list of top chemsitry programs

The Chemistry Advisor

A List of Top programs

edited November 13, 2000
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A Simple List of the Best Chemistry programs in the US

Any such list will be argued, but there's usually pretty good agreement as well as a spirited discussion of the order and "how could you possibly say ....". Notice how they hedge their bets with lots of ties? One source of bias-- to make the list a department has to have strong active programs in all of the major areas of chemistry. This clearly favors large departments. There are many excellent programs that have chosen to focus their efforts into several areas and have outstanding programs in those areas. The rating agency is U.S.News & World Report Inc.

Chemistry - Ph.D. (1999)--Top Schools
Rank/School Average reputation score (5 = highest)

1. University of California, Berkeley 5.0
2. California Institute of Technology 4.9
2. Harvard University (MA) 4.9
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.9
2. Stanford University (CA) 4.9
6. Cornell University (NY) 4.6
6. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 4.6
8. Columbia University (NY) 4.5
8. Scripps Research Institute (CA) 4.5
10. University of Wisconsin, Madison 4.4
11. Northwestern University (IL) 4.3
11. University of California, Los Angeles 4.3
11. University of Chicago 4.3
11. University of Texas, Austin 4.3
15. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 4.2
15. Yale University (CT) 4.2
17. Princeton University (NJ) 4.1
18. Purdue University, West Lafayette (IN) 4.0
18. Texas A&M University, College Station 4.0
20. Indiana University, Bloomington 3.9
20. Ohio State University 3.9
20. Penn State University, University Park 3.9
20. University of Colorado, Boulder 3.9
20. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 3.9
20. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 3.9
20. University of Pennsylvania 3.9

A Similar List was Prepared for Biology, including Biochemistry/Molecular Biology (1999)

1. Harvard University (MA)
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3. Stanford University (CA)
4. University of California, Berkeley
5. University of California,San Francisco
6. Johns Hopkins University (MD)
7. California Institute of Technology
8. Yale University (CT)
9. University of California,San Diego
10. Rockefeller University (NY)
10. University of Wisconsin,Madison