Best Graduate Education Schools in US 2018
Ranked in 2017 by US News
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* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.
Rank | School name | Tuition | Enrollment (full-time) | Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral students | Average GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral students | Doctoral programs acceptance rate |
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1 | Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) | $45,008 per year (full-time) | 866 | 163 | 159 | 4.5% |
2 | Stanford University (Stanford, CA) | $47,331 per year (full-time) | 339 | 162 | 160 | 6.1% |
3 | University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) | $11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 674 | 156 | 152 | 29.1% |
3 | University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA) | $48,304 per year (full-time) | 1,106 | 163 | 157 | 5% |
3 | University of Wisconsin, Madison (Madison, WI) | $10,728 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,054 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,080 | 155 | 153 | 26.1% |
6 | Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) | $1,000 per credit (full-time) | 2,393 | 164 | 162 | 27.4% |
7 | Teachers College, Columbia University (New York, NY) | $1,512 per credit (full-time) | 4,892 | 159 | 156 | 11.4% |
7 | Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) | $1,854 per credit (full-time) | 902 | 162 | 159 | 4.9% |
9 | University of Washington (Seattle, WA) | $16,989 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,591 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,019 | 155 | 152 | 23.7% |
10 | Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) | $50,424 per year (full-time) | 329 | 162 | 158 | 8.3% |
11 | Arizona State University (Phoenix, AZ) | $10,810 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,186 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,778 | 157 | 150 | 20.1% |
11 | University of Texas, Austin (Austin, TX) | $8,654 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,828 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,052 | 155 | 153 | 26.5% |
13 | New York University (New York, NY) | $38,304 per year (full-time) | 1,431 | 158 | 152 | 7.3% |
14 | University of Oregon (Eugene, OR) | $18,315 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,251 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 544 | 156 | 153 | 16.5% |
15 | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Ann Arbor, MI) | $21,884 per year (in-state, full-time); $44,222 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 526 | 154 | 152 | 15.1% |
15 | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) | $1,733 per credit (full-time) | 1,598 | 161 | 157 | 13.2% |
17 | University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS) | $395 per credit (in-state, full-time); $924 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,390 | 156 | 150 | 46.1% |
18 | Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) | $11,560 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,032 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,174 | 157 | 155 | 41% |
18 | University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) | $11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 303 | 157 | 154 | 8.4% |
18 | University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA) | $15,450 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,242 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 983 | 159 | 154 | 16.4% |
21 | Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) | $732 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,406 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,639 | 156 | 152 | 37.4% |
21 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN) | $16,240 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,120 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,164 | 157 | 153 | 27.6% |
23 | Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA) | $1,364 per credit (full-time) | 769 | 159 | 156 | 8% |
24 | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL) | $12,266 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,502 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 809 | 155 | 160 | 24.8% |
25 | University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA) | $11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 190 | 156 | 155 | 17.8% |
26 | Utah State University (Logan, UT) | $6,277 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,586 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 876 | 155 | 153 | 25.2% |
27 | University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT) | $13,840 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,786 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 759 | 157 | 155 | 42.6% |
27 | University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA) | $21,748 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,904 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 987 | 152 | 147 | 50% |
29 | University of Colorado, Boulder (Boulder, CO) | $10,836 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,656 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 355 | 161 | 154 | 17.2% |
29 | University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) | $449 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,139 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,146 | 155 | 153 | 56.5% |
31 | University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC) | $9,643 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,854 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 398 | 160 | 155 | 27.8% |
32 | Indiana University, Bloomington (Bloomington, IN) | $420 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,295 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 869 | 153 | 150 | 47.2% |
32 | University of Delaware (Newark, DE) | $625 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,720 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 274 | 155 | 156 | 40% |
32 | University of Maryland, College Park (College Park, MD) | $651 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,404 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 905 | 159 | 155 | 23.9% |
35 | University of Georgia (Athens, GA) | $8,492 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,090 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,614 | 154 | 152 | 33.7% |
36 | Boston University (Boston, MA) | $49,176 per year (full-time) | 561 | 163 | 156 | 25.4% |
36 | University of California, Davis (Davis, CA) | $13,237 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,339 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 423 | 154 | 149 | 35% |
38 | George Washington University (Washington, DC) | $1,600 per credit (full-time) | 1,514 | 164 | 158 | 58.8% |
38 | Pennsylvania State University, University Park (University Park, PA) | $19,964 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,266 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,656 | 154 | 154 | 46.3% |
38 | Texas A&M University, College Station (College Station, TX) | $258 per credit (in-state, full-time); $681 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,643 | 151 | 152 | 54.5% |
41 | University of Massachusetts, Amherst (Amherst, MA) | $13,524 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,644 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 549 | 156 | 155 | 49.1% |
41 | Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA) | $10,893 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,311 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 807 | 154 | 148 | 65.4% |
43 | University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) | $580 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,560 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 631 | 153 | 153 | 44.9% |
43 | University of Missouri (Columbia, MO) | $353 per credit (in-state, full-time); $966 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,373 | 153 | 151 | 22.2% |
43 | University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Lincoln, NE) | $297 per credit (in-state, full-time); $850 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 978 | 154 | 150 | 25.8% |
46 | College of William and Mary (Williamsburg, VA) | $9,000 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,686 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 536 | 156 | 152 | 56.5% |
46 | Purdue University, West Lafayette (West Lafayette, IN) | $9,208 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,010 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 750 | 153 | 151 | 50.9% |
48 | Fordham University (New York, NY) | $1,340 per credit (full-time) | 850 | 166 | 167 | 38.1% |
48 | Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA) | $382 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,243 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,327 | 156 | 151 | 17.3% |
48 | Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) | $877 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,202 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,004 | 155 | 150 | 30.3% |
48 | University of Illinois, Chicago (Chicago, IL) | $11,480 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,720 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 659 | 151 | 148 | 36.7% |
52 | Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) | $404 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,035 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,062 | 150 | 151 | 37.9% |
52 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick (New Brunswick, NJ) | $17,880 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,272 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,068 | 153 | 148 | 55% |
52 | University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA) | $13,248 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,350 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 273 | 156 | 152 | 17.3% |
55 | North Carolina State University, Raleigh (Raleigh, NC) | $10,572 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,094 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,034 | 154 | 151 | 42.1% |
55 | Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) | $48,950 per year (full-time) | 29 | 155 | 155 | 13% |
57 | Boise State University (Boise, ID) | $6,232 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,682 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,801 | 159 | 152 | 23.2% |
57 | San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) | $6,738 per year (in-state, full-time); $372 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,378 | 149 | 143 | 54.1% |
57 | Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY) | $25,974 per year (full-time) | 567 | 153 | 150 | 33.3% |
57 | University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) | $11,400 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,100 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 757 | 153 | 147 | 72.6% |
57 | University of Vermont (Burlington, VT) | $11,322 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,620 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 276 | 157 | 151 | 60% |
62 | George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) | $572 per credit (in-state, full-time); $772 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,286 | 154 | 150 | 64.1% |
62 | Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA) | $1,167 per credit (full-time) | 1,375 | 155 | 152 | 29% |
62 | University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) | $12,236 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,380 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 807 | 154 | 149 | 49% |
62 | University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Knoxville, TN) | $11,044 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,232 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 782 | 155 | 150 | 51.1% |
66 | University at Albany, SUNY (Albany, NY) | $10,870 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,210 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 852 | 153 | 153 | 35.2% |
66 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (Fayetteville, AR) | $410 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,047 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 612 | 154 | 150 | 17% |
66 | University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT) | $5,984 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,127 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 671 | 152 | 151 | 38.8% |
69 | University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, CA) | $11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 147 | 153 | 145 | 26.9% |
69 | University of Hawaii, Manoa (Honolulu, HI) | $637 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,532 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 888 | 152 | 149 | 66.4% |
69 | University of North Carolina, Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) | $4,252 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,423 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,409 | 155 | 149 | 58.6% |
72 | Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (Carbondale, IL) | $13,155 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,888 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 835 | 150 | 151 | 34.2% |
72 | University of California, Riverside (Riverside, CA) | $11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 259 | 153 | 150 | 21.6% |
74 | Clemson University (Clemson, SC) | $7,672 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,114 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 576 | 153 | 147 | 51.5% |
74 | Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA) | $565 per credit (full-time) | 503 | 156 | 150 | 18.3% |
74 | University of Massachusetts, Boston (Boston, MA) | $16,863 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,913 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 835 | 155 | 151 | 36.5% |
77 | University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, IA) | $8,592 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,066 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 556 | 161 | 162 | 68.8% |
77 | University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) | $4,886 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,989 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 765 | 152 | 145 | 39.4% |
77 | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI) | $11,788 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,826 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 635 | 154 | 151 | 31.4% |
80 | Brigham Young University, Provo (Provo, UT) | $6,680 per year (LDS member, full-time); $13,360 per year (Non-LDS member, full-time) | 326 | 157 | 153 | 28.2% |
80 | Iowa State University (Ames, IA) | $8,474 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,786 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 324 | 152 | 146 | 48.1% |
80 | University at Buffalo, SUNY (Buffalo, NY) | $10,870 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,210 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,010 | 151 | 150 | 53.6% |
80 | University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL) | $1,900 per credit (full-time) | 490 | 153 | 147 | 26.3% |
80 | University of North Carolina, Greensboro (Greensboro, NC) | $5,117 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,566 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 914 | 155 | 149 | 31.2% |
85 | Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS) | $503 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,010 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 943 | 153 | 147 | 82.9% |
85 | Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL) | $949 per credit (full-time) | 664 | 155 | 152 | 23.9% |
85 | University of Louisville (Louisville, KY) | $12,246 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,486 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,322 | 154 | 149 | 38.4% |
85 | Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA) | $12,467 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,095 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 671 | 152 | 149 | 69% |
89 | Auburn University (Auburn, AL) | $9,072 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,216 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 972 | 149 | 147 | 45% |
89 | Baylor University (Waco, TX) | $1,583 per credit (full-time) | 174 | 156 | 150 | 35.7% |
89 | University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) | $12,790 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,532 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,439 | 153 | 150 | 38.1% |
89 | University of San Diego (San Diego, CA) | $1,410 per credit (full-time) | 825 | 155 | 149 | 49.3% |
93 | Montclair State University (Upper Montclair, NJ) | $581 per credit (in-state, full-time); $879 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 2,212 | 152 | 145 | 42.9% |
93 | St. John's University (Queens, NY) | $1,170 per credit (full-time) | 1,352 | 163 | 165 | 92.7% |
93 | University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL) | $10,470 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,950 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 962 | 152 | 148 | 52.1% |
93 | University of Houston (Houston, TX) | $7,596 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,740 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 655 | 153 | 148 | 31.2% |
93 | University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC) | $12,798 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,408 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,281 | 151 | 148 | 51.6% |
93 | University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) | $431 per credit (in-state, full-time); $877 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,159 | 150 | 147 | 69.8% |
99 | Kent State University (Kent, OH) | $9,090 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,858 per year (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,607 | 151 | 149 | 41.8% |
99 | University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL) | $370 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,194 per credit (out-of-state, full-time) | 1,646 | 154 | 150 | 43.1% |
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