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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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Showing 73–96 of 103 schools

UST
Private nonprofit

Philosophy: 3 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
4,301
Retention
78%
Programs
78
Awards 2024-25
1,011
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PUC
Public

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Philosophy: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
58,658
Retention
93%
Programs
249
Awards 2024-25
17,028
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RUB
Public

Philosophy: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,269
Retention
93%
Programs
210
Awards 2024-25
13,144
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UG
Public

Philosophy: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
43,146
Retention
94%
Programs
270
Awards 2024-25
14,239
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UA
Public

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Philosophy: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
33,610
Retention
86%
Programs
157
Awards 2024-25
7,875
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UI
Public

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Philosophy: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,779
Retention
90%
Programs
231
Awards 2024-25
9,128
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CU
Private nonprofit

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Philosophy: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,793
Retention
98%
Programs
171
Awards 2024-25
9,154
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SBU
Public

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Philosophy: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,689
Retention
90%
Programs
176
Awards 2024-25
7,857
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LUC
Private nonprofit

Philosophy: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
17,384
Retention
82%
Programs
241
Awards 2024-25
4,819
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YU
Private nonprofit

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Philosophy: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
15,564
Retention
99%
Programs
132
Awards 2024-25
5,610
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VU
Private nonprofit

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Philosophy: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
13,575
Retention
96%
Programs
181
Awards 2024-25
4,249
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UR
Private nonprofit

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Philosophy: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
11,946
Retention
91%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
4,112
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RU
Private nonprofit

Rice University

Houston, TX

Philosophy: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
8,961
Retention
97%
Programs
89
Awards 2024-25
2,880
CampusOnlineHybrid
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TU
Public

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Philosophy: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,640
Retention
83%
Programs
277
Awards 2024-25
8,286
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WSU
Public

Philosophy: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,803
Retention
83%
Programs
194
Awards 2024-25
6,417
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BU
Public

Philosophy: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,816
Retention
89%
Programs
144
Awards 2024-25
5,467
CampusOnlineHybrid
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