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Comparing NC State to Peer Institutions

US News Ranking of Top Ph.D. Programs

University
Biological Sciences (2007)
Chemistry (2007)
Computer Science (2007)
Economics -2005
Mathematics  (2007)
Physics (2007)
Psychology -2005
Sociology -2005
Cornell Univ
12
9
6
17
13
7
28
14
Georgia Tech
68
26
9
.
36
36
77
.
Iowa State Univ
68
36
61
55
64
48
107
58
Michigan State Univ
34
36
55
34
44
29
66
42
NC State Univ
77
50
48
48
48
48
166
46
Ohio State Univ
42
28
31
28
33
26
189
20
Penn State Univ-Univ Park
42
16
29
28
28
23
36
17
Purdue Univ
42
22
19
36
28
36
6
58
Texas A & M Univ
68
22
46
44
44
45
107
49
Univ of California-Davis
23
34
37
28
36
29
47
29
Univ of Florida
48
36
39
44
58
36
66
46
Univ of Georgia
58
50
.
.
55
76
89
55
Univ of Illinois-Urbana/Cham
29
7
5
28
18
8
55
34
Univ of Maryland-College Park
48
36
13
21
21
13
55
25
Univ of Minnesota-Twin Cities
34
22
31
15
17
23
12
22
Univ of Wisconsin-Madison
15
7
11
11
14
16
9
1
Virginia Tech
77
68
46
.
48
64
136
.

Source: US News & World Reports Best Graduate Schools for 2009 Edition. This ranking was computed in January of the year cited, based on data from a survey sent out in the fall of the previous year.


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