Tuesday, August 14, 2007

1997 MFA Rankings—Graduate Programs in Creative Writing (US News & World Report)


In 1997, US News & World Report produced the first official ranking of graduate programs in creative writing based solely on national reputation. Although these rankings are older than The Atlantic Monthly rankings it might be helpful for prospective students to observe which programs appear in the top ten on both lists.

Rank/School

1. University of Iowa
2. Johns Hopkins University (MD)
2. University of Houston
4. Columbia University (NY)
4. University of Virginia
6. New York University
6. University of California–Irvine
6. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
9. University of Arizona
10. Boston University
10. Cornell University (NY)
10. University of Massachusetts–Amherst
10. University of Montana
10. University of Washington
10. Washington University (MO)
16. Brown University (RI)
16. Indiana University–Bloomington
16. University of Arkansas
16. University of Utah
20. Arizona State University
20. Emerson College (MA)
20. George Mason University (VA)
20. Hollins College (VA)
20. Sarah Lawrence College (NY)
20. Syracuse University (NY)
20. University of Florida
20. University of Maryland–College Park
20. University of Pittsburgh
20. Warren Wilson College (NC)
30. University of California–Davis
30. University of Southern Mississippi
30. University of Texas–Austin
33. Iowa State University
33. University of Missouri–Columbia
33. University of Oregon
33. University of Southern California
37. Bennington College (VT)
37. CUNY–City College of New York
37. Florida State University
37. Ohio State University
37. Ohio University
37. Penn State University–University Park
37. University of Alabama
37. University of Denver
37. University of North Carolina–Greensboro
46. San Francisco State University
46. University of Cincinnati
46. University of New Hampshire
46. Western Michigan University
50. American University (DC)
50. Colorado State University
50. Eastern Washington University
50. Georgia State University
50. New Mexico State University
50. Saint Mary’s College of California
50. San Diego State University
50. Southern Illinois University–Carbondale
50. Temple University (PA)
50. University of Colorado–Boulder
50. Virginia Commonwealth University
50. Wichita State University (KS)
62. Brooklyn College (NY)
62. California State University–Fresno
62. Mills College (CA)
62. Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN)
62. SUNY–Albany
62. University of Georgia
62. University of Hawaii–Mano
62. University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
62. University of Minnesota
62. Vermont College of Norwich University
72. Binghamton University (NY)
72. Bowling Green State University (OH)
72. Cleveland State University
72. Kansas State University
72. Michigan State University
72. Old Dominion University (VA)
72. University of Alaska–Fairbanks
72. University of Illinois–Chicago
72. University of Nebraska–Lincoln
72. University of New Mexico
72. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
83. Goddard College (VT)
83. Miami University (OH)
83. New College of California
83. Oklahoma State University
83. Rutgers (NJ)
83. School of the Art Institute of Chicago
83. University of Kansas
83. University of Miami
83. University of Missouri–Kansas City
83. University of Notre Dame (IN)
83. University of San Francisco
83. University of South Carolina–Columbia

Continue to 2007 MFA Rankings