Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management: Rankings

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The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 411th in the United States, 1694th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 91 research topics. The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,698 academic publications and 160,876 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 36 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1694 of 14,131 In the World
#457 of 2,597 In North America
#411 of 2,496 In the United States
#14 of 90 In Ohio
#90 of 1,052 For Aviation
#355 of 2,300 For Operations Research
#465 of 2,403 For Remote Sensing
#2452 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#2063 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 88 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 219th for Engineering in the United States and 1155th in the World with 7,978 publications made and 123,740 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#219 of 1,565 In the United States
#250 of 1,651 In North America
#1155 of 6,782 In the World

Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 106 530
1993 94 527
1994 134 680
1995 115 697
1996 166 826
1997 195 959
1998 138 987
1999 131 1056
2000 98 994
2001 117 1169
2002 371 2206
2003 209 2006
2004 152 1988
2005 197 2390
2006 218 2860
2007 223 2829
2008 218 3205
2009 253 3449
2010 254 3746
2011 265 4042
2012 328 4559
2013 282 4873
2014 327 5232
2015 265 5225
2016 240 5443
2017 247 5793
2018 217 5857
2019 234 6326
2020 266 6750
2021 222 6943
2022 200 6893
2023 219 6898
2024 155 5980

The following table provides academic rankings for The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Aviation 31 33 90
Operations Research 90 110 355
Remote Sensing 129 153 465
Aerospace Engineering 135 160 482
Automation and Control engineering 99 124 507
Reliability and Quality Engineering 126 153 516
Systems Engineering 140 168 588
Structural Engineering 139 164 589
Construction Management 127 153 612
Industrial Engineering 126 153 614
Engineering Management 212 237 646
Marine Engineering 147 176 671
Architecture 149 175 699
Nuclear Engineering 122 150 706
Computer Engineering 151 181 719
Electronic Engineering 152 183 741
Robotics 144 174 758
Telecommunications 163 193 763
Computer Networking 180 211 792
Product and Industrial Design 185 213 855
Electrical Engineering 174 205 946
Optical Engineering 206 234 1031
Mechanical Engineering 214 245 1065
Human-Computer Interaction 230 263 1108
Acoustical Engineering 233 265 1134
Transportation Engineering 214 248 1146
Automotive Engineering 193 228 1155
Civil Engineering 238 275 1321
Materials Science 220 253 1335
Applied/Engineering Physics 234 265 1410
Metallurgical Engineering 233 269 1555
Geotechnical Engineering 257 296 1649
Nanotechnology 248 281 1688
Environmental Engineering 271 311 2051
Chemical Engineering 312 354 2451

Physics rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 240th for Physics in the United States and 1298th in the World with 6,731 publications made and 102,471 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#240 of 1,531 In the United States
#273 of 1,617 In North America
#1298 of 6,713 In the World

Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 84 477
1993 78 462
1994 115 636
1995 91 620
1996 134 737
1997 162 868
1998 124 853
1999 109 961
2000 85 862
2001 93 1035
2002 314 1881
2003 175 1760
2004 123 1648
2005 163 1979
2006 166 2286
2007 182 2228
2008 179 2582
2009 208 2787
2010 216 3025
2011 224 3284
2012 271 3658
2013 247 4015
2014 283 4428
2015 232 4408
2016 198 4579
2017 204 4966
2018 175 4949
2019 195 5373
2020 213 5629
2021 201 5966
2022 172 5871
2023 187 5941
2024 130 5067

The following table provides academic rankings for The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 190 216 828
Astrophysics and Astronomy 213 241 853
Optical Engineering 206 234 1031
Acoustical Engineering 233 265 1134
Quantum and Particle physics 221 253 1217
Nuclear Physics 235 268 1234
Materials Science 220 253 1335
Astrobiology 309 347 1358
Applied/Engineering Physics 234 265 1410
Condensed Matter Physics 230 261 1448
Theoretical Physics 330 372 1637
Nanotechnology 248 281 1688

Computer Science rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 244th for Computer Science in the United States and 1040th in the World with 5,707 publications made and 99,235 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#244 of 1,612 In the United States
#276 of 1,698 In North America
#1040 of 6,845 In the World

Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 77 371
1993 77 352
1994 88 419
1995 74 457
1996 107 559
1997 135 675
1998 94 725
1999 93 754
2000 71 768
2001 66 844
2002 317 1936
2003 185 1637
2004 133 1749
2005 163 2076
2006 159 2480
2007 188 2546
2008 186 2778
2009 200 2993
2010 208 3308
2011 207 3594
2012 252 3930
2013 178 4107
2014 208 4303
2015 171 4374
2016 174 4395
2017 189 4662
2018 165 4873
2019 153 5363
2020 177 5549
2021 159 5770
2022 153 5438
2023 142 5523
2024 106 4131

The following table provides academic rankings for The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 150 178 707
Computer Engineering 151 181 719
Cyber Security 172 200 733
Software Engineering 171 199 739
Animation 152 178 742
Robotics 144 174 758
Telecommunications 163 193 763
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 172 202 782
UX/UI Desgin 176 208 788
Computer Networking 180 211 792
Computer Vision 175 204 804
Computer Graphics 202 232 894
Machine Learning 203 234 952
Human-Computer Interaction 230 263 1108
Cognitive Science 273 309 1128
Management Information Systems 298 336 1313
Data Science 317 353 1403
Library and Information science 502 545 1514
Computational Linguistics 297 333 1586
Multimedia 458 501 2082
Neuroscience 575 628 2466

Chemistry rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 307th for Chemistry in the United States and 1908th in the World with 4,531 publications made and 67,506 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#307 of 1,447 In the United States
#347 of 1,530 In North America
#1908 of 6,545 In the World

Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 64 336
1993 54 324
1994 76 447
1995 67 424
1996 86 523
1997 107 590
1998 81 578
1999 65 642
2000 58 587
2001 63 706
2002 208 1214
2003 111 1137
2004 78 1125
2005 104 1290
2006 119 1512
2007 124 1473
2008 122 1653
2009 137 1807
2010 139 1919
2011 153 2010
2012 196 2326
2013 175 2547
2014 205 2975
2015 151 2925
2016 134 3050
2017 134 3426
2018 120 3354
2019 135 3730
2020 133 3962
2021 124 4227
2022 109 4369
2023 124 4332
2024 94 3873

The following table provides academic rankings for The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 229 257 1259
Materials Science 220 253 1335
Petrology and Geochemistry 263 306 1494
Nanotechnology 248 281 1688
Environmental Chemistry 255 297 1825
Physical chemistry 273 315 1947
Organic Chemistry 316 358 2153
Chemical Engineering 312 354 2451
Inorganic Chemistry 394 441 2731
Radiochemistry 292 331 2752
Biochemistry 580 632 3373

Environmental Science rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 324th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1853rd in the World with 4,021 publications made and 64,110 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#324 of 1,631 In the United States
#372 of 1,721 In North America
#1853 of 6,876 In the World

Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 49 250
1993 44 240
1994 63 293
1995 67 309
1996 72 387
1997 94 447
1998 66 529
1999 59 468
2000 47 469
2001 55 559
2002 161 1070
2003 112 955
2004 76 1065
2005 104 1303
2006 102 1517
2007 119 1493
2008 111 1651
2009 130 1761
2010 124 1991
2011 149 2201
2012 169 2488
2013 152 2631
2014 170 2748
2015 140 2804
2016 130 2908
2017 142 3074
2018 111 3388
2019 116 3586
2020 152 4097
2021 130 4403
2022 114 4388
2023 135 4513
2024 82 3680

The following table provides academic rankings for The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 209 242 1015
Geography and Cartography 278 318 1439
Petrology and Geochemistry 263 306 1494
Geotechnical Engineering 257 296 1649
Geology 317 364 1821
Environmental Chemistry 255 297 1825
Earth science and Geophysics 312 360 1874
Oceanography 319 369 1900
Environmental Engineering 271 311 2051
Environmental Management 286 332 2075
Ecology 380 432 2248
Agricultural Science 339 386 2250
Paleontology 441 492 2477

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 462nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 2167th in the World with 3,355 publications made and 65,820 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#462 of 1,761 In the United States
#513 of 1,852 In North America
#2167 of 7,081 In the World

Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 30 232
1993 34 226
1994 42 258
1995 44 315
1996 60 350
1997 82 435
1998 55 454
1999 45 453
2000 45 469
2001 38 565
2002 148 1039
2003 94 947
2004 59 995
2005 85 1308
2006 87 1493
2007 96 1567
2008 114 1797
2009 102 2039
2010 109 2141
2011 115 2467
2012 147 2669
2013 97 2785
2014 135 2919
2015 113 3015
2016 134 3060
2017 121 3040
2018 102 3553
2019 106 3650
2020 121 4226
2021 106 4390
2022 96 4313
2023 98 4123
2024 68 3218

The following table provides academic rankings for The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Military science 121 133 199
Art History 356 393 948
Library and Information science 502 545 1514
Communications and Public Relations 480 529 1580
Linguistics 355 396 1659
Law 469 514 1794
Archaeology 387 434 1940
History 441 489 1949
Political Science 479 529 2004
Education Majors 585 637 2015
Philosophy 403 451 2035
Aesthetics 609 669 2629
Sociology 668 730 2677
Anthropology 818 885 3153
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 982 1054 3534
Demography 795 859 3808

Mathematics rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 257th for Mathematics in the United States and 1120th in the World with 3,155 publications made and 60,010 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#257 of 1,410 In the United States
#291 of 1,491 In North America
#1120 of 6,418 In the World

Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 34 219
1993 33 184
1994 38 201
1995 37 254
1996 60 310
1997 75 366
1998 54 399
1999 55 359
2000 41 395
2001 36 467
2002 154 956
2003 101 841
2004 71 900
2005 87 1069
2006 91 1342
2007 94 1348
2008 94 1590
2009 102 1719
2010 117 2003
2011 107 2159
2012 123 2264
2013 99 2524
2014 111 2539
2015 110 2599
2016 110 2641
2017 119 2810
2018 78 2999
2019 101 3250
2020 115 3448
2021 106 3567
2022 83 3238
2023 77 3154
2024 46 1994

The following table provides academic rankings for The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Operations Research 90 110 355
Applied Mathematics 140 165 694
Blockchain and Cryptography 150 178 707
Statistics 250 284 1113
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 316 349 1374
Math Teachers 851 910 3225

Biology rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 455th for Biology in the United States and 2724th in the World with 2,764 publications made and 47,806 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Biochemistry, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#455 of 1,609 In the United States
#505 of 1,698 In North America
#2724 of 6,833 In the World

Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 39 225
1993 30 240
1994 49 268
1995 46 274
1996 40 327
1997 74 387
1998 54 433
1999 48 450
2000 34 449
2001 40 484
2002 133 1029
2003 81 893
2004 55 897
2005 76 1077
2006 72 1212
2007 79 1234
2008 71 1258
2009 69 1434
2010 77 1542
2011 95 1717
2012 103 1918
2013 100 1917
2014 111 2132
2015 87 2250
2016 94 2222
2017 90 2422
2018 71 2457
2019 78 2728
2020 105 3120
2021 90 3338
2022 66 3295
2023 93 3384
2024 62 2533

The following table provides academic rankings for The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 301 335 1180
Astrobiology 309 347 1358
Nanotechnology 248 281 1688
Agricultural Science 339 386 2250
Neuroscience 575 628 2466
Paleontology 441 492 2477
Botany 440 489 2650
Genetics 511 561 2863
Biochemistry 580 632 3373
Immunology 722 774 3931

Business rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 260th for Business in the United States and 1082nd in the World with 2,396 publications made and 56,081 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Operations Research, Finance, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#260 of 1,377 In the United States
#294 of 1,460 In North America
#1082 of 6,339 In the World

Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 37 238
1993 31 203
1994 38 204
1995 33 243
1996 50 302
1997 68 360
1998 46 423
1999 45 394
2000 36 402
2001 30 528
2002 143 963
2003 85 867
2004 48 963
2005 58 1103
2006 38 1296
2007 65 1376
2008 56 1500
2009 66 1728
2010 80 1900
2011 68 2068
2012 68 2165
2013 68 2299
2014 78 2348
2015 77 2381
2016 102 2395
2017 106 2436
2018 64 2752
2019 63 2785
2020 93 3228
2021 70 3355
2022 51 3087
2023 64 3030
2024 40 2282

The following table provides academic rankings for The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Operations Research 90 110 355
Supply Chain Management 113 133 441
Construction Management 127 153 612
Engineering Management 212 237 646
Management 195 225 751
Project Management 189 219 762
Management Information Systems 298 336 1313
Marketing 298 333 1315
Finance 334 374 1522
Accounting 433 472 1699

Economics rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 441st for Economics in the United States and 1890th in the World with 909 publications made and 17,956 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies.

Economics ranking Location
#441 of 1,355 In the United States
#485 of 1,438 In North America
#1890 of 6,167 In the World

Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 8 70
1993 6 65
1994 10 78
1995 4 102
1996 14 94
1997 17 91
1998 14 119
1999 10 123
2000 11 141
2001 11 153
2002 33 258
2003 19 230
2004 10 302
2005 21 352
2006 20 436
2007 30 471
2008 19 526
2009 25 608
2010 27 694
2011 32 780
2012 33 872
2013 26 961
2014 36 1025
2015 26 967
2016 33 1020
2017 39 1044
2018 39 1208
2019 40 1258
2020 71 1515
2021 40 1544
2022 26 1563
2023 27 1385
2024 20 1021

The following table provides academic rankings for The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 316 349 1374
Finance 334 374 1522
Development Studies 601 657 2553

Art & Design rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 419th for Art & Design in the United States and 1735th in the World with 674 publications made and 9,544 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Art History, Architecture.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#419 of 1,361 In the United States
#467 of 1,444 In North America
#1735 of 5,966 In the World

Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 15 35
1993 14 39
1994 12 39
1995 8 42
1996 9 59
1997 24 65
1998 19 99
1999 9 68
2000 7 73
2001 10 84
2002 47 206
2003 19 170
2004 10 197
2005 15 232
2006 18 258
2007 22 262
2008 19 256
2009 25 318
2010 16 303
2011 23 394
2012 24 431
2013 9 424
2014 21 419
2015 22 419
2016 22 428
2017 19 478
2018 24 507
2019 21 573
2020 20 549
2021 15 566
2022 19 620
2023 13 640
2024 21 492

The following table provides academic rankings for The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Architecture 149 175 699
Animation 152 178 742
UX/UI Desgin 176 208 788
Graphic Design 219 249 852
Computer Graphics 202 232 894
Art History 356 393 948
Photography 260 297 977
Fashion Design 322 365 1511
Multimedia 458 501 2082
Literature 655 714 2608
Aesthetics 609 669 2629

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Social Psychology 459 506 1601
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 367 405 1826
Psychology 501 551 2052
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 567 617 2121
Anatomy and Physiology 498 545 2479
Child Psychology 733 792 2533
Physical Therapy 663 717 2903
Medicine 603 656 2978
Pathology 553 602 3018
Surgery 664 713 3157
Nursing 837 903 3223
Health Science 930 993 3330
Public Health 732 794 3449
Psychiatry 885 951 3737