GRADUATE STUDIES IN SPANISH:
A DIRECTORY OF COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES


The most recent National Research Council survey ranked the Departments of Spanish at the institutions listed below as the top ten (out of a total of fifty-four departments considered). The criteria evaluated in the survey included the scholarly quality and reputation of the faculty, effectiveness in educating research scholars, the national and international visibility of the doctoral program, and the number of awards and honors received by faculty.

Top 10 Graduate Programs in Spanish

1   Columbia University
2  Duke University
3  Brown University
4   Princeton University
5  University of Virginia
6  University of Pennsylvania
7   University of Wisconsin
8   Cornell University
9   University of California-Berkeley
10   Harvard University