Top 2018 Rankings For University of Rhode Island
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All 2018 Rankings For University of Rhode Island
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 371 of 1383 |
| New England | 55 of 123 |
| Rhode Island |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | |
| New England | 52 of 118 |
| Rhode Island | 1 of 9 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| New England | |
| Rhode Island | 1 of 9 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 275 of 1325 |
| New England | 18 of 118 |
| Rhode Island | 1 of 9 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 536 of 2355 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 582 of 2594 |
| Location | 597 of 2360 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 74 of 227 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Animal Science
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 43 of 89 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 72 |
Horticulture
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| Most Popular | 8 of 54 |
| Most Focused | 19 of 54 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 19 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
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Landscape Architecture
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 18 of 50 |
| Most Focused | 13 of 50 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 39 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | 164 of 527 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 89 of 391 |
| Most Focused | 187 of 391 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 212 of 823 |
| Best Value | 299 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 143 of 1413 |
| Most Focused | 687 of 1413 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 364 of 892 |
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 27 of 63 |
| Most Focused |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 25 of 67 |
| Most Popular | 31 of 174 |
| Most Focused | 60 of 174 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 40 of 103 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 301 of 818 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 150 of 1372 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 416 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 303 of 825 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 295 of 2042 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 231 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 152 of 600 |
| Best Value | 290 of 584 |
| Most Popular | 151 of 1312 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 235 of 651 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 100 of 724 |
| Best Value | 220 of 701 |
| Most Popular | 365 of 1720 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 76 of 725 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 141 of 382 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 155 of 642 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General Business/Commerce
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
International Business
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 127 of 366 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 56 of 224 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 137 of 402 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 197 of 769 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 209 of 454 |
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 42 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 102 of 582 |
| Best Value | 183 of 570 |
| Most Popular | 77 of 1218 |
| Most Focused | 135 of 1220 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 134 of 519 |
| Best Value | 218 of 508 |
| Most Popular | 62 of 1037 |
| Most Focused | 199 of 1036 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 86 of 183 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 127 of 343 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 49 of 233 |
Public Relations & Advertising
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| Most Popular | 60 of 326 |
| Most Focused | 143 of 326 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 179 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 241 of 568 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 379 of 1603 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 250 of 826 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 125 of 347 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 145 of 838 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 130 of 452 |
Education
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| Most Popular | 381 of 1366 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 137 of 708 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 225 of 1169 |
| Most Focused |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 123 of 309 |
| Best Value | 129 of 302 |
| Most Popular | 120 of 582 |
| Most Focused | 190 of 582 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 119 of 356 |
Biomedical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
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| Most Focused | |
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Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
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Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 89 of 260 |
| Most Focused | 98 of 260 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 117 of 272 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 191 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 161 of 343 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Industrial Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 91 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 128 of 269 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 141 of 326 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 264 |
Ocean Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 4 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 114 of 612 |
| Best Value | 132 of 596 |
| Most Popular | 126 of 1361 |
| Most Focused | 525 of 1360 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 151 of 874 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 212 of 625 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 146 of 1281 |
| Most Focused | 549 of 1281 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 138 of 805 |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | 117 of 365 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 68 of 204 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 30 of 134 |
| Best Value | 52 of 132 |
| Most Popular | 35 of 376 |
| Most Focused | 66 of 376 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 65 of 202 |
Human Development & Family Studies
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| Top Ranked | 26 of 119 |
| Best Value | 51 of 118 |
| Most Popular | 32 of 271 |
| Most Focused | 72 of 271 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 134 |
Textile & Apparel Studies
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 46 |
| Best Value | 19 of 45 |
| Most Popular | 13 of 67 |
| Most Focused | 8 of 67 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 50 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 164 of 358 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 48 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 198 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 197 of 656 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 5 of 291 |
| Most Focused | 56 of 291 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 97 of 209 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 34 of 817 |
| Most Focused | 179 of 817 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 207 of 581 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 582 |
| Best Value | 127 of 562 |
| Most Popular | 109 of 1703 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 161 of 692 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
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| Most Popular | 53 of 273 |
| Most Focused | 116 of 273 |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | 74 of 262 |
| Most Focused | 120 of 262 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 72 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 35 of 128 |
| Most Focused | 63 of 128 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 79 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 144 |
Health Professions (Other)
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| Most Popular | 18 of 119 |
| Most Focused | 53 of 119 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 86 of 513 |
| Best Value | 191 of 497 |
| Most Popular | 162 of 1124 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 509 |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 20 of 44 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | 263 of 570 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 144 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | 608 of 1261 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 264 of 594 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 144 of 1261 |
| Most Focused | 608 of 1261 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 273 of 831 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 142 of 462 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 150 of 505 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 155 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 284 of 810 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 219 of 471 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 119 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | 550 of 1178 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 249 of 772 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 49 |
| Best Value | 14 of 48 |
| Most Popular | 49 of 745 |
| Most Focused | 173 of 745 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 123 of 271 |
Fisheries Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 9 |
Natural Resource Management
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 28 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 14 of 70 |
| Most Focused | 29 of 70 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 31 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 205 of 689 |
| Most Focused |
Wildlife Management
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| Most Popular | 28 of 58 |
| Most Focused |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Most Popular | 71 of 890 |
| Most Focused | 384 of 890 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Most Popular | 58 of 820 |
| Most Focused | 341 of 820 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 452 of 956 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 230 of 616 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | 314 of 756 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 213 of 544 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 205 of 473 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 247 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 277 of 787 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 190 of 411 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 414 of 1087 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 171 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 104 of 249 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 96 of 430 |
| Most Focused | 210 of 430 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 143 of 346 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 258 of 705 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 220 of 534 |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 370 of 826 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 140 of 1493 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 311 of 899 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 355 of 832 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 128 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | 676 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 290 of 842 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Most Popular | 366 of 862 |
| Most Focused |
Public Policy
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| Most Popular | 18 of 63 |
| Most Focused |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 228 of 676 |
| Best Value | 328 of 661 |
| Most Popular | 159 of 1317 |
| Most Focused | 474 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 237 of 877 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 186 of 422 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 157 of 339 |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 210 of 442 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 154 of 729 |
| Most Focused | 322 of 729 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 206 of 542 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 263 of 597 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 143 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 406 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 215 of 763 |
Social Sciences (Other)
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| Most Popular | 5 of 92 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 92 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 263 of 969 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 237 of 695 |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 230 of 628 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 274 of 1529 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 299 of 852 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 247 of 809 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 181 of 544 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 72 of 364 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 77 of 175 |
Fine & Studio Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 250 of 507 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 280 of 1114 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 225 of 693 |
Music
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 143 of 376 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 234 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 211 of 657 |
Men's Sports
better worse | |
| Men's Baseball (D1) | 114 of 270 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 85 of 323 |
| Men's Football (FCS) | |
| Men's Soccer (D1) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 147 of 305 |
| Women's Softball (D1) | |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 81 of 306 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 184 of 1423 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Animal Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Architecture & Related Services
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Landscape Architecture
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 137 of 831 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 259 of 829 |
Business, Management & Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 419 of 861 |
Accounting
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 159 of 623 |
Business Administration & Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 126 of 759 |
Finance & Financial Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 166 of 394 |
International Business
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 182 of 414 |
Communication & Journalism
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 85 of 590 |
Communication & Media Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 112 of 527 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer & Information Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 283 of 587 |
Computer Information Systems
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 133 of 361 |
Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 113 of 316 |
Biomedical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Civil Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 106 of 213 |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Industrial Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mechanical Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 127 of 276 |
English Language & Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 50 of 617 |
General English Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 127 of 631 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 44 of 143 |
Human Development & Family Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 30 of 126 |
Textile & Apparel Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 21 of 48 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 77 of 358 |
Romance Languages
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 84 of 374 |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 35 of 606 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 35 of 73 |
Nursing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 139 of 531 |
History
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 262 of 577 |
History
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 259 of 601 |
Mathematics & Statistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 195 of 473 |
Mathematics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 158 of 476 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 10 of 50 |
Natural Resource Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 10 of 29 |
Physical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 165 of 477 |
Chemistry
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 154 of 413 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 63 of 251 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 205 of 681 |
Anthropology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 129 of 442 |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 168 of 601 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 223 of 648 |
Drama & Theater Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Fine & Studio Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Music
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 134 of 380 |
Non-Traditional Students
better worse | |
| Overall | 315 of 1164 |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 45 of 512 |
| Top Ranked Online | 13 of 264 |
| Most Popular Online | 123 of 682 |
Nursing
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 156 of 449 |
| Top Ranked Online | 30 of 215 |
| Most Popular Online | 89 of 437 |
International Quality
better worse | |
| OVERALL | 326 of 1174 |
| Bangladesh | |
| Canada | 281 of 612 |
| China | 280 of 798 |
| Ghana | |
| India | |
| Iran | |
| Nigeria | 198 of 417 |
| Pakistan | |
| Russia | |
| Saudi Arabia | 238 of 548 |
| South Korea | 243 of 567 |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Turkey |
International Value
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| OVERALL | 208 of 1148 |
| Bangladesh | |
| Canada | 214 of 603 |
| China | 199 of 786 |
| Ghana | |
| India | 233 of 607 |
| Iran | 122 of 248 |
| Nigeria | |
| Pakistan | 110 of 238 |
| Russia | 103 of 218 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 of 539 |
| South Korea | 206 of 558 |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Turkey | 110 of 258 |
