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Bucknell University ranked 286th in the United States, 1095th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 100 research topics. Bucknell University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,706 academic publications and 194,076 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 79 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1095 of 14,131 In the World
#317 of 2,597 In North America
#286 of 2,496 In the United States
#13 of 155 In Pennsylvania
#294 of 1,623 For Engineering Management
#488 of 1,381 For Political Economy
#552 of 1,022 For Product and Industrial Design
#934 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#646 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 97 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Bucknell University ranked 315th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1423rd in the World with 5,490 publications made and 99,531 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#315 of 1,763 In the United States
#355 of 1,854 In North America
#1423 of 7,088 In the World

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 45 217
1994 39 237
1995 44 313
1996 57 344
1997 68 398
1998 62 426
1999 55 445
2000 52 581
2001 76 669
2002 115 906
2003 103 1037
2004 70 1039
2005 91 1354
2006 94 1502
2007 105 1718
2008 133 1854
2009 139 2182
2010 168 2481
2011 179 2872
2012 161 3331
2013 202 3579
2014 199 3957
2015 206 4528
2016 205 4341
2017 219 4647
2018 228 5262
2019 208 5857
2020 402 7643
2021 216 6925
2022 221 6196
2023 195 6874
2024 196 5754
2025 125 4752

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Political Economy 167 193 488
International Relations and Diplomacy 202 232 625
Gender Studies 288 321 672
Public Policy / Administration 260 290 751
Education Majors 256 287 761
Aesthetics 220 253 796
Media Studies 327 365 828
Art History 317 353 844
Criminology and Criminal Justice 390 428 872
Genealogy 346 384 945
Communications and Public Relations 317 355 991
Law 305 340 1067
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 326 360 1078
Classics and Ancient History 356 390 1084
Sociology 312 349 1094
Library and Information science 386 422 1143
Anthropology 353 392 1177
Political Science 299 335 1182
History 299 338 1261
Philosophy 301 342 1538
Archaeology 328 371 1571
Linguistics 343 384 1625
Demography 408 455 1925

Engineering rankings

Bucknell University ranked 298th for Engineering in the United States and 1900th in the World with 4,100 publications made and 90,878 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#298 of 1,568 In the United States
#339 of 1,655 In North America
#1900 of 6,795 In the World

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Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 30 200
1994 27 191
1995 42 198
1996 39 274
1997 40 287
1998 31 313
1999 48 363
2000 38 398
2001 53 476
2002 109 744
2003 81 834
2004 77 900
2005 100 1237
2006 104 1530
2007 88 1664
2008 113 1928
2009 132 2111
2010 156 2492
2011 138 2759
2012 126 3157
2013 124 3391
2014 135 3522
2015 179 3888
2016 168 3991
2017 164 4382
2018 173 4769
2019 170 5150
2020 341 6735
2021 128 6212
2022 155 5602
2023 147 5901
2024 139 5308
2025 76 4133

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 122 135 294
Product and Industrial Design 142 163 552
Computer Engineering 207 240 1215
Mechanical Engineering 226 259 1250
Transportation Engineering 233 268 1285
Civil Engineering 241 278 1372
Environmental Engineering 193 227 1376
Geotechnical Engineering 220 259 1382
Telecommunications 232 267 1390
Structural Engineering 239 272 1395
Biomedical Engineering 249 277 1397
Systems Engineering 267 307 1438
Acoustical Engineering 274 313 1440
Computer Networking 277 315 1563
Aerospace Engineering 288 327 1606
Optical Engineering 293 331 1777
Human-Computer Interaction 328 368 1901
Electronic Engineering 276 317 1923
Materials Science 290 329 1956
Renewable Energy Engineering 216 255 1976
Remote Sensing 320 363 1994
Operations Research 321 362 2086
Metallurgical Engineering 306 347 2211
Electrical Engineering 310 352 2218
Chemical Engineering 298 339 2372
Nanotechnology 324 365 2437
Biotechnology 443 487 3090

Environmental Science rankings

Bucknell University ranked 294th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1641st in the World with 4,046 publications made and 90,715 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#294 of 1,637 In the United States
#336 of 1,727 In North America
#1641 of 6,888 In the World

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Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 34 249
1994 25 239
1995 40 310
1996 36 348
1997 42 364
1998 44 415
1999 48 510
2000 34 546
2001 48 605
2002 76 784
2003 75 938
2004 63 1020
2005 78 1257
2006 90 1508
2007 80 1778
2008 93 1749
2009 116 2057
2010 121 2424
2011 130 2810
2012 118 3032
2013 146 3214
2014 146 3593
2015 188 3860
2016 164 4015
2017 170 4366
2018 185 4887
2019 187 5401
2020 242 6690
2021 163 6701
2022 197 6223
2023 188 6334
2024 125 5482
2025 92 4382

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Environmental Management 179 214 1187
Petrology and Geochemistry 239 282 1337
Environmental Engineering 193 227 1376
Geotechnical Engineering 220 259 1382
Ecology 256 295 1403
Paleontology 305 348 1666
Earth science and Geophysics 282 329 1671
Geography and Cartography 309 354 1695
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 290 334 1765
Geology 308 355 1774
Oceanography 301 351 1838
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 407 454 2015
Agricultural Science 354 402 2377
Environmental Chemistry 357 407 2549

Biology rankings

Bucknell University ranked 356th for Biology in the United States and 2106th in the World with 3,903 publications made and 101,475 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#356 of 1,612 In the United States
#400 of 1,701 In North America
#2106 of 6,841 In the World

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Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 33 308
1994 27 301
1995 36 369
1996 30 389
1997 38 423
1998 39 462
1999 40 526
2000 40 609
2001 48 705
2002 72 894
2003 79 1035
2004 70 1119
2005 72 1312
2006 83 1564
2007 72 1772
2008 95 1771
2009 102 1972
2010 115 2352
2011 115 2720
2012 129 3029
2013 146 3375
2014 147 3485
2015 165 4059
2016 162 4219
2017 161 4636
2018 153 5111
2019 192 5607
2020 225 7162
2021 153 7225
2022 178 6550
2023 165 7022
2024 118 5976
2025 78 4740

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Entomology 181 209 783
Zoology 200 231 864
Evolutionary Biology 301 335 1200
Neuroscience 341 377 1384
Astrobiology 322 360 1427
Biophysics 360 398 1655
Paleontology 305 348 1666
Animal Science 326 365 1754
Molecular Biology 346 385 1873
Oncology and Cancer research 364 400 1920
Genetics 355 393 1976
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 407 454 2015
Botany 342 388 2110
Virology 398 437 2235
Biochemistry 368 412 2245
Horticulture 300 343 2270
Agricultural Science 354 402 2377
Nanotechnology 324 365 2437
Immunology 437 476 2472
Nutrition and Food Science 350 393 2785
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 492 537 2804
Biotechnology 443 487 3090
Microbiology 493 540 3241
Pharmacology 575 624 3460

Computer Science rankings

Bucknell University ranked 319th for Computer Science in the United States and 1619th in the World with 3,892 publications made and 93,795 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#319 of 1,616 In the United States
#357 of 1,702 In North America
#1619 of 6,855 In the World

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Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 26 161
1994 17 177
1995 40 247
1996 40 303
1997 39 334
1998 45 365
1999 38 397
2000 49 437
2001 50 527
2002 94 873
2003 72 904
2004 74 915
2005 94 1217
2006 95 1547
2007 96 1729
2008 109 1841
2009 104 2209
2010 129 2547
2011 121 2806
2012 107 3249
2013 122 3304
2014 128 3563
2015 154 4003
2016 143 3887
2017 140 4234
2018 153 4647
2019 154 4862
2020 317 6585
2021 126 6010
2022 151 5316
2023 133 5831
2024 133 4876
2025 86 3515

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 248 281 1053
Library and Information science 386 422 1143
Cognitive Science 272 308 1151
Multimedia 296 327 1169
Computer Engineering 207 240 1215
Neuroscience 341 377 1384
Telecommunications 232 267 1390
Computational Linguistics 268 303 1462
Computer Vision 249 285 1514
Software Engineering 306 346 1527
Computer Graphics 276 311 1532
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 271 308 1547
Computer Networking 277 315 1563
Data Science 352 391 1637
Machine Learning 307 346 1831
Human-Computer Interaction 328 368 1901
Cyber Security 359 403 2022
Blockchain and Cryptography 308 352 2163
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 492 537 2804

Physics rankings

Bucknell University ranked 299th for Physics in the United States and 1815th in the World with 3,873 publications made and 91,828 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#299 of 1,537 In the United States
#339 of 1,623 In North America
#1815 of 6,729 In the World

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Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 32 192
1994 33 187
1995 44 202
1996 41 275
1997 46 279
1998 34 300
1999 45 341
2000 34 376
2001 50 455
2002 99 640
2003 76 752
2004 79 844
2005 88 1106
2006 94 1423
2007 85 1631
2008 111 1882
2009 126 2163
2010 149 2569
2011 130 3006
2012 118 3249
2013 126 3557
2014 127 3630
2015 157 4080
2016 164 4120
2017 160 4482
2018 144 4821
2019 174 5158
2020 257 6239
2021 121 5992
2022 141 5495
2023 140 5755
2024 116 4832
2025 54 3880

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrophysics and Astronomy 280 318 1282
Theoretical Physics 264 300 1286
Astrobiology 322 360 1427
Acoustical Engineering 274 313 1440
Biophysics 360 398 1655
Atomic and Molecular physics 314 356 1677
Quantum and Particle physics 288 328 1754
Optical Engineering 293 331 1777
Materials Science 290 329 1956
Nuclear Physics 350 394 2060
Condensed Matter Physics 327 371 2246
Nanotechnology 324 365 2437

Chemistry rankings

Bucknell University ranked 335th for Chemistry in the United States and 2165th in the World with 3,077 publications made and 82,208 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#335 of 1,455 In the United States
#376 of 1,538 In North America
#2165 of 6,561 In the World

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Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 24 231
1994 29 225
1995 40 225
1996 31 307
1997 31 297
1998 25 325
1999 38 368
2000 35 400
2001 35 441
2002 68 597
2003 56 660
2004 63 761
2005 81 982
2006 68 1105
2007 59 1220
2008 85 1358
2009 84 1426
2010 99 1700
2011 98 1923
2012 94 2179
2013 109 2560
2014 106 2631
2015 135 3071
2016 107 3316
2017 115 3648
2018 132 3951
2019 153 4312
2020 157 5090
2021 104 5389
2022 113 5162
2023 106 5242
2024 76 4596
2025 49 3829

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 239 282 1337
Pharmacy 275 308 1535
Computational Chemistry 285 323 1685
Materials Science 290 329 1956
Physical chemistry 291 335 2152
Inorganic Chemistry 310 352 2218
Biochemistry 368 412 2245
Organic Chemistry 339 384 2321
Chemical Engineering 298 339 2372
Nanotechnology 324 365 2437
Environmental Chemistry 357 407 2549
Nutrition and Food Science 350 393 2785

Medicine rankings

Bucknell University ranked 427th for Medicine in the United States and 2164th in the World with 2,389 publications made and 59,560 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology, Health Science.

Medicine ranking Location
#427 of 1,604 In the United States
#469 of 1,689 In North America
#2164 of 6,793 In the World

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Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 11 193
1994 13 176
1995 21 206
1996 17 230
1997 28 272
1998 25 300
1999 17 301
2000 26 399
2001 27 420
2002 39 551
2003 46 702
2004 38 665
2005 43 860
2006 44 973
2007 34 1062
2008 46 1126
2009 47 1313
2010 54 1496
2011 65 1715
2012 57 1890
2013 79 2164
2014 75 2141
2015 112 2566
2016 95 2569
2017 110 2943
2018 108 3187
2019 106 3471
2020 193 4664
2021 102 4844
2022 104 4294
2023 120 4699
2024 95 4004
2025 49 3209

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Audiology 268 300 920
Clinical Psychology 381 422 1208
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 366 403 1259
Biomedical Engineering 249 277 1397
Pharmacy 275 308 1535
Health Science 486 526 1657
Public Health 373 417 1740
Psychiatry 428 471 1800
Gerontology 517 565 1836
Orthodontics 383 419 1884
Oncology and Cancer research 364 400 1920
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 322 355 1939
Anatomy and Physiology 414 453 2049
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 411 451 2096
Dentistry 396 433 2165
Virology 398 437 2235
Healthcare Management (MHA) 559 617 2322
Pathology 442 486 2446
Immunology 437 476 2472
Nursing 665 720 2575
Cardiology 503 548 2593
Physical Therapy 617 668 2667
Surgery 554 599 2678
Anesthesiology 539 585 2807
Pharmacology 575 624 3460

Psychology rankings

Bucknell University ranked 357th for Psychology in the United States and 1455th in the World with 2,345 publications made and 60,440 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#357 of 1,561 In the United States
#396 of 1,648 In North America
#1455 of 6,663 In the World

Bucknell University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 10 143
1994 13 138
1995 20 209
1996 17 213
1997 27 215
1998 24 272
1999 18 243
2000 30 350
2001 26 373
2002 36 513
2003 35 610
2004 31 560
2005 38 673
2006 42 815
2007 46 917
2008 43 969
2009 59 1177
2010 64 1277
2011 72 1500
2012 70 1736
2013 89 1942
2014 73 2066
2015 110 2440
2016 85 2430
2017 110 2747
2018 95 2986
2019 91 3260
2020 222 4502
2021 85 4065
2022 104 3535
2023 94 4098
2024 94 3319
2025 54 2549

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Education Majors 256 287 761
Sexology 348 385 773
Child Psychology 314 351 903
Cognitive Science 272 308 1151
Social Psychology 354 396 1171
Clinical Psychology 381 422 1208
Neuroscience 341 377 1384
Psychiatry 428 471 1800

Business rankings

Bucknell University ranked 290th for Business in the United States and 1259th in the World with 1,939 publications made and 48,402 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Engineering Management, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#290 of 1,388 In the United States
#326 of 1,472 In North America
#1259 of 6,366 In the World

Bucknell University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 15 59
1994 8 80
1995 23 131
1996 19 140
1997 23 152
1998 16 150
1999 16 194
2000 18 243
2001 32 279
2002 40 349
2003 41 400
2004 26 362
2005 42 552
2006 43 606
2007 40 739
2008 57 895
2009 43 980
2010 53 1112
2011 69 1211
2012 59 1487
2013 58 1631
2014 62 1721
2015 80 2008
2016 68 1953
2017 81 1940
2018 77 2226
2019 70 2304
2020 214 3392
2021 87 2732
2022 94 2500
2023 63 2691
2024 80 2297
2025 41 1633

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 122 135 294
International Trade 139 165 740
Public Policy / Administration 260 290 751
International Business 163 189 790
Project Management 237 270 1036
Management Information Systems 248 281 1053
Accounting 294 328 1075
Finance 292 326 1287
Marketing 318 354 1457
Management 312 350 1487
Advertising 447 488 1702
Investment Banking and Stock trading 362 401 1805
Operations Research 321 362 2086

Mathematics rankings

Bucknell University ranked 325th for Mathematics in the United States and 1568th in the World with 1,893 publications made and 43,164 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#325 of 1,413 In the United States
#361 of 1,494 In North America
#1568 of 6,434 In the World

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Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 10 80
1994 12 93
1995 23 95
1996 18 121
1997 17 138
1998 11 157
1999 16 162
2000 21 179
2001 25 237
2002 58 327
2003 31 377
2004 32 384
2005 40 498
2006 51 599
2007 41 672
2008 53 760
2009 52 930
2010 42 1004
2011 57 1230
2012 49 1349
2013 54 1566
2014 54 1558
2015 70 1869
2016 71 1841
2017 68 2013
2018 86 2237
2019 67 2368
2020 205 3449
2021 65 2792
2022 86 2566
2023 71 2771
2024 59 2223
2025 32 1470

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 208 231 563
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 343 380 1554
Statistics 316 355 1611
Applied Mathematics 296 335 1911
Operations Research 321 362 2086
Blockchain and Cryptography 308 352 2163

Economics rankings

Bucknell University ranked 307th for Economics in the United States and 1269th in the World with 1,513 publications made and 29,276 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#307 of 1,361 In the United States
#343 of 1,445 In North America
#1269 of 6,188 In the World

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Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 6 39
1994 7 53
1995 12 65
1996 10 65
1997 17 102
1998 13 92
1999 12 112
2000 15 137
2001 15 172
2002 31 194
2003 33 252
2004 20 257
2005 28 361
2006 26 366
2007 24 500
2008 42 543
2009 33 680
2010 44 756
2011 63 917
2012 47 1020
2013 59 1150
2014 51 1301
2015 70 1467
2016 60 1443
2017 58 1419
2018 68 1607
2019 65 1897
2020 147 2510
2021 70 2174
2022 79 1984
2023 58 2270
2024 58 1689
2025 31 1171

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Political Economy 167 193 488
International Relations and Diplomacy 202 232 625
International Trade 139 165 740
International Economics 141 165 773
Finance 292 326 1287
Development Studies 346 383 1326
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 343 380 1554
Investment Banking and Stock trading 362 401 1805

Art & Design rankings

Bucknell University ranked 281st for Art & Design in the United States and 1096th in the World with 1,363 publications made and 18,132 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#281 of 1,369 In the United States
#317 of 1,454 In North America
#1096 of 6,010 In the World

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Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 8 40
1994 5 52
1995 9 49
1996 20 75
1997 19 100
1998 11 73
1999 15 65
2000 13 102
2001 18 126
2002 40 189
2003 25 230
2004 16 208
2005 17 279
2006 17 301
2007 27 306
2008 36 375
2009 38 437
2010 53 466
2011 53 527
2012 41 676
2013 55 705
2014 45 827
2015 57 911
2016 54 785
2017 66 914
2018 50 1044
2019 52 1245
2020 114 1531
2021 55 1464
2022 49 1248
2023 54 1388
2024 49 1128
2025 32 782

The following table provides academic rankings for Bucknell University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Music 95 109 242
Singing and Vocal Performance 97 116 302
Graphic Design 173 200 662
Aesthetics 220 253 796
Creative Writing 274 312 826
Art History 317 353 844
Literature 243 277 891
Cinematography 247 280 907
Performing arts 246 279 907
Multimedia 296 327 1169
Fashion Design 284 318 1276
Computer Graphics 276 311 1532