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Theatre and Performance 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
Bowling Green State U. Theatre	10	19	19	25	2	10	8	17	12	27
City U. of New York Graduate Center Theatre	10	20	1	3	25	27	16	23	4	16
Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge Theatre	12	21	22	25	2	10	17	25	19	26
New York U. Performance Studies	1	1	1	3	15	22	2	3	1	1
North- western U. Performance Studies	2	9	20	25	4	14	1	1	4	18
North- western U. Theatre and Drama	11	20	12	18	5	14	8	15	4	16
Ohio State U. Main Campus Theatre	8	19	9	14	5	16	8	15	2	15
Stanford U. Drama	2	4	5	9	1	4	7	14	2	9
Tufts U. Drama	2	7	1	3	15	21	22	27	2	12
U. of California at Berkeley Performance Studies	5	14	12	17	14	20	4	8	2	16
U. of California at Davis Performance Studies	4	16	15	20	10	25	4	8	6	18
U. of California at Irvine and at San Diego Drama and Theatre	9	20	6	12	9	20	13	19	14	24
U. of California at Los Angeles Theater	7	17	6	12	10	21	4	8	8	21
U. of California at Riverside Dance History	23	27	26	26	21	27	2	4	18	27
U. of California at Santa Barbara Dramatic Art	3	10	5	7	8	17	8	15	2	12
U. of Colorado at Boulder Theatre	24	27	27	27	5	16	23	27	12	23
U. of Georgia Theatre	15	22	12	18	16	25	9	17	16	26
U. of Hawaii- Manoa Theatre	23	27	14	20	23	27	6	15	14	27
U. of Kansas Theatre and Film	20	24	20	25	4	14	19	26	18	27
U. of Maryland at College Park Theatre and Performance Studies	5	16	20	25	1	13	8	17	2	15
U. of Minnesota- Twin Cities Theatre Arts	21	27	13	19	11	25	16	22	19	27
U. of Missouri at Columbia Theatre	5	16	14	19	10	20	17	24	5	19
U. of Oregon Theatre Arts	22	27	18	24	1	14	19	27	20	27
U. of Texas at Austin Theatre	16	22	6	11	21	26	4	10	8	21
U. of Washing- ton Drama	2	10	5	10	1	9	20	27	3	20
U. of Wisconsin at Madison Theatre and Drama	13	21	9	14	20	25	13	20	2	16
Yale U. Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism	5	14	4	4	2	9	18	27	6	20
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.