| atnyu, the number of NAS faculty teaching at an institution is more a function of location than academic excellence. Even with relatively few NAS members, Michigan's departments are among the top ranked in academe. NUY and Michigan are tied in Math and Economics, but in most other traditional academic disciplines, Michigan is ranked significantly higher than NYU.
Biology:
#15 Michigan (tied with Columbia and Wisconsin)
#58 NYU
Chemistry:
#16 Michigan (tied with PSU, Princeton and UNC)
NYU not ranked among the top 50
Computer Science:
#13 Michigan (tied with UCLA and Maryland)
#31 NYU
Economics:
#11 Michigan (tied with Columbia, UCLA and Wisconsin)
#15 NYU
English:
#12 English (tied with Duke and UVa)
#23 NYU
Geology:
#5 Michigan (Columbia)
NYU not ranked among the top 25
History:
#7 Michigan (tied with Columbia)
#22 NYU
Mathematics:
#9 Michigan (tied with Columba...again and NYU)
Physics:
#13 Michigan (tied with Maryland and Penn)
#42 NYU
Political Science:
#3 Michigan
#18 NYU
Psychology
#2 Michigan (tied with Cal)
#36 NYU
Sociology
#3 Michigan
#22 NYU
At the end of the day, a university's faculty numbers in the thousands. Most universities have fewer than 100 members of the NAS. So, how many of those thousands are members of the NAS is an interesting statistic to be sure, but I would be more concerned with the quality of the faculty that aren't members members of the NAS! |