The Philosophical Gourmet Report is a ranking of graduate programs in philosophy in the English-speaking world. It is edited by Brian Leiter, professor at University of Chicago, and Berit Brogaard, professor at University of Miami.
“The rankings are primarily measures of faculty quality and reputation,” they explain. The overall rankings of 2014-2015 “are based on reputational surveys completed by nearly 200 philosophers throughout the English-speaking world and Continental Europe; 230 philosophers participated in either the overall or speciality rankings, often both.”
The overall rankings are listed below. The report also includes a breakdown of programs by specialties.
- Ranking of top 50 faculties in the English-speaking world
- Ranking of faculties in the United States
- Ranking of faculties in the United Kingdom
- Ranking of faculties in Canada
- Ranking of faculties in Australasia
Ranking of top 50 faculties in the English-speaking world
1. New York University
Region: USA
Mean: 4.8
Median: 5
2. Oxford University
Region: UK
Mean: 4.6
Median: 4.5
3. Princeton University
Region: USA
Mean: 4.4
Median: 4.5
3. Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Region: USA
Mean: 4.4
Median: 4.5
5. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Region: USA
Mean: 4.2
Median: 4
6. Yale University
Region: USA
Mean: 4.1
Median: 4
7. Harvard University
Region: USA
Mean: 4
Median: 4
7. University of Pittsburgh
Region: USA
Mean: 4
Median: 4
9. Stanford University
Region: USA
Mean: 3.9
Median: 4
9. University of Southern California
Region: USA
Mean: 3.9
Median: 4
11. Columbia University (incl. Barnard)
Region: USA
Mean: 3.8
Median: 4
11. University of California, Berkeley
Region: USA
Mean: 3.8
Median: 4
11. University of California, Los Angeles
Region: USA
Mean: 3.8
Median: 4
11. University of Toronto
Region: Canada
Mean: 3.8
Median: 4
15. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Region: USA
Mean: 3.7
Median: 4
15. University of Arizona
Region: USA
Mean: 3.7
Median: 3.5
15. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Region: USA
Mean: 3.7
Median: 4
18. City University of New York Graduate Center
Region: USA
Mean: 3.6
Median: 3.5
19. Cambridge University
Region: UK
Mean: 3.5
Median: 3.5
19. Cornell University
Region: USA
Mean: 3.5
Median: 3.5
19. University of Notre Dame
Region: USA
Mean: 3.5
Median: 3.5
19. University of Texas, Austin
Region: USA
Mean: 3.5
Median: 3.5
23. Brown University
Region: USA
Mean: 3.4
Median: 3.5
24. Australian National University
Region: Australasia
Mean: 3.3
Median: 3.5
24. University of Chicago
Region: USA
Mean: 3.3
Median: 3.5
24. University of Wisconsin, Madison
Region: USA
Mean: 3.3
Median: 3.5
27. University of California, San Diego
Region: USA
Mean: 3.2
Median: 3
27. University of St Andrews/University of Stirling Joint Program
Region: UK
Mean: 3.2
Median: 3
29. Duke University
Region: USA
Mean: 3
Median: 3
29. Indiana University, Bloomington
Region: USA
Mean: 3
Median: 3
29. University of California, Irvine
Region: USA
Mean: 3
Median: 3
29. University of Edinburgh
Region: UK
Mean: 3
Median: 3
29. Washington University, St. Louis
Region: USA
Mean: 3
Median: 3
34. King’s College, London
Region: UK
Mean: 2.9
Median: 3
34. Ohio State University
Region: USA
Mean: 2.9
Median: 3
34. University of California, Riverside
Region: USA
Mean: 2.9
Median: 3
34. University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Region: USA
Mean: 2.9
Median: 3
38. London School of Economics
Region: UK
Mean: 2.8
Median: 3
38. Northwestern University
Region: USA
Mean: 2.8
Median: 3
38. University College London
Region: UK
Mean: 2.8
Median: 3
38. University of Colorado, Boulder
Region: USA
Mean: 2.8
Median: 3
38. University of Maryland, College Park
Region: USA
Mean: 2.8
Median: 3
38. University of Miami
Region: USA
Mean: 2.8
Median: 3
38. University of Pennsylvania
Region: USA
Mean: 2.8
Median: 3
38. University of Sydney
Region: Australasia
Mean: 2.8
Median: 3
38. University of Virginia
Region: USA
Mean: 2.8
Median: 3
47. Georgetown University
Region: USA
Mean: 2.7
Median: 3
47. Syracuse University
Region: USA
Mean: 2.7
Median: 2.5
47. University of Birmingham
Region: UK
Mean: 2.7
Median: 3
47. University of British Columbia
Region: Canada
Mean: 2.7
Median: 3
47. University of Connecticut, Storrs
Region: USA
Mean: 2.7
Median: 2.5
47. University of Leeds
Region: UK
Mean: 2.7
Median: 2.5
47. University of Western Ontario
Region: Canada
Mean: 2.7
Median: 3
Ranking of faculties in the United States
1. New York University
Mean: 4.8
Median: 5
Mode: 5
2011 Rank: 1
2009 Rank: 1
2006 Rank: 1
2. Princeton University
Mean: 4.4
Median: 4.5
Mode: 4.5
2011 Rank: 3
2009 Rank: 2
2006 Rank: 2
2. Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Mean: 4.4
Median: 4.5
Mode: 5
2011 Rank: 2
2009 Rank: 2
2006 Rank: 2
4. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Mean: 4.2
Median: 4
Mode: 4
2011 Rank: 4
2009 Rank: 5
2006 Rank: 3
5. Yale University
Mean: 4.1
Median: 4
Mode: 4.0 ,4.5
2011 Rank: 7
2009 Rank: 8
2006 Rank: 16
6. Harvard University
Mean: 4
Median: 4
Mode: 4
2011 Rank: 5
2009 Rank: 6
2006 Rank: 7
6. University of Pittsburgh
Mean: 4
Median: 4
Mode: 4
2011 Rank: 5
2009 Rank: 4
2006 Rank: 5
8. Stanford University
Mean: 3.9
Median: 4
Mode: 3.5, 4.0
2011 Rank: 9
2009 Rank: 9
2006 Rank: 6
8. University of Southern California
Mean: 3.9
Median: 4
Mode: 4
2011 Rank: 11
2009 Rank: 17
2006 Rank: 16
10. Columbia University (incl. Barnard)
Mean: 3.8
Median: 4
Mode: 4
2011 Rank: 11
2009 Rank: 13
2006 Rank: 9
10. University of California, Berkeley
Mean: 3.8
Median: 4
Mode: 4
2011 Rank: 14
2009 Rank: 9
2006 Rank: 12
10. University of California, Los Angeles
Mean: 3.8
Median: 4
Mode: 4
2011 Rank: 11
2009 Rank: 9
2006 Rank: 7
13. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mean: 3.7
Median: 4
Mode: 4
2011 Rank: 7
2009 Rank: 6
2006 Rank: 7
13. University of Arizona
Mean: 3.7
Median: 3.5
Mode: 4
2011 Rank: 14
2009 Rank: 13
2006 Rank: 13
13. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Mean: 3.7
Median: 4
Mode: 4
2011 Rank: 9
2009 Rank: 9
2006 Rank: 10
16. City University of New York Graduate Center
Mean: 3.6
Median: 3.5
Mode: 4
2011 Rank: 14
2009 Rank: 15
2006 Rank: 23
17. Cornell University
Mean: 3.5
Median: 3.5
Mode: 4
2011 Rank: 14
2009 Rank: 17
2006 Rank: 16
17. University of Notre Dame
Mean: 3.5
Median: 3.5
Mode: 4
2011 Rank: 18
2009 Rank: 15
2006 Rank: 13
17. University of Texas, Austin
Mean: 3.5
Median: 3.5
Mode: 3.5
2011 Rank: 20
2009 Rank: 20
2006 Rank: 13
20. Brown University
Mean: 3.4
Median: 3.5
Mode: 3.5
2011 Rank: 19
2009 Rank: 17
2006 Rank: 16
21. University of Chicago
Mean: 3.3
Median: 3.5
Mode: 3.5
2011 Rank: 20
2009 Rank: 21
2006 Rank: 20
21. University of Wisconsin, Madison
Mean: 3.3
Median: 3.5
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 22
2009 Rank: 23
2006 Rank: 24
23. University of California, San Diego
Mean: 3.2
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 22
2009 Rank: 21
2006 Rank: 20
24. Duke University
Mean: 3
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 24
2009 Rank: 26
2006 Rank: 27
24. Indiana University, Bloomington
Mean: 3
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 24
2009 Rank: 23
2006 Rank: 27
24. University of California, Irvine
Mean: 3
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 29
2009 Rank: 23
2006 Rank: 20
24. Washington University, St. Louis
Mean: 3
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 31
2009 Rank: 30
2006 Rank: 39
28. Ohio State University
Mean: 2.9
Median: 3
Mode: 2.5
2011 Rank: 24
2009 Rank: 26
2006 Rank: 26
28. University of California, Riverside
Mean: 2.9
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 31
2009 Rank: 30
2006 Rank: 31
28. University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Mean: 2.9
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 24
2009 Rank: 26
2006 Rank: 24
31. Northwestern University
Mean: 2.8
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 31
2009 Rank: 41
2006 Rank: 53
31. University of Colorado, Boulder
Mean: 2.8
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 24
2009 Rank: 26
2006 Rank: 26
31. University of Maryland, College Park
Mean: 2.8
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 31
2009 Rank: 30
2006 Rank: 27
31. University of Miami
Mean: 2.8
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 31
2009 Rank: 34
2006 Rank: 32
31. University of Pennsylvania
Mean: 2.8
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 29
2009 Rank: 30
2006 Rank: 27
31. University of Virginia
Mean: 2.8
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 37
2009 Rank: 36
2006 Rank: 39
37. Georgetown University
Mean: 2.7
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 36
2009 Rank: 36
2006 Rank: 39
37. Syracuse University
Mean: 2.7
Median: 2.5
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 37
2009 Rank: 34
2006 Rank: 32
37. University of Connecticut, Storrs
Mean: 2.7
Median: 2.5
Mode: 2.5
2011 Rank: 50
2009 Rank: 43
2006 Rank: 48
40. Carnegie-Mellon University
Mean: 2.6
Median: 2.5
Mode: 2.5
2011 Rank: 40
2009 Rank: 36
2006 Rank: 39
40. Johns Hopkins University
Mean: 2.6
Median: 2.5
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 37
2009 Rank: 43
2006 Rank: 35
42. University of California, Davis
Mean: 2.4
Median: 2.5
Mode: 2.5
2011 Rank: 44
2009 Rank: 36
2006 Rank: 35
42. University of California, Santa Barbara
Mean: 2.4
Median: 2.5
Mode: 2
2011 Rank: 40
2009 Rank: 41
2006 Rank: 39
42. University of Illinois, Chicago
Mean: 2.4
Median: 2.5
Mode: 2.5
2011 Rank: 40
2009 Rank: 36
2006 Rank: 35
45. Florida State University
Mean: 2.3
Median: 2.5
Mode: 2.5
2011 Rank: 44
2009 Rank: 43
2006 Rank: 44
45. University of Rochester
Mean: 2.3
Median: 2
Mode: 2
2011 Rank: 44
2009 Rank: 48
2006 Rank: 44
47. Rice University
Mean: 2.2
Median: 2
Mode: 2
2011 Rank: 44
2009 Rank: 48
2006 Rank: 50
47. Saint Louis University
Mean: 2.2
Median: 2
Mode: 2
2011 Rank: n/a
2009 Rank: 54
2006 Rank: not in top 50
47. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul
Mean: 2.2
Median: 2
Mode: 2
2011 Rank: 44
2009 Rank: 47
2006 Rank: 44
47. University of Missouri, Columbia
Mean: 2.2
Median: 2
Mode: 2
2011 Rank: 50
2009 Rank: 48
2006 Rank: 53
Ranking of faculties in the United Kingdom
1. Oxford University
Mean: 4.6
Median: 4.5
Mode: 5
2011 Rank: 1
2009 Rank: 1
2006 Rank: 1
2. Cambridge University
Mean: 3.5
Median: 3.5
Mode: 3.5
2011 Rank: 2
2009 Rank: 3
2006 Rank: 3
3. University of St. Andrews/University of Stirling Joint Program
Mean: 3.2
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 3
2009 Rank: 2
2006 Rank: 2
4. University of Edinburgh
Mean: 3
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 8
2009 Rank: 12
2006 Rank: 9
5. King’s College, London
Mean: 2.9
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 4
2009 Rank: 5
2006 Rank: 6
6. London School of Economics
Mean: 2.8
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 11
2009 Rank: 8
2006 Rank: 8
6. University College London
Mean: 2.8
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 4
2009 Rank: 4
2006 Rank: 4
8. University of Birmingham
Mean: 2.7
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: not in top 15
2009 Rank: not in top 15
2006 Rank: not in top 15
8. University of Leeds
Mean: 2.7
Median: 2.5
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 6
2009 Rank: 12
2006 Rank: 9
10. University of Bristol
Mean: 2.6
Median: 2.5
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 13
2009 Rank: 12
2006 Rank: 9
10. University of Sheffield
Mean: 2.6
Median: 2.75
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 9
2009 Rank: 7
2006 Rank: 6
12. University of Warwick
Mean: 2.4
Median: 2.5
Mode: 2.5, 3.0
2011 Rank: 11
2009 Rank: 9
2006 Rank: 14
13. Birkbeck College, University of London
Mean: 2.3
Median: 2.5
Mode: 2.5
2011 Rank: 6
2009 Rank: 6
2006 Rank: 4
13. University of Reading
Mean: 2.3
Median: 2.5
Mode: 2
2011 Rank: 10
2009 Rank: 9
2006 Rank: 9
13. University of York
Mean: 2.3
Median: 2.5
Mode: 2.5
2011 Rank: 15
2009 Rank: 15
2006 Rank: 15
Ranking of faculties in Canada
1. University of Toronto
Mean: 3.8
Median: 4
Mode: 4
2011 Rank: 1
2009 Rank: 1
2006 Rank: 1
2. University of British Columbia
Mean: 2.7
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 2
2009 Rank: 4
2006 Rank: 4
2. University of Western Ontario
Mean: 2.7
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 2
2009 Rank: 2
2006 Rank: 2
4. McGill University
Mean: 2.3
Median: 2.5
Mode: 2.5
2011 Rank: 2
2009 Rank: 3
2006 Rank: 3
5. University of Alberta
Mean: 2.1
Median: 2
Mode: 2.0, 2.5
2011 Rank: 5
2009 Rank: 5
2006 Rank: 5
5. University of Calgary
Mean: 2.1
Median: 2
Mode: 2.0, 2.5
2011 Rank: not in top 5
2009 Rank: not in top 5
2006 Rank: not in top 5
Ranking of faculties in Australasia
1. Australian National University
Mean: 3.3
Median: 3.5
Mode: 3.5
2011 Rank: 1
2009 Rank: 1
2006 Rank: 1
2. University of Sydney
Mean: 2.8
Median: 3
Mode: 3
2011 Rank: 2
2009 Rank: 2
2006 Rank: 2
3. Monash University
Mean: 2.1
Median: 2
Mode: 2
2011 Rank: 4
2009 Rank: 3
2006 Rank: 4
3. University of Melbourne
Mean: 2.1
Median: 2
Mode: 2
2011 Rank: 4
2009 Rank: not in top 5
2006 Rank: 3
5. University of Auckland
Mean: 2
Median: 2
Mode: 2
2011 Rank: 3
2009 Rank: 4
2006 Rank: 4
Source: The Philosophical Gourmet Report
Last checked on: 23 November 2015
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