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Ithaca College ranked 274th in the United States, 1060th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 120 research topics. Ithaca College ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 11,773 academic publications and 407,524 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 89 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1060 of 14,131 In the World
#305 of 2,597 In North America
#274 of 2,496 In the United States
#22 of 221 In New York State
#2 of 2 In Ithaca
#219 of 1,018 For Entomology
#392 of 1,105 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#468 of 2,695 For Forestry
#659 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1072 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 117 other topics

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Biology rankings

Ithaca College ranked 236th for Biology in the United States and 1176th in the World with 6,384 publications made and 317,565 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Botany, Paleontology, Horticulture.

Biology ranking Location
#236 of 1,612 In the United States
#265 of 1,701 In North America
#1176 of 6,841 In the World

Ithaca College
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 84 956
1994 66 1062
1995 65 1211
1996 70 1339
1997 77 1528
1998 58 1677
1999 56 1892
2000 68 2071
2001 78 2418
2002 88 2900
2003 111 3517
2004 113 3714
2005 95 4334
2006 148 5081
2007 115 5706
2008 120 6188
2009 137 6956
2010 173 7765
2011 176 8707
2012 162 9617
2013 208 10687
2014 206 11607
2015 247 12037
2016 247 12988
2017 256 13968
2018 337 15669
2019 269 18057
2020 316 22024
2021 289 24438
2022 230 23575
2023 242 22098
2024 190 20330
2025 137 17078

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Entomology 77 91 219
Forestry 93 115 468
Horticulture 85 101 530
Agricultural Science 109 132 599
Evolutionary Biology 186 212 655
Botany 148 171 667
Animal Science 152 175 768
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 191 213 797
Nutrition and Food Science 114 131 810
Paleontology 196 225 876
Astrobiology 223 252 877
Microbiology 179 199 882
Virology 209 232 923
Genetics 214 238 946
Biophysics 245 272 968
Zoology 232 268 1010
Biochemistry 211 236 1038
Immunology 226 250 1062
Molecular Biology 236 261 1120
Toxicology 200 231 1300
Biotechnology 251 280 1439
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 305 351 1445
Neuroscience 354 392 1462
Oncology and Cancer research 331 366 1686
Nanotechnology 251 284 1750
Pharmacology 343 376 1943

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Ithaca College ranked 335th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1523rd in the World with 5,551 publications made and 124,747 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Philosophy, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#335 of 1,763 In the United States
#376 of 1,854 In North America
#1523 of 7,088 In the World

Ithaca College
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 82 386
1994 85 485
1995 78 553
1996 72 625
1997 67 641
1998 48 771
1999 46 787
2000 70 970
2001 74 1042
2002 81 1345
2003 87 1492
2004 122 1615
2005 85 1892
2006 112 2214
2007 85 2551
2008 123 2941
2009 136 3087
2010 144 3623
2011 130 3989
2012 165 4443
2013 207 4874
2014 176 5520
2015 194 5679
2016 195 6013
2017 220 6379
2018 267 7370
2019 203 8783
2020 252 10148
2021 201 11467
2022 167 10574
2023 166 10410
2024 127 8654
2025 97 7380

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Radio and Television broadcasting 142 162 392
Media Studies 247 281 618
Genealogy 262 296 679
Art History 258 288 682
Broadcast Journalism 221 249 727
Gender Studies 334 370 804
Political Economy 290 326 818
Sports / Exercise science 246 283 884
Publishing 286 320 919
Library and Information science 347 380 981
Classics and Ancient History 334 366 1007
Education Majors 322 358 1010
Communications and Public Relations 331 369 1041
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 327 361 1079
Journalism and Digital Media 292 327 1150
Aesthetics 299 335 1181
Criminology and Criminal Justice 496 542 1198
Sociology 338 378 1209
Demography 285 320 1223
History 301 340 1265
Anthropology 373 416 1267
Law 374 415 1397
Public Policy / Administration 437 481 1460
Linguistics 320 358 1468
Political Science 363 408 1490
Archaeology 323 366 1541
Philosophy 320 363 1653

Environmental Science rankings

Ithaca College ranked 241st for Environmental Science in the United States and 1172nd in the World with 5,043 publications made and 230,956 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#241 of 1,637 In the United States
#275 of 1,727 In North America
#1172 of 6,888 In the World

Ithaca College
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 74 720
1994 58 807
1995 61 972
1996 52 1061
1997 52 1220
1998 47 1300
1999 46 1412
2000 57 1590
2001 77 1884
2002 82 2187
2003 77 2648
2004 80 2743
2005 77 3297
2006 104 3726
2007 84 4297
2008 113 4647
2009 107 5137
2010 130 5823
2011 115 6452
2012 138 7144
2013 171 7909
2014 158 8721
2015 172 9011
2016 179 9663
2017 193 10233
2018 286 11506
2019 215 13539
2020 249 15935
2021 219 17619
2022 163 17028
2023 154 15933
2024 130 14155
2025 97 12098

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Forestry 93 115 468
Agricultural Science 109 132 599
Paleontology 196 225 876
Geology 223 256 1064
Ecology 215 251 1102
Geography and Cartography 256 295 1322
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 305 351 1445
Oceanography 293 342 1750
Petrology and Geochemistry 319 364 1840
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 299 343 1857
Geotechnical Engineering 285 328 1907
Environmental Chemistry 266 308 1919
Environmental Engineering 259 297 1923
Environmental Management 263 307 1959
Earth science and Geophysics 348 397 2099

Chemistry rankings

Ithaca College ranked 232nd for Chemistry in the United States and 1272nd in the World with 4,638 publications made and 273,004 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#232 of 1,455 In the United States
#260 of 1,538 In North America
#1272 of 6,561 In the World

Ithaca College
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 60 786
1994 53 884
1995 52 1004
1996 50 1148
1997 61 1356
1998 53 1513
1999 42 1634
2000 65 1766
2001 57 2083
2002 71 2475
2003 61 3004
2004 88 3046
2005 72 3578
2006 94 4117
2007 89 4583
2008 88 4965
2009 101 5592
2010 118 6289
2011 121 7070
2012 127 7807
2013 156 8781
2014 168 9549
2015 183 9954
2016 180 10914
2017 198 11805
2018 238 13260
2019 227 15336
2020 245 18485
2021 216 20523
2022 154 19867
2023 159 18270
2024 134 16710
2025 86 13883

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

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 114 131 810
Biochemistry 211 236 1038
Organic Chemistry 242 276 1475
Materials Science 260 296 1713
Nanotechnology 251 284 1750
Petrology and Geochemistry 319 364 1840
Inorganic Chemistry 275 314 1876
Physical chemistry 263 302 1885
Environmental Chemistry 266 308 1919
Chemical Engineering 251 287 1937
Pharmacy 359 398 1990
Computational Chemistry 321 364 2001

Medicine rankings

Ithaca College ranked 296th for Medicine in the United States and 1380th in the World with 4,179 publications made and 144,403 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Immunology, Physical Therapy.

Medicine ranking Location
#296 of 1,604 In the United States
#328 of 1,689 In North America
#1380 of 6,793 In the World

Ithaca College
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 52 446
1994 47 511
1995 48 590
1996 47 580
1997 49 740
1998 54 854
1999 31 959
2000 41 968
2001 47 1174
2002 54 1330
2003 79 1650
2004 75 1779
2005 82 2010
2006 103 2444
2007 85 2671
2008 78 3071
2009 89 3379
2010 105 3802
2011 111 4443
2012 118 4793
2013 160 5382
2014 148 5848
2015 163 6095
2016 169 6704
2017 183 7248
2018 233 8073
2019 158 9131
2020 189 11166
2021 167 12358
2022 171 11588
2023 155 10916
2024 114 9455
2025 114 7732

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

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 159 182 583
Sports Medicine 185 213 632
Physical Therapy 216 245 766
Sports / Exercise science 246 283 884
Virology 209 232 923
Gerontology 309 344 1001
Immunology 226 250 1062
Public Health 275 309 1114
Urology 231 253 1177
Anatomy and Physiology 271 302 1248
Health Science 373 408 1261
Toxicology 200 231 1300
Ophthalmology 283 313 1312
Veterinary 193 214 1323
Cardiology 295 322 1327
Audiology 378 418 1404
Orthodontics 315 345 1447
Healthcare Management (MHA) 393 432 1460
Nursing 416 456 1514
Clinical Psychology 462 508 1527
Dermatology 267 290 1549
Pathology 308 343 1568
Pediatrics 319 350 1585
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 327 363 1592
Family medicine 420 455 1622
Psychiatry 396 435 1623
Surgery 343 378 1634
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 275 304 1637
Oncology and Cancer research 331 366 1686
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 476 519 1695
Critical Care Nursing 374 409 1708
Anesthesiology 371 405 1753
Pharmacology 343 376 1943
Pharmacy 359 398 1990
Dentistry 371 406 1993

Computer Science rankings

Ithaca College ranked 322nd for Computer Science in the United States and 1632nd in the World with 3,974 publications made and 117,863 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Library and Information science, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#322 of 1,616 In the United States
#360 of 1,702 In North America
#1632 of 6,855 In the World

Ithaca College
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 64 295
1994 54 355
1995 41 423
1996 53 471
1997 44 463
1998 45 530
1999 34 590
2000 45 640
2001 47 749
2002 62 1020
2003 83 1085
2004 84 1169
2005 70 1593
2006 105 1746
2007 64 2052
2008 99 2378
2009 99 2599
2010 120 3011
2011 109 3262
2012 110 3717
2013 161 4302
2014 117 4703
2015 147 4999
2016 137 5572
2017 170 5881
2018 207 6856
2019 150 7997
2020 189 9621
2021 163 10430
2022 124 9501
2023 134 9286
2024 91 8127
2025 76 6962

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Multimedia 197 224 759
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 191 213 797
Library and Information science 347 380 981
Computer Graphics 212 244 1021
Software Engineering 258 292 1169
Data Science 286 321 1251
Management Information Systems 292 330 1321
Human-Computer Interaction 260 294 1366
Computational Linguistics 258 293 1412
Neuroscience 354 392 1462
Cyber Security 284 319 1491
Cognitive Science 365 407 1680
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 315 355 1854
Computer Networking 320 364 1905
Computer Vision 341 386 2175
Telecommunications 324 370 2197
Machine Learning 367 413 2358

Physics rankings

Ithaca College ranked 265th for Physics in the United States and 1499th in the World with 3,816 publications made and 165,726 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#265 of 1,537 In the United States
#302 of 1,623 In North America
#1499 of 6,729 In the World

Ithaca College
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 52 600
1994 65 602
1995 55 757
1996 48 844
1997 72 1027
1998 45 1086
1999 40 1143
2000 66 1141
2001 68 1422
2002 64 1698
2003 45 1930
2004 75 1790
2005 57 2059
2006 105 2284
2007 65 2526
2008 91 2791
2009 73 2797
2010 93 3203
2011 82 3667
2012 88 3922
2013 106 4488
2014 142 4937
2015 163 5322
2016 134 5974
2017 150 6512
2018 192 7624
2019 162 8707
2020 187 10494
2021 134 11767
2022 92 10760
2023 100 10459
2024 77 8982
2025 53 7652

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 223 252 877
Biophysics 245 272 968
Astrophysics and Astronomy 233 266 1021
Quantum and Particle physics 253 289 1454
Materials Science 260 296 1713
Acoustical Engineering 313 354 1719
Nanotechnology 251 284 1750
Nuclear Physics 327 370 1886
Atomic and Molecular physics 381 427 2021
Optical Engineering 324 366 2104
Theoretical Physics 396 444 2173
Condensed Matter Physics 319 363 2201

Engineering rankings

Ithaca College ranked 269th for Engineering in the United States and 1612th in the World with 3,815 publications made and 165,712 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#269 of 1,568 In the United States
#306 of 1,655 In North America
#1612 of 6,795 In the World

Ithaca College
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 57 507
1994 59 574
1995 56 652
1996 44 780
1997 54 887
1998 47 943
1999 30 1034
2000 53 1062
2001 60 1269
2002 65 1580
2003 66 1712
2004 70 1691
2005 62 2055
2006 100 2291
2007 58 2487
2008 82 2860
2009 71 2992
2010 82 3488
2011 86 3964
2012 94 4268
2013 117 4922
2014 143 5364
2015 175 5894
2016 146 6691
2017 142 7292
2018 203 8466
2019 166 9691
2020 201 11864
2021 163 13443
2022 93 12564
2023 106 11744
2024 82 10292
2025 58 8772

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 260 294 1366
Biotechnology 251 280 1439
Metallurgical Engineering 230 266 1558
Systems Engineering 306 348 1697
Materials Science 260 296 1713
Acoustical Engineering 313 354 1719
Nanotechnology 251 284 1750
Mechanical Engineering 314 354 1897
Computer Networking 320 364 1905
Geotechnical Engineering 285 328 1907
Environmental Engineering 259 297 1923
Chemical Engineering 251 287 1937
Optical Engineering 324 366 2104
Aerospace Engineering 355 399 2116
Remote Sensing 344 391 2184
Structural Engineering 332 377 2190
Telecommunications 324 370 2197
Civil Engineering 356 403 2216
Electrical Engineering 332 377 2343
Electronic Engineering 344 391 2481

Psychology rankings

Ithaca College ranked 366th for Psychology in the United States and 1516th in the World with 2,441 publications made and 59,303 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#366 of 1,561 In the United States
#407 of 1,648 In North America
#1516 of 6,663 In the World

Ithaca College
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 30 185
1994 33 224
1995 32 251
1996 30 230
1997 29 241
1998 26 326
1999 19 308
2000 25 359
2001 25 427
2002 36 491
2003 47 579
2004 45 630
2005 42 761
2006 60 919
2007 43 968
2008 64 1252
2009 51 1217
2010 61 1521
2011 69 1529
2012 61 1801
2013 118 2116
2014 91 2439
2015 120 2562
2016 101 2828
2017 125 2942
2018 153 3435
2019 94 3884
2020 104 4882
2021 88 5497
2022 109 4966
2023 81 4940
2024 63 4133
2025 54 3757

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

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 159 182 583
Sexology 343 379 760
Education Majors 322 358 1010
Child Psychology 390 433 1214
Social Psychology 366 408 1216
Neuroscience 354 392 1462
Clinical Psychology 462 508 1527
Psychiatry 396 435 1623
Cognitive Science 365 407 1680

Business rankings

Ithaca College ranked 313th for Business in the United States and 1423rd in the World with 1,723 publications made and 45,755 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Advertising, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#313 of 1,388 In the United States
#352 of 1,472 In North America
#1423 of 6,366 In the World

Ithaca College
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 43 144
1994 27 119
1995 30 182
1996 20 196
1997 19 216
1998 24 232
1999 11 257
2000 23 285
2001 20 308
2002 24 409
2003 35 433
2004 51 533
2005 36 624
2006 36 595
2007 33 728
2008 56 935
2009 38 878
2010 58 1024
2011 40 1239
2012 72 1367
2013 73 1459
2014 64 1697
2015 68 1833
2016 53 2031
2017 82 2142
2018 78 2450
2019 63 2810
2020 63 3216
2021 66 3540
2022 53 3133
2023 56 3207
2024 35 2419
2025 29 2077

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

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Entertainment Industry Business 129 151 428
Advertising 258 288 808
Management Information Systems 292 330 1321
Marketing 297 332 1330
Public Policy / Administration 437 481 1460
Accounting 381 418 1488
Finance 354 396 1700
Management 364 407 1839

Mathematics rankings

Ithaca College ranked 357th for Mathematics in the United States and 1863rd in the World with 1,677 publications made and 46,016 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#357 of 1,413 In the United States
#398 of 1,494 In North America
#1863 of 6,434 In the World

Ithaca College
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 25 129
1994 23 161
1995 20 176
1996 16 214
1997 13 225
1998 19 280
1999 9 256
2000 25 277
2001 21 377
2002 29 505
2003 35 553
2004 39 605
2005 33 675
2006 47 780
2007 32 906
2008 52 1070
2009 41 1066
2010 58 1199
2011 47 1319
2012 67 1531
2013 82 1761
2014 53 2059
2015 73 2143
2016 49 2302
2017 63 2365
2018 87 2735
2019 51 3267
2020 87 3773
2021 51 4050
2022 47 3695
2023 46 3675
2024 35 2485
2025 26 1822

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 281 311 845
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 369 412 1711
Applied Mathematics 303 343 1970
Statistics 364 408 2046

Art & Design rankings

Ithaca College ranked 273rd for Art & Design in the United States and 1058th in the World with 1,319 publications made and 25,977 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
#273 of 1,369 In the United States
#309 of 1,454 In North America
#1058 of 6,010 In the World

Ithaca College
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 20 94
1994 19 108
1995 19 123
1996 15 104
1997 21 158
1998 11 182
1999 13 158
2000 27 213
2001 27 195
2002 19 254
2003 26 318
2004 38 319
2005 14 332
2006 38 416
2007 27 549
2008 39 652
2009 24 631
2010 33 743
2011 50 763
2012 33 837
2013 61 1016
2014 50 1125
2015 63 1105
2016 49 1187
2017 42 1183
2018 49 1320
2019 50 1491
2020 61 1903
2021 41 2101
2022 34 1846
2023 29 1930
2024 31 1598
2025 11 1325

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Music 79 89 196
Cinematography 105 125 374
Entertainment Industry Business 129 151 428
Graphic Design 131 150 473
Art History 258 288 682
Multimedia 197 224 759
Performing arts 227 259 832
Literature 272 306 968
Creative Writing 316 357 972
Computer Graphics 212 244 1021
Fashion Design 255 287 1098
Photography 286 325 1101
Aesthetics 299 335 1181

Economics rankings

Ithaca College ranked 370th for Economics in the United States and 1558th in the World with 1,217 publications made and 27,537 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#370 of 1,361 In the United States
#410 of 1,445 In North America
#1558 of 6,188 In the World

Ithaca College
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 18 96
1994 21 87
1995 18 124
1996 17 113
1997 8 120
1998 12 146
1999 8 147
2000 13 170
2001 11 212
2002 23 267
2003 24 309
2004 33 366
2005 30 462
2006 32 456
2007 26 563
2008 37 711
2009 37 645
2010 32 752
2011 41 899
2012 50 966
2013 49 975
2014 44 1315
2015 52 1247
2016 52 1397
2017 50 1500
2018 65 1672
2019 40 1853
2020 42 2199
2021 44 2442
2022 36 2205
2023 48 2217
2024 19 1541
2025 24 1255

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

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Political Economy 290 326 818
Development Studies 391 431 1544
Finance 354 396 1700
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 369 412 1711