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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Philosophy

103 U.S. colleges and universities offer Philosophy at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 44 Associate 132 Bachelor 750 Master 158 PhD 103 Professional 1

Most schools offering it: California (144), New York (76), Pennsylvania (59), Ohio (41), Texas (38), Illinois (36)

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CUA
Private nonprofit

Philosophy: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
5,243
Retention
87%
Programs
151
Awards 2024-25
1,303
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UA
Public

Philosophy: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,365
Retention
83%
Programs
307
Awards 2024-25
12,522
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UNT
Public

Philosophy: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
46,864
Retention
77%
Programs
159
Awards 2024-25
13,522
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UO
Public

Philosophy: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
24,404
Retention
86%
Programs
125
Awards 2024-25
6,133
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PU
Private nonprofit

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Philosophy: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
9,137
Retention
98%
Programs
53
Awards 2024-25
2,453
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UMA
Public

Philosophy: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,855
Retention
97%
Programs
254
Awards 2024-25
16,680
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UC
Public

Philosophy: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
37,297
Retention
94%
Programs
173
Awards 2024-25
11,456
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UP
Private nonprofit

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Philosophy: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,109
Retention
99%
Programs
229
Awards 2024-25
10,603
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UC
Public

Philosophy: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
28,306
Retention
92%
Programs
245
Awards 2024-25
8,615
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NU
Private nonprofit

Philosophy: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,856
Retention
98%
Programs
234
Awards 2024-25
8,806
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SU
Private nonprofit

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Philosophy: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
22,589
Retention
90%
Programs
222
Awards 2024-25
6,875
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BC
Private nonprofit

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Philosophy: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
15,432
Retention
96%
Programs
108
Awards 2024-25
4,500
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UND
Private nonprofit

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Philosophy: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
13,042
Retention
99%
Programs
97
Awards 2024-25
3,806
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VU
Private nonprofit

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Philosophy: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
10,041
Retention
95%
Programs
116
Awards 2024-25
3,239
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NS
Private nonprofit

The New School

New York, NY

Philosophy: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
9,068
Retention
85%
Programs
63
Awards 2024-25
3,030
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UD
Private nonprofit

Philosophy: 6 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
2,078
Retention
77%
Programs
51
Awards 2024-25
600
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