 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 106 of 650 |
| Most Focused | 244 of 650 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Health & Physical Education
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| Most Popular | |
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Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 264 |
| Best Value | 59 of 253 |
| Most Popular | 51 of 944 |
| Most Focused | 209 of 944 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 153 of 613 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 260 |
| Best Value | 60 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 91 of 742 |
| Most Focused | 233 of 742 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 116 of 536 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 106 |
| Best Value | 38 of 102 |
| Most Popular | 25 of 542 |
| Most Focused | 172 of 542 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 127 of 335 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 73 of 462 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 63 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 135 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 173 of 792 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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| Most Popular | |
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Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 430 |
| Best Value | 137 of 414 |
| Most Popular | 15 of 1087 |
| Most Focused | 49 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 135 of 748 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 245 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 126 of 718 |
| Most Focused | 302 of 718 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 121 of 544 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 845 |
| Best Value | 272 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 250 of 1490 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 104 of 901 |
Child Development & Psychology
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 42 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 853 |
| Best Value | 306 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 248 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 857 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 691 |
| Best Value | 245 of 656 |
| Most Popular | 65 of 1321 |
| Most Focused | 73 of 1320 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 76 of 878 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 285 |
| Best Value | 74 of 273 |
| Most Popular | 24 of 423 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 423 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 95 of 344 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 431 |
| Best Value | 144 of 413 |
| Most Popular | 46 of 732 |
| Most Focused | 54 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 549 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 28 of 332 |
| Most Focused | 49 of 332 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 49 of 215 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 67 of 613 |
| Best Value | 281 of 586 |
| Most Popular | 100 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 162 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 119 of 768 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 33 of 552 |
| Best Value | 210 of 532 |
| Most Popular | 186 of 969 |
| Most Focused | 413 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 166 of 697 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 103 of 672 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 387 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 150 of 851 |
Dance
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| Most Popular | |
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Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 100 of 322 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 322 of 814 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 99 of 546 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 141 |
| Best Value | 41 of 139 |
| Most Popular | 130 of 363 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 47 of 181 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 69 of 533 |
| Best Value | 245 of 513 |
| Most Popular | 464 of 1123 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 129 of 700 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 145 of 393 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 180 of 1035 |
| Most Focused | 443 of 1035 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 110 of 660 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 10 of 332 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 4 of 364 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 11 of 358 |
| Men's Swimming (D3) | 1 of 18 |
| Men's Tennis (D3) | 5 of 29 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 72 of 373 |
| Women's Rowing (D3) | |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 12 of 367 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 2 of 351 |
| Women's Swimming (D3) | 1 of 18 |
| Women's Tennis (D3) | 2 of 28 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 1 of 357 |
Veterans
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| Overall |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 142 of 828 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 114 of 822 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 260 of 866 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 268 of 760 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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Computer Science
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Education
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General Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 93 of 632 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 219 of 651 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 87 of 362 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 187 of 377 |
Health Professions
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Nursing
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History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 116 of 597 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 114 of 623 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 121 of 490 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 207 of 508 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 42 of 266 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 85 of 261 |
Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 191 of 465 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 111 of 431 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 108 of 864 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 249 of 870 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 78 of 698 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 46 of 286 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 95 of 432 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 232 of 619 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 225 of 557 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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Drama & Theater Arts
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Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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Fine & Studio Arts
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Music
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Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 176 of 989 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 33 of 1183 |
| Australia | 37 of 197 |
| Bahamas | 8 of 107 |
| Bangladesh | 81 of 267 |
| Brazil | 39 of 447 |
| Canada | 34 of 671 |
| China | 39 of 821 |
| Colombia | 34 of 278 |
| Ecuador | 20 of 142 |
| France | 34 of 311 |
| Germany | 32 of 380 |
| Ghana | 37 of 226 |
| Hong Kong | 46 of 201 |
| India | 52 of 641 |
| Iran | 108 of 262 |
| Italy | 38 of 188 |
| Japan | 28 of 443 |
| Malaysia | 74 of 235 |
| Mexico | 44 of 330 |
| Nepal | 62 of 356 |
| Netherlands | 33 of 103 |
| Nigeria | 36 of 438 |
| Pakistan | 42 of 264 |
| Peru | 33 of 128 |
| Russia | 74 of 251 |
| Saudi Arabia | 36 of 561 |
| Singapore | 42 of 144 |
| South Korea | 20 of 610 |
| Spain | 58 of 293 |
| Taiwan | 49 of 363 |
| Thailand | 45 of 257 |
| Turkey | 41 of 282 |
| United Kingdom | 37 of 517 |
| Venezuela | 49 of 265 |
| Vietnam | 116 of 495 |
International Value
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