Top 50 National Public Universities - Doctoral Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 10 11 12 12 12 15 15 17 18 19 20 20 22 22 24 24 26 26 26 26 30 30 30 30 34 34 36 37 37 37 40 40 40 40 40 45 45 45 45 45 50 50
Public Universities University of California, Berkeley University of Virginia University of California, Los Angeles University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill College of William and Mary Georgia Institute of Technology University of Wisconsin, Madison University of California, San Diego University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign University of Washington University of California, Davis University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Irvine University of Texas, Austin Pennsylvania State University, University Park University of Florida University of Maryland, College Park Ohio State University, Columbus University of Pittsburgh University of Georgia University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Clemson University Texas A&M University, College Station Rutgers, New Brunswick Miami University, Oxford Purdue University, West Lafayette University of Iowa University of Connecticut Virginia Tech Michigan State University University of Delaware Indiana University, Bloomington University of Colorado, Boulder SUNY, Binghamton Colorado School of Mines North Carolina State University, Raleigh University of Alabama SUNY College Environmental Science and Forestry Iowa State University University of Kansas University of Nebraska, Lincoln University of California, Riverside University of Vermont University of Arizona Auburn University SUNY, Stony Brook University of Missouri, Columbia University of California, Santa Cruz University of Massachusetts, Amherst Florida State University
Source: U.S. News & World Report, "America's Best Colleges", 2009 Edition
Top 50 National Public Universities - Doctoral Rank 1 2 3 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 14 14 16 17 18 19 19 21 21 21 21 21 26 26 28 28 30 30 30 30 34 34 34 34 38 38 38 38 38 43 43 45 45 45 45 45 50 50
Public Universities University of California, Berkeley University of Virginia University of California, Los Angeles University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill College of William and Mary University of California, San Diego University of Wisconsin, Madison Georgia Institute of Technology University of California, Irvine University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign University of California, Santa Barbara University of Washington Pennsylvania State University, University Park University of California, Davis University of Florida University of Texas, Austin University of Maryland, College Park University of Georgia University of Pittsburgh Ohio State University, Columbus Purdue University, West Lafayette Rutgers, New Brunswick Texas A&M University, College Station University of Iowa Miami University, Oxford University of Delaware University of California, Santa Cruz University of Connecticut Indiana University, Bloomington Michigan State University SUNY, Binghamton University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Clemson University North Carolina State University, Raleigh University of Colorado, Boulder Virginia Tech Auburn University Iowa State University University of California, Riverside University of Missouri, Columbia University of Tennessee SUNY College Environmental Science and Forestry University of Vermont SUNY, Stony Brook University of Arizona University of Kansas University of Nebraska, Lincoln University of New Hampshire University of Alabama University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Source: U.S. News & World Report, "America's Best Colleges", 2008 Edition
Top 50 National Public Universities - Doctoral Rank 1 2 3 3 5 6 7 8 8 8 11 11 13 13 13 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 23 24 24 24 27 27 29 29 29 29 33 33 35 35 37 38 38 38 38 42 42 42 45 45 45 45 45 45 45
Public Universities University of California, Berkeley University of Virginia University of California, Los Angeles University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill College of William and Mary Georgia Institute of Technology University of California, San Diego University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign University of Wisconsin, Madison University of California, Davis University of Washington University of California, Irvine University of California, Santa Barbara University of Texas, Austin Pennsylvania State University-University Park University of Florida University of Maryland, College Park Ohio State University, Columbus Rutgers, New Brunswick University of Georgia University of Pittsburgh Texas A&M University, College Station Purdue University, West Lafayette University of Connecticut University of Iowa Clemson University Miami University, Oxford Michigan State University University of Delaware University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Virginia Tech Colorado School of Mines Indiana University, Bloomington University of California, Santa Cruz University of Colorado, Boulder SUNY, Binghamton Iowa State University North Carolina State University, Raleigh SUNY College Environmental Science and Forestry University of Kansas University of Alabama University of Missouri, Columbia University of Nebraska, Lincoln Auburn University SUNY, Stony Brook University of Arizona University of California, Riverside University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Tennessee University of Vermont
Source: U.S. News & World Report, "America's Best Colleges", 2006 Edition
Top 50 National Public Universities - Doctoral Rank 1 2 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 14 16 16 18 19 19 19 22 22 22 22 26 26 26 26 30 30 32 32 32 32 32 37 38 39 39 39 42 42 42 42 46 46 46 46 46 46
Public Universities University of California–Berkeley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor University of Virginia University of California–Los Angeles University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill College of William and Mary (VA) University of Wisconsin–Madison University of California–San Diego University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign Georgia Institute of Technology University of California–Davis University of California–Irvine University of California–Santa Barbara University of Texas–Austin University of Washington University of Florida Pennsylvania State University–University Park University of Maryland–College Park Rutgers–New Brunswick (NJ) University of Georgia University of Iowa Miami University–Oxford (OH) Ohio State University–Columbus Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN) Texas A&M University–College Station University of Connecticut University of Delaware University of Minnesota–Twin Cities University of Pittsburgh Indiana University–Bloomington Michigan State University Clemson University (SC) SUNY–Binghamton University of California–Santa Cruz University of Colorado–Boulder Virginia Tech University of California–Riverside Iowa State University North Carolina State University–Raleigh University of Alabama University of Missouri–Columbia Auburn University (AL) University of Kansas University of Tennessee University of Vermont Ohio University SUNY College Environmental Science and Forestry University of Arizona University of Massachusetts–Amherst University of Nebraska–Lincoln University of New Hampshire
Source: U.S. News & World Report, "America's Best Colleges", September 2004
Top 50 National Public Universities - Doctoral Overall Score
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University of California, Berkeley University of Virginia University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University of California, Los Angeles University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill College of William & Mary (VA) University of California, San Diego University of Wisconsin, Madison Georgia Institute of Technology University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Santa Barbara University of Washington University of Florida Penn State University, University Park University of Maryland, College Park University of Texas, Austin University of Iowa Purdue University, West Lafayette University of Georgia Ohio State University, Columbus Rutgers University, New Brunswick University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Miami University, Oxford (OH) University of Connecticut Indiana University, Bloomington Texas A&M University, College Station University of California, Santa Cruz University of Delaware University of Pittsburgh Michigan State University University of Missouri, Columbia Virginia Tech Clemson University SUNY, Binghamton SUNY-College Environmental Science and Forestry University of Colorado, Boulder North Carolina State University, Raleigh University of California, Riverside Iowa State University University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Vermont Auburn University University of Kansas University of New Hampshire University of Tennessee, Knoxville Michigan Technological University University of Alabama University of Arizona Washington State University
Source: U.S. News & World Report, "America's Best Colleges", September 2003
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Top 50 National Public Universities - Doctoral Rank 1 2 3 3 5 6 7 7 9 9 11 12 12 14 14 14 17 18 18 20 20 20 20 24 24 26 26 28 28 28 31 31 31 31 31 36 36 36 39 39 41 41 43 43 45 45 45 45 45 50 50 50
University of California, Berkeley University of Virginia University of California, Los Angeles University of Michigan, Ann Arbor University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill College of William & Mary (VA) University of California, San Diego University of Wisconsin, Madison Georgia Institute of Technology University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign University of California, Davis Penn State University, University Park University of California, Irvine University of California, Santa Barbara University of Texas, Austin University of Washington University of Florida University of Georgia University of Maryland, College Park Purdue University, West Lafayette Rutgers University, New Brunswick University of Iowa University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Ohio State University, Columbus Texas A&M University, College Station Miami University, Oxford (OH) University of Delaware Indiana University, Bloomington University of Missouri, Columbia Virginia Tech Michigan State University SUNY, Binghamton University of Colorado, Boulder University of Connecticut University of Pittsburgh SUNY-College Environmental Science and Forestry University of California, Riverside University of California, Santa Cruz Clemson University Iowa State University North Carolina State University, Raleigh University of Kansas Auburn University University of Tennessee, Knoxville Ohio University University of Alabama University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of New Hampshire University of Vermont Michigan Technological University University of Arizona University of Kentucky
Source: U.S. News & World Report, "America's Best Colleges", September 2002
Top 50 National Public Universities - Doctoral Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 10 13 14 15 15 15 18 19 19 21 21 21 24 24 24 24 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 36 37 37 39 39 39 39 39 44 44 44 44 48 48 48
University of California-Berkeley University of Virginia University of Michigan-Ann Arbor University of California-Los Angeles University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill College of William and Mary (VA) University of California-San Diego University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Georgia Institute of Technology University of California-Davis University of California-Irvine University of Washington Pennsylvania State University-University Park Texas A&M University-College Station University of California-Santa Barbara University of Texas-Austin University of Georgia University of Florida University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Ohio State University-Columbus Purdue University-West Lafayette University of Maryland-College Park Rutgers University-New Brunswick University of Delaware University of Iowa Virginia Tech Indiana University-Bloomington Miami University-Oxford (OH) Michigan State University SUNY-Binghamton University of California-Riverside University of California-Santa Cruz University of Colorado-Boulder University of Connecticut University of Missouri-Columbia Iowa State University North Carolina State University-Raleigh Clemson University (SC) SUNY-College Environmental Science and Forestry University of Arizona University of Kansas University of Pittsburgh Auburn University (AL) University of New Hampshire University of Tennessee-Knoxville University of Vermont Florida State University University of Alabama University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Source: U.S. News & World Report, "America's Best Colleges", September 2001
Top 50 National Public Universities - Doctoral Rank 1 2 3 3 3 6 7 8 8 10 10 10 13 14 14 16 17 18 18 20 20 20 20 24 24
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University of California–Berkeley University of Virginia University of California-Los Angeles University of Michigan–Ann Arbor University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill College of William and Mary (VA) University of California–San Diego Georgia Institute of Technology University of Wisconsin-Madison University of California-Davis University of California-Irvine University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Pennsylvania State University-University Park University of California–Santa Barbara University of Washington University of Texas-Austin Texas A&M University-College Station University of Florida University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Ohio State University-Columbus Purdue University-West Lafayette University of Georgia University of Iowa Rutgers University-New Brunswick University of Maryland-College Park Colorado School of Mines Indiana University-Bloomington Miami University-Oxford (OH) University of California-Santa Cruz University of Colorado-Boulder University of Delaware Virginia Tech Michigan State University North Carolina State University-Raleigh SUNY-Binghamton University of California-Riverside University of Missouri-Columbia Clemson University (SC) Iowa State University University of Connecticut University of Pittsburgh Auburn University (AL) University of Kansas Ohio University University of Arizona University of Tennessee-Knoxville Florida State University University of Massachusetts-Amherst University of New Hampshire University of Vermont Washington State University
Source: U.S. News & World Report, "America's Best Colleges", September 2000
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University of California-Berkeley University of Virginia University of California–Los Angeles University of Michigan–Ann Arbor University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill College of William and Mary (VA) University of California–San Diego University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign University of Wisconsin–Madison Georgia Institute of Technology Pennsylvania State University-University Park University of California–Davis University of California–Santa Barbara University of Texas–Austin University of Washington University of Florida University of California–Irvine Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN) Texas A&M University-College Station University of Minnesota–Twin Cities University of Iowa Miami University–Oxford (OH) Rutgers–New Brunswick (NJ) SUNY–Binghamton University of Delaware University of Georgia University of Maryland–College Park Colorado School of Mines Ohio State University–Columbus Virginia Tech Indiana University–Bloomington Michigan State University Ohio University University of California–Riverside University of California–Santa Cruz University of Colorado–Boulder University of Connecticut Auburn University (AL) Clemson University (SC) Iowa State University North Carolina State University–Raleigh University of Kansas University of Pittsburgh University of Vermont Florida State University University of New Hampshire University of Tennessee–Knoxville Michigan Technological University University of Arizona University of Massachusetts–Amherst University of Missouri–Columbia
Source: U.S. News & World Report, "America's Best Colleges", August 1999
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University of California-Berkeley University of Virginia University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill University of California–Los Angeles University of Michigan–Ann Arbor University of California–San Diego College of William and Mary (VA) University of California–Irvine University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Pennsylvania State University-University Park University of California–Davis Georgia Institute of Technology University of California–Santa Barbara Texas A&M University-College Station Rutgers–New Brunswick (NJ) University of California–Santa Cruz University of Minnesota–Twin Cities University of Texas–Austin University of Washington Colorado School of Mines SUNY–Binghamton University of Florida Ohio State University–Columbus University of Colorado–Boulder University of California–Riverside University of Delaware University of Georgia University of Iowa Indiana University–Bloomington University of Kansas University of Maryland–College Park University of Vermont North Carolina State University–Raleigh Michigan State University Miami University–Oxford (OH) Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN) Clemson University (SC) University of Connecticut Auburn University (AL) Florida State University Michigan Technological University Virginia Tech University of Tennessee–Knoxville Iowa State University SUNY-Albany University of Massachusetts–Amherst SUNY-Buffalo University of Pittsburgh University of Hawaii-Manoa University of New Hampshire
Source: U.S. News & World Report, "America's Best Colleges", August 1998