Top 2017 Rankings For Rice University
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All 2017 Rankings For Rice University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 30 of 1389 |
| Southwest | 1 of 95 |
| Texas | 1 of 62 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 272 of 1208 |
| Southwest | 16 of 82 |
| Texas | 10 of 56 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 86 of 1208 |
| Southwest | 4 of 82 |
| Texas | 3 of 56 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 354 of 1208 |
| Southwest | 26 of 82 |
| Texas | 18 of 56 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 29 of 2397 |
| Ethnic | 129 of 2654 |
| Male / Female | 189 of 1717 |
| Location | 199 of 2398 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked | 39 of 114 |
| Best Value | 36 of 109 |
| Most Popular | 85 of 211 |
| Most Focused | 40 of 211 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 146 |
General Architecture
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 99 |
| Best Value | 12 of 94 |
| Most Popular | 58 of 121 |
| Most Focused | 26 of 121 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 96 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 78 of 186 |
| Best Value | 62 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 141 of 535 |
| Most Focused | 127 of 535 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 288 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 74 of 187 |
| Best Value | 54 of 181 |
| Most Popular | 115 of 370 |
| Most Focused | 108 of 370 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 249 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 172 of 390 |
| Most Focused | 150 of 390 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 818 |
| Best Value | 195 of 779 |
| Most Popular | 263 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | 391 of 1399 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 67 of 892 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 235 |
| Best Value | 19 of 226 |
| Most Popular | 24 of 550 |
| Most Focused | 10 of 549 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 62 of 363 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 69 |
| Best Value | 10 of 68 |
| Most Popular | 50 of 178 |
| Most Focused | 43 of 178 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 108 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 151 of 812 |
| Best Value | 331 of 770 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 100 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Most Popular | |
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Business Administration & Management
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| Most Popular | |
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Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 555 |
| Best Value | 107 of 529 |
| Most Popular | 299 of 1632 |
| Most Focused | 493 of 1632 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 102 of 832 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 336 |
| Best Value | 65 of 322 |
| Most Popular | 115 of 871 |
| Most Focused | 151 of 871 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 47 of 456 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 63 of 305 |
| Best Value | 91 of 294 |
| Most Popular | 148 of 553 |
| Most Focused | 73 of 553 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 91 of 356 |
Biomedical Engineering
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| Most Popular | 60 of 130 |
| Most Focused | 19 of 130 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 92 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 151 |
| Best Value | 15 of 146 |
| Most Popular | 65 of 166 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 166 |
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Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 35 of 211 |
| Best Value | 44 of 204 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 69 of 254 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 209 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 36 of 260 |
| Best Value | 56 of 252 |
| Most Popular | 168 of 336 |
| Most Focused | 92 of 336 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 81 of 275 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 36 of 269 |
| Best Value | 45 of 260 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 82 of 317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 264 |
Engineering Technologies
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| Most Popular | |
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Nanotechnology
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| Most Popular | 1 of 5 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 5 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 110 of 625 |
| Best Value | 215 of 589 |
| Most Popular | 312 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 387 of 1354 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 76 of 644 |
| Best Value | 167 of 607 |
| Most Popular | 255 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | 248 of 1275 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 70 of 806 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 74 of 360 |
| Best Value | 105 of 342 |
| Most Popular | 156 of 948 |
| Most Focused | 136 of 948 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 78 of 661 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 70 of 305 |
| Most Focused | 57 of 305 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 45 of 223 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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| Most Popular | 129 of 285 |
| Most Focused | 66 of 285 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 87 of 375 |
| Best Value | 116 of 357 |
| Most Popular | 189 of 828 |
| Most Focused | 181 of 828 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 74 of 592 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 69 of 590 |
| Best Value | 135 of 557 |
| Most Popular | 317 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 392 of 1251 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 64 of 615 |
| Best Value | 136 of 581 |
| Most Popular | 317 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 392 of 1251 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 828 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 486 |
| Best Value | 47 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 79 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 1236 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 69 of 818 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 56 |
| Best Value | 3 of 54 |
| Most Popular | 49 of 172 |
| Most Focused | 42 of 172 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 97 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 33 of 504 |
| Best Value | 75 of 482 |
| Most Popular | 226 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | 273 of 1190 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 94 of 786 |
Statistics
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| Most Popular | 24 of 114 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 114 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 244 of 1004 |
| Most Focused | 342 of 1004 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 73 of 394 |
Classical & Ancient Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 25 of 52 |
Cognitive Science
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| Most Popular | 6 of 41 |
| Most Focused | 3 of 41 |
Medieval Studies
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| Most Popular | 14 of 28 |
| Most Focused | 10 of 28 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
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Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked | 20 of 462 |
| Best Value | 179 of 443 |
| Most Popular | 158 of 883 |
| Most Focused | 209 of 883 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 452 |
| Best Value | 161 of 432 |
| Most Popular | 142 of 819 |
| Most Focused | 180 of 819 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 460 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 73 of 264 |
| Best Value | 78 of 253 |
| Most Popular | 131 of 944 |
| Most Focused | 220 of 944 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 78 of 613 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 50 of 260 |
| Best Value | 39 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 120 of 742 |
| Most Focused | 132 of 742 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 536 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 180 of 542 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 335 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 38 of 462 |
| Best Value | 81 of 443 |
| Most Popular | 132 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 103 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 107 of 792 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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| Most Popular | 28 of 75 |
| Most Focused | 14 of 75 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 430 |
| Best Value | 54 of 414 |
| Most Popular | 99 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | 89 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 100 of 748 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 198 of 423 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 61 of 345 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 245 |
| Best Value | 22 of 232 |
| Most Popular | 164 of 718 |
| Most Focused | 170 of 718 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 84 of 544 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 68 of 848 |
| Best Value | 214 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 402 of 1490 |
| Most Focused | 690 of 1490 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 143 of 901 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 57 of 855 |
| Best Value | 208 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 374 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | 619 of 1421 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 134 of 857 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked | 33 of 392 |
| Best Value | 129 of 380 |
| Most Popular | 359 of 851 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 455 |
Public Policy
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 9 of 31 |
| Most Popular | 20 of 65 |
| Most Focused | 13 of 65 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 40 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 108 of 691 |
| Best Value | 216 of 656 |
| Most Popular | 222 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 170 of 1320 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 50 of 879 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 63 of 344 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 431 |
| Best Value | 39 of 413 |
| Most Popular | 103 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 81 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 54 of 549 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 613 |
| Best Value | 107 of 586 |
| Most Popular | 227 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 198 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 102 of 768 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 48 of 552 |
| Best Value | 113 of 532 |
| Most Popular | 268 of 969 |
| Most Focused | 309 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 88 of 697 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 151 of 672 |
| Best Value | 273 of 641 |
| Most Popular | 490 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | 752 of 1565 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 90 of 851 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 144 of 533 |
| Best Value | 253 of 513 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 167 of 700 |
General Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 49 |
| Best Value | 12 of 47 |
| Most Popular | 27 of 172 |
| Most Focused | 61 of 172 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 66 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 393 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 203 of 1035 |
| Most Focused | 253 of 1035 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 77 of 660 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | 5 of 284 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 70 of 335 |
| Men's Football (FBS) | 19 of 125 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 71 of 333 |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 3 of 316 |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 7 of 318 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 402 of 1428 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Architecture
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 39 of 99 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 96 of 828 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 26 of 236 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 26 of 69 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 112 of 575 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 44 of 350 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 87 of 310 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 152 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 75 of 214 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 87 of 265 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 75 of 273 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 239 of 632 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 175 of 651 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 107 of 362 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 150 of 377 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 148 of 597 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 147 of 623 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 21 of 490 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 56 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 66 of 508 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 119 of 467 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 90 of 456 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 120 of 266 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 92 of 261 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 63 of 465 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 45 of 431 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 43 of 245 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 253 of 864 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 216 of 870 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 114 of 397 |
Public Policy
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 151 of 698 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 44 of 432 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 70 of 619 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 139 of 557 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 340 of 683 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 16 of 49 |
Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 151 of 989 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 30 of 1186 |
| Australia | 31 of 197 |
| Bangladesh | 35 of 267 |
| Brazil | 42 of 447 |
| Canada | 38 of 671 |
| China | 37 of 820 |
| Colombia | 20 of 278 |
| France | 59 of 311 |
| Germany | 79 of 380 |
| Hong Kong | 47 of 201 |
| India | 55 of 641 |
| Indonesia | 47 of 210 |
| Iran | 29 of 262 |
| Italy | 33 of 188 |
| Japan | 53 of 443 |
| Kuwait | 12 of 182 |
| Malaysia | 47 of 235 |
| Mexico | 21 of 330 |
| Nigeria | 48 of 438 |
| Pakistan | 43 of 264 |
| Peru | 18 of 128 |
| Russia | 26 of 251 |
| Saudi Arabia | 17 of 561 |
| Singapore | 29 of 144 |
| South Korea | 44 of 609 |
| Spain | 45 of 293 |
| Taiwan | 27 of 363 |
| Thailand | 38 of 257 |
| Turkey | 23 of 282 |
| United Kingdom | 38 of 517 |
| Venezuela | 8 of 265 |
| Vietnam | 58 of 495 |
International Value
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| Singapore | 67 of 144 |
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