Chemistry （Ph.D.）
Ranked in 2002*
Rank/School Average assessmentscore （5.0 = highest）
1. University of California每Berkeley 5.0 2. California Institute of Technology 4.9 Harvard University （MA） 4.9 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.9 5. Stanford University （CA） 4.8 6. Scripps Research Institute （CA） 4.5 University of Illinois每Urbana-Champaign 4.5 8. Columbia University （NY） 4.4 Cornell University （NY） 4.4 University of Wisconsin每Madison 4.4 11. University of California每Los Angeles 4.3 12. Northwestern University （IL） 4.2 University of Texas每Austin 4.2 14. Princeton University （NJ） 4.1 University of Chicago 4.1 University of North Carolina每Chapel Hill 4.1 Yale University （CT） 4.1 18. Penn State University每University Park 4.0 Purdue University每West Lafayette （IN） 4.0 University of Pennsylvania 4.0 21. University of Michigan每Ann Arbor 3.9 22. Ohio State University 3.8 Texas A&M University每College Station 3.8 University of California每San Diego 3.8 University of Colorado每Boulder 3.8 University of Minnesota每Twin Cities 3.8 27. Indiana University每Bloomington 3.7 Johns Hopkins University （MD） 3.7 University of Washington 3.7 30. University of California每Irvine 3.6 University of California每Santa Barbara 3.6 32. Georgia Institute of Technology 3.5 Iowa State University 3.5 Michigan State University 3.5 Rice University （TX） 3.5 University of Florida 3.5 37. Colorado State University 3.4 University of Arizona 3.4 University of California每Davis 3.4 University of California每San Francisco 3.4 University of Pittsburgh 3.4 University of Utah 3.4 43. Duke University （NC） 3.3 Emory University （GA） 3.3 University of Maryland每College Park 3.3 Washington University in St. Louis 3.3 47. SUNY每Stony Brook 3.2 University of Rochester （NY） 3.2 University of Southern California 3.2 University of Virginia 3.2 51. Carnegie Mellon University （PA） 3.1 Florida State University 3.1 North Carolina State University 3.1 54. Arizona State University 3.0 University of California每Riverside 3.0 University of Georgia 3.0 University of Massachusetts每Amherst 3.0 58. Boston College 2.9 Brown University （RI） 2.9 Case Western Reserve University （OH） 2.9 University of Iowa 2.9 University of Kansas 2.9 University of Notre Dame （IN） 2.9 University of Oregon 2.9 Virginia Tech 2.9 Wayne State University （MI） 2.9 67. Brandeis University （MA） 2.8 Dartmouth College （NH） 2.8 Louisiana State University每Baton Rouge 2.8 Rutgers State University每New Brunswick （NJ） 2.8 SUNY每Buffalo 2.8 University of Delaware 2.8 Vanderbilt University （TN） 2.8 74. Boston University 2.7 Oregon State University 2.7 University of Illinois每Chicago 2.7 University of South Carolina 2.7 University of Tennessee每Knoxville 2.7 Washington State University 2.7 80. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute （NY） 2.6 Syracuse University （NY） 2.6 University of Connecticut 2.6 University of Houston 2.6 University of Missouri每Columbia 2.6 University of Nebraska每Lincoln 2.6 86. Kansas State University 2.5 New York University 2.5 University of California每Santa Cruz 2.5 University of Cincinnati 2.5
Biological Sciences （Ph.D.）
Ranked in 2002*
Rank/School Average assessmentscore （5.0 = highest）
1. Stanford University （CA） 4.9 2. Harvard University （MA） 4.8 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.8 University of California每Berkeley 4.8 5. California Institute of Technology 4.7 Johns Hopkins University （MD） 4.7 University of California每San Francisco 4.7 8. Rockefeller University （NY） 4.6 9. Princeton University （NJ） 4.5 Scripps Research Institute （CA） 4.5 Yale University （CT） 4.5 12. Duke University （NC） 4.4 University of Wisconsin每Madison 4.4 14. Columbia University （NY） 4.3 Cornell University （NY） 4.3 University of California每San Diego 4.3 University of Michigan每Ann Arbor 4.3 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center每Dallas 4.3 Washington University in St. Louis 4.3 20. University of California每Los Angeles 4.2 University of Chicago 4.2 University of Washington 4.2 23. University of Pennsylvania 4.1 24. Baylor College of Medicine （TX） 4.0 University of California每Davis 4.0 University of Illinois每Urbana-Champaign 4.0 27. University of Colorado每Boulder 3.9 University of North Carolina每Chapel Hill 3.9 29. Cornell University （Weill） （NY） 3.7 Emory University （GA） 3.7 Mayo Medical School （MN） 3.7 University of Minnesota每Twin Cities 3.7 University of Texas每Austin 3.7 Vanderbilt University （TN） 3.7 Yeshiva University （Albert Einstein） （NY） 3.7 36. Brandeis University （MA） 3.6 Northwestern University （IL） 3.6 Purdue University每West Lafayette （IN） 3.6 University of California每Irvine 3.6 University of Virginia 3.6 41. Case Western Reserve University （OH） 3.5 Indiana University每Bloomington 3.5 University of Arizona 3.5 University of Colorado Health Sciences Center 3.5 45. Brown University （RI） 3.4 Dartmouth College （NH） 3.4 Michigan State University 3.4 Pennsylvania State University每University Park 3.4 Rice University （TX） 3.4 SUNY每Stony Brook 3.4 University of Alabama每Birmingham 3.4 University of Iowa 3.4 University of Maryland每College Park 3.4 54. Carnegie Mellon University （PA） 3.3 Ohio State University 3.3 Rutgers State University每New Brunswick （NJ） 3.3 University of Florida 3.3 University of Georgia 3.3 University of Oregon 3.3 60. Texas A&M University每College Station 3.2 Tufts University （MA） 3.2 University of California每Santa Barbara 3.2 University of Massachusetts每Amherst 3.2 University of Pittsburgh 3.2 University of Rochester （NY） 3.2 University of Texas Health Science Center每Houston 3.2 University of Utah 3.2 68. Georgia Institute of Technology 3.1 Iowa State University 3.1 New York University 3.1 North Carolina State University 3.1 University of Illinois每Chicago 3.1 University of Massachusetts Medical Center每Worcester 3.1 University of Texas Health Science Center每San Antonio 3.1 75. Arizona State University 3.0 Boston University 3.0 OGI School of Sci. & Engineering每Oregon Health & Sci. U. 3.0 Oregon State University 3.0 UMDNJ每New Jersey Medical School 3.0 University of California每Riverside 3.0 University of Connecticut 3.0 University of Kansas 3.0 University of Miami （FL） 3.0 University of Southern California 3.0 University of Texas Medical Branch每Galveston 3.0 Washington State University 3.0 87. Baylor University （TX） 2.9 Florida State University 2.9 Georgetown University （DC） 2.9 Tulane University 2.9 University of California每Santa Cruz 2.9 University of Cincinnati 2.9 University of Missouri每Columbia 2.9 Virginia Tech 2.9 95. Colorado State University 2.8 Kansas State University 2.8 Medical College of Wisconsin 2.8 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute （NY） 2.8 Syracuse University （NY） 2.8 University of Kentucky 2.8 University of Notre Dame （IN） 2.8 University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center 2.8 University of Tennessee每Knoxville 2.8 104. Boston College 2.7 Finch University of Health Sciences每Chicago Medical School 2.7 George Washington University （DC） 2.7 SUNY每Buffalo 2.7 Thomas Jefferson University （PA） 2.7 University of Nebraska每Lincoln 2.7 University of Nebraska Medical Center 2.7 University of Oklahoma 2.7 Wake Forest University （NC） 2.7 113. Auburn University （AL） 2.6 College of William and Mary （VA） 2.6 CUNY Graduate School and University Center 2.6 Rutgers State University每Newark （NJ） 2.6 SUNY每Albany 2.6 Temple University （PA） 2.6 University of Maryland每Baltimore 2.6 Wayne State University （MI） 2.6 121. Clemson University （SC） 2.5 Louisiana State University每Baton Rouge 2.5 Louisiana State University School of Medicine每New Orleans 2.5 Medical College of Georgia 2.5 Medical College of Pennsylvania 2.5 Medical University of South Carolina 2.5 New York Medical College 2.5 St. Louis University 2.5 Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences （MD） 2.5 University of Delaware 2.5 University of Hawaii 2.5 University of Maryland每Baltimore County 2.5 University of New Mexico 2.5 University of Texas每Dallas 2.5 University of Vermont 2.5 Virginia Commonwealth University 2.5 Wesleyan University （CT） 2.5
Applied Mathematics （Ph.D.）
Ranked in 2002*
Rank/School Average assessmentscore （5.0 = highest）
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.7 New York University 4.7 3. California Institute of Technology 4.6 4. Stanford University （CA） 4.5 5. Brown University （RI） 4.4 Princeton University （NJ） 4.4 University of California每Berkeley 4.4 University of California每Los Angeles 4.4 9. University of Minnesota每Twin Cities 4.3 10. Cornell University （NY） 4.2 11. Carnegie Mellon University （PA） 4.0 University of Maryland每College Park 4.0 University of Texas每Austin 4.0 14. Northwestern University （IL） 3.9 Rice University （TX） 3.9 University of Washington 3.9 University of Wisconsin每Madison 3.9 18. Georgia Institute of Technology 3.8 University of Chicago 3.8 University of Michigan每Ann Arbor 3.8 21. Harvard University （MA） 3.7 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute （NY） 3.7 Rutgers State University每New Brunswick （NJ） 3.7 SUNY每Stony Brook 3.7 University of Arizona 3.7 University of Colorado每Boulder 3.7 27. Duke University （NC） 3.6 Purdue University每West Lafayette （IN） 3.6 University of Illinois每Urbana-Champaign 3.6 Yale University （CT） 3.6 31. North Carolina State University 3.5 University of California每San Diego 3.5 33. Columbia University （NY） 3.4 Indiana University每Bloomington 3.4 Johns Hopkins University （MD） 3.4 Penn State University每University Park 3.4 University of California每Davis 3.4 Virginia Tech 3.4 39. Ohio State University 3.3 Texas A&M University每College Station 3.3 University of North Carolina每Chapel Hill 3.3 University of Utah 3.3 43. Boston University 3.2 44. Arizona State University 3.1 University of California每Santa Barbara 3.1 University of Delaware 3.1 47. Claremont Graduate University （CA） 3.0 CUNY Graduate School and University Center 3.0 Iowa State University 3.0 University of California每Irvine 3.0 University of Pennsylvania 3.0 University of Southern California 3.0 Washington University in St. Louis 3.0 54. Florida State University 2.9 Michigan State University 2.9 University of Illinois每Chicago 2.9 University of Pittsburgh 2.9 University of Virginia 2.9 59. University of Houston 2.8 University of Iowa 2.8 61. University of Florida 2.7 University of Massachusetts每Amherst 2.7 University of Tennessee每Knoxville 2.7 64. Brandeis University （MA） 2.6 New Jersey Institute of Technology 2.6 SUNY每Buffalo 2.6 University of Notre Dame （IN） 2.6 Vanderbilt University （TN） 2.6 69. Case Western Reserve University （OH） 2.5 Clemson University （SC） 2.5 Colorado School of Mines 2.5 Colorado State University 2.5 Dartmouth College （NH） 2.5 Emory University （GA） 2.5 Oregon State University 2.5 Polytechnic University （NY） 2.5 University of Georgia 2.5 University of Missouri每Columbia 2.5 Washington State University 2.5
Geology （Ph.D.）
Ranked in 1999*
Rank/School Averageassessmentscore（5.0 = highest）
1. California Institute of Technology 4.9 2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.8 3. Stanford University （CA） 4.5 University of California-Berkeley 4.5 5. Columbia University （NY） 4.3 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 4.3 7. Harvard University （MA） 4.1 Pennsylvania State University-University Park 4.1 University of Arizona 4.1 10. University of Chicago 4.0 11. Cornell University （NY） 3.9 Johns Hopkins University （MD） 3.9 Princeton University （NJ） 3.9 University of California-Los Angeles 3.9 University of California-San Diego 3.9 University of Texas-Austin 3.9 17. University of Wisconsin-Madison 3.8 18. Brown University （RI） 3.7 University of Washington 3.7 20. Yale University （CT） 3.6 21. University of California-Santa Barbara 3.5 University of Minnesota-Minneapolis 3.5 23. University of California-Santa Cruz 3.4 Washington University in St. Louis 3.4 25. Arizona State University 3.3 SUNY-Stony Brook 3.3 University of California-Davis 3.3
Mathematics （Ph.D.）
Ranked in 2002*
Rank/School Average assessmentscore （5.0 = highest）
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5.0 2. Harvard University （MA） 4.9 Princeton University （NJ） 4.9 Stanford University （CA） 4.9 University of California每Berkeley 4.9 6. University of Chicago 4.8 7. Yale University （CT） 4.7 8. California Institute of Technology 4.6 University of Michigan每Ann Arbor 4.6 10. Cornell University （NY） 4.4 New York University 4.4 University of California每Los Angeles 4.4 13. Columbia University （NY） 4.3 University of Wisconsin每Madison 4.3 15. University of Texas每Austin 4.2 16. Rutgers State University每New Brunswick （NJ） 4.1 University of Illinois每Urbana-Champaign 4.1 University of Maryland每College Park 4.1 University of Minnesota每Twin Cities 4.1 University of Pennsylvania 4.1 21. Brown University （RI） 4.0 Northwestern University （IL） 4.0 SUNY每Stony Brook 4.0 University of California每San Diego 4.0 25. Duke University （NC） 3.9 26. Indiana University每Bloomington 3.8 Johns Hopkins University （MD） 3.8 Pennsylvania State University每University Park 3.8 Purdue University每West Lafayette （IN） 3.8 Rice University （TX） 3.8 University of Washington 3.8 32. Ohio State University 3.7 University of North Carolina每Chapel Hill 3.7 34. Brandeis University （MA） 3.6 Carnegie Mellon University （PA） 3.6 CUNY Graduate School and University Center 3.6 37. Georgia Institute of Technology 3.5 Michigan State University 3.5 University of Illinois每Chicago 3.5 University of Utah 3.5 Washington University in St. Louis 3.5 42. Texas A&M University每College Station 3.4 University of Arizona 3.4 University of California每Davis 3.4 University of Colorado每Boulder 3.4 University of Virginia 3.4 47. University of California每Irvine 3.3 University of California每Santa Barbara 3.3 University of Notre Dame （IN） 3.3 University of Southern California 3.3 51. Boston University 3.2 Dartmouth College （NH） 3.2 University of Florida 3.2 University of Georgia 3.2 55. North Carolina State University 3.1 University of Iowa 3.1 University of Massachusetts每Amherst 3.1 University of Oregon 3.1 Virginia Tech 3.1 60. Arizona State University 3.0 Iowa State University 3.0 Northeastern University （MA） 3.0 University of California每Riverside 3.0 University of Missouri每Columbia 3.0 University of Rochester （NY） 3.0 Vanderbilt University （TN） 3.0 67. Louisiana State University每Baton Rouge 2.9 SUNY每Buffalo 2.9 University of Kansas 2.9 University of Nebraska每Lincoln 2.9 University of Pittsburgh 2.9 University of Tennessee每Knoxville 2.9 73. Emory University （GA） 2.8 Florida State University 2.8 Tulane University （LA） 2.8 University of California每Santa Cruz 2.8 University of Delaware 2.8 University of Kentucky 2.8 University of Oklahoma 2.8 80. Claremont Graduate University （CA） 2.7 Colorado State University 2.7 Oregon State University 2.7 Syracuse University （NY） 2.7 Tufts University （MA） 2.7 University of Connecticut 2.7 University of Houston 2.7 87. Auburn University （AL） 2.6 Case Western Reserve University （OH） 2.6 Kansas State University 2.6 Oklahoma State University 2.6 Polytechnic University （NY） 2.6 SUNY每Albany 2.6 Temple University （PA） 2.6 University of New Mexico 2.6 University of South Carolina 2.6 Washington State University 2.6 97. New Mexico State University 2.5 SUNY每Binghamton 2.5
Ranked in 2002*
Rank/School Average assessmentscore （5.0 = highest）
1. University of California每Berkeley 5.0 2. California Institute of Technology 4.9 Harvard University （MA） 4.9 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.9 5. Stanford University （CA） 4.8 6. Scripps Research Institute （CA） 4.5 University of Illinois每Urbana-Champaign 4.5 8. Columbia University （NY） 4.4 Cornell University （NY） 4.4 University of Wisconsin每Madison 4.4 11. University of California每Los Angeles 4.3 12. Northwestern University （IL） 4.2 University of Texas每Austin 4.2 14. Princeton University （NJ） 4.1 University of Chicago 4.1 University of North Carolina每Chapel Hill 4.1 Yale University （CT） 4.1 18. Penn State University每University Park 4.0 Purdue University每West Lafayette （IN） 4.0 University of Pennsylvania 4.0 21. University of Michigan每Ann Arbor 3.9 22. Ohio State University 3.8 Texas A&M University每College Station 3.8 University of California每San Diego 3.8 University of Colorado每Boulder 3.8 University of Minnesota每Twin Cities 3.8 27. Indiana University每Bloomington 3.7 Johns Hopkins University （MD） 3.7 University of Washington 3.7 30. University of California每Irvine 3.6 University of California每Santa Barbara 3.6 32. Georgia Institute of Technology 3.5 Iowa State University 3.5 Michigan State University 3.5 Rice University （TX） 3.5 University of Florida 3.5 37. Colorado State University 3.4 University of Arizona 3.4 University of California每Davis 3.4 University of California每San Francisco 3.4 University of Pittsburgh 3.4 University of Utah 3.4 43. Duke University （NC） 3.3 Emory University （GA） 3.3 University of Maryland每College Park 3.3 Washington University in St. Louis 3.3 47. SUNY每Stony Brook 3.2 University of Rochester （NY） 3.2 University of Southern California 3.2 University of Virginia 3.2 51. Carnegie Mellon University （PA） 3.1 Florida State University 3.1 North Carolina State University 3.1 54. Arizona State University 3.0 University of California每Riverside 3.0 University of Georgia 3.0 University of Massachusetts每Amherst 3.0 58. Boston College 2.9 Brown University （RI） 2.9 Case Western Reserve University （OH） 2.9 University of Iowa 2.9 University of Kansas 2.9 University of Notre Dame （IN） 2.9 University of Oregon 2.9 Virginia Tech 2.9 Wayne State University （MI） 2.9 67. Brandeis University （MA） 2.8 Dartmouth College （NH） 2.8 Louisiana State University每Baton Rouge 2.8 Rutgers State University每New Brunswick （NJ） 2.8 SUNY每Buffalo 2.8 University of Delaware 2.8 Vanderbilt University （TN） 2.8 74. Boston University 2.7 Oregon State University 2.7 University of Illinois每Chicago 2.7 University of South Carolina 2.7 University of Tennessee每Knoxville 2.7 Washington State University 2.7 80. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute （NY） 2.6 Syracuse University （NY） 2.6 University of Connecticut 2.6 University of Houston 2.6 University of Missouri每Columbia 2.6 University of Nebraska每Lincoln 2.6 86. Kansas State University 2.5 New York University 2.5 University of California每Santa Cruz 2.5 University of Cincinnati 2.5
Biological Sciences （Ph.D.）
Ranked in 2002*
Rank/School Average assessmentscore （5.0 = highest）
1. Stanford University （CA） 4.9 2. Harvard University （MA） 4.8 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.8 University of California每Berkeley 4.8 5. California Institute of Technology 4.7 Johns Hopkins University （MD） 4.7 University of California每San Francisco 4.7 8. Rockefeller University （NY） 4.6 9. Princeton University （NJ） 4.5 Scripps Research Institute （CA） 4.5 Yale University （CT） 4.5 12. Duke University （NC） 4.4 University of Wisconsin每Madison 4.4 14. Columbia University （NY） 4.3 Cornell University （NY） 4.3 University of California每San Diego 4.3 University of Michigan每Ann Arbor 4.3 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center每Dallas 4.3 Washington University in St. Louis 4.3 20. University of California每Los Angeles 4.2 University of Chicago 4.2 University of Washington 4.2 23. University of Pennsylvania 4.1 24. Baylor College of Medicine （TX） 4.0 University of California每Davis 4.0 University of Illinois每Urbana-Champaign 4.0 27. University of Colorado每Boulder 3.9 University of North Carolina每Chapel Hill 3.9 29. Cornell University （Weill） （NY） 3.7 Emory University （GA） 3.7 Mayo Medical School （MN） 3.7 University of Minnesota每Twin Cities 3.7 University of Texas每Austin 3.7 Vanderbilt University （TN） 3.7 Yeshiva University （Albert Einstein） （NY） 3.7 36. Brandeis University （MA） 3.6 Northwestern University （IL） 3.6 Purdue University每West Lafayette （IN） 3.6 University of California每Irvine 3.6 University of Virginia 3.6 41. Case Western Reserve University （OH） 3.5 Indiana University每Bloomington 3.5 University of Arizona 3.5 University of Colorado Health Sciences Center 3.5 45. Brown University （RI） 3.4 Dartmouth College （NH） 3.4 Michigan State University 3.4 Pennsylvania State University每University Park 3.4 Rice University （TX） 3.4 SUNY每Stony Brook 3.4 University of Alabama每Birmingham 3.4 University of Iowa 3.4 University of Maryland每College Park 3.4 54. Carnegie Mellon University （PA） 3.3 Ohio State University 3.3 Rutgers State University每New Brunswick （NJ） 3.3 University of Florida 3.3 University of Georgia 3.3 University of Oregon 3.3 60. Texas A&M University每College Station 3.2 Tufts University （MA） 3.2 University of California每Santa Barbara 3.2 University of Massachusetts每Amherst 3.2 University of Pittsburgh 3.2 University of Rochester （NY） 3.2 University of Texas Health Science Center每Houston 3.2 University of Utah 3.2 68. Georgia Institute of Technology 3.1 Iowa State University 3.1 New York University 3.1 North Carolina State University 3.1 University of Illinois每Chicago 3.1 University of Massachusetts Medical Center每Worcester 3.1 University of Texas Health Science Center每San Antonio 3.1 75. Arizona State University 3.0 Boston University 3.0 OGI School of Sci. & Engineering每Oregon Health & Sci. U. 3.0 Oregon State University 3.0 UMDNJ每New Jersey Medical School 3.0 University of California每Riverside 3.0 University of Connecticut 3.0 University of Kansas 3.0 University of Miami （FL） 3.0 University of Southern California 3.0 University of Texas Medical Branch每Galveston 3.0 Washington State University 3.0 87. Baylor University （TX） 2.9 Florida State University 2.9 Georgetown University （DC） 2.9 Tulane University 2.9 University of California每Santa Cruz 2.9 University of Cincinnati 2.9 University of Missouri每Columbia 2.9 Virginia Tech 2.9 95. Colorado State University 2.8 Kansas State University 2.8 Medical College of Wisconsin 2.8 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute （NY） 2.8 Syracuse University （NY） 2.8 University of Kentucky 2.8 University of Notre Dame （IN） 2.8 University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center 2.8 University of Tennessee每Knoxville 2.8 104. Boston College 2.7 Finch University of Health Sciences每Chicago Medical School 2.7 George Washington University （DC） 2.7 SUNY每Buffalo 2.7 Thomas Jefferson University （PA） 2.7 University of Nebraska每Lincoln 2.7 University of Nebraska Medical Center 2.7 University of Oklahoma 2.7 Wake Forest University （NC） 2.7 113. Auburn University （AL） 2.6 College of William and Mary （VA） 2.6 CUNY Graduate School and University Center 2.6 Rutgers State University每Newark （NJ） 2.6 SUNY每Albany 2.6 Temple University （PA） 2.6 University of Maryland每Baltimore 2.6 Wayne State University （MI） 2.6 121. Clemson University （SC） 2.5 Louisiana State University每Baton Rouge 2.5 Louisiana State University School of Medicine每New Orleans 2.5 Medical College of Georgia 2.5 Medical College of Pennsylvania 2.5 Medical University of South Carolina 2.5 New York Medical College 2.5 St. Louis University 2.5 Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences （MD） 2.5 University of Delaware 2.5 University of Hawaii 2.5 University of Maryland每Baltimore County 2.5 University of New Mexico 2.5 University of Texas每Dallas 2.5 University of Vermont 2.5 Virginia Commonwealth University 2.5 Wesleyan University （CT） 2.5
Applied Mathematics （Ph.D.）
Ranked in 2002*
Rank/School Average assessmentscore （5.0 = highest）
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.7 New York University 4.7 3. California Institute of Technology 4.6 4. Stanford University （CA） 4.5 5. Brown University （RI） 4.4 Princeton University （NJ） 4.4 University of California每Berkeley 4.4 University of California每Los Angeles 4.4 9. University of Minnesota每Twin Cities 4.3 10. Cornell University （NY） 4.2 11. Carnegie Mellon University （PA） 4.0 University of Maryland每College Park 4.0 University of Texas每Austin 4.0 14. Northwestern University （IL） 3.9 Rice University （TX） 3.9 University of Washington 3.9 University of Wisconsin每Madison 3.9 18. Georgia Institute of Technology 3.8 University of Chicago 3.8 University of Michigan每Ann Arbor 3.8 21. Harvard University （MA） 3.7 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute （NY） 3.7 Rutgers State University每New Brunswick （NJ） 3.7 SUNY每Stony Brook 3.7 University of Arizona 3.7 University of Colorado每Boulder 3.7 27. Duke University （NC） 3.6 Purdue University每West Lafayette （IN） 3.6 University of Illinois每Urbana-Champaign 3.6 Yale University （CT） 3.6 31. North Carolina State University 3.5 University of California每San Diego 3.5 33. Columbia University （NY） 3.4 Indiana University每Bloomington 3.4 Johns Hopkins University （MD） 3.4 Penn State University每University Park 3.4 University of California每Davis 3.4 Virginia Tech 3.4 39. Ohio State University 3.3 Texas A&M University每College Station 3.3 University of North Carolina每Chapel Hill 3.3 University of Utah 3.3 43. Boston University 3.2 44. Arizona State University 3.1 University of California每Santa Barbara 3.1 University of Delaware 3.1 47. Claremont Graduate University （CA） 3.0 CUNY Graduate School and University Center 3.0 Iowa State University 3.0 University of California每Irvine 3.0 University of Pennsylvania 3.0 University of Southern California 3.0 Washington University in St. Louis 3.0 54. Florida State University 2.9 Michigan State University 2.9 University of Illinois每Chicago 2.9 University of Pittsburgh 2.9 University of Virginia 2.9 59. University of Houston 2.8 University of Iowa 2.8 61. University of Florida 2.7 University of Massachusetts每Amherst 2.7 University of Tennessee每Knoxville 2.7 64. Brandeis University （MA） 2.6 New Jersey Institute of Technology 2.6 SUNY每Buffalo 2.6 University of Notre Dame （IN） 2.6 Vanderbilt University （TN） 2.6 69. Case Western Reserve University （OH） 2.5 Clemson University （SC） 2.5 Colorado School of Mines 2.5 Colorado State University 2.5 Dartmouth College （NH） 2.5 Emory University （GA） 2.5 Oregon State University 2.5 Polytechnic University （NY） 2.5 University of Georgia 2.5 University of Missouri每Columbia 2.5 Washington State University 2.5
Geology （Ph.D.）
Ranked in 1999*
Rank/School Averageassessmentscore（5.0 = highest）
1. California Institute of Technology 4.9 2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.8 3. Stanford University （CA） 4.5 University of California-Berkeley 4.5 5. Columbia University （NY） 4.3 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 4.3 7. Harvard University （MA） 4.1 Pennsylvania State University-University Park 4.1 University of Arizona 4.1 10. University of Chicago 4.0 11. Cornell University （NY） 3.9 Johns Hopkins University （MD） 3.9 Princeton University （NJ） 3.9 University of California-Los Angeles 3.9 University of California-San Diego 3.9 University of Texas-Austin 3.9 17. University of Wisconsin-Madison 3.8 18. Brown University （RI） 3.7 University of Washington 3.7 20. Yale University （CT） 3.6 21. University of California-Santa Barbara 3.5 University of Minnesota-Minneapolis 3.5 23. University of California-Santa Cruz 3.4 Washington University in St. Louis 3.4 25. Arizona State University 3.3 SUNY-Stony Brook 3.3 University of California-Davis 3.3
Mathematics （Ph.D.）
Ranked in 2002*
Rank/School Average assessmentscore （5.0 = highest）
1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5.0 2. Harvard University （MA） 4.9 Princeton University （NJ） 4.9 Stanford University （CA） 4.9 University of California每Berkeley 4.9 6. University of Chicago 4.8 7. Yale University （CT） 4.7 8. California Institute of Technology 4.6 University of Michigan每Ann Arbor 4.6 10. Cornell University （NY） 4.4 New York University 4.4 University of California每Los Angeles 4.4 13. Columbia University （NY） 4.3 University of Wisconsin每Madison 4.3 15. University of Texas每Austin 4.2 16. Rutgers State University每New Brunswick （NJ） 4.1 University of Illinois每Urbana-Champaign 4.1 University of Maryland每College Park 4.1 University of Minnesota每Twin Cities 4.1 University of Pennsylvania 4.1 21. Brown University （RI） 4.0 Northwestern University （IL） 4.0 SUNY每Stony Brook 4.0 University of California每San Diego 4.0 25. Duke University （NC） 3.9 26. Indiana University每Bloomington 3.8 Johns Hopkins University （MD） 3.8 Pennsylvania State University每University Park 3.8 Purdue University每West Lafayette （IN） 3.8 Rice University （TX） 3.8 University of Washington 3.8 32. Ohio State University 3.7 University of North Carolina每Chapel Hill 3.7 34. Brandeis University （MA） 3.6 Carnegie Mellon University （PA） 3.6 CUNY Graduate School and University Center 3.6 37. Georgia Institute of Technology 3.5 Michigan State University 3.5 University of Illinois每Chicago 3.5 University of Utah 3.5 Washington University in St. Louis 3.5 42. Texas A&M University每College Station 3.4 University of Arizona 3.4 University of California每Davis 3.4 University of Colorado每Boulder 3.4 University of Virginia 3.4 47. University of California每Irvine 3.3 University of California每Santa Barbara 3.3 University of Notre Dame （IN） 3.3 University of Southern California 3.3 51. Boston University 3.2 Dartmouth College （NH） 3.2 University of Florida 3.2 University of Georgia 3.2 55. North Carolina State University 3.1 University of Iowa 3.1 University of Massachusetts每Amherst 3.1 University of Oregon 3.1 Virginia Tech 3.1 60. Arizona State University 3.0 Iowa State University 3.0 Northeastern University （MA） 3.0 University of California每Riverside 3.0 University of Missouri每Columbia 3.0 University of Rochester （NY） 3.0 Vanderbilt University （TN） 3.0 67. Louisiana State University每Baton Rouge 2.9 SUNY每Buffalo 2.9 University of Kansas 2.9 University of Nebraska每Lincoln 2.9 University of Pittsburgh 2.9 University of Tennessee每Knoxville 2.9 73. Emory University （GA） 2.8 Florida State University 2.8 Tulane University （LA） 2.8 University of California每Santa Cruz 2.8 University of Delaware 2.8 University of Kentucky 2.8 University of Oklahoma 2.8 80. Claremont Graduate University （CA） 2.7 Colorado State University 2.7 Oregon State University 2.7 Syracuse University （NY） 2.7 Tufts University （MA） 2.7 University of Connecticut 2.7 University of Houston 2.7 87. Auburn University （AL） 2.6 Case Western Reserve University （OH） 2.6 Kansas State University 2.6 Oklahoma State University 2.6 Polytechnic University （NY） 2.6 SUNY每Albany 2.6 Temple University （PA） 2.6 University of New Mexico 2.6 University of South Carolina 2.6 Washington State University 2.6 97. New Mexico State University 2.5 SUNY每Binghamton 2.5