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Best Economics Colleges, Doctorate Program

Rankings of the top 50 Economics Colleges and Universities, Doctorate Program

Rankings of the Best Economics Colleges and Universities, Doctorate Degree - June 2026

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School Name

Year
Founded

Students

Acceptance
Rate

Graduation
Rate

On-Time
Graduation

Cost to
Attend
In-State

Cost to
Attend
Out-of
State

Funding
Available

Public
Or
Private

AVG
GPA

AVG SAT Scores

Math
Verbal
Writing
 

AVG
ACT

Student Life

Academic Life

Diversity

Spiritual

Technology

Over All Score

0
100
 
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Leaders

1

University of South Florida

http://www.usf.edu
4202 East Fowler Avenue
Tampa, Florida
(813) 974-3350

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1956

30,289

43%

44.8%

29.1%

$6,410

$17,324

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.83

540

530

510

23

0%

NC

 

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2

Southern Utah University

http://www.suu.edu
351 West University Boulevard
Cedar City, Utah
(435) 586-7740

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1897

7,633

57%

29.1%

20.1%

$5,924

$17,902

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.5

512

508

489

23

0%

NC

 

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3

Case Western Reserve University

http://www.case.edu
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio
(216) 368-4450

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1826

4,386

54%

72.5%

62.7%

$41,800

$41,800

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

702

658

654

31

0%

NC

 

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4

Macalester College

http://www.macalester.edu
1600 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota
(651) 696-6357

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1874

2,070

37%

88.5%

85.6%

$45,388

$45,388

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

680

678

668

30

0%

NC

 

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5

University of New Orleans

http://www.uno.edu
2000 Lakeshore Drive
New Orleans, Louisiana
(504) 280-6595

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1956

7,689

49%

23.8%

10.3%

$6,668

$19,158

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.1

548

552

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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6

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

http://www.utc.edu
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, Tennessee
(423) 425-4662

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N/A

10,159

76%

27.1%

12.8%

$7,554

$22,760

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.37

511

514

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

7

George Washington University

http://www.gwu.edu
2121 I Street, NW
Washington, District of Columbia
(202) 994-6040

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1821

10,464

33%

77.6%

73.9%

$47,343

$47,343

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

649

643

662

29

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

8

Lewis & Clark College

http://www.lclark.edu
0615 Southwest Palatine Hill Road
Portland, Oregon
(503) 768-7040

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1867

2,150

64%

73.4%

68.5%

$41,928

$41,928

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.7

628

654

640

29

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

9

Fort Valley State University

http://www.fvsu.edu
1005 State University Drive
Fort Valley, Georgia
(478) 825-6307

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1895

3,421

40%

28.6%

13.2%

$6,288

$18,490

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.8

410

412

390

17

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

10

Loyola University Maryland

http://www.loyola.edu
4501 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland
(410) 617-5012

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1852

3,917

65%

82.3%

79.2%

$43,250

$43,250

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.39

590

585

N/A

26

0%

NC

 

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11

Guilford College

http://www.guilford.edu
5800 West Friendly Avenue
Greensboro, North Carolina
(336) 316-2100

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1837

2,462

80%

53.3%

47.4%

$32,470

$32,470

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.23

541

550

530

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

12

University of Nebraska - Kearney

http://www.unk.edu
905 West 25th Street
Kearney, Nebraska
(308) 865-8526

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N/A

5,648

77%

18.7%

Not reported

$6,521

$12,349

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.39

370

440

380

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

13

Fordham University

http://www.fordham.edu
441 East Fordham Road
New York, New York
(718) 817-4000

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1841

8,325

43%

76.4%

73.9%

$43,577

$43,577

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.58

625

620

625

28

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

14

Marian University

http://www.marian.edu
3200 Cold Spring Road
Indianapolis, Indiana
(317) 955-6300

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1851

2,241

55%

52.1%

41.1%

$28,400

$28,400

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

516

508

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

15

Georgetown University

http://www.georgetown.edu
37th and O Streets, NW
Washington, District of Columbia
(202) 687-3600

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1789

7,552

17%

92.3%

90.1%

$44,805

$44,805

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

660

650

N/A

29

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

16

Wichita State University

http://www.wichita.edu
1845 North Fairmount
Wichita, Kansas
(316) 978-3085

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1895

12,192

95%

30.6%

16.8%

$6,926

$14,960

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.38

536

506

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

17

Western Kentucky University

http://www.wku.edu
1906 College Heights Boulevard
Bowling Green, Kentucky
(270) 745-2551

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1906

18,101

92%

40.4%

26.6%

$8,722

$22,248

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.14

497

494

N/A

22

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

18

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

http://www.uwsp.edu
2100 Main Street
Stevens Point, Wisconsin
(715) 346-2441

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N/A

9,296

75%

44.4%

21.8%

$7,578

$15,151

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.42

468

498

460

23

0%

NC

 

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19

N/A

5,843

90%

49.9%

27.3%

$9,510

$24,675

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.53

650

610

N/A

28

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

20

University of South Alabama

http://www.southalabama.edu
307 University Boulevard
Mobile, Alabama
(251) 460-6141

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1963

11,315

87%

27.1%

14.4%

$8,310

$16,620

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.38

440

445

440

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

21

Brown University

http://www.brown.edu
75 Waterman Street
Providence, Rhode Island
(401) 863-2378

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1764

6,435

10%

90.4%

82.9%

$45,612

$45,612

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

660

660

670

29

0%

NC

 

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22

Southern New Hampshire University

http://www.snhu.edu
2500 North River Road
Manchester, New Hampshire
(603) 645-9611

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1932

11,253

81%

59.2%

56.1%

$29,204

$29,204

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.07

450

440

440

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

23

University of Virginia

http://www.virginia.edu
Charlottesville, Virginia
(434) 982-3200

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1819

15,822

30%

90.7%

86.5%

$12,458

$39,844

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

4.21

684

665

674

30

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

24

Wheeling Jesuit University

http://www.wju.edu
316 Washington Avenue
Wheeling, West Virginia
(304) 243-2359

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1954

1,173

63%

54.8%

49.1%

$27,830

$27,830

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.42

518

511

488

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

25

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

http://www.usao.edu
1727 West Alabama
Chickasha, Oklahoma
(405) 574-1357

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1908

983

39%

35.4%

27.6%

$5,790

$13,830

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.44

410

941

430

23

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

26

University of Puget Sound

http://www.pugetsound.edu
1500 North Warner Street
Tacoma, Washington
(253) 879-3211

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1888

2,578

82%

73.8%

68.5%

$43,200

$43,200

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.51

618

629

560

25–30

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

27

Saint Peter's University

http://www.saintpeters.edu
2641 Kennedy Boulevard
Jersey City, New Jersey
(201) 761-7100

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N/A

2,317

61%

45.6%

35.2%

$32,520

$32,520

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.06

410

410

410

17

0%

NC

 

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28

N/A

25,805

84%

56.5%

41.5%

$10,529

$32,297

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.57

598

579

N/A

26

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

29

Michigan State University

http://www.msu.edu
East Lansing, Michigan
(517) 355-8332

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1855

37,454

71%

66.1%

48.4%

$12,908

$33,796

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.61

605

520

525

26

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

30

Stanford University

http://www.stanford.edu
Stanford, California
(650) 723-2091

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1885

7,063

7%

88.9%

79.8%

$42,690

$42,690

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

700

680

700

31

0%

NC

 

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31

Lyon College

http://www.lyon.edu
PO Box 2317
Batesville, Arkansas
(870) 307-7250

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1872

600

98%

44.2%

40.5%

$23,594

$23,594

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.6

555

518

498

25

0%

NC

 

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32

Dickinson College

http://www.dickinson.edu
PO Box 1773
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
(717) 245-1231

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1783

2,386

40%

83.2%

80.9%

$46,119

$46,119

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

648

637

640

29

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

33

Tougaloo College

http://www.tougaloo.edu
500 West County Line Road
Tougaloo, Mississippi
(601) 977-7765

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1869

856

99%

39.2%

28.9%

$10,210

$10,210

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3

380

450

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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34

Austin College

http://www.austincollege.edu
900 North Grand Avenue
Sherman, Texas
(903) 813-3000

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1849

1,242

59%

75.6%

73.2%

$33,830

$33,830

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.57

620

620

600

26

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

35

Converse College

http://www.converse.edu
580 East Main Street
Spartanburg, South Carolina
(864) 596-9040

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1889

690

51%

51.3%

47.5%

$29,124

$29,124

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.81

460

470

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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Leaders

36

1847

21,999

78%

61.5%

46.9%

$8,061

$26,931

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.62

550

470

490

22

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NC

 

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37

Westfield State University

http://www.wsc.ma.edu
577 Western Avenue
Westfield, Massachusetts
(413) 572-5218

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1838

5,368

64%

53.9%

44.4%

$8,694

$14,774

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.08

500

495

514

22

0%

NC

 

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38

Fairfield University

http://www.fairfield.edu
1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, Connecticut
(203) 254-4100

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1942

3,879

71%

79.5%

77.7%

$42,920

$42,920

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.36

594

580

589

26

0%

NC

 

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39

Central Connecticut State University

http://www.ccsu.edu
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, Connecticut
(860) 832-2278

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1849

10,092

64%

34%

14.1%

$8,706

$20,211

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

2.97

511

504

504

N/A

0%

NC

 

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Jacksonville University

http://www.ju.edu
2800 University Boulevard North
Jacksonville, Florida
(904) 256-7000

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1934

3,319

45%

31.5%

22.9%

$29,900

$29,900

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.42

530

514

N/A

23

0%

NC

 

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41

Utah Valley University

http://www.uvu.edu
800 West University Parkway
Orem, Utah
(801) 863-8466

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1941

31,405

100%

13.1%

8.7%

$5,086

$14,256

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.28

N/A

N/A

N/A

21

0%

NC

 

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42

Knox College

http://www.knox.edu
2 East South Street
Galesburg, Illinois
(309) 341-7100

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1837

1,430

78%

75.7%

69.1%

$38,652

$38,652

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.3

580

570

570

26

0%

NC

 

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43

Capital University

http://www.capital.edu
1 College and Main
Columbus, Ohio
(614) 236-6101

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1830

2,720

75%

55.5%

49.6%

$31,990

$31,990

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

3.44

542

545

545

24

0%

NC

 

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44

Carleton College

http://www.carleton.edu
One North College Street
Northfield, Minnesota
(507) 222-4190

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1866

2,055

26%

92.7%

90.9%

$46,167

$46,167

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

670

670

660

29

0%

NC

 

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45

Louisiana State University

http://www.lsu.edu
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
(225) 578-1175

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N/A

24,626

76%

54.6%

35.7%

$7,880

$25,798

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.4

579

563

N/A

25

0%

NC

 

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46

Tennessee Technological University

http://www.tntech.edu
North Dixie Avenue
Cookeville, Tennessee
(931) 372-3888

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1915

9,436

94%

37.1%

21.1%

$7,095

$23,133

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.4

490

480

N/A

20

0%

NC

 

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Stanford University

http://www.stanford.edu
Stanford, California
(650) 723-2091

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1885

7,063

7%

88.9%

79.8%

$42,690

$42,690

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Private

N/A

700

680

700

31

0%

NC

 

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1868

21,812

79%

47.8%

29.3%

$8,322

$23,514

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.56

560

541

521

24

0%

NC

 

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Georgia Southern University

http://www.georgiasouthern.edu
1332 Southern Drive
Statesboro, Georgia
(912) 478-5391

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1906

17,993

52%

39.1%

22.6%

$7,066

$19,668

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

3.21

559

556

531

23

0%

NC

 

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United States Naval Academy

http://www.usna.edu
121 Blake Road
Annapolis, Maryland
(410) 293-4361

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1845

4,536

6%

87.2%

87.0%

N/A

N/A

Tuition Assistance, Scholarships

Public

N/A

671

649

N/A

N/A

0%

NC

 

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