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Clark University ranked 253rd in the United States, 949th in the global 2025 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 11,623 academic publications and 445,951 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 91 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#949 of 14,131 In the World
#284 of 2,597 In North America
#253 of 2,496 In the United States
#17 of 88 In Massachusetts
#3 of 7 In Worcester
#206 of 2,328 For Gender Studies
#309 of 1,013 For Genealogy
#324 of 1,361 For Political Economy
#765 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#778 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 126 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Clark University ranked 214th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 872nd in the World with 7,318 publications made and 280,886 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#214 of 1,761 In the United States
#245 of 1,852 In North America
#872 of 7,081 In the World

Clark University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 78 824
1993 81 917
1994 88 915
1995 77 1038
1996 104 1177
1997 74 1155
1998 83 1286
1999 90 1333
2000 96 1648
2001 104 1926
2002 108 2229
2003 92 2608
2004 130 2892
2005 129 3562
2006 118 3888
2007 156 4524
2008 181 5281
2009 209 6203
2010 172 7226
2011 208 8433
2012 226 9408
2013 226 10734
2014 234 11777
2015 272 12876
2016 276 12813
2017 245 13704
2018 254 14949
2019 247 17447
2020 273 19955
2021 235 21656
2022 236 21277
2023 207 22277
2024 155 17927

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 104 120 206
Genealogy 136 156 309
Political Economy 118 134 324
Law Enforcement 170 188 363
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 133 158 368
Urban and Regional planning 94 114 449
Public Policy / Administration 171 196 472
Military science 235 260 488
Anthropology 178 204 491
International Relations and Diplomacy 164 189 501
Media Studies 208 238 502
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 178 204 539
Criminology and Criminal Justice 256 287 548
Communications and Public Relations 210 240 574
Classics and Ancient History 211 235 578
Law 197 224 609
Occupational Safety and Health 224 253 611
Human Rights Law 189 216 613
Sociology 204 233 634
Art History 251 281 647
Aesthetics 196 225 686
Political Science 200 229 696
Library and Information science 268 293 716
History 197 226 717
International Law 230 259 822
Archaeology 200 230 828
Education Majors 290 324 857
Publishing 304 340 982
Demography 253 284 1000
Linguistics 252 283 1047
Philosophy 217 250 1093
Journalism and Digital Media 334 372 1421

Environmental Science rankings

Clark University ranked 230th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1103rd in the World with 5,188 publications made and 257,079 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#230 of 1,631 In the United States
#264 of 1,721 In North America
#1103 of 6,876 In the World

Clark University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 47 583
1993 44 612
1994 59 652
1995 59 693
1996 55 797
1997 46 856
1998 53 920
1999 45 930
2000 54 1182
2001 92 1379
2002 69 1524
2003 67 1876
2004 93 2113
2005 86 2590
2006 83 2926
2007 109 3543
2008 126 4224
2009 148 4943
2010 144 5707
2011 168 6943
2012 194 8066
2013 176 9328
2014 195 10774
2015 195 11621
2016 209 11737
2017 180 13108
2018 196 14231
2019 184 16128
2020 203 18532
2021 216 21274
2022 192 20727
2023 193 20684
2024 111 17838

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 94 114 449
Environmental Management 137 167 755
Geography and Cartography 206 235 917
Ecology 188 220 927
Oceanography 204 240 957
Forestry 163 197 1019
Agricultural Science 173 204 1195
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 259 301 1221
Geology 251 288 1243
Paleontology 266 302 1312
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 252 292 1378
Geotechnical Engineering 250 289 1598
Earth science and Geophysics 278 322 1602
Environmental Engineering 256 294 1880
Environmental Chemistry 317 363 2246
Petrology and Geochemistry 385 436 2305

Biology rankings

Clark University ranked 292nd for Biology in the United States and 1579th in the World with 4,604 publications made and 239,429 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#292 of 1,609 In the United States
#328 of 1,698 In North America
#1579 of 6,833 In the World

Clark University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 40 768
1993 37 761
1994 51 803
1995 54 1061
1996 68 975
1997 42 954
1998 54 1072
1999 40 1083
2000 56 1278
2001 69 1467
2002 67 1685
2003 65 1918
2004 81 2176
2005 68 2439
2006 83 2962
2007 112 3557
2008 108 4055
2009 122 4915
2010 112 5640
2011 127 6578
2012 146 7442
2013 148 8877
2014 146 9665
2015 153 10514
2016 150 10389
2017 143 11616
2018 158 12325
2019 154 13937
2020 185 16369
2021 179 18753
2022 175 17939
2023 160 17929
2024 100 14584

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 186 212 647
Zoology 211 243 925
Biophysics 241 268 929
Neuroscience 260 291 951
Forestry 163 197 1019
Agricultural Science 173 204 1195
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 259 301 1221
Paleontology 266 302 1312
Botany 224 258 1346
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 294 325 1425
Genetics 305 341 1606
Biochemistry 312 349 1807
Molecular Biology 376 415 2003
Virology 397 436 2184
Biotechnology 373 412 2402
Pharmacology 428 467 2440
Microbiology 382 423 2456
Horticulture 359 405 2621
Oncology and Cancer research 499 541 2705
Immunology 490 531 2734
Nanotechnology 382 425 2746
Nutrition and Food Science 388 434 3003

Computer Science rankings

Clark University ranked 274th for Computer Science in the United States and 1237th in the World with 4,144 publications made and 194,529 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Library and Information science, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#274 of 1,612 In the United States
#310 of 1,698 In North America
#1237 of 6,845 In the World

Clark University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 33 719
1993 51 783
1994 48 723
1995 41 960
1996 53 863
1997 40 791
1998 51 908
1999 42 933
2000 50 1056
2001 62 1277
2002 74 1440
2003 68 1733
2004 90 1892
2005 76 2151
2006 66 2459
2007 101 2981
2008 93 3425
2009 123 3890
2010 83 4444
2011 109 5275
2012 110 5864
2013 109 6625
2014 115 7313
2015 139 8134
2016 131 7664
2017 121 8707
2018 123 9376
2019 131 10629
2020 144 12184
2021 143 13073
2022 130 12689
2023 126 13483
2024 83 9830

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 190 209 565
Library and Information science 268 293 716
Cognitive Science 208 241 804
Management Information Systems 224 257 926
Neuroscience 260 291 951
Cyber Security 242 275 1124
Data Science 295 330 1265
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 294 325 1425
Software Engineering 309 349 1521
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 275 312 1551
Computer Graphics 282 317 1566
Machine Learning 273 308 1572
Computer Networking 304 348 1771
Computer Vision 303 344 1864
Telecommunications 305 346 1992
Human-Computer Interaction 406 454 2382
Computational Linguistics 422 471 2636

Engineering rankings

Clark University ranked 270th for Engineering in the United States and 1585th in the World with 4,078 publications made and 182,216 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#270 of 1,565 In the United States
#307 of 1,651 In North America
#1585 of 6,782 In the World

Clark University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 36 513
1993 61 621
1994 51 679
1995 67 726
1996 35 732
1997 52 760
1998 53 841
1999 50 837
2000 50 1038
2001 75 1285
2002 81 1472
2003 69 1711
2004 77 1878
2005 92 2267
2006 70 2403
2007 91 2835
2008 96 3443
2009 107 3665
2010 96 4251
2011 123 5128
2012 126 5769
2013 132 6954
2014 136 7363
2015 151 8118
2016 140 8072
2017 129 8915
2018 134 9599
2019 130 10833
2020 142 12394
2021 160 13519
2022 127 13138
2023 134 13066
2024 89 11079

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 146 172 582
Civil Engineering 147 174 605
Firefighting and Fire Science 143 170 734
Operations Research 178 210 862
Acoustical Engineering 256 291 1309
Mechanical Engineering 269 306 1499
Aerospace Engineering 283 322 1539
Geotechnical Engineering 250 289 1598
Systems Engineering 310 352 1671
Optical Engineering 292 330 1738
Computer Networking 304 348 1771
Environmental Engineering 256 294 1880
Renewable Energy Engineering 213 252 1913
Structural Engineering 302 342 1916
Materials Science 295 334 1949
Telecommunications 305 346 1992
Electrical Engineering 290 330 2034
Metallurgical Engineering 301 341 2120
Human-Computer Interaction 406 454 2382
Biotechnology 373 412 2402
Chemical Engineering 307 349 2422
Nanotechnology 382 425 2746

Physics rankings

Clark University ranked 265th for Physics in the United States and 1473rd in the World with 3,890 publications made and 155,799 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#265 of 1,531 In the United States
#302 of 1,617 In North America
#1473 of 6,713 In the World

Clark University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 34 513
1993 63 668
1994 54 717
1995 71 804
1996 44 866
1997 61 809
1998 59 905
1999 53 916
2000 55 1078
2001 74 1379
2002 88 1525
2003 70 1719
2004 76 1948
2005 87 2239
2006 69 2202
2007 93 2616
2008 104 3076
2009 88 3187
2010 80 3660
2011 99 4351
2012 101 4806
2013 101 5749
2014 120 5887
2015 106 6461
2016 110 6368
2017 108 6995
2018 119 7565
2019 114 8550
2020 120 9591
2021 131 10495
2022 119 9832
2023 140 10250
2024 79 8652

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 173 199 736
Biophysics 241 268 929
Theoretical Physics 196 229 940
Condensed Matter Physics 166 191 962
Astrophysics and Astronomy 245 278 1078
Nuclear Physics 232 263 1180
Acoustical Engineering 256 291 1309
Quantum and Particle physics 256 292 1430
Optical Engineering 292 330 1738
Materials Science 295 334 1949
Nanotechnology 382 425 2746

Chemistry rankings

Clark University ranked 293rd for Chemistry in the United States and 1822nd in the World with 3,153 publications made and 141,694 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#293 of 1,447 In the United States
#333 of 1,530 In North America
#1822 of 6,545 In the World

Clark University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 24 471
1993 47 535
1994 32 583
1995 51 670
1996 33 744
1997 42 640
1998 38 724
1999 27 715
2000 45 812
2001 70 1041
2002 66 1271
2003 57 1270
2004 60 1410
2005 58 1653
2006 75 1926
2007 80 2359
2008 74 2634
2009 76 2902
2010 71 3353
2011 71 3985
2012 78 4389
2013 89 5231
2014 93 5424
2015 103 5839
2016 97 5962
2017 88 6571
2018 108 7039
2019 89 7765
2020 115 8855
2021 110 10166
2022 94 9534
2023 114 9601
2024 74 8518

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 219 247 1159
Inorganic Chemistry 220 253 1443
Pharmacy 325 359 1739
Biochemistry 312 349 1807
Materials Science 295 334 1949
Physical chemistry 288 332 2083
Organic Chemistry 310 351 2092
Environmental Chemistry 317 363 2246
Radiochemistry 255 291 2295
Petrology and Geochemistry 385 436 2305
Chemical Engineering 307 349 2422
Nanotechnology 382 425 2746
Nutrition and Food Science 388 434 3003

Psychology rankings

Clark University ranked 249th for Psychology in the United States and 880th in the World with 3,117 publications made and 160,107 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#249 of 1,558 In the United States
#279 of 1,645 In North America
#880 of 6,645 In the World

Clark University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 26 655
1993 34 724
1994 37 616
1995 33 924
1996 48 788
1997 30 758
1998 43 868
1999 29 886
2000 39 1080
2001 35 1126
2002 40 1279
2003 40 1436
2004 47 1603
2005 53 1789
2006 46 2134
2007 80 2357
2008 66 2827
2009 76 3262
2010 78 3840
2011 81 4420
2012 86 4982
2013 91 5535
2014 92 6034
2015 116 6706
2016 105 6497
2017 103 6870
2018 103 7343
2019 123 8647
2020 126 10257
2021 117 10613
2022 105 10285
2023 86 11077
2024 63 8575

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 95 106 148
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 133 158 368
Child Psychology 171 194 371
Social Psychology 197 223 520
Clinical Psychology 262 296 689
Cognitive Science 208 241 804
Education Majors 290 324 857
Neuroscience 260 291 951
Psychiatry 297 332 1168

Medicine rankings

Clark University ranked 322nd for Medicine in the United States and 1507th in the World with 3,018 publications made and 149,882 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Public Health, Clinical Psychology, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#322 of 1,600 In the United States
#358 of 1,685 In North America
#1507 of 6,775 In the World

Clark University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 20 489
1993 29 524
1994 27 514
1995 26 764
1996 40 626
1997 22 652
1998 39 754
1999 32 761
2000 40 862
2001 42 965
2002 34 1141
2003 43 1291
2004 47 1454
2005 50 1679
2006 33 1835
2007 59 2171
2008 72 2558
2009 73 3045
2010 81 3629
2011 72 4119
2012 90 4783
2013 91 5513
2014 93 5706
2015 110 6474
2016 101 6446
2017 106 6754
2018 100 7377
2019 101 8373
2020 138 10316
2021 129 11616
2022 116 11224
2023 99 11606
2024 67 8711

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 262 296 689
Gerontology 261 290 744
Nursing 267 298 861
Public Health 258 290 976
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 311 345 987
Psychiatry 297 332 1168
Healthcare Management (MHA) 358 395 1290
Audiology 371 410 1346
Family medicine 370 401 1407
Health Science 436 474 1455
Pharmacy 325 359 1739
Anatomy and Physiology 390 429 1880
Pathology 358 398 1892
Physical Therapy 483 530 2021
Virology 397 436 2184
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 451 491 2273
Surgery 490 530 2321
Pharmacology 428 467 2440
Oncology and Cancer research 499 541 2705
Immunology 490 531 2734
Anesthesiology 531 576 2762

Business rankings

Clark University ranked 234th for Business in the United States and 915th in the World with 2,261 publications made and 109,404 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#234 of 1,377 In the United States
#267 of 1,460 In North America
#915 of 6,339 In the World

Clark University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 20 251
1993 30 232
1994 25 262
1995 29 288
1996 29 351
1997 26 361
1998 35 456
1999 32 459
2000 25 585
2001 30 666
2002 45 808
2003 41 960
2004 40 1074
2005 47 1346
2006 43 1530
2007 71 1693
2008 69 2085
2009 76 2381
2010 54 2780
2011 85 3326
2012 82 3783
2013 79 4238
2014 73 4771
2015 77 5091
2016 97 5026
2017 86 5224
2018 84 5983
2019 90 6563
2020 68 7294
2021 70 7827
2022 75 7542
2023 65 7687
2024 47 5704

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 47 58 185
Risk Management 102 122 331
Entrepreneurship 137 160 450
Actuarial Science 177 198 470
Public Policy / Administration 171 196 472
Project Management 144 167 525
Entertainment Industry Business 160 187 535
Investment Banking and Stock trading 154 175 552
Occupational Safety and Health 224 253 611
Human Resource Management 198 225 675
Finance 200 229 808
International Business 173 200 820
International Trade 159 186 834
Operations Research 178 210 862
Accounting 257 289 896
Management Information Systems 224 257 926
Marketing 258 290 1053
Management 242 277 1054
Advertising 339 375 1192

Economics rankings

Clark University ranked 205th for Economics in the United States and 708th in the World with 2,240 publications made and 110,962 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#205 of 1,355 In the United States
#234 of 1,438 In North America
#708 of 6,167 In the World

Clark University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 23 197
1993 24 194
1994 29 223
1995 24 239
1996 29 328
1997 26 377
1998 34 474
1999 30 436
2000 26 554
2001 34 650
2002 31 775
2003 34 997
2004 39 991
2005 33 1213
2006 45 1386
2007 64 1635
2008 50 1858
2009 83 2274
2010 55 2545
2011 83 3081
2012 80 3406
2013 78 3784
2014 74 4259
2015 76 4588
2016 111 4674
2017 90 5082
2018 93 5592
2019 90 6252
2020 87 7242
2021 85 7860
2022 86 7825
2023 72 8079
2024 41 5604

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 118 134 324
Agricultural Economics 100 117 464
Actuarial Science 177 198 470
International Relations and Diplomacy 164 189 501
Investment Banking and Stock trading 154 175 552
Environmental Economics 109 135 693
Development Studies 213 242 712
Finance 200 229 808
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 213 244 811
International Trade 159 186 834
International Economics 174 199 902

Mathematics rankings

Clark University ranked 283rd for Mathematics in the United States and 1287th in the World with 1,845 publications made and 91,005 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Operations Research, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#283 of 1,410 In the United States
#318 of 1,491 In North America
#1287 of 6,418 In the World

Clark University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 11 258
1993 22 258
1994 24 310
1995 20 357
1996 24 387
1997 23 441
1998 24 494
1999 30 489
2000 28 603
2001 34 760
2002 33 821
2003 21 911
2004 39 1077
2005 23 1252
2006 31 1400
2007 52 1690
2008 41 1954
2009 53 2159
2010 47 2455
2011 50 2865
2012 47 3147
2013 50 3636
2014 54 3968
2015 58 4291
2016 66 4092
2017 67 4441
2018 66 4743
2019 64 5459
2020 64 6065
2021 68 6688
2022 73 6555
2023 65 6770
2024 40 4419

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 177 198 470
Math Teachers 269 297 772
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 213 244 811
Operations Research 178 210 862
Statistics 286 322 1331

Art & Design rankings

Clark University ranked 245th for Art & Design in the United States and 891st in the World with 1,397 publications made and 38,943 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
#245 of 1,361 In the United States
#276 of 1,444 In North America
#891 of 5,966 In the World

Clark University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 17 152
1993 11 154
1994 15 178
1995 14 173
1996 18 198
1997 13 226
1998 21 206
1999 20 259
2000 19 331
2001 27 352
2002 25 422
2003 18 543
2004 26 525
2005 18 570
2006 19 610
2007 29 734
2008 48 924
2009 54 992
2010 39 1132
2011 41 1360
2012 45 1472
2013 49 1705
2014 51 1798
2015 53 2102
2016 45 2136
2017 50 2256
2018 52 2350
2019 41 2879
2020 48 3331
2021 51 3382
2022 45 3353
2023 40 3572
2024 32 2450

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 76 92 266
Creative Writing 146 173 411
Entertainment Industry Business 160 187 535
Art History 251 281 647
Aesthetics 196 225 686
Literature 236 267 833
Performing arts 244 277 907
Fashion Design 250 282 1064
Computer Graphics 282 317 1566