Best Graduate Education Schools in US 2018

Ranked in 2017 by US News

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More US Graduate School Rankings

* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

RankSchool nameTuitionEnrollment (full-time)Average GRE verbal score, entering doctoral studentsAverage GRE quantitative score, entering doctoral studentsDoctoral programs acceptance rate
1

Harvard University

(Cambridge, MA)

$45,008 per year (full-time)8661631594.5%
2

Stanford University

(Stanford, CA)

$47,331 per year (full-time)3391621606.1%
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)67415615229.1%
3

University of Pennsylvania

(Philadelphia, PA)

$48,304 per year (full-time)1,1061631575%
3

University of Wisconsin, Madison

(Madison, WI)

$10,728 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,054 per year (out-of-state, full-time)1,08015515326.1%
6

Johns Hopkins University

(Baltimore, MD)

$1,000 per credit (full-time)2,39316416227.4%
7

Teachers College, Columbia University

(New York, NY)

$1,512 per credit (full-time)4,89215915611.4%
7

Vanderbilt University

(Nashville, TN)

$1,854 per credit (full-time)9021621594.9%
9

University of Washington

(Seattle, WA)

$16,989 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,591 per year (out-of-state, full-time)1,01915515223.7%
10

Northwestern University

(Evanston, IL)

$50,424 per year (full-time)3291621588.3%
11

Arizona State University

(Phoenix, AZ)

$10,810 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,186 per year (out-of-state, full-time)2,77815715020.1%
11

University of Texas, Austin

(Austin, TX)

$8,654 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,828 per year (out-of-state, full-time)1,05215515326.5%
13

New York University

(New York, NY)

$38,304 per year (full-time)1,4311581527.3%
14

University of Oregon

(Eugene, OR)

$18,315 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,251 per year (out-of-state, full-time)54415615316.5%
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)52615415215.1%
15

University of Southern California

(Los Angeles, CA)

$1,733 per credit (full-time)1,59816115713.2%
17

University of Kansas

(Lawrence, KS)

$395 per credit (in-state, full-time); $924 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)1,39015615046.1%
18

Ohio State University

(Columbus, OH)

$11,560 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,032 per year (out-of-state, full-time)1,17415715541%
18

University of California, Berkeley

(Berkeley, CA)

$11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time)3031571548.4%
18

University of Virginia

(Charlottesville, VA)

$15,450 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,242 per year (out-of-state, full-time)98315915416.4%
21

Michigan State University

(East Lansing, MI)

$732 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,406 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)1,63915615237.4%
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)2,16415715327.6%
23

Boston College

(Chestnut Hill, MA)

$1,364 per credit (full-time)7691591568%
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)80915516024.8%
25

University of California, Irvine

(Irvine, CA)

$11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time)19015615517.8%
26

Utah State University

(Logan, UT)

$6,277 per year (in-state, full-time); $19,586 per year (out-of-state, full-time)87615515325.2%
27

University of Connecticut

(Storrs, CT)

$13,840 per year (in-state, full-time); $34,786 per year (out-of-state, full-time)75915715542.6%
27

University of Pittsburgh

(Pittsburgh, PA)

$21,748 per year (in-state, full-time); $35,904 per year (out-of-state, full-time)98715214750%
29

University of Colorado, Boulder

(Boulder, CO)

$10,836 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,656 per year (out-of-state, full-time)35516115417.2%
29

University of Florida

(Gainesville, FL)

$449 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,139 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)1,14615515356.5%
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)39816015527.8%
32

Indiana University, Bloomington

(Bloomington, IN)

$420 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,295 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)86915315047.2%
32

University of Delaware

(Newark, DE)

$625 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,720 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)27415515640%
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)90515915523.9%
35

University of Georgia

(Athens, GA)

$8,492 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,090 per year (out-of-state, full-time)1,61415415233.7%
36

Boston University

(Boston, MA)

$49,176 per year (full-time)56116315625.4%
36

University of California, Davis

(Davis, CA)

$13,237 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,339 per year (out-of-state, full-time)42315414935%
38

George Washington University

(Washington, DC)

$1,600 per credit (full-time)1,51416415858.8%
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)1,65615415446.3%
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)1,64315115254.5%
41

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

(Amherst, MA)

$13,524 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,644 per year (out-of-state, full-time)54915615549.1%
41

Virginia Commonwealth University

(Richmond, VA)

$10,893 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,311 per year (out-of-state, full-time)80715414865.4%
43

University of Iowa

(Iowa City, IA)

$580 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,560 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)63115315344.9%
43

University of Missouri

(Columbia, MO)

$353 per credit (in-state, full-time); $966 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)1,37315315122.2%
43

University of Nebraska, Lincoln

(Lincoln, NE)

$297 per credit (in-state, full-time); $850 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)97815415025.8%
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)53615615256.5%
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)75015315150.9%
48

Fordham University

(New York, NY)

$1,340 per credit (full-time)85016616738.1%
48

Georgia State University

(Atlanta, GA)

$382 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,243 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)1,32715615117.3%
48

Temple University

(Philadelphia, PA)

$877 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,202 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)1,00415515030.3%
48

University of Illinois, Chicago

(Chicago, IL)

$11,480 per year (in-state, full-time); $23,720 per year (out-of-state, full-time)65915114836.7%
52

Florida State University

(Tallahassee, FL)

$404 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,035 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)1,06215015137.9%
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)1,06815314855%
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)27315615217.3%
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)1,03415415142.1%
55

Washington University in St. Louis

(St. Louis, MO)

$48,950 per year (full-time)2915515513%
57

Boise State University

(Boise, ID)

$6,232 per year (in-state, full-time); $20,682 per year (out-of-state, full-time)1,80115915223.2%
57

San Diego State University

(San Diego, CA)

$6,738 per year (in-state, full-time); $372 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)1,37814914354.1%
57

Syracuse University

(Syracuse, NY)

$25,974 per year (full-time)56715315033.3%
57

University of Arizona

(Tucson, AZ)

$11,400 per year (in-state, full-time); $31,100 per year (out-of-state, full-time)75715314772.6%
57

University of Vermont

(Burlington, VT)

$11,322 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,620 per year (out-of-state, full-time)27615715160%
62

George Mason University

(Fairfax, VA)

$572 per credit (in-state, full-time); $772 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)2,28615415064.1%
62

Loyola Marymount University

(Los Angeles, CA)

$1,167 per credit (full-time)1,37515515229%
62

University of Kentucky

(Lexington, KY)

$12,236 per year (in-state, full-time); $28,380 per year (out-of-state, full-time)80715414949%
62

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

(Knoxville, TN)

$11,044 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,232 per year (out-of-state, full-time)78215515051.1%
66

University at Albany, SUNY

(Albany, NY)

$10,870 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,210 per year (out-of-state, full-time)85215315335.2%
66

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

(Fayetteville, AR)

$410 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,047 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)61215415017%
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)67115215138.8%
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)14715314526.9%
69

University of Hawaii, Manoa

(Honolulu, HI)

$637 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,532 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)88815214966.4%
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)1,40915514958.6%
72

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

(Carbondale, IL)

$13,155 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,888 per year (out-of-state, full-time)83515015134.2%
72

University of California, Riverside

(Riverside, CA)

$11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time)25915315021.6%
74

Clemson University

(Clemson, SC)

$7,672 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,114 per year (out-of-state, full-time)57615314751.5%
74

Lehigh University

(Bethlehem, PA)

$565 per credit (full-time)50315615018.3%
74

University of Massachusetts, Boston

(Boston, MA)

$16,863 per year (in-state, full-time); $32,913 per year (out-of-state, full-time)83515515136.5%
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)55616116268.8%
77

University of Oklahoma

(Norman, OK)

$4,886 per year (in-state, full-time); $18,989 per year (out-of-state, full-time)76515214539.4%
77

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

(Milwaukee, WI)

$11,788 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,826 per year (out-of-state, full-time)63515415131.4%
80

Brigham Young University, Provo

(Provo, UT)

$6,680 per year (LDS member, full-time); $13,360 per year (Non-LDS member, full-time)32615715328.2%
80

Iowa State University

(Ames, IA)

$8,474 per year (in-state, full-time); $21,786 per year (out-of-state, full-time)32415214648.1%
80

University at Buffalo, SUNY

(Buffalo, NY)

$10,870 per year (in-state, full-time); $22,210 per year (out-of-state, full-time)1,01015115053.6%
80

University of Miami

(Coral Gables, FL)

$1,900 per credit (full-time)49015314726.3%
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)91415514931.2%
85

Kansas State University

(Manhattan, KS)

$503 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,010 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)94315314782.9%
85

Loyola University Chicago

(Chicago, IL)

$949 per credit (full-time)66415515223.9%
85

University of Louisville

(Louisville, KY)

$12,246 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,486 per year (out-of-state, full-time)1,32215414938.4%
85

Virginia Tech

(Blacksburg, VA)

$12,467 per year (in-state, full-time); $25,095 per year (out-of-state, full-time)67115214969%
89

Auburn University

(Auburn, AL)

$9,072 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,216 per year (out-of-state, full-time)97214914745%
89

Baylor University

(Waco, TX)

$1,583 per credit (full-time)17415615035.7%
89

University of Cincinnati

(Cincinnati, OH)

$12,790 per year (in-state, full-time); $24,532 per year (out-of-state, full-time)1,43915315038.1%
89

University of San Diego

(San Diego, CA)

$1,410 per credit (full-time)82515514949.3%
93

Montclair State University

(Upper Montclair, NJ)

$581 per credit (in-state, full-time); $879 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)2,21215214542.9%
93

St. John's University

(Queens, NY)

$1,170 per credit (full-time)1,35216316592.7%
93

University of Alabama

(Tuscaloosa, AL)

$10,470 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,950 per year (out-of-state, full-time)96215214852.1%
93

University of Houston

(Houston, TX)

$7,596 per year (in-state, full-time); $16,740 per year (out-of-state, full-time)65515314831.2%
93

University of South Carolina

(Columbia, SC)

$12,798 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,408 per year (out-of-state, full-time)1,28115114851.6%
93

University of South Florida

(Tampa, FL)

$431 per credit (in-state, full-time); $877 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)1,15915014769.8%
99

Kent State University

(Kent, OH)

$9,090 per year (in-state, full-time); $15,858 per year (out-of-state, full-time)1,60715114941.8%
99

University of Central Florida

(Orlando, FL)

$370 per credit (in-state, full-time); $1,194 per credit (out-of-state, full-time)1,64615415043.1%

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