Top 2020 Rankings For University of Rhode Island
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All 2020 Rankings For University of Rhode Island
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 392 of 1727 |
| New England | 54 of 140 |
| Rhode Island |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | |
| New England | 62 of 130 |
| Rhode Island | 1 of 9 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | |
| New England | 62 of 130 |
| Rhode Island | 1 of 9 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 351 of 1483 |
| New England | 17 of 130 |
| Rhode Island | 1 of 9 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 585 of 2179 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 804 of 2417 |
| Location | 501 of 2183 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 68 of 226 |
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Animal Science
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 38 of 91 |
| Most Focused | 38 of 91 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 72 |
Horticulture
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| Most Popular | 7 of 52 |
| Most Focused | 17 of 52 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 17 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked | |
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Landscape Architecture
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 20 of 49 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 49 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 39 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | 152 of 508 |
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| Highest Paid Grads |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 81 of 384 |
| Most Focused | 152 of 384 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 218 of 824 |
| Best Value | 385 of 808 |
| Most Popular | 148 of 1422 |
| Most Focused | 704 of 1422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 364 of 890 |
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 22 of 65 |
| Most Focused |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 32 of 173 |
| Most Focused | 67 of 173 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 99 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 324 of 820 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 173 of 1378 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 413 of 846 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 340 of 848 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 292 of 1931 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 232 of 901 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 165 of 621 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 125 of 1282 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 234 of 647 |
Business Administration & Management
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| Top Ranked | 118 of 744 |
| Best Value | 295 of 711 |
| Most Popular | 326 of 1667 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 76 of 724 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Top Ranked | 163 of 389 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 153 of 662 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
General Business/Commerce
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| Most Popular | |
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International Business
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 145 of 373 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 57 of 222 |
Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 151 of 415 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 211 of 763 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 205 of 448 |
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 39 |
Communication & Journalism
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| Top Ranked | 115 of 600 |
| Best Value | 240 of 587 |
| Most Popular | 85 of 1211 |
| Most Focused | 172 of 1210 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Communication & Media Studies
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| Top Ranked | 144 of 523 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 69 of 1022 |
| Most Focused | 222 of 1022 |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 165 of 342 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 49 of 227 |
Public Relations & Advertising
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| Most Popular | 56 of 334 |
| Most Focused | 147 of 334 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 173 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 236 of 601 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 293 of 1512 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 250 of 824 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 115 of 356 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 110 of 829 |
| Most Focused | 377 of 829 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 130 of 451 |
Education
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| Most Popular | 308 of 1363 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 138 of 706 |
Teacher Education Grade Specific
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| Most Popular | 182 of 1161 |
| Most Focused |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 132 of 309 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 129 of 595 |
| Most Focused | 215 of 595 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 119 of 354 |
Biomedical Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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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 | 131 of 263 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Computer Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 126 of 282 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 187 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads |
Industrial Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 34 of 90 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 155 of 337 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 37 of 263 |
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 | 99 of 601 |
| Best Value | 147 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 115 of 1351 |
| Most Focused | 486 of 1351 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 151 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 209 of 621 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 167 of 1267 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 138 of 799 |
Writing Studies
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| Most Popular | 56 of 365 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 199 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 43 of 137 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 33 of 373 |
| Most Focused | 73 of 373 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 63 of 200 |
Human Development & Family Studies
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| Top Ranked | 28 of 121 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 24 of 263 |
| Most Focused | 63 of 263 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 23 of 127 |
Textile & Apparel Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 19 of 69 |
| Most Focused | 13 of 69 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 19 of 48 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 95 of 341 |
| Best Value | 115 of 334 |
| Most Popular | 41 of 940 |
| Most Focused | 161 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 196 of 653 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
East Asian Languages
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| Most Popular | 52 of 129 |
| Most Focused |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | 3 of 273 |
| Most Focused | 26 of 272 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 92 of 196 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 176 of 352 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 34 of 810 |
| Most Focused | 182 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 205 of 571 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 591 |
| Best Value | 159 of 564 |
| Most Popular | 101 of 1664 |
| Most Focused | 821 of 1665 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 159 of 686 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
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| Most Popular | 54 of 264 |
| Most Focused | 110 of 264 |
Communication Sciences
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| Most Popular | 56 of 267 |
| Most Focused | 99 of 267 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
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| Top Ranked | 15 of 67 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 35 of 130 |
| Most Focused | 59 of 130 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 18 of 79 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 142 |
Health Sciences & Services
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| Most Popular | 36 of 301 |
| Most Focused | 130 of 301 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 131 of 518 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 153 of 1126 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 507 |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | 271 of 547 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 156 of 1247 |
| Most Focused |
History
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| Top Ranked | 278 of 579 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 156 of 1247 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 271 of 822 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 139 of 455 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 148 of 503 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 236 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 282 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 207 of 475 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 193 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 247 of 771 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Top Ranked | 21 of 48 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 43 of 750 |
| Most Focused | 148 of 750 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 122 of 267 |
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 | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 9 of 73 |
| Most Focused | 22 of 73 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 9 of 32 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 207 of 695 |
| Most Focused |
Wildlife Management
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| Most Popular | 22 of 60 |
| Most Focused |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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| Most Popular | 82 of 891 |
| Most Focused | 413 of 891 |
Health & Physical Education
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| Most Popular | 67 of 829 |
| Most Focused | 358 of 829 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 243 of 939 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 228 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 165 of 731 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 211 of 525 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 232 of 479 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 252 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 277 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 172 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 104 of 242 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 73 of 428 |
| Most Focused | 184 of 428 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 140 of 341 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 245 of 717 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 219 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 339 of 835 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 141 of 1476 |
| Most Focused | 732 of 1476 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 311 of 897 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 321 of 840 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 128 of 1381 |
| Most Focused | 656 of 1381 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 286 of 833 |
Public Administration & Social Service
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| Most Popular | 380 of 865 |
| Most Focused |
Public Policy
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| Most Popular | 19 of 68 |
| Most Focused |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 230 of 670 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 156 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 463 of 1316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 236 of 873 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 164 of 427 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 158 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 192 of 418 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 129 of 715 |
| Most Focused | 273 of 715 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 205 of 536 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 240 of 590 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 122 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 331 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 215 of 757 |
Social Sciences (Other)
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| Most Popular | 5 of 97 |
| Most Focused | 38 of 97 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 238 of 687 |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked | 232 of 640 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 266 of 1482 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 299 of 848 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 240 of 808 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 180 of 535 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 89 of 345 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 79 of 177 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 225 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 221 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 143 of 371 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 255 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 212 of 658 |
Men's Sports
better worse | |
| Men's Baseball (D1) | 114 of 272 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 84 of 325 |
| Men's Football (FCS) | |
| Men's Soccer (D1) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | |
| Women's Softball (D1) | |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 86 of 308 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 289 of 1752 |
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Animal Science
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Landscape Architecture
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 157 of 825 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 305 of 820 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Accounting
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 175 of 624 |
Business Administration & Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 134 of 748 |
Finance & Financial Management
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 184 of 390 |
International Business
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Marketing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 201 of 416 |
Communication & Journalism
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 101 of 599 |
Communication & Media Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 126 of 521 |
Journalism
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Computer & Information Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 260 of 603 |
Computer Information Systems
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 120 of 357 |
Engineering
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 118 of 309 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Civil Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
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 | 130 of 272 |
English Language & Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 51 of 601 |
General English Literature
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 133 of 621 |
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 50 of 137 |
Human Development & Family Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 29 of 121 |
Textile & Apparel Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 55 of 341 |
Romance Languages
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 83 of 352 |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 25 of 595 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 67 |
Nursing
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 172 of 523 |
History
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 266 of 547 |
History
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 262 of 579 |
Mathematics & Statistics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 184 of 472 |
Mathematics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 144 of 476 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 19 of 49 |
Natural Resource Management
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physical Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 207 of 479 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 73 of 242 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 350 of 834 |
General Psychology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 320 of 839 |
Social Sciences
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 203 of 669 |
Anthropology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Economics
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 126 of 418 |
Political Science & Government
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 167 of 589 |
Sociology
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans |
Visual & Performing Arts
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 251 of 640 |
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 | 247 of 513 |
Music
better worse | |
| Top Ranked Veterans | 172 of 370 |
Non-Traditional Students
better worse | |
| Overall | 403 of 1291 |
Health Professions
better worse | |
| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 29 of 543 |
| Top Ranked Online | 14 of 300 |
| Most Popular Online | 125 of 662 |
Nursing
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| Best for Non-Traditional Students | 195 of 480 |
| Top Ranked Online | 56 of 241 |
| Most Popular Online | 86 of 471 |
International Quality
better worse | |
| OVERALL | 334 of 1240 |
| Bangladesh | |
| Brazil | 240 of 488 |
| Canada | 324 of 690 |
| China | 294 of 847 |
| Egypt | |
| Germany | |
| Ghana | |
| India | 314 of 664 |
| Iran | |
| Japan | |
| Kuwait | |
| Nepal | |
| Nigeria | 237 of 475 |
| Norway | |
| Pakistan | |
| Russia | |
| Saudi Arabia | 246 of 555 |
| South Korea | 261 of 595 |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Taiwan | |
| Turkey | |
| Vietnam |
International Value
better worse | |
| OVERALL | 274 of 1209 |
| Bangladesh | |
| Brazil | 223 of 476 |
| Canada | 284 of 677 |
| China | 258 of 826 |
| Egypt | |
| Germany | 198 of 400 |
| Ghana | |
| India | 288 of 645 |
| Iran | |
| Japan | 220 of 441 |
| Kuwait | |
| Nepal | |
| Nigeria | |
| Norway | 44 of 107 |
| Pakistan | 141 of 310 |
| Russia | 117 of 243 |
| Saudi Arabia | 272 of 545 |
| South Korea | 247 of 583 |
| Sri Lanka | |
| Taiwan | 174 of 363 |
| Turkey | |
| Vietnam | 233 of 498 |
