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The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 400th in the United States, 1630th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 92 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 9,797 academic publications and 166,938 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 40 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1630 of 14,131 In the World
#446 of 2,597 In North America
#400 of 2,496 In the United States
#14 of 90 In Ohio
#96 of 1,003 For Aviation
#331 of 1,014 For Information Technology
#362 of 2,326 For Operations Research
#2294 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1925 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 89 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 220th for Engineering in the United States and 1192nd in the World with 8,052 publications made and 128,236 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#220 of 1,568 In the United States
#251 of 1,655 In North America
#1192 of 6,795 In the World

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

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 94 528
1994 134 681
1995 115 700
1996 166 825
1997 195 960
1998 138 987
1999 131 1056
2000 98 994
2001 117 1171
2002 371 2207
2003 209 2008
2004 152 1989
2005 197 2393
2006 218 2863
2007 223 2826
2008 218 3204
2009 253 3455
2010 254 3745
2011 265 4043
2012 328 4555
2013 282 4874
2014 329 5232
2015 265 5222
2016 240 5446
2017 247 5795
2018 217 5861
2019 233 6336
2020 265 6757
2021 223 6930
2022 201 6881
2023 220 6899
2024 156 6046
2025 83 5137

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 32 34 96
Operations Research 90 110 362
Remote Sensing 130 154 481
Aerospace Engineering 138 163 494
Automation and Control engineering 101 127 533
Reliability and Quality Engineering 128 155 541
Structural Engineering 141 168 607
Systems Engineering 144 172 608
Construction Management 128 154 629
Industrial Engineering 126 152 634
Engineering Management 216 241 677
Marine Engineering 148 177 700
Computer Engineering 150 180 715
Architecture 150 175 717
Nuclear Engineering 122 150 731
Electronic Engineering 153 184 754
Telecommunications 165 195 777
Robotics 147 177 787
Computer Networking 180 211 805
Product and Industrial Design 187 217 884
Electrical Engineering 175 206 978
Optical Engineering 207 235 1053
Mechanical Engineering 214 245 1099
Human-Computer Interaction 234 268 1148
Transportation Engineering 212 245 1163
Acoustical Engineering 235 268 1173
Automotive Engineering 195 230 1198
Civil Engineering 240 277 1371
Materials Science 222 256 1377
Applied/Engineering Physics 240 271 1462
Metallurgical Engineering 233 269 1591
Geotechnical Engineering 256 295 1679
Nanotechnology 250 283 1743
Environmental Engineering 272 312 2079
Chemical Engineering 312 354 2481

Physics rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 242nd for Physics in the United States and 1337th in the World with 6,788 publications made and 106,278 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#242 of 1,537 In the United States
#276 of 1,623 In North America
#1337 of 6,729 In the World

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

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 78 462
1994 115 637
1995 91 621
1996 134 737
1997 162 869
1998 124 854
1999 109 961
2000 85 862
2001 93 1037
2002 314 1882
2003 175 1762
2004 123 1648
2005 163 1980
2006 166 2288
2007 182 2226
2008 179 2585
2009 208 2789
2010 216 3023
2011 224 3282
2012 271 3658
2013 247 4015
2014 285 4424
2015 232 4412
2016 199 4581
2017 203 4957
2018 175 4954
2019 195 5384
2020 211 5623
2021 201 5968
2022 172 5869
2023 187 5935
2024 130 5142
2025 65 4402

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 189 215 830
Astrophysics and Astronomy 213 241 867
Optical Engineering 207 235 1053
Acoustical Engineering 235 268 1173
Quantum and Particle physics 222 254 1242
Nuclear Physics 235 269 1245
Materials Science 222 256 1377
Astrobiology 313 351 1382
Applied/Engineering Physics 240 271 1462
Condensed Matter Physics 229 260 1465
Theoretical Physics 333 375 1675
Nanotechnology 250 283 1743

Computer Science rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 250th for Computer Science in the United States and 1076th in the World with 5,755 publications made and 102,570 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#250 of 1,616 In the United States
#284 of 1,702 In North America
#1076 of 6,855 In the World

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

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 77 352
1994 88 420
1995 74 458
1996 107 559
1997 135 675
1998 94 726
1999 93 754
2000 71 769
2001 66 844
2002 317 1936
2003 185 1637
2004 133 1750
2005 163 2075
2006 159 2479
2007 188 2543
2008 186 2777
2009 200 2996
2010 208 3306
2011 207 3594
2012 252 3925
2013 178 4106
2014 209 4306
2015 170 4363
2016 173 4393
2017 189 4653
2018 164 4868
2019 153 5372
2020 178 5542
2021 159 5759
2022 154 5439
2023 143 5528
2024 108 4206
2025 54 3320

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
Information Technology 132 145 331
Computer Engineering 150 180 715
Blockchain and Cryptography 151 179 725
Software Engineering 173 202 754
Animation 153 179 762
Cyber Security 175 203 762
Telecommunications 165 195 777
Robotics 147 177 787
UX/UI Desgin 175 207 804
Computer Networking 180 211 805
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 175 205 816
Computer Vision 176 205 828
Computer Graphics 204 234 920
Machine Learning 206 237 981
Human-Computer Interaction 234 268 1148
Cognitive Science 276 312 1170
Management Information Systems 301 339 1347
Data Science 313 349 1424
Library and Information science 503 547 1540
Computational Linguistics 295 331 1624
Multimedia 462 506 2128
Neuroscience 585 638 2563

Chemistry rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 307th for Chemistry in the United States and 1961st in the World with 4,575 publications made and 70,332 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#307 of 1,455 In the United States
#347 of 1,538 In North America
#1961 of 6,561 In the World

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

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 54 326
1994 76 449
1995 67 428
1996 86 523
1997 107 592
1998 81 579
1999 65 643
2000 58 589
2001 63 709
2002 208 1215
2003 111 1139
2004 78 1127
2005 104 1291
2006 119 1516
2007 124 1472
2008 122 1656
2009 137 1816
2010 139 1921
2011 153 2014
2012 196 2324
2013 175 2551
2014 207 2975
2015 152 2929
2016 134 3057
2017 134 3424
2018 120 3360
2019 135 3728
2020 131 3959
2021 124 4224
2022 109 4378
2023 124 4331
2024 94 3929
2025 48 3404

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 230 259 1289
Materials Science 222 256 1377
Petrology and Geochemistry 265 308 1537
Nanotechnology 250 283 1743
Environmental Chemistry 257 299 1856
Physical chemistry 272 314 1988
Organic Chemistry 316 358 2177
Chemical Engineering 312 354 2481
Inorganic Chemistry 392 439 2736
Radiochemistry 292 331 2782
Biochemistry 579 631 3410

Environmental Science rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 327th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1910th in the World with 4,059 publications made and 66,927 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#327 of 1,637 In the United States
#375 of 1,727 In North America
#1910 of 6,888 In the World

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

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 44 242
1994 63 295
1995 67 313
1996 72 387
1997 94 448
1998 66 530
1999 59 468
2000 47 469
2001 55 560
2002 161 1071
2003 112 956
2004 76 1066
2005 104 1305
2006 102 1518
2007 118 1492
2008 110 1650
2009 130 1765
2010 124 1990
2011 149 2205
2012 169 2485
2013 152 2636
2014 171 2748
2015 140 2801
2016 129 2910
2017 141 3072
2018 112 3401
2019 116 3599
2020 151 4078
2021 130 4403
2022 115 4376
2023 134 4519
2024 83 3724
2025 47 3012

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 211 244 1037
Geography and Cartography 281 321 1475
Petrology and Geochemistry 265 308 1537
Geotechnical Engineering 256 295 1679
Environmental Chemistry 257 299 1856
Geology 318 365 1861
Earth science and Geophysics 311 358 1897
Oceanography 320 370 1934
Environmental Engineering 272 312 2079
Environmental Management 286 333 2109
Ecology 379 431 2298
Agricultural Science 348 396 2330
Paleontology 442 493 2527

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 469th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 2244th in the World with 3,374 publications made and 68,270 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#469 of 1,763 In the United States
#520 of 1,854 In North America
#2244 of 7,088 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
1993 34 227
1994 42 258
1995 44 314
1996 60 350
1997 82 435
1998 55 457
1999 45 453
2000 45 471
2001 38 565
2002 148 1039
2003 94 947
2004 59 997
2005 85 1309
2006 87 1495
2007 96 1564
2008 115 1796
2009 102 2041
2010 109 2135
2011 115 2466
2012 147 2667
2013 97 2782
2014 135 2918
2015 114 3024
2016 133 3060
2017 120 3027
2018 102 3555
2019 106 3660
2020 120 4215
2021 105 4377
2022 97 4312
2023 97 4114
2024 67 3271
2025 26 2624

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 123 135 203
Art History 358 395 959
Library and Information science 503 547 1540
Communications and Public Relations 487 536 1642
Linguistics 356 397 1709
Law 472 517 1840
Archaeology 391 438 2001
History 446 495 2014
Political Science 486 537 2071
Philosophy 404 452 2080
Education Majors 593 646 2102
Aesthetics 620 680 2719
Sociology 674 736 2766
Anthropology 819 887 3215
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 987 1060 3600
Demography 795 859 3866

Mathematics rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 258th for Mathematics in the United States and 1146th in the World with 3,173 publications made and 61,978 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#258 of 1,413 In the United States
#292 of 1,494 In North America
#1146 of 6,434 In the World

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

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 33 184
1994 38 200
1995 37 256
1996 60 309
1997 75 366
1998 54 399
1999 55 359
2000 41 396
2001 36 467
2002 154 956
2003 101 841
2004 71 902
2005 87 1068
2006 91 1342
2007 95 1346
2008 94 1585
2009 102 1721
2010 117 2007
2011 107 2155
2012 123 2260
2013 99 2520
2014 111 2531
2015 109 2593
2016 111 2641
2017 119 2800
2018 78 2989
2019 101 3244
2020 115 3443
2021 107 3543
2022 82 3223
2023 77 3153
2024 47 2038
2025 22 1434

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 90 110 362
Applied Mathematics 141 166 710
Blockchain and Cryptography 151 179 725
Statistics 254 288 1146
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 319 352 1409
Math Teachers 864 924 3331

Biology rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 459th for Biology in the United States and 2784th in the World with 2,784 publications made and 49,944 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Nanotechnology, Paleontology, Biochemistry, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#459 of 1,612 In the United States
#509 of 1,701 In North America
#2784 of 6,841 In the World

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

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 30 242
1994 49 269
1995 46 278
1996 40 327
1997 74 388
1998 54 435
1999 48 450
2000 34 450
2001 40 485
2002 133 1030
2003 81 894
2004 55 897
2005 76 1078
2006 72 1213
2007 79 1234
2008 71 1262
2009 69 1436
2010 77 1541
2011 95 1716
2012 103 1910
2013 100 1916
2014 111 2129
2015 88 2257
2016 92 2218
2017 90 2418
2018 71 2461
2019 78 2730
2020 103 3120
2021 90 3325
2022 67 3291
2023 91 3386
2024 63 2594
2025 30 2214

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 303 337 1205
Astrobiology 313 351 1382
Nanotechnology 250 283 1743
Agricultural Science 348 396 2330
Paleontology 442 493 2527
Neuroscience 585 638 2563
Botany 443 493 2696
Genetics 517 567 2922
Biochemistry 579 631 3410
Immunology 725 777 3979

Business rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 263rd for Business in the United States and 1124th in the World with 2,400 publications made and 58,002 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Operations Research, Finance, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#263 of 1,388 In the United States
#297 of 1,472 In North America
#1124 of 6,366 In the World

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

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 31 203
1994 38 204
1995 33 245
1996 50 301
1997 68 360
1998 46 426
1999 45 394
2000 36 403
2001 30 528
2002 143 963
2003 85 866
2004 48 965
2005 58 1104
2006 38 1294
2007 65 1374
2008 56 1500
2009 66 1728
2010 80 1898
2011 68 2064
2012 68 2162
2013 68 2294
2014 78 2352
2015 77 2375
2016 102 2396
2017 106 2444
2018 64 2752
2019 63 2788
2020 91 3232
2021 70 3347
2022 51 3078
2023 64 3028
2024 39 2309
2025 8 1877

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 90 110 362
Supply Chain Management 110 130 450
Construction Management 128 154 629
Engineering Management 216 241 677
Management 198 228 775
Project Management 189 219 786
Management Information Systems 301 339 1347
Marketing 300 336 1349
Finance 336 376 1570
Accounting 438 478 1742

Economics rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 442nd for Economics in the United States and 1946th in the World with 908 publications made and 18,723 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies.

Economics ranking Location
#442 of 1,361 In the United States
#486 of 1,445 In North America
#1946 of 6,188 In the World

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

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 6 65
1994 10 77
1995 4 101
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 10 301
2005 21 352
2006 20 436
2007 30 469
2008 19 525
2009 25 609
2010 27 692
2011 32 773
2012 33 870
2013 26 959
2014 36 1024
2015 26 964
2016 33 1019
2017 39 1044
2018 39 1208
2019 40 1261
2020 69 1503
2021 40 1533
2022 27 1555
2023 27 1380
2024 19 1023
2025 2 718

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 319 352 1409
Finance 336 376 1570
Development Studies 606 662 2642

Art & Design rankings

The Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked 425th for Art & Design in the United States and 1789th in the World with 677 publications made and 9,911 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Architecture, Art History.

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
#425 of 1,369 In the United States
#473 of 1,454 In North America
#1789 of 6,010 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
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 18 260
2007 22 262
2008 19 256
2009 25 318
2010 16 300
2011 23 393
2012 24 431
2013 9 424
2014 21 420
2015 22 420
2016 23 430
2017 19 477
2018 24 512
2019 21 572
2020 20 550
2021 15 559
2022 19 621
2023 13 637
2024 20 490
2025 4 421

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 150 175 717
Animation 153 179 762
UX/UI Desgin 175 207 804
Graphic Design 222 252 879
Computer Graphics 204 234 920
Art History 358 395 959
Photography 264 301 1010
Fashion Design 325 368 1567
Multimedia 462 506 2128
Literature 664 723 2681
Aesthetics 620 680 2719

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 466 513 1662
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 369 408 1868
Psychology 505 556 2120
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 572 622 2169
Anatomy and Physiology 505 552 2571
Child Psychology 735 794 2596
Physical Therapy 668 723 2970
Medicine 614 668 3055
Pathology 565 615 3109
Surgery 676 726 3249
Nursing 843 909 3292
Health Science 940 1005 3436
Public Health 733 795 3517
Psychiatry 886 952 3816