Below the fold, I give two examples, for Cornell (#19 overall, in a tie)) and for MIT (#7 overall, in a tie). This should be particularly useful for students figuring out where to apply given their interests.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Metaphysics & Epistemology |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Philosophy of Language |
Group 1 (1-6) (rounded mean of 4.5) |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Philosophy of Mind |
Group 3 (7-22) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Metaphysics |
Group 2 (5-8) (rounded mean of 4) |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Epistemology (incl. formal epistemology) |
Group 3 (9-29) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Philosophical Logic |
Group 2 (5-11) (rounded mean of 4) |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Philosophy of Action |
Group 3 (3-8) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Philosophy of Religion |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Philosophy of the Sciences and Mathematics |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
General Philosophy of Science |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Philosophy of Physics |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Philosophy of Biology |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Philosophy of Social Sciences |
Recommended |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Philosophy of Cognitive Science |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Decision, Rational Choice, & Game Theory |
Group 4 (16-28) (rounded mean of 3) |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Philosophy of Mathematics |
Group 3 (6-10) (rounded mean of 4) |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Mathematical Logic |
Group 5 (10-19) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Theory of Value |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Normative Ethics |
Group 3 (11-23) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Metaethics & Moral Psychology |
Group 3 (12-24) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Applied Ethics |
Group 4 (13-49) (rounded mean of 3) |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Political Philosophy |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0. |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Philosophy of Law |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Philosophy of Art |
#N/A |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
History of Philosophy |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Acnient Philosophy |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Medieval Philosophy |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Early Modern: 17th Century |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Early Modern: 18th Century |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Kant |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
19th Century Continental |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
20th Century Continental |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
History of Analytic |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
American Pragmatism |
#N/A |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Other Areas |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Feminist Philosophy |
Highly Recommended |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Chinese Philosophy |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Philosophy of Race |
Highly Recommended |
Cornell University |
Metaphysics & Epistemology |
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Cornell University |
Philosophy of Language |
Group 4 (28-52) (rounded mean of 3) |
Cornell University |
Philosophy of Mind |
Group 3 (7-22) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
Cornell University |
Metaphysics |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Cornell University |
Epistemology (incl. formal epistemology) |
Group 4 (30-50) (rounded mean of 3) |
Cornell University |
Philosophical Logic |
Group 4 (27-43) (rounded mean of 3) |
Cornell University |
Philosophy of Action |
Group 2 (2-4) (rounded mean of 4) |
Cornell University |
Philosophy of Religion |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Cornell University |
Philosophy of the Sciences and Mathematics |
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Cornell University |
General Philosophy of Science |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Cornell University |
Philosophy of Physics |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Cornell University |
Philosophy of Biology |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Cornell University |
Philosophy of Social Sciences |
#N/A |
Cornell University |
Philosophy of Cognitive Science |
Group 3 (8-14) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
Cornell University |
Decision, Rational Choice, & Game Theory |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Cornell University |
Philosophy of Mathematics |
Group 5 (15-33) (rounded mean of 3) |
Cornell University |
Mathematical Logic |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Cornell University |
Theory of Value |
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Cornell University |
Normative Ethics |
Group 4 (24-56) (rounded mean of 3) |
Cornell University |
Metaethics & Moral Psychology |
Group 2 (3-11) (rounded mean of 4) |
Cornell University |
Applied Ethics |
Group 4 (13-49) (rounded mean of 3) |
Cornell University |
Political Philosophy |
Group 4 (24-46) (rounded mean of 3) |
Cornell University |
Philosophy of Law |
Group 2 (6-14) (rounded mean of 3.5) |
Cornell University |
Philosophy of Art |
#N/A |
Cornell University |
History of Philosophy |
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Cornell University |
Acnient Philosophy |
Group 2 (5-9) (rounded mean of 4) |
Cornell University |
Medieval Philosophy |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Cornell University |
Early Modern: 17th Century |
Group 5 (19-34) (rounded mean of 3) |
Cornell University |
Early Modern: 18th Century |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Cornell University |
Kant |
Group 3 (14-32) (rounded mean of 3) |
Cornell University |
19th Century Continental |
Group 4 (12-25) (rounded mean of 3) |
Cornell University |
20th Century Continental |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Cornell University |
History of Analytic |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Cornell University |
American Pragmatism |
#N/A |
Cornell University |
Other Areas |
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Cornell University |
Feminist Philosophy |
Recommended |
Cornell University |
Chinese Philosophy |
rounded mean score of less than 3.0 |
Cornell University |
Philosophy of Race |
#N/A |
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