Math - Which University is Best?

College Search & Selection
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<p>hi
i'd like to know, which university do you think is leading in the math sector? like, in engineering i'd say the MIT is really prestigious. what about mathematics? is there any college standing out for its math department (i'm talking about graduate studies)?</p>

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<p>USNWR Math PhD programs ranked in 2006:</p>

<ol>
<li> Massachusetts Institute of Technology 5.0 </li>
<li> Harvard University (MA) 4.9
Princeton University (NJ) 4.9
Stanford University (CA) 4.9
University of California–Berkeley 4.9</li>
</ol>

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<p>For Math Specialties, according to USNWR:</p>

<p>Algebra/Number Theory/Algebraic Geometry:

  1. Harvard University (MA)
  2. University of California–Berkeley<br>
  3. Princeton University (NJ) </p>

<p>Analysis:

  1. Princeton University (NJ)
  2. University of California–Berkeley<br>
  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology </p>

<p>Applied Math:

  1. New York University<br>
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
  3. California Institute of Technology </p>

<p>Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics:

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
  2. Princeton University (NJ)
    Rutgers State University–New Brunswick (NJ)
    University of California–San Diego </p>

<p>Geometry:

  1. Harvard University (MA)
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
    Stanford University (CA) </p>

<p>Logic:

  1. University of California–Berkeley<br>
  2. University of California–Los Angeles<br>
  3. University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign </p>

<p>Statistics:

  1. Stanford University (CA)
  2. University of California–Berkeley<br>
  3. Harvard University (MA)</p>

<p>Topology:

  1. University of California–Berkeley<br>
  2. Princeton University (NJ)
  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology</p>
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<p>thanks alot!</p>