University recommendation for Philosophy of Science

[werunom]

Hello.

I am planning to apply this year for philosophy graduate programmes in US. My area of interest is in philosophy of science and metaphysics and I want to pursue my phd in these fields.

Regarding this, I have short listed few universities. The criteria I used are the following. I thought there should be more than one faculty in philosophy of science (especially physics; not much interested in phil of biology or cognitive science) backed with good number of people dealing with metaphysics. I also referred to philosophy-gourmet report to heirarchize my choices. I went through the usual routine of checking the department, what might be the strength of each university department's, etc.
With this understanding, I came with the following list.

University of Pittsburgh
University of Michigan
University of Notre Dame
University of California, San diego
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Colarado, Boulder
University of California, Irvine
University of Sydney

And it is here I require your help. Please advice on this list - pros and cons. I want to know if there are other good universities (both in US or outside) which are recommended for philosophy of science or HPS program.

 

Thanks,
Varun