Top 2017 Rankings For Yale University
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All 2017 Rankings For Yale University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 1 of 1429 |
| New England | 1 of 122 |
| Connecticut | 1 of 17 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 326 of 1208 |
| New England | 18 of 111 |
| Connecticut | 1 of 17 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 2 of 1176 |
| New England | 1 of 111 |
| Connecticut | 1 of 17 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 508 of 1208 |
| New England | 41 of 111 |
| Connecticut | 7 of 17 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 2 of 2500 |
| Ethnic | 210 of 2655 |
| Male / Female | 17 of 1717 |
| Location | 2 of 2500 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked | 25 of 114 |
| Best Value | 35 of 109 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 147 |
General Architecture
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 99 |
| Best Value | 9 of 94 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 96 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 186 |
| Best Value | 6 of 180 |
| Most Popular | 18 of 536 |
| Most Focused | 21 of 534 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 288 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 187 |
| Best Value | 5 of 181 |
| Most Popular | 11 of 370 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 370 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 248 |
Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | 55 of 390 |
| Most Focused | 64 of 390 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 820 |
| Best Value | 212 of 779 |
| Most Popular | 170 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | 229 of 1399 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 909 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 235 |
| Best Value | 33 of 226 |
| Most Popular | 69 of 550 |
| Most Focused | 75 of 550 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 357 |
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
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| Most Popular | 13 of 63 |
| Most Focused | 3 of 63 |
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
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| Most Popular | 38 of 178 |
| Most Focused | 36 of 178 |
General Biology
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 833 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 48 of 555 |
| Best Value | 175 of 529 |
| Most Popular | 351 of 1632 |
| Most Focused | 678 of 1632 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 833 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 336 |
| Best Value | 93 of 322 |
| Most Popular | 147 of 871 |
| Most Focused | 248 of 871 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 455 |
Computer Programming
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Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 87 of 305 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 244 of 553 |
| Most Focused | 246 of 553 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 357 |
Biomedical Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 33 of 130 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 92 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 32 of 151 |
| Best Value | 57 of 146 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 147 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 275 |
Engineering Physics
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Engineering Science
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| Most Popular | 9 of 32 |
| Most Focused | 9 of 32 |
Environmental Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 45 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 37 of 81 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 57 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 265 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 22 of 625 |
| Best Value | 161 of 589 |
| Most Popular | 179 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 218 of 1354 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 877 |
English Literature (Other)
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| Most Popular | 18 of 41 |
| Most Focused |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 645 |
| Best Value | 144 of 607 |
| Most Popular | 173 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | 174 of 1275 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 806 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 55 of 360 |
| Best Value | 119 of 342 |
| Most Popular | 299 of 948 |
| Most Focused | 349 of 948 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 667 |
Classical Languages & Literature
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East Asian Languages
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Linguistics & Comparative Literature
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Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
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Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 13 of 375 |
| Best Value | 69 of 357 |
| Most Popular | 361 of 828 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 588 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 588 |
| Best Value | 105 of 557 |
| Most Popular | 58 of 1250 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 1250 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 138 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 625 |
| Best Value | 110 of 581 |
| Most Popular | 58 of 1250 |
| Most Focused | 31 of 1250 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 833 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 350 |
| Best Value | 110 of 330 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 462 |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 362 |
| Best Value | 110 of 341 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 508 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 44 of 486 |
| Best Value | 123 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 143 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | 186 of 1238 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 811 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 19 of 56 |
| Best Value | 26 of 54 |
| Most Popular | 35 of 172 |
| Most Focused | 35 of 172 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 97 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 40 of 504 |
| Best Value | 121 of 482 |
| Most Popular | 295 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | 507 of 1190 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 784 |
Statistics
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 2 of 80 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | 120 of 1004 |
| Most Focused | 170 of 1004 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 393 |
Cognitive Science
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| Most Popular | 16 of 41 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 41 |
Mathematics & Computer Science
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| Most Popular | 12 of 45 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 45 |
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Other)
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| Most Popular | 82 of 524 |
| Most Focused | 104 of 524 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 204 of 708 |
| Most Focused | 271 of 708 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 159 of 650 |
| Most Focused | 227 of 650 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked | 42 of 264 |
| Best Value | 70 of 253 |
| Most Popular | 144 of 944 |
| Most Focused | 273 of 944 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 11 of 615 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked | 11 of 260 |
| Best Value | 26 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 136 of 742 |
| Most Focused | 182 of 742 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 536 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 193 of 542 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 333 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 462 |
| Best Value | 93 of 443 |
| Most Popular | 144 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 149 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 794 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 26 of 75 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 430 |
| Best Value | 73 of 414 |
| Most Popular | 202 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | 314 of 1084 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 755 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 3 of 345 |
Physical Sciences (Other)
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Physics
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| Top Ranked | 12 of 245 |
| Best Value | 35 of 232 |
| Most Popular | 48 of 717 |
| Most Focused | 77 of 718 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 541 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 18 of 849 |
| Best Value | 230 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 431 of 1490 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 897 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 851 |
| Best Value | 219 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 404 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 860 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 9 of 692 |
| Best Value | 154 of 656 |
| Most Popular | 85 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 27 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 875 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked | 10 of 285 |
| Best Value | 43 of 273 |
| Most Popular | 187 of 423 |
| Most Focused | 132 of 423 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 345 |
Archeology
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| Most Popular | |
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Economics
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 432 |
| Best Value | 58 of 413 |
| Most Popular | 43 of 733 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 550 |
International Relations & National Security
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| Most Popular | 54 of 332 |
| Most Focused | 63 of 332 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 6 of 612 |
| Best Value | 120 of 586 |
| Most Popular | 50 of 1075 |
| Most Focused | 17 of 1076 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 14 of 769 |
Sociology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 7 of 700 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 27 of 672 |
| Best Value | 165 of 641 |
| Most Popular | 348 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | 565 of 1565 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 847 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 24 of 322 |
| Best Value | 90 of 312 |
| Most Popular | 205 of 814 |
| Most Focused | 259 of 814 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 556 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked | 16 of 141 |
| Best Value | 12 of 139 |
| Most Popular | 179 of 363 |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 1 of 182 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 5 of 532 |
| Best Value | 81 of 513 |
| Most Popular | 219 of 1123 |
| Most Focused | 335 of 1123 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 15 of 701 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 392 |
| Best Value | 112 of 382 |
| Most Popular | 308 of 1035 |
| Most Focused | 482 of 1035 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 5 of 658 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D1) | 108 of 284 |
| Men's Basketball (D1) | 75 of 335 |
| Men's Football (FCS) | 7 of 121 |
| Men's Ice Hockey (D1) | 15 of 33 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D1) | 15 of 64 |
| Men's Soccer (D1) | |
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Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D1) | 125 of 333 |
| Women's Field Hockey (D1) | |
| Women's Ice Hockey (D1) | 17 of 34 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D1) | |
| Women's Soccer (D1) | 85 of 315 |
| Women's Softball (D1) | 140 of 282 |
| Women's Volleyball (D1) | 79 of 318 |
Veterans
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| Overall | 497 of 1428 |
Architecture & Related Services
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Architecture
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 27 of 99 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 6 of 186 |
Area Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 9 of 187 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 25 of 828 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 236 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 135 of 575 |
Computer Information Systems
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 51 of 350 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 72 of 152 |
Environmental Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 54 of 632 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 29 of 652 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 79 of 362 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 48 of 377 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 588 |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 1 of 625 |
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Liberal Arts General Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 158 of 373 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 77 of 490 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 95 of 508 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 80 of 266 |
Philosophy
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 44 of 261 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 45 of 465 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 26 of 431 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 28 of 245 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 94 of 864 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 70 of 870 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 24 of 698 |
Anthropology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 33 of 286 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 7 of 432 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 15 of 620 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 95 of 683 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 109 of 324 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 65 of 145 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 29 of 539 |
Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 35 of 396 |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall | 21 of 991 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 18 of 1184 |
| Australia | 10 of 197 |
| Bangladesh | 27 of 267 |
| Brazil | 13 of 447 |
| Canada | 11 of 671 |
| China | 32 of 821 |
| Colombia | 27 of 278 |
| Ecuador | 23 of 142 |
| Egypt | 12 of 169 |
| France | 14 of 311 |
| Germany | 4 of 381 |
| Ghana | 4 of 226 |
| Greece | 26 of 117 |
| Hong Kong | 18 of 201 |
| India | 38 of 641 |
| Indonesia | 33 of 210 |
| Iran | 88 of 262 |
| Israel | 8 of 92 |
| Italy | 10 of 188 |
| Jamaica | 24 of 149 |
| Japan | 19 of 443 |
| Jordan | 16 of 157 |
| Kenya | 6 of 206 |
| Kuwait | 47 of 182 |
| Malaysia | 26 of 235 |
| Mexico | 13 of 330 |
| Nepal | 10 of 356 |
| Netherlands | 13 of 103 |
| Nigeria | 23 of 438 |
| Pakistan | 13 of 264 |
| Peru | 11 of 128 |
| Philippines | 14 of 142 |
| Russia | 8 of 251 |
| Saudi Arabia | 100 of 561 |
| Singapore | 8 of 144 |
| South Korea | 30 of 609 |
| Spain | 15 of 293 |
| Sri Lanka | 37 of 161 |
| Sweden | 10 of 183 |
| Taiwan | 48 of 363 |
| Thailand | 23 of 257 |
| Turkey | 21 of 282 |
| Ukraine | 23 of 102 |
| United Kingdom | 7 of 519 |
| Venezuela | 38 of 265 |
| Vietnam | 22 of 495 |
International Value
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