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Eastern Illinois University ranked 353rd in the United States, 1466th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 79 research topics. Eastern Illinois University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,845 academic publications and 66,900 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 48 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1466 of 14,131 In the World
#393 of 2,597 In North America
#353 of 2,496 In the United States
#12 of 100 In Illinois
#318 of 1,039 For Early Childhood Education
#406 of 1,139 For Military science
#451 of 3,255 For Communications and Public Relations
#1141 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1291 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 76 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Eastern Illinois University ranked 284th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1138th in the World with 6,068 publications made and 39,344 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#284 of 1,728 In the United States
#319 of 1,819 In North America
#1138 of 7,020 In the World

Eastern Illinois University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 39 101
1992 67 106
1993 79 97
1994 77 130
1995 73 150
1996 80 158
1997 222 138
1998 138 182
1999 127 192
2000 178 246
2001 168 252
2002 209 360
2003 219 395
2004 254 522
2005 231 577
2006 237 630
2007 233 702
2008 247 926
2009 244 1107
2010 246 1278
2011 245 1387
2012 256 1653
2013 278 1980
2014 261 2128
2015 295 2139
2016 142 2070
2017 94 2116
2018 93 2350
2019 109 2485
2020 130 2783
2021 92 3006
2022 56 2997
2023 81 2755

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Early Childhood Education 177 190 318
Military science 212 235 406
Communications and Public Relations 180 208 451
Special Education 213 234 471
Gender Studies 267 298 602
International Relations and Diplomacy 220 250 612
Art History 247 276 636
Media Studies 271 305 652
Human Rights Law 210 242 675
Genealogy 279 310 687
Criminology and Criminal Justice 354 389 734
Education Majors 280 311 765
Classics and Ancient History 276 305 771
Linguistics 218 249 865
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 301 333 898
Publishing 291 327 914
Political Economy 342 379 938
Broadcast Journalism 285 317 993
Library and Information science 355 389 1012
Public Policy / Administration 348 385 1018
Law 322 358 1078
Sociology 326 362 1081
History 281 317 1103
Political Science 308 344 1109
Aesthetics 299 335 1122
Philosophy 248 284 1151
Anthropology 369 410 1158
Journalism and Digital Media 317 351 1191
Demography 373 417 1651
Archaeology 401 450 1921

Environmental Science rankings

Eastern Illinois University ranked 361st for Environmental Science in the United States and 2005th in the World with 2,580 publications made and 33,535 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#361 of 1,598 In the United States
#410 of 1,687 In North America
#2005 of 6,798 In the World

Eastern Illinois University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 35 81
1992 39 76
1993 45 62
1994 49 80
1995 37 99
1996 48 105
1997 51 94
1998 50 132
1999 45 147
2000 65 205
2001 60 220
2002 76 248
2003 67 315
2004 90 357
2005 70 415
2006 78 489
2007 66 552
2008 81 704
2009 76 802
2010 93 931
2011 80 955
2012 101 1268
2013 115 1599
2014 93 1747
2015 109 1742
2016 84 1901
2017 72 1900
2018 63 2073
2019 75 2312
2020 76 2603
2021 57 2666
2022 39 2829
2023 58 2544

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 320 365 1495
Petrology and Geochemistry 302 347 1712
Ecology 326 377 1866
Paleontology 352 400 1890
Geography and Cartography 358 406 1919
Geology 341 391 1923
Earth science and Geophysics 340 388 1994
Forestry 313 362 2026
Agricultural Science 336 384 2139
Oceanography 426 480 2456
Environmental Chemistry 438 491 2904
Geotechnical Engineering 446 496 2923
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 471 524 2936
Environmental Management 484 545 3207

Biology rankings

Eastern Illinois University ranked 407th for Biology in the United States and 2364th in the World with 2,546 publications made and 40,702 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Botany, Genetics, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#407 of 1,582 In the United States
#457 of 1,668 In North America
#2364 of 6,770 In the World

Eastern Illinois University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 40 109
1992 34 102
1993 44 75
1994 46 101
1995 43 129
1996 51 128
1997 42 124
1998 40 158
1999 27 142
2000 48 210
2001 49 229
2002 58 266
2003 57 337
2004 92 405
2005 61 484
2006 75 548
2007 70 643
2008 71 793
2009 75 930
2010 92 1046
2011 92 1140
2012 105 1506
2013 114 1903
2014 107 2076
2015 111 2070
2016 86 2254
2017 78 2312
2018 75 2509
2019 74 2604
2020 87 2989
2021 75 3132
2022 49 3287
2023 57 2885

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Zoology 278 318 1211
Neuroscience 372 413 1485
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 320 365 1495
Animal Science 311 350 1577
Botany 282 323 1639
Paleontology 352 400 1890
Evolutionary Biology 437 484 1987
Forestry 313 362 2026
Horticulture 283 326 2030
Nutrition and Food Science 262 299 2045
Agricultural Science 336 384 2139
Biochemistry 471 520 2724
Genetics 528 578 2850
Immunology 591 638 3192
Nanotechnology 475 528 3352

Art & Design rankings

Eastern Illinois University ranked 190th for Art & Design in the United States and 665th in the World with 2,525 publications made and 6,143 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
#190 of 1,321 In the United States
#219 of 1,404 In North America
#665 of 5,720 In the World

Eastern Illinois University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 13 15
1992 20 16
1993 13 23
1994 19 13
1995 12 16
1996 18 28
1997 136 32
1998 67 29
1999 69 27
2000 105 43
2001 95 34
2002 114 55
2003 122 62
2004 135 85
2005 110 81
2006 128 101
2007 119 119
2008 115 180
2009 110 164
2010 112 220
2011 114 231
2012 81 266
2013 98 341
2014 122 378
2015 123 351
2016 43 351
2017 25 369
2018 31 418
2019 26 409
2020 37 483
2021 28 581
2022 14 491
2023 30 551

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Literature 106 126 298
Creative Writing 174 202 460
Art History 247 276 636
Cinematography 241 276 844
Entertainment Industry Business 238 270 925
Performing arts 261 295 926
Music 297 326 969
Aesthetics 299 335 1122
Multimedia 314 349 1171
Fashion Design 347 389 1585

Computer Science rankings

Eastern Illinois University ranked 415th for Computer Science in the United States and 2128th in the World with 2,183 publications made and 25,372 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Library and Information science, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#415 of 1,576 In the United States
#462 of 1,662 In North America
#2128 of 6,752 In the World

Eastern Illinois University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 29 70
1992 28 69
1993 26 62
1994 36 76
1995 32 102
1996 30 98
1997 38 96
1998 37 115
1999 31 113
2000 44 135
2001 38 167
2002 64 237
2003 39 227
2004 60 302
2005 73 364
2006 68 408
2007 57 464
2008 64 554
2009 65 729
2010 86 835
2011 102 887
2012 78 1084
2013 102 1334
2014 91 1412
2015 100 1423
2016 72 1437
2017 63 1513
2018 54 1678
2019 51 1737
2020 82 1941
2021 65 2099
2022 40 2097
2023 59 1966

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Library and Information science 355 389 1012
Multimedia 314 349 1171
Management Information Systems 322 360 1308
Cognitive Science 339 380 1433
Neuroscience 372 413 1485
Computational Linguistics 334 371 1747
Human-Computer Interaction 365 410 2015
Telecommunications 353 401 2255
Cyber Security 444 493 2414
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 412 460 2424
Machine Learning 427 477 2588
Computer Networking 457 511 2626
Computer Vision 529 583 3176

Medicine rankings

Eastern Illinois University ranked 419th for Medicine in the United States and 2008th in the World with 2,147 publications made and 26,458 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Public Health, Health Science, Clinical Psychology, Pathology.

Medicine ranking Location
#419 of 1,558 In the United States
#461 of 1,643 In North America
#2008 of 6,680 In the World

Eastern Illinois University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 28 87
1992 36 79
1993 39 69
1994 45 87
1995 60 127
1996 36 126
1997 40 105
1998 51 149
1999 33 123
2000 36 164
2001 43 178
2002 59 249
2003 49 251
2004 68 288
2005 60 381
2006 72 398
2007 67 471
2008 63 581
2009 78 737
2010 83 808
2011 80 899
2012 83 1066
2013 97 1321
2014 75 1444
2015 87 1463
2016 80 1462
2017 51 1464
2018 47 1562
2019 50 1656
2020 68 1995
2021 67 2146
2022 34 2223
2023 38 1949

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

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 307 344 842
Health Science 317 344 935
Gerontology 332 367 1020
Sports Medicine 293 329 1028
Audiology 307 342 1040
Physical Therapy 335 371 1298
Pharmacy 256 288 1364
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 426 466 1396
Public Health 383 427 1600
Psychiatry 414 454 1651
Nursing 474 520 1670
Cardiology 401 441 1971
Anatomy and Physiology 431 472 2068
Healthcare Management (MHA) 565 622 2189
Pathology 490 538 2594
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 545 590 2748
Surgery 662 712 3029
Immunology 591 638 3192

Psychology rankings

Eastern Illinois University ranked 345th for Psychology in the United States and 1307th in the World with 2,141 publications made and 29,552 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience.

Psychology ranking Location
#345 of 1,527 In the United States
#382 of 1,612 In North America
#1307 of 6,528 In the World

Eastern Illinois University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 28 75
1992 39 76
1993 33 73
1994 45 94
1995 55 137
1996 39 120
1997 38 104
1998 37 142
1999 28 130
2000 33 154
2001 40 172
2002 54 255
2003 41 235
2004 68 292
2005 63 360
2006 60 395
2007 61 440
2008 64 552
2009 67 701
2010 77 787
2011 90 833
2012 84 1028
2013 90 1241
2014 85 1359
2015 106 1393
2016 77 1323
2017 59 1449
2018 52 1559
2019 54 1643
2020 78 1880
2021 65 1964
2022 31 1955
2023 36 1802

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

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Special Education 213 234 471
Education Majors 280 311 765
Child Psychology 305 341 807
Social Psychology 283 316 822
Clinical Psychology 307 344 842
Sexology 397 434 893
Cognitive Science 339 380 1433
Neuroscience 372 413 1485
Psychiatry 414 454 1651

Physics rankings

Eastern Illinois University ranked 431st for Physics in the United States and 2611th in the World with 1,644 publications made and 22,142 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#431 of 1,485 In the United States
#482 of 1,569 In North America
#2611 of 6,603 In the World

Eastern Illinois University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 22 65
1992 26 55
1993 26 42
1994 34 62
1995 31 74
1996 31 83
1997 28 70
1998 20 100
1999 21 88
2000 32 125
2001 27 117
2002 33 183
2003 32 176
2004 37 209
2005 46 270
2006 48 317
2007 51 357
2008 48 404
2009 51 493
2010 67 571
2011 68 715
2012 63 864
2013 68 987
2014 73 1169
2015 90 1116
2016 65 1154
2017 36 1189
2018 31 1141
2019 42 1393
2020 60 1482
2021 38 1436
2022 25 1547
2023 41 1352

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 322 363 1684
Atomic and Molecular physics 329 371 1724
Astrophysics and Astronomy 387 435 1924
Acoustical Engineering 398 445 2193
Quantum and Particle physics 448 499 2718
Nuclear Physics 465 516 2745
Condensed Matter Physics 408 456 2754
Materials Science 404 455 2760
Optical Engineering 446 498 2811
Nanotechnology 475 528 3352

Engineering rankings

Eastern Illinois University ranked 433rd for Engineering in the United States and 2743rd in the World with 1,632 publications made and 22,145 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#433 of 1,518 In the United States
#485 of 1,602 In North America
#2743 of 6,684 In the World

Eastern Illinois University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 20 66
1992 20 55
1993 21 39
1994 36 65
1995 33 82
1996 25 72
1997 23 74
1998 23 102
1999 23 93
2000 36 128
2001 22 121
2002 40 196
2003 26 189
2004 45 220
2005 44 268
2006 47 324
2007 45 364
2008 53 416
2009 56 546
2010 67 648
2011 72 779
2012 55 936
2013 70 1095
2014 72 1222
2015 85 1192
2016 50 1268
2017 47 1280
2018 41 1312
2019 52 1521
2020 61 1631
2021 38 1647
2022 33 1724
2023 49 1562

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 365 410 2015
Aerospace Engineering 362 406 2063
Acoustical Engineering 398 445 2193
Systems Engineering 406 456 2248
Telecommunications 353 401 2255
Computer Networking 457 511 2626
Mechanical Engineering 445 496 2665
Materials Science 404 455 2760
Optical Engineering 446 498 2811
Geotechnical Engineering 446 496 2923
Structural Engineering 482 535 2983
Metallurgical Engineering 440 490 3030
Electrical Engineering 448 501 3041
Civil Engineering 500 554 3104
Nanotechnology 475 528 3352
Chemical Engineering 475 527 3456

Mathematics rankings

Eastern Illinois University ranked 357th for Mathematics in the United States and 1824th in the World with 1,482 publications made and 18,708 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#357 of 1,371 In the United States
#399 of 1,451 In North America
#1824 of 6,305 In the World

Eastern Illinois University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 30 45
1992 34 53
1993 28 38
1994 28 60
1995 31 73
1996 33 62
1997 32 74
1998 30 88
1999 19 103
2000 23 95
2001 29 104
2002 42 165
2003 31 149
2004 39 201
2005 38 231
2006 36 274
2007 40 295
2008 42 327
2009 49 419
2010 51 476
2011 58 530
2012 52 670
2013 62 766
2014 46 883
2015 63 842
2016 45 822
2017 42 833
2018 34 998
2019 26 954
2020 52 1136
2021 49 1223
2022 22 1218
2023 26 1129

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 207 231 501
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 409 454 1869
Statistics 415 462 2217

Business rankings

Eastern Illinois University ranked 354th for Business in the United States and 1506th in the World with 1,330 publications made and 20,986 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Advertising, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#354 of 1,334 In the United States
#393 of 1,412 In North America
#1506 of 6,187 In the World

Eastern Illinois University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 20 39
1992 27 58
1993 31 34
1994 33 53
1995 31 107
1996 18 64
1997 17 64
1998 23 89
1999 20 84
2000 24 90
2001 24 103
2002 33 170
2003 29 169
2004 39 229
2005 42 254
2006 49 324
2007 25 336
2008 46 394
2009 44 536
2010 35 587
2011 53 607
2012 51 809
2013 60 939
2014 64 1062
2015 70 1057
2016 51 1012
2017 39 1024
2018 43 1149
2019 35 1172
2020 48 1262
2021 28 1532
2022 16 1361
2023 32 1271

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

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Real Estate 132 147 332
Entertainment Industry Business 238 270 925
Advertising 310 344 1003
Public Policy / Administration 348 385 1018
Marketing 300 335 1211
Accounting 356 393 1235
Project Management 305 341 1244
Management Information Systems 322 360 1308
Finance 340 379 1475
International Business 320 357 1550
Management 346 386 1610
Investment Banking and Stock trading 348 385 1622

Economics rankings

Eastern Illinois University ranked 361st for Economics in the United States and 1402nd in the World with 1,099 publications made and 11,257 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#361 of 1,317 In the United States
#401 of 1,400 In North America
#1402 of 5,995 In the World

Eastern Illinois University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 14 23
1992 27 28
1993 21 19
1994 21 37
1995 21 39
1996 16 47
1997 17 39
1998 22 59
1999 16 67
2000 19 76
2001 21 68
2002 27 111
2003 32 133
2004 32 167
2005 32 163
2006 36 217
2007 31 235
2008 34 276
2009 38 337
2010 31 359
2011 45 423
2012 44 470
2013 51 606
2014 47 625
2015 59 610
2016 35 553
2017 30 547
2018 26 624
2019 41 635
2020 42 766
2021 27 898
2022 16 823
2023 29 753

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

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 220 250 612
Political Economy 342 379 938
Development Studies 327 362 1129
Finance 340 379 1475
Investment Banking and Stock trading 348 385 1622
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 409 454 1869

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Eastern Illinois University

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Inorganic Chemistry 367 413 2502
Organic Chemistry 418 467 2745
Chemistry 443 493 2754
Physical chemistry 428 478 2903