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Sociology & anthropology at Yale

Yale graduates about 33 sociology & anthropology majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 15th of 580 schools we score for sociology & anthropology, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

92/100Standout#15 of 580 for sociology & anthropology →
Graduates a year332% of the class
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1580whole school

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Nearby in the sociology & anthropology ranking

  1. Vanderbilt University 94
  2. University of California, Berkeley 92
  3. Barnard College 92
  4. Georgetown University 92
  5. Wellesley College 92
  6. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 91
  7. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 91
  8. Tufts University 91

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Yale with every school we score in sociology & anthropology. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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