Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy ranks number 10 in the nation, according to the recently released annual ranking of graduate schools of education by U.S. News & World Report.
"We are very proud to continue to be among the top 10 schools of education in the nation," says Dean Penelope Peterson. "With only 23 faculty, we are by far the smallest of these schools. But we believe that it's quality, not quantity, that counts! Our faculty and students are among the very best in the nation — this comes through loud and clear in our ranking."
SESP has ranked in the top 10 for five of the past six years. The U.S. News ranking is based on indicators including GRE scores, selectivity, funded research, student/faculty ratio and assessments by educators. The most weight is given to a quality assessment by education school deans, graduate school deans and high school superintendents.
SESP rose to number three among the top 10 schools for selectivity and student/faculty ratio. SESP's doctoral program has a 13.5 percent acceptance rate, and the student/faculty ratio is 6.4:1. The School also has the highest quantitative GRE score among the top 10 universities at 709. Funded research averages $395,700 per faculty member, which increased $12,400 over last year.
The top 10 education schools, according to U.S. News, are as follows:
1. Harvard University
2. (tie) Teachers College, Columbia University and University of California–Los Angeles
4. Stanford University
5. Vanderbilt University
6. University of California–Berkeley
7. (tie) University of Pennsylvania and University of Wisconsin
9. University of Michigan
10. Northwestern University
Last Modified: 9/28/09