The Philosophical Gourmet Report is a ranking of graduate programs in philosophy
“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
Image: