The Philosophical Gourmet Report
A Ranking of Graduate Programs in Philosophy in the English-Speaking World
InstitutionFixedRoundedMeanMedianMode(s)MedModeStringGroupGroupStrTopic
New York University4.54.55(4.5, 5.0)1Group 1 (1-4) (rounded mean of 4.5)Philosophy of Language
Rutgers University, New Brunswick4.555(5.0, 5.0)1Group 1 (1-4) (rounded mean of 4.5)Philosophy of Language
University of Southern California4.54.55(4.5, 5.0)1Group 1 (1-4) (rounded mean of 4.5)Philosophy of Language
Yale University4.54.55(4.5, 5.0)1Group 1 (1-4) (rounded mean of 4.5)Philosophy of Language
City University of New York Graduate Center445(4.0, 5.0)2Group 2 (5-13) (rounded mean of 4.0)Philosophy of Language
Massachusetts Institute of Technology44.254.5(4.3, 4.5)2Group 2 (5-13) (rounded mean of 4.0)Philosophy of Language
Oxford University 44.55(4.5, 5.0)2Group 2 (5-13) (rounded mean of 4.0)Philosophy of Language
University of California, Berkeley44.55(4.5, 5.0)2Group 2 (5-13) (rounded mean of 4.0)Philosophy of Language
University of California, Los Angeles44.55(4.5, 5.0)2Group 2 (5-13) (rounded mean of 4.0)Philosophy of Language
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor444(4.0, 4.0)2Group 2 (5-13) (rounded mean of 4.0)Philosophy of Language
University of Pittsburgh444(4.0, 4.0)2Group 2 (5-13) (rounded mean of 4.0)Philosophy of Language
University of Texas, Austin444(4.0, 4.0)2Group 2 (5-13) (rounded mean of 4.0)Philosophy of Language
University of Toronto443.5,4.0(4.0, 3.5 & 4.0)2Group 2 (5-13) (rounded mean of 4.0)Philosophy of Language
Brown University3.53.54(3.5, 4.0)3Group 3 (14-24) (rounded mean of 3.5)Philosophy of Language
Columbia University3.544(4.0, 4.0)3Group 3 (14-24) (rounded mean of 3.5)Philosophy of Language
Harvard University3.53.54.5(3.5, 4.5)3Group 3 (14-24) (rounded mean of 3.5)Philosophy of Language
Northwestern University3.53.55(3.5, 5.0)3Group 3 (14-24) (rounded mean of 3.5)Philosophy of Language
Stanford University3.53.754(3.8, 4.0)3Group 3 (14-24) (rounded mean of 3.5)Philosophy of Language
University College London3.533(3.0, 3.0)3Group 3 (14-24) (rounded mean of 3.5)Philosophy of Language
University of California, Santa Barbara3.544(4.0, 4.0)3Group 3 (14-24) (rounded mean of 3.5)Philosophy of Language
University of Connecticut, Storrs3.53.53.5(3.5, 3.5)3Group 3 (14-24) (rounded mean of 3.5)Philosophy of Language
University of Edinburgh3.53.254(3.3, 4.0)3Group 3 (14-24) (rounded mean of 3.5)Philosophy of Language
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill3.533(3.0, 3.0)3Group 3 (14-24) (rounded mean of 3.5)Philosophy of Language
University of St. Andrews/Stirling Joint Program3.53.54(3.5, 4.0)3Group 3 (14-24) (rounded mean of 3.5)Philosophy of Language
Cambridge University333(3.0, 3.0)4Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3.0)Philosophy of Language
Cornell University32.752(2.8, 2.0)4Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3.0)Philosophy of Language
Indiana University, Bloomington333.0,3.5(3.0, 3.0 & 3.5)4Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3.0)Philosophy of Language
King's College, London332(3.0, 2.0)4Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3.0)Philosophy of Language
Monash University32.53.5(2.5, 3.5)4Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3.0)Philosophy of Language
Princeton University33.254(3.3, 4.0)4Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3.0)Philosophy of Language
University of Arizona33.254(3.3, 4.0)4Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3.0)Philosophy of Language
University at Buffalo333(3.0, 3.0)4Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3.0)Philosophy of Language
University of California, Davis334(3.0, 4.0)4Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3.0)Philosophy of Language
University of California, San Diego334(3.0, 4.0)4Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3.0)Philosophy of Language
University of Colorado, Boulder333(3.0, 3.0)4Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3.0)Philosophy of Language
University of Leeds333(3.0, 3.0)4Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3.0)Philosophy of Language
University of Massachusetts, Amherst333(3.0, 3.0)4Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3.0)Philosophy of Language
University of Miami333(3.0, 3.0)4Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3.0)Philosophy of Language
University of Notre Dame33.53.5(3.5, 3.5)4Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3.0)Philosophy of Language
University of Reading332.0,3.5(3.0, 2.0 & 3.5)4Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3.0)Philosophy of Language
University of Sheffield332.0,3.0,3.5,4.0,5.0(3.0, 2.0 & 3.0 & 3.5 & 4.0 & 5.0)4Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3.0)Philosophy of Language
University of Western Ontario32.752(2.8, 2.0)4Group 4 (25-42) (rounded mean of 3.0)Philosophy of Language
Additional programs not evaluated this year but recommended for consideration by the Advisory Board