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Comparing NC State to Research Peer Institutions

US News Ranking of Top Graduate Specialty Schools for 2008
in Specialties Where NC State is Ranked
Institution Engineering
Health
Public Affairs
Fine Arts
Sciences
Aerospace/ Aeronautical /Astronautical (2007)
Biomedical/
Bioengineering
(2007)
Chemical (2007)
Civil (2007)
Computer (2007)
Electrical /Electronic/ Communications (2006)
Industrial/ Manufacturing (2006)
Materials (2006)
Nuclear (2006)
Veterinary (2007)
City Management & Urban Policy (2004)
Graphic Design
(2003)
Applied Math (2006)
Brandeis University
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Brown University
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46
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29
35
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31
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6
California Institute of Technology
1
22
2
9
6
5
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12
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3
Carnegie Melon University
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24
12
13
4
9
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12
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14
6
11
Case Western Reserve
26
10
34
55
46
49
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26
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Columbia University
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19
44
31
20
26
12
42
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24
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Cornell University
9
24
14
10
11
8
8
7
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1
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15
Duke University
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5
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31
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35
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Emory University
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Georgia Tech
5
2
14
4
6
7
1
9
11
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13
Harvard University
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37
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23
31
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16
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16
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21
Indiana University
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Iowa State University
22
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34
36
43
43
23
31
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Johns Hopkins University
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1
23
20
29
26
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22
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20
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1
8
1
6
1
1
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1
1
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2
Michigan State University
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47
36
46
54
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46
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9
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NC State University
26
34
20
24
37
26
14
22
7
5
20
7
23
New York University
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4
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1
Northwestern University
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12
17
10
25
31
6
2
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17
Ohio State
21
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26
36
23
26
19
14
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5
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Penn State
14
30
21
17
20
21
3
7
6
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Princeton University
7
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7
17
6
10
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29
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7
Purdue University
6
24
14
7
11
10
6
14
8
14
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Rice University
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9
23
28
20
18
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36
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23
Rutgers State University
28
37
47
49
29
43
22
36
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16
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Stanford University
1
12
6
3
2
2
5
6
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8
SUNY-Stony Brook
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37
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46
57
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42
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SUNY-Buffalo
38
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42
36
56
69
27
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Syracuse University
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56
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8
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Texas A & M University
9
30
30
13
25
21
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4
5
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Tulane University
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UC-Berkley
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12
4
1
3
2
3
4
5
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12
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10
UC-Davis
32
24
26
20
37
40
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26
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2
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UC-Irvine
28
37
52
41
37
43
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46
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UC-Los Angeles
14
46
26
28
13
13
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22
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11
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4
UC-San Diego
22
2
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20
17
17
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26
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UC-Santa Barbara
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9
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29
18
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4
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University of Arizona
32
49
47
31
37
35
23
46
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13
University of Chicago
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17
University of Colorado-Boulder
16
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19
24
37
40
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22
University of Florida
22
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21
28
37
31
15
9
10
11
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University of Georgia
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12
14
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University of Illinois-Urbana
8
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10
2
4
57
23
2
9
18
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7
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University of Iowa
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34
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41
56
68
34
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University of Kansas
38
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65
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73
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1
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University of Maryland-College Park
11
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34
20
18
16
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31
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29
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12
University of Michigan
4
10
12
7
6
6
2
9
2
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15
University of Minnesota
16
24
2
13
18
21
29
16
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10
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5
University of Missouri-Columbia
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65
68
73
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18
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University of NC-Chapel Hill
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6
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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65
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University of Oregon
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University of Pennsylvania
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6
18
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25
31
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16
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4
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University of Pittsburgh
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16
34
60
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57
19
52
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University of Rochester
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37
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46
54
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University of Southern California
16
30
34
31
13
13
13
36
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3
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University of Texas-Austin
11
18
7
4
6
10
17
20
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8
University of Virginia
32
16
33
41
25
35
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26
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University of Washington
19
4
23
17
13
18
23
26
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13
17
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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22
5
13
13
15
11
20
3
5
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Vanderbilt University
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21
44
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43
49
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Virginia Tech
11
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34
10
29
21
8
31
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18
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Washington University
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12
34
41
29
40
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Yale University
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37
47
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35
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2
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Source: US News & World Report, 2008 Graduate Guide

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