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Indiana State University ranked 333rd in the United States, 1358th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 99 research topics. Indiana State University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,411 academic publications and 191,402 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 90 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1358 of 14,131 In the World
#370 of 2,597 In North America
#333 of 2,496 In the United States
#6 of 55 In Indiana
#1 of 2 In Terre Haute
#356 of 1,000 For Special Education
#462 of 1,030 For Early Childhood Education
#634 of 1,555 For Urban and Regional planning
#988 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1277 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 96 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Indiana State University ranked 336th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1536th in the World with 5,313 publications made and 108,263 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#336 of 1,763 In the United States
#377 of 1,854 In North America
#1536 of 7,088 In the World

Indiana State University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 54 263
1994 62 349
1995 73 371
1996 89 421
1997 94 391
1998 77 477
1999 70 580
2000 73 646
2001 98 700
2002 98 850
2003 97 1081
2004 132 1264
2005 131 1373
2006 128 1721
2007 118 1984
2008 110 2351
2009 139 2619
2010 130 3110
2011 165 3422
2012 139 4115
2013 140 4243
2014 144 4586
2015 151 4877
2016 177 4965
2017 169 5187
2018 169 5561
2019 178 6232
2020 191 7511
2021 179 7696
2022 150 7213
2023 152 6988
2024 132 6043
2025 74 4958

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Special Education 164 182 356
Early Childhood Education 212 233 462
Urban and Regional planning 126 150 634
Criminology and Criminal Justice 323 357 701
Media Studies 305 343 774
Art History 296 328 776
Gender Studies 329 364 789
Education Majors 279 313 843
Military science 373 407 863
Publishing 275 309 886
Sports / Exercise science 249 286 908
Political Economy 313 351 914
Library and Information science 329 360 936
Occupational Safety and Health 293 329 946
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 302 334 955
Law Enforcement 341 374 960
Public Policy / Administration 332 369 1049
Communications and Public Relations 332 370 1050
Anthropology 349 388 1159
Sociology 333 372 1188
History 290 329 1222
Law 348 387 1283
Classics and Ancient History 426 462 1302
Demography 305 341 1343
Archaeology 287 327 1381
Political Science 344 388 1421
Aesthetics 397 443 1594
Linguistics 365 407 1753
Philosophy 358 403 1825

Biology rankings

Indiana State University ranked 324th for Biology in the United States and 1888th in the World with 3,627 publications made and 113,187 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#324 of 1,612 In the United States
#362 of 1,701 In North America
#1888 of 6,841 In the World

Indiana State University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 29 379
1994 43 436
1995 48 445
1996 45 459
1997 61 551
1998 61 606
1999 54 737
2000 49 804
2001 89 977
2002 72 1128
2003 74 1370
2004 98 1568
2005 77 1680
2006 88 2061
2007 109 2343
2008 80 2487
2009 87 2764
2010 77 3209
2011 97 3435
2012 95 3952
2013 99 4390
2014 89 4447
2015 96 4725
2016 115 4915
2017 123 5463
2018 143 5757
2019 137 6343
2020 124 7468
2021 130 7830
2022 127 7233
2023 119 7214
2024 94 6224
2025 62 5167

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Zoology 187 218 784
Evolutionary Biology 270 304 1041
Neuroscience 290 325 1139
Paleontology 259 294 1259
Animal Science 287 323 1535
Forestry 238 281 1557
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 353 399 1716
Botany 282 322 1742
Molecular Biology 325 362 1756
Immunology 342 376 1899
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 360 398 1915
Agricultural Science 281 325 1976
Genetics 371 409 2055
Virology 379 417 2119
Biochemistry 377 421 2285
Oncology and Cancer research 433 469 2314
Microbiology 364 402 2379
Pharmacology 469 509 2710
Horticulture 381 428 2811
Biotechnology 439 482 3003
Nutrition and Food Science 390 437 3052
Nanotechnology 548 605 3836

Environmental Science rankings

Indiana State University ranked 270th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1500th in the World with 3,461 publications made and 117,028 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#270 of 1,637 In the United States
#311 of 1,727 In North America
#1500 of 6,888 In the World

Indiana State University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 34 228
1994 23 280
1995 49 271
1996 47 349
1997 47 364
1998 70 451
1999 48 608
2000 47 629
2001 76 752
2002 65 915
2003 63 1128
2004 94 1332
2005 88 1491
2006 107 1891
2007 116 2168
2008 88 2453
2009 113 2782
2010 93 3209
2011 111 3677
2012 92 4201
2013 80 4486
2014 97 4756
2015 104 5089
2016 121 5370
2017 111 5794
2018 119 6193
2019 136 6914
2020 130 7848
2021 122 8484
2022 118 7770
2023 98 7443
2024 83 6818
2025 48 5658

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 126 150 634
Ecology 234 271 1232
Paleontology 259 294 1259
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 238 275 1300
Petrology and Geochemistry 237 280 1321
Geology 258 297 1325
Geography and Cartography 258 297 1329
Earth science and Geophysics 255 298 1451
Oceanography 270 317 1537
Forestry 238 281 1557
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 353 399 1716
Environmental Management 243 284 1750
Agricultural Science 281 325 1976
Geotechnical Engineering 343 387 2282
Environmental Chemistry 397 448 2773

Medicine rankings

Indiana State University ranked 340th for Medicine in the United States and 1622nd in the World with 3,356 publications made and 89,143 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Health Science, Public Health, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#340 of 1,604 In the United States
#377 of 1,689 In North America
#1622 of 6,793 In the World

Indiana State University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 27 317
1994 40 383
1995 35 388
1996 38 376
1997 47 434
1998 44 467
1999 41 523
2000 49 590
2001 70 669
2002 65 771
2003 55 894
2004 87 1081
2005 68 1158
2006 69 1413
2007 66 1518
2008 73 1756
2009 76 1941
2010 74 2290
2011 113 2478
2012 97 2927
2013 94 3172
2014 98 3334
2015 107 3441
2016 107 3564
2017 134 3751
2018 132 4139
2019 132 4547
2020 122 5491
2021 136 5690
2022 123 5392
2023 110 5274
2024 96 4292
2025 52 3314

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

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Sports Medicine 216 248 781
Clinical Psychology 290 326 815
Health Science 263 290 830
Physical Therapy 232 264 893
Sports / Exercise science 249 286 908
Gerontology 317 352 1038
Nursing 353 390 1265
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 378 415 1310
Family medicine 348 378 1343
Public Health 316 353 1354
Audiology 373 413 1374
Healthcare Management (MHA) 379 417 1391
Psychiatry 361 398 1456
Anesthesiology 336 370 1553
Anatomy and Physiology 322 359 1571
Orthodontics 347 380 1645
Pathology 340 377 1802
Immunology 342 376 1899
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 378 418 1911
Surgery 406 443 1958
Cardiology 425 467 2099
Virology 379 417 2119
Oncology and Cancer research 433 469 2314
Pharmacology 469 509 2710

Computer Science rankings

Indiana State University ranked 339th for Computer Science in the United States and 1733rd in the World with 3,222 publications made and 89,963 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Library and Information science, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#339 of 1,616 In the United States
#380 of 1,702 In North America
#1733 of 6,855 In the World

Indiana State University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 36 220
1994 41 248
1995 38 275
1996 48 275
1997 52 289
1998 54 328
1999 40 389
2000 44 427
2001 54 507
2002 56 582
2003 67 768
2004 82 813
2005 88 941
2006 84 1148
2007 72 1309
2008 72 1470
2009 79 1707
2010 82 2032
2011 92 2291
2012 92 2615
2013 96 2763
2014 103 3049
2015 116 3277
2016 102 3377
2017 98 3427
2018 97 3994
2019 110 4363
2020 106 5078
2021 109 5233
2022 81 4966
2023 85 4613
2024 86 3964
2025 44 3284

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Information Technology 224 246 724
Library and Information science 329 360 936
Multimedia 247 278 962
Neuroscience 290 325 1139
Cognitive Science 282 318 1189
Management Information Systems 320 359 1431
Computational Linguistics 280 315 1512
Data Science 348 387 1626
Computer Vision 290 329 1785
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 360 398 1915
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 331 372 1985
Cyber Security 357 401 2006
Software Engineering 384 430 2013
Machine Learning 346 389 2105
Human-Computer Interaction 371 415 2157
Computer Networking 409 459 2445
Telecommunications 408 459 2633

Psychology rankings

Indiana State University ranked 333rd for Psychology in the United States and 1305th in the World with 2,814 publications made and 72,277 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#333 of 1,561 In the United States
#370 of 1,648 In North America
#1305 of 6,663 In the World

Indiana State University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 21 282
1994 31 323
1995 28 359
1996 36 308
1997 43 329
1998 34 408
1999 38 457
2000 39 479
2001 49 535
2002 54 607
2003 49 745
2004 80 846
2005 72 893
2006 49 1089
2007 46 1222
2008 53 1388
2009 51 1590
2010 58 1782
2011 82 1956
2012 75 2387
2013 79 2476
2014 80 2707
2015 90 2759
2016 85 2799
2017 99 2756
2018 97 3098
2019 89 3429
2020 111 4057
2021 99 4065
2022 92 3808
2023 78 3691
2024 69 3134
2025 52 2668

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

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Special Education 164 182 356
Sexology 355 392 786
Clinical Psychology 290 326 815
Education Majors 279 313 843
Child Psychology 304 340 864
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 250 284 917
Social Psychology 333 372 1098
Neuroscience 290 325 1139
Cognitive Science 282 318 1189
Psychiatry 361 398 1456

Engineering rankings

Indiana State University ranked 335th for Engineering in the United States and 2208th in the World with 2,622 publications made and 78,144 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#335 of 1,568 In the United States
#378 of 1,655 In North America
#2208 of 6,795 In the World

Indiana State University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 22 142
1994 26 178
1995 35 200
1996 36 206
1997 44 243
1998 40 260
1999 32 321
2000 30 360
2001 56 356
2002 54 500
2003 47 631
2004 71 712
2005 76 875
2006 79 1082
2007 96 1244
2008 63 1448
2009 77 1686
2010 66 2028
2011 93 2386
2012 72 2759
2013 74 2956
2014 86 3298
2015 103 3469
2016 97 3752
2017 73 3999
2018 90 4391
2019 101 4963
2020 98 5845
2021 90 6136
2022 81 5911
2023 62 5595
2024 61 4896
2025 42 4456

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Remote Sensing 101 122 364
Firefighting and Fire Science 162 192 925
Civil Engineering 206 237 1062
Engineering Management 352 385 1460
Aerospace Engineering 284 323 1572
Acoustical Engineering 319 361 1741
Optical Engineering 309 349 1915
Systems Engineering 372 420 2129
Human-Computer Interaction 371 415 2157
Operations Research 334 375 2218
Structural Engineering 343 388 2248
Geotechnical Engineering 343 387 2282
Computer Networking 409 459 2445
Mechanical Engineering 403 450 2471
Electronic Engineering 351 399 2523
Telecommunications 408 459 2633
Biotechnology 439 482 3003
Materials Science 438 490 3071
Electrical Engineering 449 502 3108
Metallurgical Engineering 454 504 3210
Nanotechnology 548 605 3836
Chemical Engineering 534 587 3840

Physics rankings

Indiana State University ranked 349th for Physics in the United States and 2200th in the World with 2,313 publications made and 74,675 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#349 of 1,537 In the United States
#394 of 1,623 In North America
#2200 of 6,729 In the World

Indiana State University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 23 126
1994 23 194
1995 41 185
1996 41 205
1997 48 249
1998 38 262
1999 31 334
2000 25 371
2001 56 415
2002 51 480
2003 43 614
2004 66 688
2005 51 792
2006 61 969
2007 72 1027
2008 53 1250
2009 62 1408
2010 49 1664
2011 67 1901
2012 69 2211
2013 73 2388
2014 77 2666
2015 75 2778
2016 86 3009
2017 62 3102
2018 87 3555
2019 73 3889
2020 89 4585
2021 96 4799
2022 79 4550
2023 53 4361
2024 47 3929
2025 48 4193

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 257 291 1300
Astrophysics and Astronomy 295 334 1377
Acoustical Engineering 319 361 1741
Theoretical Physics 347 389 1790
Optical Engineering 309 349 1915
Condensed Matter Physics 285 326 1970
Nuclear Physics 349 393 2055
Quantum and Particle physics 380 426 2365
Materials Science 438 490 3071
Nanotechnology 548 605 3836

Chemistry rankings

Indiana State University ranked 378th for Chemistry in the United States and 2493rd in the World with 1,961 publications made and 54,652 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#378 of 1,455 In the United States
#426 of 1,538 In North America
#2493 of 6,561 In the World

Indiana State University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 22 215
1994 25 281
1995 48 268
1996 38 259
1997 40 328
1998 33 398
1999 22 431
2000 29 467
2001 50 518
2002 37 599
2003 32 722
2004 45 765
2005 35 899
2006 43 1015
2007 65 1064
2008 41 1212
2009 42 1302
2010 38 1534
2011 48 1590
2012 50 1858
2013 54 2038
2014 53 2021
2015 47 2298
2016 65 2454
2017 66 2577
2018 82 2849
2019 65 3019
2020 58 3820
2021 69 3983
2022 69 3748
2023 53 3821
2024 50 3546
2025 48 3251

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

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 215 243 1163
Petrology and Geochemistry 237 280 1321
Biochemistry 377 421 2285
Organic Chemistry 388 436 2659
Environmental Chemistry 397 448 2773
Physical chemistry 442 494 3042
Nutrition and Food Science 390 437 3052
Materials Science 438 490 3071
Nanotechnology 548 605 3836
Chemical Engineering 534 587 3840

Mathematics rankings

Indiana State University ranked 359th for Mathematics in the United States and 1874th in the World with 1,879 publications made and 38,216 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#359 of 1,413 In the United States
#401 of 1,494 In North America
#1874 of 6,434 In the World

Indiana State University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 4 85
1994 11 103
1995 20 123
1996 29 146
1997 30 142
1998 23 143
1999 25 179
2000 22 200
2001 33 202
2002 29 235
2003 47 317
2004 56 362
2005 52 436
2006 47 558
2007 37 636
2008 50 796
2009 47 885
2010 55 1081
2011 58 1192
2012 50 1372
2013 61 1437
2014 49 1615
2015 65 1612
2016 62 1733
2017 60 1707
2018 56 2063
2019 60 2274
2020 60 2692
2021 59 2750
2022 56 2775
2023 44 2421
2024 31 1797
2025 16 1348

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 238 263 658
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 356 396 1601
Statistics 375 419 2112
Operations Research 334 375 2218

Business rankings

Indiana State University ranked 358th for Business in the United States and 1666th in the World with 1,702 publications made and 31,234 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#358 of 1,388 In the United States
#398 of 1,472 In North America
#1666 of 6,366 In the World

Indiana State University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 14 72
1994 20 95
1995 23 81
1996 30 111
1997 25 131
1998 23 147
1999 23 192
2000 21 174
2001 24 189
2002 32 226
2003 42 302
2004 41 314
2005 45 387
2006 64 462
2007 31 522
2008 43 642
2009 52 753
2010 56 874
2011 71 957
2012 60 1079
2013 57 1152
2014 54 1238
2015 56 1319
2016 54 1334
2017 51 1290
2018 55 1501
2019 61 1567
2020 90 1966
2021 63 2062
2022 57 1975
2023 54 1921
2024 36 1468
2025 20 1214

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

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 293 329 946
Public Policy / Administration 332 369 1049
Human Resource Management 275 309 1135
Accounting 334 370 1273
Advertising 353 389 1274
Investment Banking and Stock trading 294 328 1375
Management Information Systems 320 359 1431
Engineering Management 352 385 1460
International Business 317 353 1586
Marketing 345 382 1612
Project Management 336 376 1632
Finance 359 402 1727
Management 345 386 1733
Operations Research 334 375 2218

Economics rankings

Indiana State University ranked 325th for Economics in the United States and 1338th in the World with 1,495 publications made and 31,709 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#325 of 1,361 In the United States
#362 of 1,445 In North America
#1338 of 6,188 In the World

Indiana State University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 7 60
1994 8 85
1995 21 64
1996 29 104
1997 26 103
1998 21 129
1999 16 142
2000 26 169
2001 26 155
2002 20 201
2003 42 245
2004 36 277
2005 34 305
2006 49 384
2007 32 466
2008 34 605
2009 47 689
2010 46 838
2011 57 916
2012 51 1038
2013 45 1067
2014 42 1189
2015 40 1237
2016 45 1300
2017 48 1380
2018 55 1457
2019 70 1739
2020 72 2161
2021 64 2221
2022 42 2138
2023 51 2090
2024 29 1453
2025 14 1133

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

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Political Economy 313 351 914
Development Studies 295 329 1068
Investment Banking and Stock trading 294 328 1375
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 356 396 1601
Finance 359 402 1727

Art & Design rankings

Indiana State University ranked 325th for Art & Design in the United States and 1329th in the World with 1,016 publications made and 17,246 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Art History, Aesthetics, Multimedia.

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
#325 of 1,369 In the United States
#364 of 1,454 In North America
#1329 of 6,010 In the World

Indiana State University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 17 52
1994 12 77
1995 17 73
1996 27 96
1997 20 66
1998 13 75
1999 14 140
2000 13 105
2001 23 133
2002 13 139
2003 24 163
2004 31 180
2005 24 190
2006 31 289
2007 28 306
2008 23 370
2009 25 363
2010 21 464
2011 32 506
2012 20 574
2013 33 601
2014 25 661
2015 35 715
2016 38 707
2017 34 699
2018 24 782
2019 34 867
2020 30 1050
2021 31 1101
2022 30 1095
2023 18 975
2024 19 765
2025 12 698

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Photography 94 110 251
Music 171 194 511
Art History 296 328 776
Multimedia 247 278 962
Creative Writing 347 391 1077
Literature 295 331 1077
Aesthetics 397 443 1594
Fashion Design 363 407 1768