The Philosophical Gourmet Report
A Ranking of Graduate Programs in Philosophy in the English-Speaking World

OTHER AREAS

FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY

InstitutionRecommendation
Cambridge UniversityHighly Recommended
City University of New York Graduate CenterHighly Recommended
Cornell UniversityHighly Recommended
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyHighly Recommended
New York UniversityHighly Recommended
University of ChicagoHighly Recommended
University of Michigan, Ann ArborHighly Recommended
Boston UniversityRecommended
Columbia UniversityRecommended
Duke UniversityRecommended
Florida State UniversityRecommended
Georgetown UniversityRecommended
Harvard UniversityRecommended
McGill UniversityRecommended
Rice UniversityRecommended
University of BristolRecommended
University of British ColumbiaRecommended
University of California, IrvineRecommended
University of California, Los AngelesRecommended
University of Connecticut, StorrsRecommended
University of EdinburghRecommended
University of GlasgowRecommended
University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignRecommended
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. PaulRecommended
University of VirginiaRecommended
Washington University, St. LouisRecommended
Yale UniversityRecommended
University of Western OntarioRecommended
University of YorkRecommended

Additional programs not evaluated this year but recommended for consideration by the Advisory Board: New School University; Pennsylvania State University; University of South Florida.

Feminist Philosophy Evaluators: Lidal Dror, Rachel Fraser, Grace Helton, Tracy Isaacs, Robin Jeshion, Céline Leboeuf, Elisabeth Lloyd, Colleen Murphy, Georgia Warnke.

CHINESE PHILOSOPHY

InstitutionRounded MeanMedianModeGroup
University of Utah4.55.005Group 1
National University of Singapore4.04.003, 4Group 2
University of British Columbia4.03.253Group 2
University of Texas, Austin3.53.003Group 3
City University of New York Graduate Center3.02.752Group 4
University of California, Berkeley3.03.003Group 4

Additional programs not evaluated this year but recommended for consideration by the Advisory Board: Loyola University, Chicago; Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), University of Hawaii, Manoa; University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong); University of New South Wales (Australia); University of Oklahoma, Norman.

Chinese Philosophy Evaluators: Steve Angle, Nic Bommarito, Hannah Kim, Harvey Lederman, Aaron Stalnaker, Justin Tiwald, Bryan van Norden.

Students aspiring to become specialists in Chinese philosophy should also consider programs in Religious Studies or area studies (such as East Asian Studies or Asian Studies), many of which have specialists who are deeply engaged with philosophical methods and scholarship. Programs to consider include the City University of Hong Kong (Public Policy), University of Chicago (Divinity School), Georgetown University (Theology, East Asian Languages and Cultures), Harvard University (East Asian Languages and Civilizations), and Indiana University, Bloomington (Religious Studies).

INDIAN PHILOSOPHY

InstitutionRecommendation
University of TorontoHighly Recommended
Oxford UniversityHighly Recommended
Australian National UniversityRecommended
Columbia UniversityRecommended
University of British ColumbiaRecommended
University of Texas, AustinRecommended

Additional programs not evaluated this year but recommended for consideration by the Advisory Board: SUNY Binghamton, University of Hawaii.

Indian Philosophy Evaluators: Nic Bommarito, Jonardon Ganeri.

Students aspiring to become specialists in Indian philosophy should also consider programs in Religious Studies or area studies (such as South Asian Studies or Asian Studies), many of which have specialists who are deeply engaged with philosophical methods and research. Programs to consider include Harvard University (South Asian Studies), University of Chicago (Divinity School), UC Irvine (Religious Studies), and the University of Virginia (Religious Studies).

For a more comprehensive list and advice on graduate study of Indian philosophy, see “The Philosophical Rasika Report,” which may be found at: The Indian Philosophy Blog

PHILOSOPHY OF RACE

InstitutionRecommendation
City University of New York Graduate CenterHighly Recommended
Harvard UniversityHighly Recommended
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyHighly Recommended
New York UniversityHighly Recommended
University of Michigan, Ann ArborHighly Recommended
Columbia UniversityRecommended
Duke UniversityRecommended
Georgetown UniversityRecommended
London School of EconomicsRecommended
Northwestern UniversityRecommended
Queen's University, KingstonRecommended
Rutgers University, New BrunswickRecommended
University of California, DavisRecommended
University of California, Los AngelesRecommended
University of California, RiversideRecommended
University of California, San DiegoRecommended
University of Connecticut, StorrsRecommended
University of EdinburghRecommended
University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignRecommended
University of PennsylvaniaRecommended
Yale UniversityRecommended

Additional programs not evaluated this year but recommended for consideration by the Advisory Board: Pennsylvania State University; University of Oregon.

Philosophy of Race Evaluators: Angelo Corlett, Lidal Dror, Michael Hardimon, Grace Helton, Hannah Kim, Céline Leboeuf, Colleen Murphy, Wendy Salkin, Manuel Vargas.