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Comparing NC State to Peer Institutions

US News Ranking of Top Ph.D. Programs

University
Biological Sciences (2010)
Chemistry (2010)
Computer Science (2010)
Economics -2009
Mathematics  (2010)
Physics (2010)
Psychology -2009
Sociology -2009
Cornell Univ
11
10
5
18
13
7
17
17
Georgia Tech
56
26
10
.
30
30
66
.
Iowa State Univ
82
38
63
54
68
48
74
.
Michigan State Univ
46
38
58
31
43
36
45
48
NC State Univ
82
60
47
50
51
52
91
48
Ohio State Univ
46
26
28
28
30
23
17
17
Penn State Univ-Univ Park
42
21
28
27
27
23
29
20
Purdue Univ
56
21
20
42
27
40
45
54
Texas A & M Univ
115
19
47
42
40
40
74
41
Univ of California-Davis
20
38
39
34
36
26
23
31
Univ of Florida
46
36
39
48
59
36
45
41
Univ of Georgia
46
53
91
.
51
77
50
48
Univ of Illinois-Urbana/Cham
30
6
5
31
20
9
7
48
Univ of Maryland-College Park
56
38
14
22
20
14
40
20
Univ of Minnesota-Twin Cities
32
21
35
10
18
26
8
20
Univ of Wisconsin-Madison
15
7
11
14
16
17
8
2
Virginia Tech
92
53
44
.
59
63
66
66

Source: US News & World Reports Best Graduate Schools for 2011 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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