A Close Look

For the 2024 admission cycle, at least 57 of 105 MAPSS applicants (54%) were successful in securing fully funded doctoral offers, with successful applicants receiving an average of two fully funded offers. 

While this marks a dip from the 2023 admissions cycle, where 87 of 120 MAPSS applicants (72.5%) were successful, we think it’s important to view our graduates’ outcomes in the context of both external events and earlier admissions cycles. 

Over the past five years, 79% of MAPSS graduates who applied to PhD programs received funded offers. Despite shrinking PhD admissions across the U.S. and across the disciplines, our students continue to secure funded doctoral offers in the social sciences.           

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Anthropology

In 2024, 13 of 26 (50%) of applicants received funded offers

The universities that extended offers include:

  • Central European University
  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • Columbia University
  • The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (HASTS)
  • The Pennsylvania State University
  • Princeton University
  • Rice University
  • Tulane University
  • The University of British Columbia
  • The University of California, Berkeley
  • The University of California, Davis
  • The University of California, Irvine
  • The University of Chicago
  • The University of Florida
  • The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • The University of Manchester
  • The University of Notre Dame
  • The University of Pennsylvania
  • The University of Pittsburgh
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • Washington University in St. Louis

 

Over the past 5 years, 67 of 97 (69%) applicants received funded offers

The universities that extended offers include:

  • Arizona State University
  • Central European University
  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • The City University of New York
  • Columbia University
  • Cornell University
  • Harvard University
  • Indiana University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (HASTS)
  • McGill University
  • New York University
  • Northwestern University
  • Oxford University
  • The Pennsylvania State University
  • Princeton University
  • Rice University
  • Rutgers University
  • Stanford University
  • Tulane University
  • University College London
  • The University of Arizona
  • The University of British Columbia
  • The University of California, Berkeley
  • The University of California, Davis
  • The University of California, Irvine
  • The University of California, Los Angeles
  • The University of California, Riverside
  • The University of California, Santa Barbara
  • The University of California, Santa Cruz
  • The University of Central Florida
  • The University of Chicago
  • University College London
  • The University of Colorado Boulder
  • The University of Florida
  • The University of Georgia
  • The University of Illinois Chicago
  • The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • The University of Indiana-Bloomington
  • The University of Maine
  • The University of Manchester
  • The University of Maryland
  • The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
  • The University of Notre Dame
  • The University of Pennsylvania
  • The University of Pittsburgh
  • The University of Southern California
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • The University of Virginia
  • The University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Yale University

History

In 2024, 6 of 25 applicants (24%) received funded offers

The universities that extended offers include:

  • McGill University
  • Rice University
  • The University of California, Davis
  • The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • The University of Minnesota
  • The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
  • The University of Southern California
  • The University of Toronto
  • The University of Washington
  • Western Michigan University

 

Over the past 5 years, 63 of 100 (63%) applicants received funded offers

The universities that extended offers include:

  • Baylor University
  • Boston College
  • Brandeis University
  • Buffalo State University
  • Cambridge University
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • The City University of New York
  • The College of William and Mary
  • Columbia University
  • Cornell University
  • Florida State University
  • Fordham University
  • George Washington University
  • Georgetown University
  • Harvard University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Loyola University
  • McGill University
  • The National University of Singapore
  • New York University
  • Northwestern University
  • The Ohio State University
  • Oxford University
  • Princeton University
  • Queen’s University
  • Rice University
  • Stanford University
  • The State University of New York at Stony Brook
  • Temple University
  • Texas A&M University
  • Tulane University
  • The University of California, Berkeley
  • The University of California, Davis
  • The University of California, Los Angeles
  • The University of California, San Diego
  • The University of California, Santa Cruz
  • The University of Chicago
  • The University of Illinois Chicago
  • The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • The University of Indiana-Bloomington
  • The University of Maryland
  • The University of Michigan
  • The University of Minnesota
  • The University of Mississippi
  • The University of Nevada, Reno
  • The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
  • The University of Notre Dame
  • The University of Pittsburgh
  • The University of Rochester
  • The University of South Carolina
  • The University of Southern California
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • The University of Toronto
  • The University of Washington
  • Vanderbilt University
  • The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Western Michigan University

Political Science

In 2024, 8 of 17 applicants (47%) received funded offers

The universities that extended offers include:

  • Cornell University
  • Emory University
  • George Washington University
  • The London School of Economics and Political Science
  • The Ohio State University
  • Oxford University
  • The Pennsylvania State University
  • SUNY Stonybrook
  • Syracuse University
  • The University of California, Irvine
  • The University of California, Los Angeles
  • The University of California, San Diego
  • The University of Chicago
  • The University of Florida
  • The University of Massachusetts
  • The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
  • The University of Notre Dame
  • The University of Utah
  • The University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Washington University in St. Louis

 

Over the past 5 years, 60 of 82 applicants (73%) applicants received funded offers

The universities that extended offers include:

  • Arizona State University
  • Boston College
  • Brown University
  • Columbia University
  • Cornell University
  • Emory University
  • Florida State University
  • George Washington University
  • Georgetown University
  • Harvard University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • The London School of Economics and Political Science
  • The Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • McGill University
  • New York University
  • The Ohio State University
  • Oxford University
  • The Pennsylvania State University
  • Princeton University
  • SUNY Stonybrook
  • Syracuse University
  • Tsinghua University
  • The University of California, Berkeley
  • The University of California, Davis
  • The University of California, Irvine
  • The University of California, Los Angeles
  • The University of California, San Diego
  • The University of Chicago
  • The University of Florida
  • The University of Illinois Chicago
  • The University of Indiana-Bloomington
  • The University of Massachusetts
  • The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
  • The University of Notre Dame
  • The University of Pennsylvania
  • The University of Rochester
  • The University of South Carolina
  • The University of Southern California
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • The University of Texas at Dallas
  • The University of Toronto
  • The University of Utah
  • The University of Virginia
  • The University of Washington
  • The University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Yale University

Psychology

In 2024, 5 of 19 applicants (26%) received funded offers

The universities that extended offers include:

  • The City University of New York
  • Michigan State University
  • New York University
  • Ohio University
  • The University of Florida
  • The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
  • The University of South Carolina
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • The University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

Over the past 5 years, 39 of 63 applicants (62%) received funded offers

The universities that extended offers include:

  • Brigham Young University
  • Cambridge University
  • Chatham University
  • The City University of New York
  • Duke University
  • Georgetown University
  • The Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • McGill University
  • Michigan State University
  • New York University
  • Northwestern University
  • The Ohio State University
  • Ohio University
  • The Pennsylvania State University
  • Purdue University
  • Queen’s University-Kingston
  • Temple University
  • The University of British Columbia
  • The University of California, Davis
  • The University of California, Irvine
  • The University of California, Los Angeles
  • The University of California, Santa Cruz
  • The University of Chicago
  • The University of Connecticut
  • The University of Copenhagen
  • The University of Florida
  • The University of Guelph
  • The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • The University of Indiana-Bloomington
  • The University of Maryland
  • The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
  • The University of Minnesota
  • The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
  • The University of North Carolina-Charlotte
  • The University of North Carolina-Greensboro
  • The University of Notre Dame
  • The University of Pittsburgh
  • The University of South Carolina
  • The University of Southern California
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • The University of Texas at Dallas
  • The University of Toronto
  • The University of Virginia
  • The University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • The Wright Institute

Sociology

In 2024, 13 of 21 applicants (62%) received funded offers

The universities that extended offers include:

  • Brown University
  • Harvard University
  • Indiana University Bloomington
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • McGill University
  • Northwestern University
  • Purdue University
  • Rutgers University
  • Saint Louis University
  • Stanford University
  • The University of California, Berkeley
  • The University of California, Irvine
  • The University of California, Los Angeles
  • The University of California, San Diego
  • The University of California, Santa Barbara
  • The University of Chicago
  • The University of Illinois Chicago
  • The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • The University of Louisville
  • The University of Minnesota
  • The University of Notre Dame
  • The University of Pennsylvania
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • The University of Toronto
  • The University of Virginia
  • Yale University

 

Over the past 5 years, 69 of 116 applicants (59%) received funded offers

The universities that extended offers include:

  • Boston College
  • Boston University
  • Brown University
  • Columbia University
  • Cornell University
  • Duke University
  • Emory University
  • Harvard University
  • Heriot-Watt University
  • Indiana University Bloomington
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • The London School of Economics
  • McGill University
  • The Michigan State University
  • New York University
  • Northeastern University
  • Northwestern University
  • The Ohio State University
  • The Pennsylvania State University
  • Princeton University
  • Purdue University
  • Rutgers University
  • Saint Louis University
  • Stanford University
  • Tulane University
  • The University at Albany
  • The University of British Columbia
  • The University of California, Berkeley
  • The University of California, Davis
  • The University of California, Irvine
  • The University of California, Los Angeles
  • The University of California, San Diego
  • The University of California, Santa Barbara
  • The University of Chicago
  • The University of Connecticut
  • The University of Illinois Chicago
  • The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • The University of Indiana-Bloomington
  • The University of Louisville
  • The University of Maryland
  • The University of Michigan
  • The University of Minnesota
  • The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
  • The University of Notre Dame
  • The University of Pennsylvania
  • The University of Southern California
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • The University of Toronto
  • The University of Virginia
  • The University of Washington
  • The University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Yale University