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German Language and Literature

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
Columbia U. Germanic Languages	3	15	2	6	22	29	9	20	4	21
Cornell U. Germanic Studies	19	26	23	27	1	17	14	26	2	12
Duke U. German Studies	2	10	7	14	1	21	6	15	8	23
Georgetown U. German	6	19	13	24	3	17	3	9	15	26
Harvard U. Germanic Lang. & Lit.	4	18	16	25	1	15	14	26	1	10
Indiana U. at Blooming- ton Germanic Studies	1	6	5	11	1	21	10	23	3	24
Johns Hopkins U. German	8	22	14	24	3	21	4	12	14	25
Kent State U. Main Campus History	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R
New York U. German	4	19	2	5	8	21	15	26	6	23
Ohio State U. Main Campus Germanic Languages and Literatures	4	19	10	20	1	15	3	10	6	22
Pennsyl- vania State U. German	5	18	7	15	14	26	5	15	21	27
Princeton U. German	16	25	12	22	11	26	11	25	2	13
Stanford U. German Studies	5	20	5	11	2	19	12	26	9	23
U. of California at Berkeley German	2	10	2	6	3	19	25	29	1	5
U. of California at Los Angeles Germanic Languages	7	21	11	21	2	16	16	26	7	22
U. of Chicago Germanic Studies	1	2	1	1	10	28	26	29	1	12
U. of Houston main campus History	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R	N/R
U. of Illinois at Chicago Germanic Studies	26	29	29	29	20	28	1	2	28	29
U. of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign German	25	29	21	26	27	29	3	6	15	26
U. of Kansas Germanic Languages and Literatures	27	29	27	28	12	23	6	16	26	28
U. of Maryland at College Park Germanic Language & Literature	11	24	18	26	4	24	1	2	27	29
U. of Massachu- setts at Amherst German	19	26	26	28	19	27	5	14	17	26
U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor Germanic Languages and Literatures	7	21	10	19	1	16	14	26	9	22
U. of Minnesota- Twin Cities Germanic Studies	2	11	2	7	2	18	9	22	1	8
U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Germanic Languages and Literatures	7	20	5	10	10	23	28	29	5	16
U. of Texas at Austin Germanic Studies	8	21	17	25	8	24	12	26	7	22
U. of Virginia German Language & Literature	21	28	11	20	21	28	12	25	12	25
U. of Washing- ton Germanics	18	26	13	23	11	25	9	21	15	26
U. of Wisconsin at Madison German	20	26	12	24	20	28	15	26	2	16
Washing- ton U. in St. Louis Germanic Languages and Literature	9	23	6	14	4	18	11	25	2	16
Yale U. Germanic Languages & Literatures	7	20	12	23	3	15	3	9	9	21
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.