University of Minnesota Graduate Program Rankings

The University of Minnesota is a top public research university.

Many Graduate School programs at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities consistently receive national recognition for their excellence. Other leading programs are in fields that do not rank their disciplines. The most prestigious rankings are those published by the Center for Measuring University Performance and the National Research Council (NRC). Also of note are the rankings of U.S. News and World Report and the Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jio Tong University.

• The Center
• National Research Council(NRC)
• U.S. News and World Report
• Institute of Higher Education

Currrently, the University of Minnesota is in the midst of a 'Strategic Positioning Initiative' with the goal of becoming one of the

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Top American research universities
Source: The Center for Measuring University Performance, Arizona State University, 2006

The University of Minnesota was ranked in the Top 13 of all public and private research institutions in the United States by The Center for Measuring University Performance at Arizona State University in 2006.

The Center is a research enterprise focused on the competitive national context for major research universities. Its annual reports assess a broad range of measures including research and development expenditures, private support, faculty quality, the amount of advanced training an institution carries out, and the quality of entering undergraduate students.

Research-doctorate programs ranked in the top 25 (public and private universities)
Source: National Research Council, 1995*

• Aerospace Engineering—12th
  
• Astrophysics and Astronomy—24th
  
• Biomedical Engineering—17th
  
• Chemical Engineering—1st
  
• Chemistry—21st
  
• Civil Engineering—13th
  
• Classics—4th
  
• Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior—15th
  
• Economics—10th
  
• Electrical Engineering—18th
  
• Geography—3rd
  
• German Language and Literature—11th
  
• History—21st
  
• Materials Science—17th
  
• Mathematics—14th
  
• Mechanical Engineering—8th
  
• Pharmacology—21st
• Physics—22nd
  
• Political Science—13th
  
• Psychology—7th
  
• Sociology—24th
  
• Statistics—13th

*The National Research Council reviews and ranks graduate programs approximately every 10 years.

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Graduate program rankings (public and private universities)
Source: U.S. News and World Report, 2007 rankings

• Art
  Ceramics —10th
• Audiology—13th
• Chemistry—22nd
  Theoretical—10th
• Earth Sciences—21st
• Economics—15th
  Macroeconomics—5th
• Education—13th
  Counseling/Personnel Services—2nd
  Educational Psychology—8th
  Special Education—7th
  Vocational/Technical—3rd
• Engineering—23rd
  Chemical—2nd
• History—22nd
  African History—8th
  Women’s History—8th
• Institute of Child Development—12th
  Developmental Psychology—3rd
• Mathematics—17th
  Applied Mathematics—5th
• Nursing
  Midwifery—6th
• Political Science—18th
  Political Theory—8th
• Psychology—16th
  Clinical Psychology—4th
  Industrial/Organizational Psychology—2nd
• Public Affairs—21st
  Nonprofit Management—5th
• Social Work—24th
• Sociology—22nd
• Speech/Language Pathology—15th
• Statistics—6th

Academic Ranking of World Universities
Source: Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2007

The University of Minnesota was ranked #9 of all public research universities in the world by The Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2007.

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