The Department of Philosophy is ranked among the top twenty programs in the country overall, and it is ranked highly (within at least the top four groups) in the following areas, among others (according to the most recent Philosophical Gourmet Report):
- Ancient Philosophy
- History of Analytic Philosophy
- Metaethics
- 19th-Century Continental Philosophy
- Philosophy of Language
- Philosophical Logic
- Philosophy of Mind
- Philosophy of Religion
- Philosophy of Science
It supports special programs in ancient philosophy, law and philosophy, and history and philosophy of science.