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Bucknell University ranked 287th in the United States, 1111th in the global 2025 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 9,517 academic publications and 185,800 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 79 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1111 of 14,131 In the World
#318 of 2,597 In North America
#287 of 2,496 In the United States
#13 of 155 In Pennsylvania
#279 of 1,577 For Engineering Management
#486 of 1,361 For Political Economy
#541 of 1,014 For Product and Industrial Design
#940 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#650 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 1397th in the World with 5,385 publications made and 95,166 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#315 of 1,761 In the United States
#355 of 1,852 In North America
#1397 of 7,081 In the World

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 57 231
1993 45 217
1994 39 237
1995 44 313
1996 57 343
1997 68 398
1998 62 425
1999 55 444
2000 52 577
2001 76 668
2002 114 906
2003 102 1037
2004 69 1040
2005 91 1353
2006 94 1501
2007 105 1718
2008 134 1851
2009 139 2183
2010 168 2489
2011 179 2878
2012 161 3339
2013 203 3584
2014 198 3963
2015 202 4552
2016 205 4356
2017 218 4655
2018 228 5290
2019 207 5865
2020 403 7657
2021 216 6953
2022 220 6196
2023 197 6894
2024 189 5640

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 169 195 486
International Relations and Diplomacy 206 233 611
Gender Studies 282 314 657
Education Majors 257 288 747
Public Policy / Administration 262 292 750
Aesthetics 221 254 790
Media Studies 332 370 820
Art History 321 358 852
Criminology and Criminal Justice 396 434 877
Genealogy 344 381 925
Human Rights Law 256 291 947
Communications and Public Relations 313 351 973
Law 303 338 1037
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 329 363 1069
Sociology 311 348 1070
Classics and Ancient History 367 401 1095
Library and Information science 383 419 1123
Anthropology 351 389 1152
Political Science 297 332 1154
History 300 339 1239
Philosophy 300 341 1518
Archaeology 329 372 1544
Linguistics 344 385 1586
Demography 405 452 1894

Engineering rankings

Bucknell University ranked 298th for Engineering in the United States and 1867th in the World with 4,029 publications made and 87,000 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#298 of 1,565 In the United States
#339 of 1,651 In North America
#1867 of 6,782 In the World

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Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 30 206
1993 30 200
1994 27 191
1995 40 198
1996 39 274
1997 41 286
1998 31 313
1999 48 363
2000 38 398
2001 53 476
2002 109 744
2003 81 833
2004 77 899
2005 100 1237
2006 104 1529
2007 88 1662
2008 113 1936
2009 132 2111
2010 156 2494
2011 138 2768
2012 126 3158
2013 124 3384
2014 134 3527
2015 177 3904
2016 167 4003
2017 162 4383
2018 173 4780
2019 168 5158
2020 340 6745
2021 128 6223
2022 155 5606
2023 147 5906
2024 133 5261

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 119 132 279
Product and Industrial Design 141 162 541
Computer Engineering 205 238 1189
Mechanical Engineering 227 260 1234
Transportation Engineering 231 265 1252
Biomedical Engineering 247 275 1341
Environmental Engineering 191 223 1343
Civil Engineering 242 279 1355
Geotechnical Engineering 221 260 1360
Structural Engineering 238 271 1372
Telecommunications 232 267 1378
Systems Engineering 268 306 1394
Acoustical Engineering 270 308 1399
Computer Networking 276 313 1546
Aerospace Engineering 289 328 1583
Optical Engineering 293 331 1751
Human-Computer Interaction 329 369 1867
Electronic Engineering 276 317 1888
Renewable Energy Engineering 214 253 1933
Materials Science 292 331 1936
Remote Sensing 318 361 1951
Operations Research 320 360 2052
Electrical Engineering 311 353 2178
Metallurgical Engineering 307 348 2185
Chemical Engineering 299 340 2342
Nanotechnology 323 363 2394
Biotechnology 440 484 3023

Environmental Science rankings

Bucknell University ranked 293rd for Environmental Science in the United States and 1586th in the World with 3,968 publications made and 85,983 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#293 of 1,631 In the United States
#335 of 1,721 In North America
#1586 of 6,876 In the World

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Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 24 251
1993 34 250
1994 26 240
1995 40 310
1996 36 346
1997 42 364
1998 44 415
1999 48 510
2000 34 545
2001 48 604
2002 76 784
2003 74 939
2004 63 1017
2005 78 1256
2006 90 1508
2007 80 1776
2008 94 1763
2009 116 2059
2010 121 2418
2011 130 2814
2012 118 3042
2013 147 3211
2014 145 3600
2015 185 3869
2016 164 4034
2017 172 4373
2018 185 4889
2019 186 5404
2020 242 6687
2021 163 6722
2022 198 6219
2023 187 6326
2024 121 5418

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 177 212 1143
Petrology and Geochemistry 239 282 1315
Environmental Engineering 191 223 1343
Ecology 252 291 1350
Geotechnical Engineering 221 260 1360
Paleontology 305 348 1625
Earth science and Geophysics 282 329 1630
Geography and Cartography 311 355 1655
Geology 307 354 1730
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 287 331 1736
Oceanography 301 350 1793
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 408 455 1982
Agricultural Science 354 402 2334
Environmental Chemistry 354 404 2503

Biology rankings

Bucknell University ranked 354th for Biology in the United States and 2052nd in the World with 3,841 publications made and 96,440 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#354 of 1,609 In the United States
#398 of 1,698 In North America
#2052 of 6,833 In the World

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Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 25 318
1993 33 309
1994 27 301
1995 36 369
1996 30 387
1997 38 422
1998 39 462
1999 40 526
2000 40 604
2001 49 704
2002 72 894
2003 78 1036
2004 70 1116
2005 72 1313
2006 83 1566
2007 72 1771
2008 97 1780
2009 102 1972
2010 115 2356
2011 115 2729
2012 129 3039
2013 147 3380
2014 146 3497
2015 165 4066
2016 162 4229
2017 162 4651
2018 155 5125
2019 192 5624
2020 225 7176
2021 153 7238
2022 178 6569
2023 166 7057
2024 114 5912

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 182 210 765
Zoology 200 231 856
Evolutionary Biology 303 337 1186
Neuroscience 341 377 1351
Astrobiology 314 352 1391
Paleontology 305 348 1625
Biophysics 358 396 1634
Animal Science 327 366 1733
Oncology and Cancer research 358 394 1841
Molecular Biology 344 382 1841
Genetics 354 392 1924
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 408 455 1982
Botany 339 384 2055
Virology 393 432 2157
Horticulture 298 341 2209
Biochemistry 368 411 2211
Agricultural Science 354 402 2334
Nanotechnology 323 363 2394
Immunology 432 471 2438
Nutrition and Food Science 349 392 2739
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 492 538 2768
Biotechnology 440 484 3023
Microbiology 492 539 3235
Pharmacology 564 612 3399

Computer Science rankings

Bucknell University ranked 318th for Computer Science in the United States and 1576th in the World with 3,824 publications made and 89,996 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#318 of 1,612 In the United States
#356 of 1,698 In North America
#1576 of 6,845 In the World

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Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 28 231
1993 26 161
1994 17 178
1995 39 247
1996 40 302
1997 39 334
1998 45 365
1999 38 397
2000 49 434
2001 51 525
2002 94 873
2003 72 904
2004 74 917
2005 94 1214
2006 95 1548
2007 96 1729
2008 109 1847
2009 104 2212
2010 129 2556
2011 121 2807
2012 107 3254
2013 123 3314
2014 127 3570
2015 153 4023
2016 142 3907
2017 140 4241
2018 153 4659
2019 153 4879
2020 317 6613
2021 125 6009
2022 151 5338
2023 135 5858
2024 127 4826

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 250 283 1034
Library and Information science 383 419 1123
Cognitive Science 272 308 1126
Multimedia 295 327 1147
Computer Engineering 205 238 1189
Neuroscience 341 377 1351
Telecommunications 232 267 1378
Computational Linguistics 262 296 1407
Software Engineering 302 342 1490
Computer Vision 248 284 1491
Computer Graphics 277 311 1505
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 270 307 1514
Computer Networking 276 313 1546
Data Science 348 386 1580
Machine Learning 305 344 1819
Human-Computer Interaction 329 369 1867
Cyber Security 357 401 1976
Blockchain and Cryptography 304 348 2133
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 492 538 2768

Physics rankings

Bucknell University ranked 299th for Physics in the United States and 1791st in the World with 3,821 publications made and 88,079 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#299 of 1,531 In the United States
#339 of 1,617 In North America
#1791 of 6,713 In the World

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Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 21 192
1993 32 192
1994 33 186
1995 42 202
1996 41 274
1997 46 278
1998 34 298
1999 45 342
2000 34 376
2001 50 455
2002 99 640
2003 75 750
2004 79 842
2005 88 1106
2006 94 1423
2007 85 1629
2008 111 1879
2009 126 2163
2010 149 2571
2011 130 3009
2012 118 3261
2013 126 3560
2014 126 3633
2015 156 4092
2016 164 4130
2017 159 4483
2018 144 4830
2019 173 5166
2020 257 6245
2021 122 6007
2022 141 5488
2023 141 5756
2024 110 4794

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 1256
Theoretical Physics 262 298 1261
Astrobiology 314 352 1391
Acoustical Engineering 270 308 1399
Biophysics 358 396 1634
Atomic and Molecular physics 320 362 1683
Quantum and Particle physics 290 330 1731
Optical Engineering 293 331 1751
Materials Science 292 331 1936
Nuclear Physics 351 394 2025
Condensed Matter Physics 325 369 2219
Nanotechnology 323 363 2394

Chemistry rankings

Bucknell University ranked 333rd for Chemistry in the United States and 2125th in the World with 3,038 publications made and 78,445 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#333 of 1,447 In the United States
#374 of 1,530 In North America
#2125 of 6,545 In the World

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Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 23 262
1993 24 231
1994 29 225
1995 39 225
1996 31 306
1997 31 296
1998 25 325
1999 38 367
2000 35 401
2001 35 441
2002 68 597
2003 56 659
2004 63 754
2005 81 982
2006 68 1107
2007 59 1219
2008 86 1363
2009 84 1426
2010 99 1698
2011 98 1924
2012 94 2182
2013 109 2563
2014 105 2636
2015 134 3067
2016 107 3317
2017 115 3654
2018 133 3951
2019 153 4318
2020 158 5088
2021 104 5409
2022 112 5174
2023 107 5261
2024 75 4545

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 1315
Pharmacy 274 307 1501
Computational Chemistry 286 324 1660
Materials Science 292 331 1936
Physical chemistry 293 337 2119
Inorganic Chemistry 309 351 2186
Biochemistry 368 411 2211
Organic Chemistry 336 381 2282
Chemical Engineering 299 340 2342
Nanotechnology 323 363 2394
Environmental Chemistry 354 404 2503
Nutrition and Food Science 349 392 2739

Medicine rankings

Bucknell University ranked 424th for Medicine in the United States and 2100th in the World with 2,355 publications made and 56,721 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology, Health Science.

Medicine ranking Location
#424 of 1,600 In the United States
#466 of 1,685 In North America
#2100 of 6,775 In the World

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Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 11 191
1993 11 194
1994 13 176
1995 21 206
1996 17 229
1997 28 272
1998 25 300
1999 17 300
2000 26 397
2001 26 417
2002 39 551
2003 46 703
2004 38 664
2005 43 858
2006 44 973
2007 34 1062
2008 48 1135
2009 47 1316
2010 54 1501
2011 65 1722
2012 57 1897
2013 79 2177
2014 75 2147
2015 112 2583
2016 95 2591
2017 110 2966
2018 109 3215
2019 107 3484
2020 195 4688
2021 102 4875
2022 104 4317
2023 122 4717
2024 95 3972

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 268 300 914
Clinical Psychology 378 419 1180
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 367 404 1240
Biomedical Engineering 247 275 1341
Pharmacy 274 307 1501
Health Science 474 514 1589
Public Health 369 413 1697
Psychiatry 423 466 1741
Gerontology 514 561 1783
Orthodontics 382 417 1840
Oncology and Cancer research 358 394 1841
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 318 350 1891
Anatomy and Physiology 416 455 2019
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 405 445 2033
Dentistry 394 431 2115
Virology 393 432 2157
Healthcare Management (MHA) 553 611 2268
Pathology 438 481 2393
Immunology 432 471 2438
Nursing 665 720 2520
Cardiology 494 539 2529
Surgery 550 595 2617
Physical Therapy 622 674 2638
Anesthesiology 529 574 2751
Pharmacology 564 612 3399

Psychology rankings

Bucknell University ranked 357th for Psychology in the United States and 1420th in the World with 2,301 publications made and 57,640 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#357 of 1,558 In the United States
#396 of 1,645 In North America
#1420 of 6,645 In the World

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Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 12 180
1993 10 143
1994 13 138
1995 20 209
1996 17 212
1997 27 215
1998 24 272
1999 18 242
2000 30 346
2001 27 373
2002 36 513
2003 35 611
2004 31 556
2005 38 674
2006 42 817
2007 46 916
2008 43 972
2009 59 1177
2010 64 1280
2011 72 1501
2012 70 1737
2013 89 1943
2014 73 2071
2015 108 2447
2016 85 2434
2017 110 2754
2018 95 2995
2019 89 3268
2020 223 4520
2021 85 4080
2022 104 3553
2023 96 4096
2024 91 3277

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 257 288 747
Sexology 342 378 750
Child Psychology 316 352 881
Cognitive Science 272 308 1126
Social Psychology 355 396 1151
Clinical Psychology 378 419 1180
Neuroscience 341 377 1351
Psychiatry 423 466 1741

Business rankings

Bucknell University ranked 288th for Business in the United States and 1227th in the World with 1,906 publications made and 46,174 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Engineering Management, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#288 of 1,377 In the United States
#324 of 1,460 In North America
#1227 of 6,339 In the World

Bucknell University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 23 70
1993 15 59
1994 8 80
1995 22 131
1996 19 140
1997 23 152
1998 16 150
1999 16 194
2000 18 243
2001 32 278
2002 40 349
2003 41 401
2004 26 362
2005 42 552
2006 43 606
2007 40 739
2008 57 900
2009 43 982
2010 53 1119
2011 69 1220
2012 59 1496
2013 59 1630
2014 62 1732
2015 79 2017
2016 68 1965
2017 80 1945
2018 78 2246
2019 69 2317
2020 214 3396
2021 87 2749
2022 94 2510
2023 63 2699
2024 79 2272

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 119 132 279
International Trade 143 168 750
Public Policy / Administration 262 292 750
International Business 167 193 792
Project Management 235 267 1005
Management Information Systems 250 283 1034
Accounting 293 327 1055
Finance 290 324 1259
Marketing 316 352 1417
Management 308 346 1438
Advertising 450 490 1664
Operations Research 320 360 2052

Mathematics rankings

Bucknell University ranked 324th for Mathematics in the United States and 1523rd in the World with 1,869 publications made and 41,480 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#324 of 1,410 In the United States
#360 of 1,491 In North America
#1523 of 6,418 In the World

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Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 5 86
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 26 236
2002 58 327
2003 31 375
2004 32 384
2005 40 500
2006 51 600
2007 41 672
2008 54 768
2009 52 932
2010 42 1013
2011 57 1245
2012 49 1359
2013 53 1574
2014 53 1563
2015 70 1879
2016 71 1855
2017 68 2026
2018 87 2240
2019 67 2391
2020 205 3456
2021 66 2812
2022 86 2579
2023 72 2784
2024 56 2186

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 206 229 542
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 336 373 1495
Statistics 316 355 1578
Applied Mathematics 295 334 1880
Operations Research 320 360 2052
Blockchain and Cryptography 304 348 2133

Economics rankings

Bucknell University ranked 305th for Economics in the United States and 1239th in the World with 1,489 publications made and 27,914 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#305 of 1,355 In the United States
#341 of 1,438 In North America
#1239 of 6,167 In the World

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Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 17 36
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 15 170
2002 31 194
2003 33 251
2004 20 257
2005 28 362
2006 26 366
2007 24 501
2008 42 546
2009 33 680
2010 43 761
2011 63 922
2012 47 1023
2013 58 1148
2014 50 1310
2015 69 1482
2016 60 1457
2017 58 1427
2018 69 1609
2019 65 1909
2020 149 2523
2021 71 2193
2022 79 2000
2023 60 2271
2024 55 1647

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 169 195 486
International Relations and Diplomacy 206 233 611
International Trade 143 168 750
International Economics 142 166 762
Finance 290 324 1259
Development Studies 345 382 1294
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 336 373 1495

Art & Design rankings

Bucknell University ranked 282nd for Art & Design in the United States and 1083rd in the World with 1,332 publications made and 17,316 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
#282 of 1,361 In the United States
#318 of 1,444 In North America
#1083 of 5,966 In the World

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Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 9 31
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 39 189
2003 25 229
2004 16 207
2005 17 279
2006 17 300
2007 27 306
2008 36 372
2009 38 437
2010 53 466
2011 53 528
2012 41 675
2013 56 707
2014 45 826
2015 58 913
2016 54 789
2017 66 913
2018 51 1049
2019 52 1248
2020 112 1533
2021 55 1466
2022 49 1247
2023 53 1378
2024 46 1114

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 94 108 236
Singing and Vocal Performance 95 114 291
Graphic Design 173 200 647
Aesthetics 221 254 790
Creative Writing 270 308 815
Art History 321 358 852
Literature 242 276 880
Performing arts 246 279 914
Cinematography 263 298 949
Multimedia 295 327 1147
Fashion Design 285 321 1273
Computer Graphics 277 311 1505