Rankings by major

College rankings by major

A great school isn't great at everything. We score every school we cover 0–100 in each of 25 majors, from how graduates in the major do four years out against the national norm for that major, the strength of the students, course depth in the department and the size of the program.

• Best colleges for computer science

  377 schools ranked. Top three: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (99), Stanford University (97), Princeton University (97).

• Best colleges for economics

  367 schools ranked. Top three: Harvard University (99), University of Chicago (97), Duke University (97).

• Best colleges for biology

  397 schools ranked. Top three: Duke University (96), Harvard University (95), Washington University in St. Louis (90).

• Best colleges for neuroscience

  215 schools ranked. Top three: Yale University (97), Harvard University (96), Stanford University (96).

• Best colleges for psychology

  390 schools ranked. Top three: Washington University in St. Louis (91), Vanderbilt University (91), University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (90).

• Best colleges for English & writing

  390 schools ranked. Top three: Williams College (94), Georgetown University (91), Stanford University (91).

• Best colleges for political science & international relations

  386 schools ranked. Top three: Harvard University (98), Georgetown University (94), University of Notre Dame (94).

• Best colleges for math & statistics

  390 schools ranked. Top three: Harvard University (99), Duke University (96), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (96).

• Best colleges for history

  389 schools ranked. Top three: Harvard University (99), Princeton University (98), Yale University (93).

• Best colleges for chemistry & biochemistry

  392 schools ranked. Top three: Princeton University (98), Harvard University (97), Amherst College (92).

• Best colleges for physics & astronomy

  360 schools ranked. Top three: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (99), California Institute of Technology (99), University of Chicago (98).

• Best colleges for mechanical engineering

  189 schools ranked. Top three: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (98), Princeton University (91), University of Michigan–Ann Arbor (89).

• Best colleges for engineering

  264 schools ranked. Top three: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (99), Stanford University (96), Carnegie Mellon University (95).

• Best colleges for business & finance

  344 schools ranked. Top three: University of Notre Dame (95), Southern Methodist University (92), University of Pennsylvania (92).

• Best colleges for nursing

  176 schools ranked. Top three: New York University (93), University of Pennsylvania (91), Emory University (91).

• Best colleges for pre-med & health fields

  273 schools ranked. Top three: Duke University (95), Johns Hopkins University (95), University of Pennsylvania (93).

• Best colleges for communications & media

  312 schools ranked. Top three: Northwestern University (95), University of Southern California (94), University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (92).

• Best colleges for art, music & theater

  386 schools ranked. Top three: Carnegie Mellon University (95), University of Southern California (94), Vanderbilt University (94).

• Best colleges for environmental science

  343 schools ranked. Top three: Duke University (94), Brown University (93), University of Chicago (93).

• Best colleges for philosophy & religion

  368 schools ranked. Top three: University of Pennsylvania (98), Dartmouth College (98), University of Notre Dame (97).

• Best colleges for sociology & anthropology

  345 schools ranked. Top three: Princeton University (96), Washington University in St. Louis (95), Dartmouth College (95).

• Best colleges for education

  279 schools ranked. Top three: Vanderbilt University (89), Swarthmore College (89), Bowdoin College (88).

• Best colleges for architecture

  124 schools ranked. Top three: University of Notre Dame (95), Rice University (95), Washington University in St. Louis (93).

• Best colleges for languages

  365 schools ranked. Top three: University of Notre Dame (97), Dartmouth College (97), Columbia University (96).

• Best colleges for public policy & social work

  211 schools ranked. Top three: Duke University (98), Princeton University (97), Northwestern University (96).

Updated 2026-10-13. Sources: College Scorecard (pay by field of study), IPEDS (graduates by major), department course catalogs and test-score data. For a specific student's chances, use Chance me.

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