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American Studies

The National Research Council assessed programs according to 21 different criteria. Here are the NRC's five major ratings summarizing those criteria. For a detailed explanation, see our FAQ.

S-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they are strong in the criteria that scholars say are most important.
Research: Derived from faculty publications, citation rates, grants, and awards.
Students: Derived from students' completion rates, financial aid, and other criteria.
Diversity: Reflects gender balance, ethnic diversity, and the proportion of international students.
R-Rank: Programs are ranked highly if they have similar features to programs viewed by faculty as top-notch.

Institution, program	S-Rank High	S-Rank Low	Research High	Research Low	Students High	Students Low	Diversity High	Diversity Low	R-Rank High	R-Rank Low
Boston U. American & New England Studies	16	21	6	15	18	22	22	22	11	20
Bowling Green State U. American Culture Studies	7	14	10	19	1	5	13	17	9	21
Brown U. American Civilization	4	11	5	14	4	13	7	11	4	16
College of William and Mary American Studies	5	13	1	4	10	18	12	17	7	19
Florida Atlantic U. Comparative Studies	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R
George Washing- ton U. American Studies	17	21	12	20	5	19	16	20	15	22
Harvard U. Hist. Of American Civ.	1	4	1	3	1	9	14	18	1	3
Indiana U. at Blooming- ton American Studies	4	14	12	20	1	15	8	12	3	14
Michigan State U. American Studies	9	15	11	20	4	11	10	14	8	20
New York U. American Studies	1	5	1	4	5	14	1	6	3	10
Purdue U. Main Campus American Studies	15	21	6	16	18	22	13	18	6	21
U. at Buffalo (SUNY) American Studies	3	9	6	15	6	13	5	9	3	11
U. of Hawaii- Manoa American Studies	22	22	6	14	17	22	19	21	16	22
U. of Iowa American Studies	17	21	20	22	11	18	19	21	13	22
U. of Kansas American Studies	15	19	17	21	14	20	9	13	11	22
U. of Maryland at College Park American Studies	7	14	10	19	11	17	3	8	6	17
U. of Massachu- setts at Amherst Afro-American Studies	6	14	6	16	3	11	1	3	4	17
U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor American Culture	8	14	6	14	6	15	3	7	4	13
U. of Minnesota- Twin Cities American Studies	4	13	6	16	1	7	4	9	3	14
U. of New Mexico Main Campus American Studies	14	17	20	22	14	19	3	8	6	19
U. of Texas at Austin American Studies	16	20	15	20	18	21	16	21	7	18
Washing- ton State U. Program in American Studies	3	9	5	8	3	12	1	4	4	16
Yale U. American Studies	1	4	1	4	1	7	12	16	1	2
Methodology: This interactive tool is based on rankings developed by the NRC. For a complete explanation of the methods the research council used, go to its site; registration may be required.