Table 1. Ph.D. Program Rankings in Agricultural Economics
--------------2004 Survey --------------- ----1999 Survey------
1993
Survey
Change in Average
Rank
Average Standard Number of Average Standard Weighted 1999 to 1993 to
Ph.D. Program Rank Deviation Respondents Rank Deviation Rank 2004 2004
1 UC-Berkeley 4.88 0.43 48 4.85 0.35 4.86 0.03 0.02
2 UC-Davis 4.74 0.44 48 4.77 0.52 4.72 -0.03 0.02
3 Maryland 4.65 0.47 48 4.50 0.56 4.07 0.15 0.58
4 Iowa State 4.47 0.58 46 4.34 0.65 4.12 0.13 0.35
5 North Carolina 4.00 0.75 47 4.12 0.72 4.02 -0.12 -0.02
6 Cornell 3.81 0.75 44 3.69 0.79 3.74 0.12 0.07
7 Minnesota 3.76 0.67 46 4.10 0.76 4.27 -0.34 -0.51
8 Ohio State 3.71 0.58 43 3.31 0.79 2.94 0.40 0.77
9 Purdue 3.68 0.79 40 3.72 0.79 3.70 -0.04 -0.02
10 Wisconsin 3.65 0.67 45 3.90 0.69 3.96 -0.25 -0.31
11 Illinois 3.45 0.92 44 3.42 0.90 3.57 0.03 -0.12
12 Texas A&M 3.43 0.59 38 3.48 0.80 3.57 -0.05 -0.14
13 Michigan State 3.27 0.78 44 3.43 0.90 3.49 -0.16 -0.22
14 Oregon State 3.17 0.74 38 3.20 0.72 3.17 -0.03 0.00
15 Washington State 3.02 0.52 30 2.81 0.69 2.85 0.21 0.17
16 Kansas State 2.97 0.69 31 2.94 0.94 3.01 0.03 -0.04
17 Penn State 2.90 0.65 42 2.95 0.73 3.00 -0.05 -0.10
18 Florida 2.88 0.76 34 2.90 0.72 3.00 -0.02 -0.12
19 Connecticut 2.72 0.65 18 2.56 0.77 NA 0.16 NA
20 Colorado State 2.61 0.59 18 3.08 0.85 NA -0.47 NA
21 VPI 2.61 0.75 27 2.99 0.80 3.01 -0.38 -0.40
22 Oklahoma State 2.57 0.65 27 2.84 0.73 2.59 -0.27 -0.02
23 Georgia 2.54 0.53 27 2.75 0.73 2.73 -0.21 -0.19
24 Rhode Island 2.53 0.82 19 3.29 0.88 NA -0.76 NA
25 Missouri 2.50 0.91 24 2.89 0.56 2.92 -0.39 -0.42
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