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Clark University ranked 249th in the United States, 940th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 129 research topics. Clark University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 11,869 academic publications and 467,331 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 96 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#940 of 14,131 In the World
#280 of 2,597 In North America
#249 of 2,496 In the United States
#15 of 88 In Massachusetts
#3 of 7 In Worcester
#210 of 2,375 For Gender Studies
#301 of 1,002 For Genealogy
#328 of 1,381 For Political Economy
#785 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#754 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 126 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Clark University ranked 215th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 882nd in the World with 7,468 publications made and 295,204 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#215 of 1,763 In the United States
#246 of 1,854 In North America
#882 of 7,088 In the World

Clark University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 80 917
1994 88 915
1995 77 1039
1996 104 1176
1997 74 1157
1998 83 1291
1999 90 1334
2000 96 1648
2001 104 1945
2002 108 2235
2003 92 2607
2004 130 2893
2005 129 3566
2006 118 3887
2007 156 4513
2008 183 5289
2009 209 6198
2010 173 7228
2011 207 8420
2012 226 9403
2013 226 10731
2014 234 11764
2015 274 12869
2016 276 12795
2017 245 13693
2018 256 14930
2019 249 17437
2020 282 19906
2021 240 21599
2022 244 21266
2023 217 22242
2024 159 18198
2025 127 15611

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Gender Studies 104 120 210
Genealogy 130 149 301
Political Economy 120 136 328
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 132 157 364
Law Enforcement 174 193 372
Urban and Regional planning 96 116 468
Public Policy / Administration 170 195 472
Military science 229 254 472
Anthropology 180 207 503
Media Studies 208 238 510
International Relations and Diplomacy 167 193 519
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 178 204 542
Criminology and Criminal Justice 252 283 550
Classics and Ancient History 205 229 581
Communications and Public Relations 211 241 581
Human Rights Law 191 218 623
Law 198 226 628
Occupational Safety and Health 228 258 628
Sociology 204 233 648
Art History 253 283 662
Aesthetics 196 225 695
Political Science 200 230 703
Library and Information science 266 291 722
History 195 224 724
International Law 230 259 821
Archaeology 200 230 840
Education Majors 291 325 886
Publishing 308 344 1004
Demography 254 285 1020
Linguistics 253 284 1071
Philosophy 217 250 1102
Journalism and Digital Media 333 371 1418

Environmental Science rankings

Clark University ranked 229th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1122nd in the World with 5,295 publications made and 271,000 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#229 of 1,637 In the United States
#263 of 1,727 In North America
#1122 of 6,888 In the World

Clark University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 45 612
1994 59 652
1995 59 695
1996 55 799
1997 46 858
1998 53 922
1999 45 930
2000 54 1182
2001 92 1381
2002 69 1517
2003 67 1874
2004 93 2113
2005 86 2592
2006 83 2923
2007 109 3543
2008 126 4222
2009 149 4941
2010 144 5704
2011 168 6935
2012 193 8041
2013 176 9316
2014 195 10764
2015 197 11608
2016 210 11722
2017 180 13114
2018 196 14213
2019 185 16121
2020 207 18516
2021 219 21277
2022 197 20711
2023 196 20659
2024 114 18012
2025 106 15906

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 96 116 468
Environmental Management 139 169 793
Geography and Cartography 206 235 934
Ecology 186 218 949
Oceanography 204 241 970
Forestry 161 195 1027
Agricultural Science 172 203 1209
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 257 299 1239
Geology 252 290 1273
Paleontology 266 302 1336
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 250 289 1397
Earth science and Geophysics 277 322 1627
Geotechnical Engineering 252 291 1634
Environmental Engineering 258 296 1921
Environmental Chemistry 316 362 2283
Petrology and Geochemistry 385 436 2338

Biology rankings

Clark University ranked 292nd for Biology in the United States and 1607th in the World with 4,697 publications made and 250,399 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#292 of 1,612 In the United States
#329 of 1,701 In North America
#1607 of 6,841 In the World

Clark University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 37 761
1994 51 804
1995 54 1063
1996 68 978
1997 42 956
1998 54 1071
1999 40 1083
2000 56 1278
2001 69 1488
2002 67 1688
2003 65 1917
2004 81 2177
2005 68 2441
2006 83 2958
2007 112 3557
2008 108 4056
2009 122 4921
2010 112 5633
2011 127 6562
2012 145 7425
2013 146 8860
2014 146 9648
2015 157 10506
2016 149 10363
2017 144 11587
2018 157 12298
2019 155 13910
2020 189 16336
2021 183 18704
2022 175 17864
2023 161 17857
2024 104 14733
2025 98 12460

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 187 213 656
Biophysics 240 267 941
Zoology 213 245 944
Neuroscience 260 291 975
Forestry 161 195 1027
Agricultural Science 172 203 1209
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 257 299 1239
Paleontology 266 302 1336
Botany 224 258 1374
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 288 318 1410
Genetics 305 341 1632
Biochemistry 315 353 1840
Molecular Biology 369 408 2005
Virology 392 430 2186
Biotechnology 374 413 2449
Pharmacology 430 469 2479
Microbiology 388 429 2517
Horticulture 353 399 2631
Oncology and Cancer research 505 548 2768
Immunology 493 534 2788
Nanotechnology 382 426 2789
Nutrition and Food Science 393 440 3057

Computer Science rankings

Clark University ranked 273rd for Computer Science in the United States and 1269th in the World with 4,209 publications made and 203,143 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Library and Information science, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#273 of 1,616 In the United States
#309 of 1,702 In North America
#1269 of 6,855 In the World

Clark University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 51 783
1994 48 724
1995 41 961
1996 53 863
1997 40 792
1998 51 911
1999 42 933
2000 50 1055
2001 62 1303
2002 74 1440
2003 68 1731
2004 90 1891
2005 76 2148
2006 66 2459
2007 101 2979
2008 93 3428
2009 122 3889
2010 84 4440
2011 108 5254
2012 110 5869
2013 109 6611
2014 115 7297
2015 140 8123
2016 130 7634
2017 121 8694
2018 120 9384
2019 131 10619
2020 145 12160
2021 147 13030
2022 133 12649
2023 127 13444
2024 84 9947
2025 67 8042

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Information Technology 190 210 575
Library and Information science 266 291 722
Cognitive Science 209 242 829
Management Information Systems 227 260 953
Neuroscience 260 291 975
Cyber Security 244 278 1164
Data Science 293 328 1288
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 288 318 1410
Software Engineering 311 351 1554
Machine Learning 271 306 1572
Computer Graphics 281 316 1577
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 276 313 1578
Computer Networking 305 349 1794
Computer Vision 303 344 1886
Telecommunications 305 346 2018
Human-Computer Interaction 405 454 2412
Computational Linguistics 421 470 2649

Engineering rankings

Clark University ranked 270th for Engineering in the United States and 1621st in the World with 4,142 publications made and 189,558 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#270 of 1,568 In the United States
#307 of 1,655 In North America
#1621 of 6,795 In the World

Clark University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 61 622
1994 51 679
1995 67 727
1996 35 731
1997 52 759
1998 53 842
1999 50 837
2000 50 1038
2001 75 1293
2002 81 1464
2003 69 1712
2004 77 1879
2005 92 2266
2006 70 2408
2007 91 2833
2008 96 3440
2009 107 3669
2010 96 4248
2011 123 5119
2012 125 5763
2013 132 6973
2014 136 7353
2015 152 8117
2016 140 8057
2017 130 8911
2018 135 9620
2019 130 10812
2020 145 12382
2021 162 13513
2022 131 13140
2023 134 13060
2024 89 11177
2025 66 9551

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Remote Sensing 144 170 592
Civil Engineering 147 174 610
Firefighting and Fire Science 146 173 757
Operations Research 178 210 872
Acoustical Engineering 256 291 1332
Mechanical Engineering 269 307 1538
Aerospace Engineering 286 325 1580
Geotechnical Engineering 252 291 1634
Systems Engineering 312 354 1732
Optical Engineering 291 329 1765
Computer Networking 305 349 1794
Environmental Engineering 258 296 1921
Structural Engineering 302 342 1940
Renewable Energy Engineering 214 252 1952
Materials Science 296 335 1987
Telecommunications 305 346 2018
Electrical Engineering 290 330 2064
Metallurgical Engineering 303 343 2162
Human-Computer Interaction 405 454 2412
Biotechnology 374 413 2449
Chemical Engineering 311 353 2478
Nanotechnology 382 426 2789
Electronic Engineering 395 447 2819

Physics rankings

Clark University ranked 266th for Physics in the United States and 1508th in the World with 3,951 publications made and 162,877 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#266 of 1,537 In the United States
#303 of 1,623 In North America
#1508 of 6,729 In the World

Clark University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 63 668
1994 54 717
1995 71 804
1996 44 867
1997 61 807
1998 59 907
1999 53 917
2000 55 1079
2001 74 1398
2002 88 1519
2003 70 1720
2004 76 1948
2005 87 2239
2006 69 2201
2007 93 2619
2008 104 3073
2009 88 3189
2010 80 3656
2011 100 4353
2012 101 4796
2013 103 5748
2014 120 5890
2015 108 6458
2016 110 6376
2017 109 7001
2018 119 7556
2019 115 8541
2020 124 9593
2021 131 10502
2022 122 9825
2023 141 10268
2024 80 8714
2025 56 7541

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 176 202 750
Biophysics 240 267 941
Theoretical Physics 196 229 961
Condensed Matter Physics 166 191 984
Astrophysics and Astronomy 248 282 1100
Nuclear Physics 232 265 1217
Acoustical Engineering 256 291 1332
Quantum and Particle physics 259 296 1477
Optical Engineering 291 329 1765
Materials Science 296 335 1987
Nanotechnology 382 426 2789

Chemistry rankings

Clark University ranked 294th for Chemistry in the United States and 1861st in the World with 3,204 publications made and 148,217 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#294 of 1,455 In the United States
#334 of 1,538 In North America
#1861 of 6,561 In the World

Clark University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 47 535
1994 32 584
1995 51 670
1996 33 745
1997 42 640
1998 38 723
1999 27 715
2000 45 812
2001 70 1059
2002 66 1272
2003 57 1271
2004 60 1410
2005 58 1652
2006 75 1924
2007 80 2362
2008 75 2636
2009 76 2905
2010 71 3352
2011 71 3980
2012 78 4394
2013 89 5237
2014 94 5430
2015 104 5842
2016 96 5949
2017 88 6563
2018 108 7039
2019 89 7745
2020 115 8816
2021 109 10115
2022 94 9492
2023 114 9545
2024 74 8566
2025 62 7186

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

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 220 248 1195
Inorganic Chemistry 220 253 1462
Pharmacy 326 360 1762
Biochemistry 315 353 1840
Materials Science 296 335 1987
Physical chemistry 289 332 2121
Organic Chemistry 311 352 2131
Environmental Chemistry 316 362 2283
Petrology and Geochemistry 385 436 2338
Radiochemistry 256 292 2347
Chemical Engineering 311 353 2478
Nanotechnology 382 426 2789
Nutrition and Food Science 393 440 3057

Psychology rankings

Clark University ranked 250th for Psychology in the United States and 893rd in the World with 3,171 publications made and 167,839 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#250 of 1,561 In the United States
#281 of 1,648 In North America
#893 of 6,663 In the World

Clark University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 34 724
1994 37 617
1995 33 924
1996 48 788
1997 30 761
1998 43 869
1999 29 886
2000 39 1079
2001 35 1146
2002 40 1279
2003 40 1434
2004 47 1604
2005 53 1789
2006 46 2135
2007 80 2356
2008 66 2823
2009 76 3261
2010 78 3837
2011 81 4415
2012 86 4974
2013 92 5517
2014 92 6025
2015 117 6692
2016 105 6464
2017 104 6848
2018 102 7330
2019 123 8633
2020 130 10228
2021 121 10593
2022 107 10278
2023 87 11056
2024 63 8664
2025 47 7540

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

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Sexology 97 109 153
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 132 157 364
Child Psychology 172 195 375
Social Psychology 196 222 525
Clinical Psychology 263 297 708
Cognitive Science 209 242 829
Education Majors 291 325 886
Neuroscience 260 291 975
Psychiatry 303 338 1203

Medicine rankings

Clark University ranked 318th for Medicine in the United States and 1525th in the World with 3,073 publications made and 156,958 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Public Health, Clinical Psychology, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#318 of 1,604 In the United States
#354 of 1,689 In North America
#1525 of 6,793 In the World

Clark University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 29 524
1994 27 514
1995 26 764
1996 40 625
1997 22 655
1998 39 754
1999 32 762
2000 40 863
2001 42 981
2002 34 1133
2003 43 1289
2004 47 1456
2005 50 1681
2006 33 1833
2007 59 2168
2008 74 2561
2009 73 3045
2010 81 3627
2011 72 4112
2012 89 4770
2013 90 5496
2014 93 5698
2015 111 6459
2016 101 6431
2017 106 6744
2018 99 7352
2019 101 8350
2020 142 10300
2021 132 11552
2022 120 11182
2023 99 11578
2024 67 8852
2025 53 7492

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

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 263 297 708
Gerontology 257 286 746
Nursing 265 296 874
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 311 345 1006
Public Health 259 291 1011
Psychiatry 303 338 1203
Healthcare Management (MHA) 367 405 1347
Audiology 377 417 1391
Family medicine 371 403 1432
Health Science 440 478 1488
Pharmacy 326 360 1762
Pathology 359 399 1922
Anatomy and Physiology 393 432 1925
Physical Therapy 490 537 2091
Virology 392 430 2186
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 453 493 2330
Surgery 491 531 2364
Pharmacology 430 469 2479
Oncology and Cancer research 505 548 2768
Immunology 493 534 2788
Anesthesiology 542 588 2829

Business rankings

Clark University ranked 233rd for Business in the United States and 937th in the World with 2,295 publications made and 113,901 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#233 of 1,388 In the United States
#266 of 1,472 In North America
#937 of 6,366 In the World

Clark University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 30 232
1994 25 262
1995 29 288
1996 29 351
1997 26 363
1998 35 458
1999 32 459
2000 25 585
2001 30 667
2002 45 807
2003 41 958
2004 40 1076
2005 47 1344
2006 43 1528
2007 71 1689
2008 69 2089
2009 76 2381
2010 54 2779
2011 84 3326
2012 82 3786
2013 79 4231
2014 74 4774
2015 77 5085
2016 98 5020
2017 87 5212
2018 84 5975
2019 91 6554
2020 72 7266
2021 73 7786
2022 78 7519
2023 66 7683
2024 48 5783
2025 26 4616

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

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 46 57 189
Risk Management 100 120 332
Entrepreneurship 137 160 463
Public Policy / Administration 170 195 472
Actuarial Science 181 202 481
Project Management 142 165 538
Entertainment Industry Business 163 190 550
Investment Banking and Stock trading 156 177 560
Occupational Safety and Health 228 258 628
Human Resource Management 199 226 696
Finance 200 229 811
International Business 174 201 838
International Trade 159 186 852
Operations Research 178 210 872
Accounting 256 287 904
Management Information Systems 227 260 953
Marketing 258 291 1069
Management 245 281 1078
Advertising 339 374 1212

Economics rankings

Clark University ranked 207th for Economics in the United States and 728th in the World with 2,279 publications made and 116,035 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#207 of 1,361 In the United States
#236 of 1,445 In North America
#728 of 6,188 In the World

Clark University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 24 194
1994 29 223
1995 24 239
1996 29 328
1997 26 379
1998 34 474
1999 30 437
2000 26 554
2001 34 657
2002 31 775
2003 34 996
2004 39 992
2005 34 1211
2006 45 1384
2007 64 1630
2008 50 1856
2009 83 2272
2010 55 2540
2011 82 3085
2012 80 3401
2013 77 3784
2014 74 4256
2015 76 4581
2016 111 4658
2017 92 5078
2018 93 5572
2019 92 6240
2020 91 7197
2021 87 7835
2022 86 7795
2023 78 8050
2024 42 5712
2025 31 4450

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

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Political Economy 120 136 328
Agricultural Economics 100 118 473
Actuarial Science 181 202 481
International Relations and Diplomacy 167 193 519
Investment Banking and Stock trading 156 177 560
Environmental Economics 109 135 718
Development Studies 213 242 726
Finance 200 229 811
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 212 243 817
International Trade 159 186 852
International Economics 175 200 924

Mathematics rankings

Clark University ranked 282nd for Mathematics in the United States and 1317th in the World with 1,868 publications made and 95,466 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Operations Research, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#282 of 1,413 In the United States
#317 of 1,494 In North America
#1317 of 6,434 In the World

Clark University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 22 258
1994 24 310
1995 20 358
1996 24 387
1997 23 443
1998 24 495
1999 30 490
2000 28 603
2001 34 762
2002 33 821
2003 21 909
2004 39 1076
2005 23 1250
2006 31 1398
2007 52 1688
2008 41 1953
2009 53 2160
2010 47 2452
2011 51 2863
2012 47 3140
2013 50 3623
2014 54 3964
2015 58 4278
2016 65 4089
2017 67 4440
2018 65 4757
2019 64 5448
2020 65 6029
2021 70 6658
2022 73 6531
2023 69 6765
2024 42 4499
2025 22 3373

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 181 202 481
Math Teachers 267 295 778
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 212 243 817
Operations Research 178 210 872
Statistics 286 322 1358

Art & Design rankings

Clark University ranked 246th for Art & Design in the United States and 903rd in the World with 1,423 publications made and 40,953 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
#246 of 1,369 In the United States
#277 of 1,454 In North America
#903 of 6,010 In the World

Clark University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 11 154
1994 15 178
1995 14 173
1996 18 198
1997 13 226
1998 21 209
1999 20 259
2000 19 331
2001 27 365
2002 25 423
2003 18 542
2004 26 525
2005 18 569
2006 19 610
2007 29 735
2008 48 931
2009 54 989
2010 40 1128
2011 41 1355
2012 44 1470
2013 49 1690
2014 51 1797
2015 53 2085
2016 45 2129
2017 50 2246
2018 52 2334
2019 41 2874
2020 48 3330
2021 52 3369
2022 46 3353
2023 41 3568
2024 35 2484
2025 23 2221

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Cinematography 80 97 278
Creative Writing 147 174 423
Entertainment Industry Business 163 190 550
Art History 253 283 662
Aesthetics 196 225 695
Literature 233 265 840
Performing arts 247 280 913
Fashion Design 250 282 1085
Computer Graphics 281 316 1577