Top 2020 Rankings For Santa Clara University
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All 2020 Rankings For Santa Clara University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 75 of 1728 |
| Far Western US | 11 of 171 |
| California | 11 of 112 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | 65 of 143 |
| California |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | 60 of 143 |
| California |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| Far Western US | 62 of 143 |
| California | 41 of 91 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 46 of 2180 |
| Ethnic | 319 of 2417 |
| Male / Female | 19 of 2405 |
| Location | 264 of 2184 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Roman Catholic | 6 of 182 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | 120 of 508 |
| Most Focused | 123 of 508 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 51 of 384 |
| Most Focused | 61 of 384 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 136 of 824 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 301 of 1422 |
| Most Focused | 602 of 1422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 27 of 891 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 73 of 237 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 144 of 574 |
| Most Focused | 227 of 574 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 357 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 77 of 820 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 284 of 1379 |
| Most Focused | 571 of 1379 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 26 of 847 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 81 of 848 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 347 of 1931 |
| Most Focused | 775 of 1931 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 904 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 50 of 621 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 248 of 1282 |
| Most Focused | 431 of 1282 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 667 |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 112 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 103 of 209 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 150 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 390 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 88 of 662 |
| Most Focused | 27 of 662 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 416 |
Human Resource Management
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 132 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 152 of 376 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 165 |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 145 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 154 of 345 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 201 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 415 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 178 of 763 |
| Most Focused | 147 of 763 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 448 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 100 of 600 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 216 of 1210 |
| Most Focused | 179 of 1210 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 714 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 34 of 523 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 120 of 1022 |
| Most Focused | 83 of 1022 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 597 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 124 of 601 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 132 of 824 |
Computer Software & Applications
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| Most Popular | 85 of 191 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 33 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 103 of 309 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 165 of 595 |
| Most Focused | 107 of 595 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 354 |
Biomedical Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 31 of 141 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 92 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 80 of 207 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 98 of 263 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 208 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 165 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 36 of 282 |
| Most Focused | 16 of 282 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 187 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 53 of 269 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 169 of 350 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 274 |
Engineering Physics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
General Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 272 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 101 of 337 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 263 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 140 of 601 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 351 of 1351 |
| Most Focused | 594 of 1351 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 872 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 97 of 621 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 291 of 1267 |
| Most Focused | 432 of 1267 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 799 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 90 of 341 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 151 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 179 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 86 of 653 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 61 of 352 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 74 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 116 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 55 of 571 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 134 of 591 |
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Public Health
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 101 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 71 of 294 |
| Most Focused | 74 of 294 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 108 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 177 of 547 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 453 of 1247 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | 177 of 579 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 453 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 823 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 341 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 432 of 1158 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 455 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 351 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 432 of 1158 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 503 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 158 of 471 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 385 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 804 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 127 of 475 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 336 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | 565 of 1171 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 771 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 110 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 281 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | 451 of 1030 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 397 |
Mathematics & Computer Science
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| Most Popular | 4 of 40 |
| Most Focused | 3 of 40 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 20 |
Natural Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 103 of 750 |
| Most Focused | 133 of 750 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 73 of 695 |
| Most Focused | 106 of 695 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 102 of 242 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 154 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 277 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 604 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 86 of 229 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 130 of 731 |
| Most Focused | 164 of 731 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 230 of 540 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 535 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 784 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 753 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | 295 of 717 |
| Most Focused | 335 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 87 of 835 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 278 of 1476 |
| Most Focused | 491 of 1476 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 895 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 84 of 840 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 258 of 1381 |
| Most Focused | 420 of 1381 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 833 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 151 of 670 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 181 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 175 of 1316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 872 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 108 of 418 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 100 of 715 |
| Most Focused | 102 of 715 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 536 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 72 of 590 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 124 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 91 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 759 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 83 of 533 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 286 of 962 |
| Most Focused | 423 of 962 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 688 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 283 of 640 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 598 of 1482 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 54 of 848 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 314 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 348 of 808 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 535 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 183 of 512 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 458 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 61 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 393 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 658 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | 135 of 272 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 86 of 325 |
| Men's Soccer (D1) | 73 of 189 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 90 of 325 |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 37 of 307 |
| Women's Softball (D1) | 132 of 274 |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 48 of 308 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 650 of 1751 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 274 of 825 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 315 of 820 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 316 of 852 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 195 of 624 |
Business/Managerial Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 45 of 390 |
Human Resource Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 117 of 416 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 282 of 599 |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 150 of 521 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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Engineering
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Civil Engineering
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Computer Engineering
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Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 134 of 269 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 119 of 272 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 236 of 621 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 144 of 341 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 122 of 352 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Public Health
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History
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History
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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 177 of 354 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 312 of 834 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 300 of 839 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 260 of 669 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 136 of 418 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 140 of 589 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 222 of 533 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Fine & Studio Arts
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Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 109 of 1291 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 74 of 1240 |
| Brazil | 118 of 488 |
| Canada | 74 of 690 |
| China | 98 of 847 |
| Germany | 107 of 407 |
| Hong Kong | 69 of 204 |
| India | 47 of 664 |
| Indonesia | 52 of 221 |
| Japan | 66 of 448 |
| Malaysia | 90 of 246 |
| Mexico | 98 of 337 |
| Nigeria | 54 of 475 |
| Pakistan | 127 of 316 |
| Philippines | 17 of 141 |
| Russia | 91 of 248 |
| Saudi Arabia | 74 of 555 |
| Singapore | 42 of 154 |
| South Korea | 121 of 595 |
| Spain | 72 of 361 |
| Taiwan | 49 of 371 |
| Thailand | 91 of 249 |
| United Kingdom | 80 of 560 |
| Vietnam | 123 of 511 |
International Value
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