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Indiana State University ranked 328th in the United States, 1339th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 100 research topics. Indiana State University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,277 academic publications and 182,456 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 86 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1339 of 14,131 In the World
#365 of 2,597 In North America
#328 of 2,496 In the United States
#6 of 55 In Indiana
#1 of 2 In Terre Haute
#343 of 1,020 For Special Education
#444 of 1,005 For Early Childhood Education
#614 of 1,514 For Urban and Regional planning
#981 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1118 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 97 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Indiana State University ranked 337th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1503rd in the World with 5,239 publications made and 103,480 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#337 of 1,761 In the United States
#378 of 1,852 In North America
#1503 of 7,081 In the World

Indiana State University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 69 281
1993 53 262
1994 61 349
1995 72 371
1996 88 420
1997 92 390
1998 77 472
1999 69 578
2000 73 643
2001 97 696
2002 97 846
2003 97 1081
2004 132 1263
2005 131 1369
2006 128 1723
2007 117 1985
2008 110 2356
2009 140 2620
2010 130 3110
2011 165 3424
2012 139 4111
2013 140 4249
2014 144 4594
2015 151 4885
2016 178 4968
2017 170 5187
2018 169 5573
2019 177 6222
2020 191 7513
2021 178 7726
2022 150 7229
2023 152 6995
2024 131 5964

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 160 178 343
Early Childhood Education 208 228 444
Urban and Regional planning 124 148 614
Criminology and Criminal Justice 319 353 689
Media Studies 300 338 752
Gender Studies 323 357 761
Art History 293 325 766
Education Majors 279 312 822
Publishing 269 302 865
Sports / Exercise science 248 285 872
Military science 375 410 877
Political Economy 311 347 890
Library and Information science 326 357 925
Law Enforcement 338 371 938
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 302 334 943
Occupational Safety and Health 294 331 943
Communications and Public Relations 331 369 1018
Public Policy / Administration 330 367 1031
Anthropology 345 383 1132
Sociology 331 370 1161
History 288 327 1190
Law 348 387 1256
Classics and Ancient History 425 461 1275
Demography 300 335 1302
Archaeology 287 327 1348
Political Science 344 388 1389
Aesthetics 396 441 1568
Linguistics 361 402 1706
Philosophy 355 399 1785

Biology rankings

Indiana State University ranked 323rd for Biology in the United States and 1842nd in the World with 3,569 publications made and 108,870 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#323 of 1,609 In the United States
#361 of 1,698 In North America
#1842 of 6,833 In the World

Indiana State University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 50 333
1993 29 379
1994 43 434
1995 48 445
1996 45 459
1997 61 551
1998 61 605
1999 54 737
2000 48 804
2001 89 974
2002 72 1128
2003 74 1369
2004 98 1567
2005 77 1681
2006 88 2063
2007 108 2342
2008 80 2491
2009 87 2763
2010 77 3211
2011 97 3441
2012 95 3952
2013 99 4392
2014 88 4447
2015 97 4727
2016 115 4912
2017 123 5462
2018 142 5751
2019 135 6328
2020 124 7455
2021 129 7831
2022 127 7229
2023 118 7228
2024 93 6151

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 187 218 762
Evolutionary Biology 269 303 1021
Neuroscience 289 324 1108
Paleontology 257 292 1227
Animal Science 285 321 1516
Forestry 235 277 1517
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 353 399 1684
Botany 284 324 1705
Molecular Biology 325 362 1705
Immunology 337 371 1846
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 355 393 1861
Agricultural Science 277 320 1929
Genetics 370 408 2006
Virology 373 409 2051
Oncology and Cancer research 430 466 2240
Biochemistry 376 420 2243
Microbiology 361 397 2319
Pharmacology 460 500 2622
Horticulture 377 423 2742
Biotechnology 437 480 2961
Nutrition and Food Science 385 431 2970
Nanotechnology 537 594 3774

Environmental Science rankings

Indiana State University ranked 269th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1458th in the World with 3,416 publications made and 112,360 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#269 of 1,631 In the United States
#309 of 1,721 In North America
#1458 of 6,876 In the World

Indiana State University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 51 212
1993 34 228
1994 23 280
1995 48 269
1996 46 349
1997 46 364
1998 70 450
1999 48 608
2000 47 627
2001 76 749
2002 65 915
2003 63 1129
2004 94 1332
2005 88 1490
2006 107 1895
2007 116 2167
2008 89 2454
2009 113 2781
2010 93 3206
2011 112 3677
2012 92 4200
2013 80 4491
2014 97 4753
2015 104 5089
2016 121 5368
2017 110 5794
2018 119 6194
2019 136 6897
2020 129 7850
2021 122 8494
2022 118 7768
2023 98 7446
2024 82 6763

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 124 148 614
Ecology 231 268 1193
Paleontology 257 292 1227
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 239 276 1277
Petrology and Geochemistry 233 276 1277
Geology 257 296 1300
Geography and Cartography 257 296 1303
Earth science and Geophysics 253 296 1395
Forestry 235 277 1517
Oceanography 270 317 1519
Environmental Management 239 280 1661
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 353 399 1684
Agricultural Science 277 320 1929
Geotechnical Engineering 344 389 2244
Environmental Chemistry 391 442 2723

Medicine rankings

Indiana State University ranked 339th for Medicine in the United States and 1583rd in the World with 3,310 publications made and 85,435 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Health Science, Public Health, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#339 of 1,600 In the United States
#376 of 1,685 In North America
#1583 of 6,775 In the World

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Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 38 304
1993 27 317
1994 40 380
1995 35 388
1996 38 376
1997 47 434
1998 44 465
1999 41 523
2000 49 588
2001 70 667
2002 65 771
2003 55 895
2004 87 1081
2005 68 1157
2006 70 1416
2007 66 1520
2008 73 1759
2009 76 1940
2010 74 2293
2011 113 2480
2012 97 2922
2013 94 3179
2014 98 3336
2015 107 3444
2016 107 3556
2017 134 3755
2018 131 4144
2019 131 4548
2020 121 5486
2021 135 5712
2022 122 5396
2023 110 5291
2024 95 4210

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 215 247 761
Clinical Psychology 288 324 793
Health Science 263 289 806
Sports / Exercise science 248 285 872
Physical Therapy 231 263 874
Gerontology 311 346 985
Nursing 355 392 1242
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 377 414 1281
Public Health 310 347 1312
Family medicine 346 375 1313
Audiology 368 407 1329
Healthcare Management (MHA) 379 417 1363
Psychiatry 356 393 1417
Anesthesiology 331 365 1514
Anatomy and Physiology 320 356 1537
Orthodontics 344 377 1606
Pathology 340 377 1767
Immunology 337 371 1846
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 376 416 1876
Surgery 405 442 1912
Virology 373 409 2051
Cardiology 423 464 2058
Oncology and Cancer research 430 466 2240
Pharmacology 460 500 2622

Computer Science rankings

Indiana State University ranked 336th for Computer Science in the United States and 1691st in the World with 3,178 publications made and 86,080 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Library and Information science, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#336 of 1,612 In the United States
#376 of 1,698 In North America
#1691 of 6,845 In the World

Indiana State University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 49 211
1993 36 220
1994 40 247
1995 37 276
1996 46 275
1997 52 288
1998 54 328
1999 40 388
2000 44 423
2001 54 505
2002 56 583
2003 67 767
2004 82 813
2005 88 940
2006 84 1147
2007 72 1312
2008 72 1473
2009 80 1709
2010 82 2038
2011 92 2296
2012 92 2617
2013 96 2768
2014 103 3040
2015 116 3269
2016 102 3378
2017 99 3431
2018 96 3987
2019 108 4359
2020 106 5078
2021 108 5241
2022 81 4992
2023 84 4611
2024 86 3915

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 222 244 712
Library and Information science 326 357 925
Multimedia 246 277 933
Neuroscience 289 324 1108
Cognitive Science 281 317 1161
Management Information Systems 318 356 1391
Computational Linguistics 277 312 1463
Data Science 342 380 1557
Computer Vision 288 327 1756
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 355 393 1861
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 330 371 1940
Cyber Security 354 398 1957
Software Engineering 380 426 1982
Machine Learning 345 388 2077
Human-Computer Interaction 366 410 2094
Computer Networking 405 455 2404
Telecommunications 409 460 2605

Psychology rankings

Indiana State University ranked 330th for Psychology in the United States and 1268th in the World with 2,767 publications made and 69,465 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#330 of 1,558 In the United States
#365 of 1,645 In North America
#1268 of 6,645 In the World

Indiana State University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 29 243
1993 21 281
1994 31 322
1995 28 359
1996 35 307
1997 43 329
1998 34 407
1999 38 457
2000 39 476
2001 49 536
2002 54 608
2003 49 744
2004 80 845
2005 72 889
2006 49 1088
2007 46 1223
2008 53 1391
2009 51 1588
2010 58 1788
2011 82 1958
2012 75 2385
2013 79 2478
2014 80 2704
2015 90 2760
2016 85 2801
2017 99 2761
2018 97 3104
2019 88 3426
2020 111 4068
2021 98 4066
2022 92 3813
2023 77 3691
2024 67 3107

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 160 178 343
Sexology 350 387 774
Clinical Psychology 288 324 793
Education Majors 279 312 822
Child Psychology 301 337 841
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 257 291 927
Social Psychology 328 367 1060
Neuroscience 289 324 1108
Cognitive Science 281 317 1161
Psychiatry 356 393 1417

Engineering rankings

Indiana State University ranked 335th for Engineering in the United States and 2166th in the World with 2,585 publications made and 74,774 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#335 of 1,565 In the United States
#378 of 1,651 In North America
#2166 of 6,782 In the World

Indiana State University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 42 143
1993 22 142
1994 26 178
1995 35 200
1996 36 206
1997 44 243
1998 40 259
1999 32 320
2000 30 357
2001 56 354
2002 54 500
2003 47 630
2004 71 708
2005 76 874
2006 79 1081
2007 96 1243
2008 63 1448
2009 78 1685
2010 66 2033
2011 93 2388
2012 72 2760
2013 74 2960
2014 86 3306
2015 104 3475
2016 97 3742
2017 72 3998
2018 90 4391
2019 97 4945
2020 98 5830
2021 89 6142
2022 81 5911
2023 62 5599
2024 63 4850

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 102 123 360
Aviation 208 237 812
Firefighting and Fire Science 161 191 910
Civil Engineering 206 237 1041
Engineering Management 345 377 1407
Aerospace Engineering 285 324 1550
Acoustical Engineering 317 358 1715
Optical Engineering 309 348 1885
Systems Engineering 368 415 2051
Human-Computer Interaction 366 410 2094
Operations Research 334 375 2188
Structural Engineering 343 388 2217
Geotechnical Engineering 344 389 2244
Computer Networking 405 455 2404
Mechanical Engineering 403 450 2434
Electronic Engineering 346 393 2467
Telecommunications 409 460 2605
Biotechnology 437 480 2961
Materials Science 435 487 3015
Electrical Engineering 445 498 3061
Metallurgical Engineering 451 501 3162
Nanotechnology 537 594 3774
Chemical Engineering 528 581 3784

Physics rankings

Indiana State University ranked 350th for Physics in the United States and 2156th in the World with 2,272 publications made and 70,160 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#350 of 1,531 In the United States
#395 of 1,617 In North America
#2156 of 6,713 In the World

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Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 27 137
1993 23 126
1994 23 193
1995 41 185
1996 41 205
1997 48 248
1998 38 261
1999 31 332
2000 25 370
2001 56 414
2002 51 479
2003 43 612
2004 66 687
2005 51 791
2006 61 969
2007 72 1025
2008 53 1251
2009 62 1408
2010 49 1670
2011 67 1904
2012 69 2207
2013 74 2387
2014 77 2665
2015 74 2777
2016 86 3010
2017 62 3106
2018 87 3548
2019 71 3876
2020 88 4571
2021 96 4802
2022 79 4549
2023 53 4369
2024 48 3919

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 258 291 1299
Astrophysics and Astronomy 294 333 1347
Acoustical Engineering 317 358 1715
Theoretical Physics 355 397 1827
Optical Engineering 309 348 1885
Condensed Matter Physics 286 328 1961
Nuclear Physics 352 395 2031
Quantum and Particle physics 384 430 2341
Materials Science 435 487 3015
Nanotechnology 537 594 3774

Chemistry rankings

Indiana State University ranked 378th for Chemistry in the United States and 2456th in the World with 1,920 publications made and 52,282 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#378 of 1,447 In the United States
#426 of 1,530 In North America
#2456 of 6,545 In the World

Indiana State University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 34 199
1993 22 215
1994 25 281
1995 48 265
1996 38 259
1997 40 328
1998 33 397
1999 22 431
2000 28 467
2001 50 518
2002 37 596
2003 32 721
2004 45 765
2005 35 897
2006 43 1016
2007 65 1065
2008 41 1214
2009 42 1300
2010 38 1535
2011 48 1590
2012 50 1853
2013 54 2036
2014 52 2027
2015 47 2297
2016 65 2462
2017 66 2583
2018 82 2855
2019 64 3014
2020 58 3811
2021 68 3990
2022 70 3741
2023 52 3829
2024 50 3502

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 220 248 1164
Petrology and Geochemistry 233 276 1277
Biochemistry 376 420 2243
Organic Chemistry 388 436 2611
Environmental Chemistry 391 442 2723
Nutrition and Food Science 385 431 2970
Physical chemistry 442 493 3000
Materials Science 435 487 3015
Nanotechnology 537 594 3774
Chemical Engineering 528 581 3784

Mathematics rankings

Indiana State University ranked 360th for Mathematics in the United States and 1842nd in the World with 1,866 publications made and 35,534 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#360 of 1,410 In the United States
#401 of 1,491 In North America
#1842 of 6,418 In the World

Indiana State University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 18 101
1993 4 84
1994 11 103
1995 20 123
1996 28 145
1997 30 141
1998 23 142
1999 25 178
2000 22 199
2001 33 201
2002 29 234
2003 47 316
2004 56 362
2005 52 432
2006 47 558
2007 37 633
2008 50 801
2009 48 886
2010 55 1087
2011 58 1194
2012 50 1378
2013 61 1445
2014 49 1618
2015 65 1611
2016 62 1731
2017 60 1714
2018 56 2061
2019 59 2274
2020 60 2701
2021 58 2766
2022 56 2787
2023 44 2431
2024 32 1773

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 236 261 641
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 354 394 1566
Statistics 374 418 2066
Operations Research 334 375 2188

Business rankings

Indiana State University ranked 357th for Business in the United States and 1616th in the World with 1,684 publications made and 29,789 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#357 of 1,377 In the United States
#397 of 1,460 In North America
#1616 of 6,339 In the World

Indiana State University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 30 77
1993 14 72
1994 20 95
1995 23 81
1996 29 111
1997 24 131
1998 23 147
1999 23 188
2000 21 173
2001 24 187
2002 32 223
2003 42 302
2004 41 314
2005 45 383
2006 64 462
2007 31 522
2008 43 643
2009 53 753
2010 56 875
2011 71 955
2012 60 1077
2013 57 1152
2014 54 1243
2015 57 1321
2016 55 1333
2017 51 1286
2018 55 1499
2019 60 1569
2020 89 1972
2021 63 2068
2022 57 1971
2023 54 1922
2024 36 1459

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 294 331 943
Public Policy / Administration 330 367 1031
Human Resource Management 277 311 1115
Accounting 331 367 1241
Advertising 353 389 1252
Investment Banking and Stock trading 292 326 1342
Management Information Systems 318 356 1391
Engineering Management 345 377 1407
International Business 314 350 1550
Project Management 331 371 1568
Marketing 347 384 1583
Finance 354 396 1679
Management 345 386 1695
Operations Research 334 375 2188

Economics rankings

Indiana State University ranked 325th for Economics in the United States and 1311th in the World with 1,484 publications made and 30,266 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#325 of 1,355 In the United States
#362 of 1,438 In North America
#1311 of 6,167 In the World

Indiana State University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 15 51
1993 7 60
1994 8 85
1995 21 64
1996 28 104
1997 26 103
1998 21 129
1999 16 141
2000 26 169
2001 26 154
2002 20 199
2003 42 245
2004 36 277
2005 34 305
2006 49 384
2007 32 464
2008 34 606
2009 47 688
2010 46 839
2011 57 912
2012 51 1036
2013 45 1074
2014 42 1190
2015 40 1239
2016 46 1303
2017 48 1370
2018 55 1461
2019 70 1744
2020 72 2172
2021 63 2220
2022 42 2154
2023 51 2090
2024 31 1436

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 311 347 890
Development Studies 292 326 1048
Investment Banking and Stock trading 292 326 1342
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 354 394 1566
Finance 354 396 1679

Art & Design rankings

Indiana State University ranked 325th for Art & Design in the United States and 1290th in the World with 1,000 publications made and 16,607 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 1,361 In the United States
#364 of 1,444 In North America
#1290 of 5,966 In the World

Indiana State University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 16 32
1993 17 52
1994 11 77
1995 17 73
1996 25 96
1997 20 65
1998 13 75
1999 14 140
2000 13 104
2001 22 132
2002 12 138
2003 24 163
2004 31 180
2005 24 189
2006 31 291
2007 28 307
2008 24 372
2009 25 363
2010 21 466
2011 32 509
2012 20 576
2013 33 603
2014 25 661
2015 35 717
2016 38 709
2017 35 702
2018 24 781
2019 33 857
2020 30 1041
2021 31 1103
2022 30 1083
2023 18 972
2024 18 766

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 91 107 238
Music 165 188 494
Art History 293 325 766
Multimedia 246 277 933
Literature 292 328 1050
Creative Writing 351 394 1055
Aesthetics 396 441 1568
Fashion Design 360 403 1721