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The College of Charleston ranked 299th in the United States, 1174th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 86 research topics. The College of Charleston ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,009 academic publications and 144,091 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 53 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1174 of 14,131 In the World
#330 of 2,597 In North America
#299 of 2,496 In the United States
#4 of 37 In South Carolina
#2 of 5 In Charleston
#414 of 1,677 For Public Policy / Administration
#498 of 1,941 For Art History
#549 of 1,039 For Early Childhood Education
#1140 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#780 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 83 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The College of Charleston ranked 311th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1306th in the World with 4,874 publications made and 84,311 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#311 of 1,728 In the United States
#349 of 1,819 In North America
#1306 of 7,020 In the World

College of Charleston
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 32 54
1992 18 55
1993 18 86
1994 30 67
1995 39 101
1996 34 110
1997 34 88
1998 44 103
1999 57 150
2000 70 196
2001 69 256
2002 72 346
2003 83 507
2004 91 717
2005 108 701
2006 111 992
2007 134 1108
2008 135 1417
2009 168 1742
2010 172 2033
2011 150 2552
2012 186 2870
2013 216 3553
2014 219 3870
2015 234 4094
2016 280 4469
2017 247 4852
2018 297 5463
2019 264 6116
2020 225 6985
2021 239 7675
2022 248 7615
2023 266 7649

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 164 188 414
Art History 193 219 498
Early Childhood Education 267 292 549
Radio and Television broadcasting 211 236 602
Special Education 266 291 620
Broadcast Journalism 216 244 624
Media Studies 266 300 646
Genealogy 275 304 673
Political Economy 281 316 776
Criminology and Criminal Justice 379 417 802
Gender Studies 372 409 835
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 289 321 854
International Relations and Diplomacy 280 314 875
Library and Information science 320 350 901
Aesthetics 257 291 918
Education Majors 327 362 921
Anthropology 311 347 950
Communications and Public Relations 342 381 955
Publishing 306 343 955
Classics and Ancient History 332 364 956
Law 298 333 972
History 262 295 1001
Sociology 305 339 1005
Political Science 297 333 1072
Demography 281 316 1136
Journalism and Digital Media 305 339 1153
Archaeology 268 303 1181
Linguistics 325 363 1428
Philosophy 315 357 1516

Biology rankings

The College of Charleston ranked 353rd for Biology in the United States and 2009th in the World with 3,744 publications made and 86,870 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Paleontology, Biochemistry, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#353 of 1,582 In the United States
#398 of 1,668 In North America
#2009 of 6,770 In the World

College of Charleston
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 20 84
1992 8 62
1993 13 87
1994 16 70
1995 20 137
1996 26 138
1997 14 116
1998 24 137
1999 42 181
2000 47 231
2001 33 309
2002 37 390
2003 53 482
2004 66 640
2005 78 803
2006 102 1086
2007 112 1211
2008 95 1462
2009 117 1814
2010 130 2077
2011 143 2609
2012 150 3011
2013 180 3813
2014 186 4051
2015 199 4433
2016 219 4704
2017 201 5143
2018 205 5981
2019 237 6572
2020 191 7536
2021 192 8413
2022 181 8558
2023 217 8362

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of Charleston in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 212 241 850
Zoology 217 250 907
Evolutionary Biology 268 302 1013
Astrobiology 299 336 1286
Neuroscience 356 395 1396
Animal Science 301 339 1544
Paleontology 308 351 1603
Botany 309 352 1780
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 356 394 1839
Genetics 375 414 1996
Oncology and Cancer research 405 441 2020
Molecular Biology 400 440 2118
Immunology 394 429 2140
Biochemistry 379 423 2238
Pharmacology 413 451 2262
Agricultural Science 355 404 2272
Microbiology 368 409 2282
Virology 422 460 2284
Horticulture 378 427 2663
Biotechnology 420 461 2697
Nanotechnology 453 505 3190
Nutrition and Food Science 448 495 3290

Environmental Science rankings

The College of Charleston ranked 303rd for Environmental Science in the United States and 1606th in the World with 3,683 publications made and 80,210 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#303 of 1,598 In the United States
#346 of 1,687 In North America
#1606 of 6,798 In the World

College of Charleston
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 22 58
1992 12 51
1993 16 62
1994 20 58
1995 22 112
1996 22 102
1997 16 81
1998 25 114
1999 28 130
2000 39 172
2001 33 235
2002 39 304
2003 62 396
2004 68 489
2005 86 637
2006 89 877
2007 120 1021
2008 103 1287
2009 131 1650
2010 121 1854
2011 133 2307
2012 148 2696
2013 156 3399
2014 172 3592
2015 197 3858
2016 206 4230
2017 177 4540
2018 220 5161
2019 225 5851
2020 186 6754
2021 209 7426
2022 190 7479
2023 220 7448

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of Charleston in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 212 241 850
Oceanography 240 283 1256
Petrology and Geochemistry 264 307 1443
Ecology 277 319 1476
Geography and Cartography 303 344 1513
Paleontology 308 351 1603
Geology 308 355 1686
Environmental Chemistry 272 315 1878
Earth science and Geophysics 333 381 1959
Agricultural Science 355 404 2272
Geotechnical Engineering 359 405 2306
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 370 419 2371
Environmental Management 341 391 2385

Computer Science rankings

The College of Charleston ranked 358th for Computer Science in the United States and 1754th in the World with 3,195 publications made and 70,664 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Library and Information science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#358 of 1,576 In the United States
#399 of 1,662 In North America
#1754 of 6,752 In the World

College of Charleston
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 14 34
1992 10 28
1993 12 79
1994 19 53
1995 21 70
1996 18 65
1997 21 56
1998 29 61
1999 38 92
2000 49 115
2001 51 188
2002 54 248
2003 56 399
2004 59 433
2005 62 547
2006 70 730
2007 84 828
2008 85 1070
2009 109 1325
2010 106 1596
2011 115 2019
2012 139 2365
2013 147 3089
2014 161 3385
2015 179 3601
2016 184 4048
2017 190 4082
2018 173 5137
2019 177 5253
2020 137 5930
2021 134 6504
2022 172 6398
2023 174 6222

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of Charleston in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Web Design and Development 166 194 770
Library and Information science 320 350 901
Cognitive Science 306 342 1252
Data Science 317 354 1330
Multimedia 346 385 1349
Neuroscience 356 395 1396
Computational Linguistics 299 333 1475
Management Information Systems 358 400 1525
Cyber Security 305 341 1568
Human-Computer Interaction 316 356 1670
Software Engineering 351 393 1725
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 356 394 1839
Computer Networking 332 377 1929
Computer Vision 320 363 1952
Machine Learning 341 384 2017
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 361 407 2095
Blockchain and Cryptography 318 364 2362
Telecommunications 375 424 2387

Medicine rankings

The College of Charleston ranked 369th for Medicine in the United States and 1731st in the World with 2,799 publications made and 59,208 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#369 of 1,558 In the United States
#406 of 1,643 In North America
#1731 of 6,680 In the World

College of Charleston
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 7 53
1992 7 57
1993 12 65
1994 14 54
1995 13 92
1996 19 105
1997 25 107
1998 29 121
1999 45 144
2000 43 175
2001 27 232
2002 31 296
2003 46 378
2004 61 463
2005 65 587
2006 78 783
2007 75 814
2008 76 1031
2009 96 1205
2010 100 1375
2011 94 1744
2012 110 1970
2013 121 2472
2014 154 2605
2015 133 2866
2016 158 3129
2017 144 3539
2018 155 3787
2019 148 4268
2020 131 4935
2021 129 5665
2022 148 5831
2023 156 5487

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of Charleston in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Audiology 309 344 1047
Clinical Psychology 371 409 1094
Pharmacy 204 233 1141
Public Health 313 350 1244
Family medicine 344 372 1244
Health Science 408 443 1262
Sports Medicine 357 397 1314
Gerontology 430 474 1381
Urology 262 287 1390
Critical Care Nursing 344 373 1429
Anatomy and Physiology 308 343 1450
Nursing 427 468 1468
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 450 491 1472
Psychiatry 374 412 1477
Healthcare Management (MHA) 441 484 1530
Physical Therapy 420 460 1662
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 348 385 1675
Surgery 373 410 1696
Anesthesiology 409 446 1820
Cardiology 398 438 1951
Dentistry 380 414 2018
Oncology and Cancer research 405 441 2020
Pathology 411 452 2123
Immunology 394 429 2140
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 377 412 2220
Pharmacology 413 451 2262
Virology 422 460 2284

Engineering rankings

The College of Charleston ranked 374th for Engineering in the United States and 2424th in the World with 2,688 publications made and 56,407 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#374 of 1,518 In the United States
#423 of 1,602 In North America
#2424 of 6,684 In the World

College of Charleston
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 13 55
1992 4 28
1993 11 50
1994 11 39
1995 15 66
1996 16 71
1997 17 50
1998 24 59
1999 18 103
2000 26 128
2001 21 160
2002 44 218
2003 56 323
2004 55 355
2005 55 451
2006 68 559
2007 88 720
2008 82 877
2009 104 1070
2010 97 1256
2011 88 1601
2012 110 1901
2013 125 2429
2014 134 2537
2015 155 2787
2016 166 3006
2017 158 3096
2018 158 3583
2019 141 3923
2020 121 4476
2021 111 4802
2022 130 4964
2023 137 4900

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of Charleston in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 316 356 1670
Remote Sensing 294 333 1678
Acoustical Engineering 320 362 1723
Aerospace Engineering 320 363 1796
Civil Engineering 326 371 1904
Computer Networking 332 377 1929
Systems Engineering 367 414 1959
Geotechnical Engineering 359 405 2306
Optical Engineering 361 406 2317
Electronic Engineering 333 380 2371
Telecommunications 375 424 2387
Structural Engineering 416 467 2589
Mechanical Engineering 437 488 2614
Biotechnology 420 461 2697
Materials Science 417 468 2843
Electrical Engineering 439 491 2988
Chemical Engineering 400 449 3002
Metallurgical Engineering 446 497 3068
Nanotechnology 453 505 3190

Physics rankings

The College of Charleston ranked 353rd for Physics in the United States and 2165th in the World with 2,663 publications made and 59,326 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#353 of 1,485 In the United States
#398 of 1,569 In North America
#2165 of 6,603 In the World

College of Charleston
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 9 53
1992 6 30
1993 9 44
1994 12 35
1995 14 61
1996 14 71
1997 20 52
1998 31 81
1999 24 130
2000 36 137
2001 36 210
2002 37 212
2003 62 335
2004 64 441
2005 48 450
2006 71 632
2007 87 717
2008 71 932
2009 117 1117
2010 106 1256
2011 91 1613
2012 114 1907
2013 127 2473
2014 132 2703
2015 161 3001
2016 146 3176
2017 133 3292
2018 147 4164
2019 127 3932
2020 122 4444
2021 110 4749
2022 124 4839
2023 116 4720

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of Charleston in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 299 336 1286
Astrophysics and Astronomy 301 340 1351
Theoretical Physics 281 317 1382
Acoustical Engineering 320 362 1723
Atomic and Molecular physics 347 393 1853
Quantum and Particle physics 331 376 2045
Nuclear Physics 369 415 2140
Optical Engineering 361 406 2317
Condensed Matter Physics 362 407 2467
Materials Science 417 468 2843
Nanotechnology 453 505 3190

Chemistry rankings

The College of Charleston ranked 377th for Chemistry in the United States and 2417th in the World with 2,433 publications made and 56,520 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Environmental Chemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#377 of 1,407 In the United States
#426 of 1,488 In North America
#2417 of 6,447 In the World

College of Charleston
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 12 56
1992 9 40
1993 12 53
1994 8 37
1995 11 75
1996 23 85
1997 14 69
1998 25 91
1999 23 123
2000 30 153
2001 25 207
2002 26 207
2003 43 291
2004 61 399
2005 62 452
2006 70 605
2007 77 775
2008 78 931
2009 100 1090
2010 91 1278
2011 101 1553
2012 99 1840
2013 110 2331
2014 111 2496
2015 139 2853
2016 143 2878
2017 114 3209
2018 120 3516
2019 136 4008
2020 121 4578
2021 95 5081
2022 110 5320
2023 110 5082

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of Charleston in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Pharmacy 204 233 1141
Petrology and Geochemistry 264 307 1443
Computational Chemistry 292 330 1673
Environmental Chemistry 272 315 1878
Biochemistry 379 423 2238
Organic Chemistry 374 422 2470
Materials Science 417 468 2843
Chemical Engineering 400 449 3002
Physical chemistry 454 506 3022
Nanotechnology 453 505 3190
Nutrition and Food Science 448 495 3290

Psychology rankings

The College of Charleston ranked 340th for Psychology in the United States and 1272nd in the World with 2,249 publications made and 53,747 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#340 of 1,527 In the United States
#377 of 1,612 In North America
#1272 of 6,528 In the World

College of Charleston
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 10 22
1992 5 43
1993 9 81
1994 10 45
1995 16 67
1996 15 72
1997 19 75
1998 20 82
1999 26 101
2000 33 109
2001 28 177
2002 37 233
2003 28 326
2004 41 438
2005 48 461
2006 58 612
2007 51 665
2008 65 872
2009 83 1053
2010 80 1237
2011 68 1510
2012 95 1729
2013 106 2184
2014 110 2392
2015 109 2462
2016 131 2723
2017 119 2950
2018 135 3237
2019 139 3814
2020 100 4341
2021 104 4758
2022 129 4750
2023 122 4555

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of Charleston in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Special Education 266 291 620
Social Psychology 292 325 856
Education Majors 327 362 921
Child Psychology 339 376 936
Clinical Psychology 371 409 1094
Cognitive Science 306 342 1252
Neuroscience 356 395 1396
Psychiatry 374 412 1477

Business rankings

The College of Charleston ranked 274th for Business in the United States and 1101st in the World with 2,035 publications made and 43,988 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#274 of 1,334 In the United States
#309 of 1,412 In North America
#1101 of 6,187 In the World

College of Charleston
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 7 16
1992 4 18
1993 6 19
1994 13 15
1995 23 24
1996 17 20
1997 17 30
1998 24 34
1999 31 33
2000 35 55
2001 32 76
2002 40 103
2003 36 134
2004 40 183
2005 48 266
2006 57 372
2007 71 427
2008 62 560
2009 84 747
2010 79 941
2011 70 1169
2012 88 1409
2013 102 1918
2014 90 1961
2015 91 2097
2016 115 2230
2017 90 2414
2018 101 2480
2019 100 2845
2020 91 3237
2021 90 3548
2022 93 3579
2023 104 3500

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of Charleston in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 18 21 90
Real Estate 62 65 127
Public Policy / Administration 164 188 414
Advertising 192 217 524
Entrepreneurship 190 217 645
Entertainment Industry Business 200 232 661
Accounting 225 254 690
Tax Law 244 276 834
Actuarial Science 292 322 939
Marketing 271 304 1043
Finance 303 339 1294
Investment Banking and Stock trading 333 369 1483
Project Management 345 385 1523
Management Information Systems 358 400 1525
Management 333 373 1527

Mathematics rankings

The College of Charleston ranked 348th for Mathematics in the United States and 1741st in the World with 1,670 publications made and 32,291 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#348 of 1,371 In the United States
#389 of 1,451 In North America
#1741 of 6,305 In the World

College of Charleston
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 3 17
1992 6 21
1993 9 17
1994 8 23
1995 12 29
1996 11 33
1997 20 40
1998 15 32
1999 22 52
2000 19 53
2001 24 68
2002 24 95
2003 32 138
2004 25 147
2005 31 200
2006 48 289
2007 35 310
2008 42 460
2009 72 542
2010 60 677
2011 54 824
2012 59 917
2013 80 1231
2014 72 1295
2015 99 1397
2016 106 1547
2017 97 1700
2018 89 1898
2019 90 2407
2020 66 2598
2021 70 2899
2022 97 2957
2023 95 2918

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of Charleston in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 271 300 730
Actuarial Science 292 322 939
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 341 380 1478
Statistics 347 389 1807
Applied Mathematics 307 348 2003
Blockchain and Cryptography 318 364 2362

Economics rankings

The College of Charleston ranked 334th for Economics in the United States and 1300th in the World with 1,499 publications made and 24,876 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#334 of 1,317 In the United States
#373 of 1,400 In North America
#1300 of 5,995 In the World

College of Charleston
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 7 13
1992 3 13
1993 5 18
1994 7 15
1995 12 14
1996 6 20
1997 12 18
1998 8 21
1999 12 29
2000 15 48
2001 15 41
2002 23 78
2003 14 75
2004 13 88
2005 24 133
2006 37 192
2007 41 191
2008 47 282
2009 67 424
2010 62 466
2011 53 627
2012 62 764
2013 91 1054
2014 79 1136
2015 85 1211
2016 95 1379
2017 69 1474
2018 93 1558
2019 88 1785
2020 86 2029
2021 72 2211
2022 69 2280
2023 76 2331

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of Charleston in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Political Economy 281 316 776
International Relations and Diplomacy 280 314 875
Actuarial Science 292 322 939
Development Studies 363 402 1292
Finance 303 339 1294
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 341 380 1478
Investment Banking and Stock trading 333 369 1483

Art & Design rankings

The College of Charleston ranked 279th for Art & Design in the United States and 1056th in the World with 1,181 publications made and 14,687 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Art History, Aesthetics, 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
#279 of 1,321 In the United States
#315 of 1,404 In North America
#1056 of 5,720 In the World

College of Charleston
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 9 17
1992 4 10
1993 5 8
1994 8 18
1995 6 14
1996 7 15
1997 1 14
1998 6 11
1999 11 25
2000 18 38
2001 17 57
2002 21 73
2003 17 123
2004 17 143
2005 26 167
2006 22 198
2007 30 227
2008 24 289
2009 37 335
2010 34 400
2011 40 495
2012 39 521
2013 56 658
2014 59 734
2015 65 695
2016 70 817
2017 68 825
2018 87 938
2019 76 1118
2020 56 1278
2021 55 1313
2022 64 1421
2023 54 1440

The following table provides academic rankings for The College of Charleston in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 136 158 396
Art History 193 219 498
Entertainment Industry Business 200 232 661
Painting and Drawing 149 175 678
Sculpture 149 175 678
Illustration and Concept Art 154 180 690
Music 234 262 706
Creative Writing 260 297 729
Performing arts 231 264 808
Cinematography 245 280 860
Aesthetics 257 291 918
Literature 308 344 1067
Fashion Design 303 342 1332
Multimedia 346 385 1349