Top 2017 Rankings For University of Notre Dame
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All 2017 Rankings For University of Notre Dame
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 10 of 1389 |
| Great Lakes | 1 of 222 |
| Indiana | 1 of 43 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 449 of 1208 |
| Great Lakes | 94 of 193 |
| Indiana | 15 of 32 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 274 of 1208 |
| Great Lakes | 52 of 193 |
| Indiana | 11 of 32 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 447 of 1208 |
| Great Lakes | 77 of 193 |
| Indiana | 15 of 32 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 56 of 2393 |
| Ethnic | 1243 of 2655 |
| Male / Female | 401 of 1717 |
| Location | 22 of 2391 |
Best Religiously Affiliated
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| Roman Catholic | 1 of 172 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked | 44 of 114 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 103 of 211 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 146 |
General Architecture
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 99 |
| Best Value | 36 of 94 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 96 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 59 of 186 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 91 of 535 |
| Most Focused | 188 of 535 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 288 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 52 of 187 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 63 of 370 |
| Most Focused | 140 of 370 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 249 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 185 of 390 |
| Most Focused |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 41 of 818 |
| Best Value | 323 of 779 |
| Most Popular | 195 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 235 |
| Best Value | 67 of 226 |
| Most Popular | 86 of 550 |
| Most Focused | 241 of 550 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 363 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 7 of 814 |
| Best Value | 272 of 770 |
| Most Popular | 191 of 1357 |
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Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | |
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Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 33 of 829 |
| Best Value | 374 of 778 |
| Most Popular | 151 of 2091 |
| Most Focused | 634 of 2090 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 909 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 606 |
| Best Value | 245 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 88 of 1344 |
| Most Focused | 311 of 1344 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 645 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 375 |
| Best Value | 155 of 362 |
| Most Popular | 19 of 633 |
| Most Focused | 13 of 634 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 417 |
General Business/Commerce
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| Most Popular | 123 of 516 |
| Most Focused |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 159 |
| Best Value | 65 of 150 |
| Most Popular | 46 of 369 |
| Most Focused | 109 of 369 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 220 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 396 |
| Best Value | 190 of 381 |
| Most Popular | 94 of 764 |
| Most Focused | 179 of 764 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 455 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 67 of 555 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 237 of 1632 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 832 |
Computer & Information Sciences (Other)
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| Most Popular | 14 of 41 |
| Most Focused |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 33 of 336 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 107 of 871 |
| Most Focused | 353 of 871 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 456 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 61 of 305 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 118 of 553 |
| Most Focused | 154 of 553 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 356 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 59 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 53 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 151 |
| Best Value | 49 of 146 |
| Most Popular | 28 of 166 |
| Most Focused | 37 of 166 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 13 of 146 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 30 of 211 |
| Best Value | 102 of 204 |
| Most Popular | 118 of 254 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 209 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 150 |
| Best Value | 56 of 145 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 192 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 260 |
| Best Value | 109 of 252 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 275 |
Environmental Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 57 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 269 |
| Best Value | 104 of 260 |
| Most Popular | 114 of 317 |
| Most Focused | 121 of 317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 49 of 264 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 57 of 625 |
| Best Value | 282 of 589 |
| Most Popular | 201 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 650 of 1354 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 874 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 33 of 645 |
| Best Value | 238 of 607 |
| Most Popular | 163 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | 507 of 1275 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 806 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 359 |
| Best Value | 92 of 342 |
| Most Popular | 24 of 949 |
| Most Focused | 52 of 947 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 33 of 661 |
Celtic Language & Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 1 of 2 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | 12 of 234 |
| Most Focused | 74 of 234 |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | 18 of 125 |
| Most Focused | 25 of 125 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 36 of 305 |
| Most Focused | 97 of 305 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 223 |
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
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| Most Popular | 8 of 50 |
| Most Focused | 13 of 50 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 375 |
| Best Value | 101 of 357 |
| Most Popular | 15 of 829 |
| Most Focused | 64 of 828 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 32 of 591 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
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| Most Popular | 51 of 111 |
| Most Focused |
Health Professions
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| Most Popular | 463 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 691 |
Health/Medical Prep Programs
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| Most Popular | 3 of 152 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 152 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 590 |
| Best Value | 195 of 557 |
| Most Popular | 100 of 1252 |
| Most Focused | 354 of 1251 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 16 of 138 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 614 |
| Best Value | 199 of 581 |
| Most Popular | 100 of 1252 |
| Most Focused | 354 of 1251 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 826 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 14 of 350 |
| Best Value | 137 of 330 |
| Most Popular | 498 of 1180 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 465 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 361 |
| Best Value | 134 of 341 |
| Most Popular | 498 of 1180 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 508 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 32 of 486 |
| Best Value | 179 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 35 of 1237 |
| Most Focused | 67 of 1238 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 53 of 818 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 503 |
| Best Value | 159 of 482 |
| Most Popular | 146 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | 523 of 1190 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 786 |
Statistics
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| Most Popular | |
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Statistics (Other)
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| Most Popular | 1 of 18 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 18 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 129 of 1004 |
| Most Focused | 345 of 1004 |
Biological & Physical Science
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| Most Popular | 15 of 99 |
| Most Focused | 30 of 99 |
International Studies
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| Most Popular | 72 of 248 |
| Most Focused |
Medieval Studies
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| Most Popular | 1 of 28 |
| Most Focused | 8 of 28 |
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution
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| Most Popular | 8 of 45 |
| Most Focused |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 302 of 708 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 270 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 261 of 650 |
| Most Focused |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 53 of 264 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 109 of 944 |
| Most Focused | 379 of 944 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 613 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 260 |
| Best Value | 69 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 75 of 742 |
| Most Focused | 246 of 742 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 536 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 20 of 55 |
| Most Focused |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 47 of 462 |
| Best Value | 184 of 443 |
| Most Popular | 202 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 523 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 791 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 430 |
| Best Value | 197 of 414 |
| Most Popular | 237 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 36 of 748 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 245 |
| Best Value | 68 of 232 |
| Most Popular | 44 of 718 |
| Most Focused | 156 of 718 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 35 of 544 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 23 of 849 |
| Best Value | 307 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 247 of 1490 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 120 of 901 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 853 |
| Best Value | 291 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 233 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 857 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 64 of 691 |
| Best Value | 320 of 656 |
| Most Popular | 101 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 208 of 1320 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 60 of 878 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 49 of 285 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 76 of 423 |
| Most Focused | 99 of 423 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 22 of 344 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 29 of 431 |
| Best Value | 135 of 413 |
| Most Popular | 71 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 124 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 549 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 615 |
| Best Value | 182 of 586 |
| Most Popular | 64 of 1076 |
| Most Focused | 122 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 768 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 30 of 552 |
| Best Value | 204 of 532 |
| Most Popular | 189 of 969 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 65 of 697 |
Theology & Religious Vocations
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 17 |
| Best Value | 6 of 15 |
| Most Popular | 46 of 430 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 99 |
Theological & Ministerial Studies
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| Most Popular | 8 of 246 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 66 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 69 of 672 |
| Best Value | 290 of 641 |
| Most Popular | 245 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | 767 of 1565 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 851 |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 230 |
| Best Value | 88 of 218 |
| Most Popular | 169 of 675 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 271 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 48 of 322 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 44 of 813 |
| Most Focused | 163 of 814 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 25 of 546 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 91 of 533 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 479 of 1123 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 700 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 152 of 393 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 288 of 1035 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 661 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | 11 of 284 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 7 of 335 |
| Men's Fencing | 1 of 9 |
| Men's Football (FBS) | 4 of 125 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D1) | 4 of 64 |
| Men's Soccer (D1) | 8 of 191 |
| Men's Tennis (D1) | 12 of 25 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 2 of 333 |
| Women's Fencing | 1 of 15 |
| Women's Indoor Track and Field (D1) | 11 of 25 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D1) | 20 of 98 |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 19 of 315 |
| Women's Softball (D1) | 6 of 282 |
| Women's Swimming (D1) | |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 121 of 318 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 28 of 1429 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 53 of 114 |
General Architecture
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 21 of 99 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 43 of 186 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 43 of 187 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 47 of 827 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 13 of 236 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 5 of 820 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 89 of 866 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 4 of 625 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 386 |
Management Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 165 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 21 of 407 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 94 of 575 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 56 of 350 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 55 of 310 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 152 |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 34 of 214 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 14 of 151 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 265 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 22 of 273 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 64 of 632 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 651 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 361 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 11 of 377 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 12 of 597 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 12 of 622 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 361 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 16 of 373 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 490 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 16 of 508 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 54 of 266 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 261 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 37 of 465 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 431 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 16 of 245 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 16 of 865 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 8 of 870 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 49 of 698 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 43 of 286 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 22 of 432 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 7 of 619 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 36 of 557 |
Theology & Religious Vocations
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 17 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 110 of 683 |
Design & Applied Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 239 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 95 of 324 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 102 of 539 |
Music
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Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 127 of 989 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 40 of 1183 |
| Australia | 63 of 197 |
| Bangladesh | 36 of 267 |
| Brazil | 38 of 447 |
| Canada | 35 of 670 |
| China | 72 of 821 |
| Colombia | 25 of 278 |
| Ecuador | 17 of 142 |
| Egypt | 48 of 169 |
| France | 39 of 311 |
| Germany | 77 of 380 |
| Ghana | 55 of 226 |
| Hong Kong | 44 of 201 |
| India | 83 of 641 |
| Indonesia | 43 of 210 |
| Iran | 48 of 262 |
| Italy | 30 of 188 |
| Japan | 108 of 443 |
| Kenya | 23 of 206 |
| Malaysia | 58 of 235 |
| Mexico | 35 of 330 |
| Nepal | 43 of 356 |
| Nigeria | 35 of 438 |
| Pakistan | 84 of 264 |
| Peru | 31 of 128 |
| Philippines | 23 of 142 |
| Russia | 50 of 251 |
| Singapore | 68 of 144 |
| South Korea | 63 of 609 |
| Spain | 44 of 293 |
| Sri Lanka | 40 of 161 |
| Taiwan | 85 of 363 |
| Turkey | 81 of 282 |
| Ukraine | 20 of 102 |
| United Kingdom | 40 of 517 |
| Venezuela | 51 of 265 |
| Vietnam | 78 of 495 |
International Value
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