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The Medical College of Wisconsin ranked 166th in the United States, 533rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 19 research topics. The Medical College of Wisconsin ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 72,992 academic publications and 2,579,586 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#533 of 14,131 In the World
#190 of 2,597 In North America
#166 of 2,496 In the United States
#3 of 47 In Wisconsin
#2 of 12 In Milwaukee
#42 of 2,939 For Anesthesiology
#43 of 1,070 For Bioethics/Medical Ethics
#51 of 1,748 For Radiation Therapy
#3854 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#792 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 16 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The Medical College of Wisconsin ranked 60th for Medicine in the United States and 126th in the World with 64,520 publications made and 2,276,967 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#60 of 1,604 In the United States
#69 of 1,689 In North America
#126 of 6,793 In the World

Medical College of Wisconsin
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 728 9302
1994 727 10361
1995 749 12032
1996 817 13168
1997 763 15486
1998 825 17755
1999 789 19373
2000 906 23217
2001 796 24542
2002 914 27241
2003 1047 31737
2004 1212 33409
2005 1205 37170
2006 1266 41030
2007 1254 44645
2008 1360 49526
2009 1488 51893
2010 1570 57577
2011 1629 63166
2012 1774 70370
2013 1951 75245
2014 1983 80702
2015 2104 85998
2016 2204 88894
2017 2447 96011
2018 2575 98111
2019 2856 108197
2020 3165 135304
2021 3387 152222
2022 3426 151060
2023 3762 154623
2024 3349 152424
2025 2846 138895

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

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Anesthesiology 31 34 42
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 25 30 43
Radiation Therapy 34 35 51
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 41 48 58
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 38 41 59
Plastic Surgery 42 45 65
Respiratory Therapy 37 45 69
Medical Physics 46 52 71
Surgery 41 46 71
Cardiology 43 50 74
Ophthalmology 45 48 77
Critical Care Nursing 50 58 81
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 34 38 82
Family medicine 48 55 82
Pediatrics 44 50 87
Anatomy and Physiology 54 62 96
Healthcare Management (MHA) 58 67 98
Dermatology 53 55 98
Audiology 56 64 106
Optometry 50 56 115
Psychiatry 61 70 117
Health Science 64 73 118
Nursing 65 76 123
Pharmacology 57 65 129
Immunology 57 63 132
Urology 60 70 134
Gerontology 75 87 135
Pathology 61 70 143
Oncology and Cancer research 63 67 145
Sonography and Ultrasound 57 64 153
Physical Therapy 67 80 154
Sports Medicine 69 82 165
Cosmetology 58 64 168
Occupational Therapy 70 85 172
Public Health 85 98 174
Epidemiology 65 77 189
Virology 82 92 193
Clinical Psychology 118 134 243
Neurosurgery 69 77 249
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 72 85 262
Biomedical Engineering 86 99 270
Dentistry 77 86 270
Orthodontics 94 106 331
Sports / Exercise science 130 151 361
Veterinary 95 106 448
Toxicology 120 140 544
Forensic Science 177 202 742
Social Work 346 383 778
Pharmacy 183 208 1017

Biology rankings

The Medical College of Wisconsin ranked 91st for Biology in the United States and 220th in the World with 54,824 publications made and 2,143,124 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Oncology and Cancer research, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#91 of 1,612 In the United States
#103 of 1,701 In North America
#220 of 6,841 In the World

Medical College of Wisconsin
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 611 8631
1994 603 9756
1995 640 11228
1996 706 12226
1997 666 14668
1998 727 17104
1999 694 18672
2000 811 22405
2001 714 23376
2002 808 26214
2003 937 30435
2004 1104 32471
2005 1055 35767
2006 1129 39311
2007 1102 41438
2008 1232 46081
2009 1320 48432
2010 1396 53087
2011 1433 57811
2012 1608 64928
2013 1683 68865
2014 1749 74173
2015 1799 77831
2016 1883 79638
2017 2035 85450
2018 2188 87494
2019 2374 96334
2020 2630 120546
2021 2738 135748
2022 2752 134597
2023 3007 136846
2024 2672 133202
2025 2233 120304

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 25 30 43
Pharmacology 57 65 129
Immunology 57 63 132
Biophysics 69 75 135
Oncology and Cancer research 63 67 145
Neuroscience 74 84 154
Genetics 77 86 183
Biotechnology 78 89 191
Virology 82 92 193
Molecular Biology 85 96 215
Biochemistry 84 95 220
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 94 104 236
Microbiology 85 96 240
Astrobiology 104 117 310
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 127 149 442
Paleontology 135 157 476
Evolutionary Biology 154 176 480
Toxicology 120 140 544
Botany 136 157 560
Zoology 172 201 713
Animal Science 155 179 787
Nutrition and Food Science 144 163 1055
Forestry 183 220 1190
Horticulture 179 208 1399
Nanotechnology 277 314 1982
Agricultural Science 314 361 2143

Chemistry rankings

The Medical College of Wisconsin ranked 105th for Chemistry in the United States and 342nd in the World with 33,172 publications made and 1,323,763 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#105 of 1,455 In the United States
#121 of 1,538 In North America
#342 of 6,561 In the World

Medical College of Wisconsin
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 428 5895
1994 394 6670
1995 438 7890
1996 498 8390
1997 469 9845
1998 521 12027
1999 483 12933
2000 532 15011
2001 470 15720
2002 536 17651
2003 614 19962
2004 722 21661
2005 655 23023
2006 712 24737
2007 714 25854
2008 782 28380
2009 810 29673
2010 878 32652
2011 925 35280
2012 1057 38858
2013 1009 41574
2014 1059 44165
2015 1061 45849
2016 1107 47341
2017 1163 50153
2018 1237 52013
2019 1335 56698
2020 1450 71225
2021 1441 80061
2022 1456 80309
2023 1575 80937
2024 1362 75692
2025 1152 66824

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

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 84 95 220
Organic Chemistry 105 121 418
Inorganic Chemistry 145 166 803
Materials Science 166 193 863
Pharmacy 183 208 1017
Nutrition and Food Science 144 163 1055
Radiochemistry 128 150 1115
Environmental Chemistry 189 222 1224
Physical chemistry 195 229 1327
Computational Chemistry 301 341 1778
Nanotechnology 277 314 1982
Chemical Engineering 288 327 2274

Psychology rankings

The Medical College of Wisconsin ranked 79th for Psychology in the United States and 164th in the World with 26,418 publications made and 958,704 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#79 of 1,561 In the United States
#90 of 1,648 In North America
#164 of 6,663 In the World

Medical College of Wisconsin
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 311 3822
1994 344 4255
1995 325 5097
1996 340 5802
1997 293 6810
1998 368 7622
1999 331 8378
2000 408 9906
2001 347 10824
2002 415 12187
2003 442 13801
2004 484 14718
2005 501 16686
2006 542 18721
2007 546 20627
2008 605 22352
2009 651 23904
2010 651 26090
2011 677 29255
2012 717 32398
2013 825 34673
2014 828 37628
2015 843 39405
2016 834 40602
2017 925 43116
2018 1012 44891
2019 1141 49147
2020 1272 60190
2021 1416 66837
2022 1429 66032
2023 1480 66072
2024 1239 61873
2025 1074 56689

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

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Sexology 72 79 105
Psychiatry 61 70 117
Neuroscience 74 84 154
Occupational Therapy 70 85 172
Clinical Psychology 118 134 243
Child Psychology 146 168 298
Cognitive Science 100 117 299
Social Psychology 208 237 584
Education Majors 233 261 687
Social Work 346 383 778
Special Education 318 350 841

Computer Science rankings

The Medical College of Wisconsin ranked 127th for Computer Science in the United States and 431st in the World with 22,185 publications made and 899,505 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#127 of 1,616 In the United States
#148 of 1,702 In North America
#431 of 6,855 In the World

Medical College of Wisconsin
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 214 2867
1994 217 3231
1995 251 3808
1996 258 4323
1997 254 5002
1998 267 5807
1999 249 6276
2000 320 7454
2001 256 8209
2002 374 9579
2003 344 10987
2004 424 11771
2005 415 13569
2006 476 15375
2007 455 16787
2008 512 18391
2009 526 19795
2010 586 22373
2011 594 24916
2012 634 28474
2013 679 30450
2014 716 33212
2015 725 34528
2016 703 35927
2017 772 38936
2018 934 40834
2019 1021 44930
2020 1113 56492
2021 1221 64185
2022 1262 63735
2023 1360 64552
2024 1065 61254
2025 918 56413

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 74 84 154
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 94 104 236
Cognitive Science 100 117 299
Library and Information science 137 156 338
Computer Vision 129 156 561
Data Science 158 184 568
Machine Learning 169 199 736
Cyber Security 171 199 746
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 171 201 788
Computer Graphics 182 211 809
Computer Networking 193 224 892
Computational Linguistics 182 211 904
Human-Computer Interaction 198 229 962
Software Engineering 224 256 1013
Telecommunications 219 251 1216
Multimedia 318 353 1296
Management Information Systems 446 500 2264

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Medical College of Wisconsin ranked 143rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 536th in the World with 21,471 publications made and 779,176 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#143 of 1,763 In the United States
#166 of 1,854 In North America
#536 of 7,088 In the World

Medical College of Wisconsin
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 208 2134
1994 231 2558
1995 226 2913
1996 252 3266
1997 228 3845
1998 257 4362
1999 240 5005
2000 278 6351
2001 272 6843
2002 327 7808
2003 357 9239
2004 386 9838
2005 409 11329
2006 430 13001
2007 415 14085
2008 476 15501
2009 484 17112
2010 548 18480
2011 516 20280
2012 557 22933
2013 632 24872
2014 645 26433
2015 623 27420
2016 636 29246
2017 771 31604
2018 834 32754
2019 948 36431
2020 1160 47184
2021 1344 52882
2022 1376 52783
2023 1490 54580
2024 1214 50763
2025 956 44917

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 45 55 80
Demography 99 113 229
Library and Information science 137 156 338
Military science 180 200 352
Sports / Exercise science 130 151 361
Anthropology 142 165 373
Sociology 148 170 399
Criminology and Criminal Justice 211 238 413
Genealogy 178 203 452
Linguistics 136 158 472
Gender Studies 206 236 476
Law 166 190 487
Public Policy / Administration 211 239 591
Political Science 170 198 591
History 176 202 626
Archaeology 164 190 633
Law Enforcement 264 293 677
Publishing 214 243 681
Education Majors 233 261 687
Classics and Ancient History 247 275 688
Forensic Science 177 202 742
Philosophy 162 189 769
Social Work 346 383 778
Communications and Public Relations 266 299 790
Special Education 318 350 841
Art History 322 359 861
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 270 301 864
Aesthetics 259 294 993
Journalism and Digital Media 265 298 1008

Engineering rankings

The Medical College of Wisconsin ranked 149th for Engineering in the United States and 637th in the World with 16,974 publications made and 702,971 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#149 of 1,568 In the United States
#175 of 1,655 In North America
#637 of 6,795 In the World

Medical College of Wisconsin
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 219 2834
1994 224 3311
1995 234 3783
1996 267 4120
1997 251 4776
1998 280 5745
1999 218 5983
2000 287 7012
2001 210 7291
2002 287 8260
2003 273 9051
2004 324 9664
2005 310 10731
2006 345 11716
2007 367 12317
2008 415 13785
2009 417 13880
2010 445 15494
2011 455 16928
2012 513 18829
2013 515 19701
2014 539 21654
2015 530 22599
2016 523 23285
2017 510 24302
2018 608 25777
2019 623 27562
2020 770 33568
2021 770 38047
2022 712 37127
2023 796 37071
2024 772 36512
2025 582 32210

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 78 89 191
Biomedical Engineering 86 99 270
Optical Engineering 118 140 506
Technical Drawing 123 145 556
Metallurgical Engineering 123 142 596
Mechanical Engineering 149 176 622
Aerospace Engineering 171 200 667
Petroleum Engineering 166 192 732
Acoustical Engineering 179 207 768
Structural Engineering 178 207 825
Architectural Engineering 156 185 836
Materials Science 166 193 863
Computer Networking 193 224 892
Civil Engineering 191 222 905
Systems Engineering 197 229 913
Human-Computer Interaction 198 229 962
Engineering Management 297 329 1074
Automotive Engineering 185 220 1111
Telecommunications 219 251 1216
Electrical Engineering 208 242 1277
Electronic Engineering 213 247 1393
Environmental Engineering 215 250 1577
Geotechnical Engineering 248 287 1621
Transportation Engineering 268 305 1637
Operations Research 273 312 1649
Reliability and Quality Engineering 260 296 1660
Remote Sensing 316 359 1949
Nanotechnology 277 314 1982
Chemical Engineering 288 327 2274

Physics rankings

The Medical College of Wisconsin ranked 148th for Physics in the United States and 639th in the World with 16,883 publications made and 598,532 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Biophysics.

Physics ranking Location
#148 of 1,537 In the United States
#174 of 1,623 In North America
#639 of 6,729 In the World

Medical College of Wisconsin
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 225 2845
1994 236 3325
1995 249 3889
1996 255 4072
1997 256 4855
1998 264 5775
1999 235 6012
2000 288 6746
2001 218 7317
2002 298 8116
2003 305 8957
2004 327 9535
2005 367 10570
2006 362 11208
2007 370 12024
2008 426 13324
2009 413 13637
2010 459 15089
2011 449 16606
2012 490 18112
2013 503 18849
2014 508 20192
2015 501 20947
2016 509 21402
2017 515 22610
2018 563 23699
2019 576 25103
2020 701 31634
2021 732 35224
2022 707 34303
2023 732 34567
2024 764 35699
2025 588 31645

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 46 52 71
Biophysics 69 75 135
Astrobiology 104 117 310
Optical Engineering 118 140 506
Astrophysics and Astronomy 153 176 577
Nuclear Physics 156 182 667
Acoustical Engineering 179 207 768
Materials Science 166 193 863
Quantum and Particle physics 190 219 926
Atomic and Molecular physics 225 254 1082
Condensed Matter Physics 219 248 1392
Nanotechnology 277 314 1982

Environmental Science rankings

The Medical College of Wisconsin ranked 162nd for Environmental Science in the United States and 688th in the World with 12,782 publications made and 477,925 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#162 of 1,637 In the United States
#190 of 1,727 In North America
#688 of 6,888 In the World

Medical College of Wisconsin
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 194 2253
1994 144 2401
1995 182 2847
1996 209 2945
1997 184 3464
1998 178 3963
1999 164 4504
2000 175 5025
2001 169 5181
2002 210 5838
2003 247 6847
2004 262 7317
2005 243 8192
2006 286 9535
2007 261 9747
2008 268 10497
2009 293 11505
2010 304 12204
2011 304 13677
2012 323 15156
2013 350 15858
2014 370 17216
2015 383 17875
2016 377 18343
2017 430 19566
2018 460 20383
2019 485 22304
2020 602 28486
2021 616 30880
2022 627 29682
2023 683 30192
2024 619 29165
2025 470 26000

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 127 149 442
Paleontology 135 157 476
Geology 157 183 648
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 173 202 782
Geography and Cartography 187 216 814
Ecology 193 225 980
Earth science and Geophysics 220 261 1180
Forestry 183 220 1190
Environmental Chemistry 189 222 1224
Oceanography 255 301 1436
Environmental Engineering 215 250 1577
Geotechnical Engineering 248 287 1621
Agricultural Science 314 361 2143
Environmental Management 299 348 2253

Mathematics rankings

The Medical College of Wisconsin ranked 138th for Mathematics in the United States and 478th in the World with 9,840 publications made and 403,200 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Actuarial Science, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#138 of 1,413 In the United States
#159 of 1,494 In North America
#478 of 6,434 In the World

Medical College of Wisconsin
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 37 601
1994 47 750
1995 75 808
1996 70 927
1997 95 1277
1998 72 1335
1999 70 1558
2000 89 1769
2001 60 2237
2002 116 2656
2003 125 3042
2004 149 3269
2005 165 4226
2006 159 4483
2007 169 5111
2008 209 5585
2009 230 6345
2010 238 7226
2011 220 7892
2012 249 9120
2013 296 10543
2014 366 11574
2015 387 13059
2016 363 13872
2017 444 14881
2018 483 16198
2019 592 18675
2020 650 24518
2021 748 29067
2022 706 29163
2023 853 29559
2024 520 24081
2025 473 21566

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 126 147 425
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 167 194 614
Actuarial Science 258 286 816
Math Teachers 415 453 1323
Operations Research 273 312 1649
Applied Mathematics 324 369 2199

Economics rankings

The Medical College of Wisconsin ranked 150th for Economics in the United States and 476th in the World with 4,933 publications made and 187,328 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#150 of 1,361 In the United States
#174 of 1,445 In North America
#476 of 6,188 In the World

Medical College of Wisconsin
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 28 239
1994 39 332
1995 55 453
1996 49 458
1997 63 569
1998 46 604
1999 49 724
2000 57 939
2001 53 973
2002 68 1186
2003 77 1400
2004 72 1504
2005 92 1920
2006 87 2056
2007 78 2308
2008 100 2499
2009 102 2808
2010 103 3051
2011 105 3504
2012 109 3770
2013 150 4238
2014 155 4767
2015 162 4959
2016 156 5198
2017 193 5832
2018 213 6358
2019 238 7008
2020 333 9355
2021 361 10809
2022 402 10679
2023 415 11802
2024 293 10588
2025 239 9718

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

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 108 125 265
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 167 194 614
Actuarial Science 258 286 816
Finance 305 341 1391

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Medical College of Wisconsin

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 159 184 537
Advertising 225 255 707
Management 188 218 710
Human Resource Management 205 232 731
Business 203 233 755
Photography 215 252 768
Literature 217 248 788
Creative Writing 279 317 843
Marketing 228 260 909
Art & Design 251 283 925
Fashion Design 238 270 1006
Accounting 335 371 1275
Project Management 354 396 1780