Michigan Technological University: Rankings

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Michigan Technological University ranked 188th in the United States, 616th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 156 research topics. Michigan Technological University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 26,715 academic publications and 693,197 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 39 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#616 of 14,131 In the World
#213 of 2,597 In North America
#188 of 2,496 In the United States
#4 of 62 In Michigan
#73 of 1,577 For Engineering Management
#129 of 2,369 For Automotive Engineering
#156 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#1583 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#368 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 153 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Michigan Technological University ranked 134th for Engineering in the United States and 560th in the World with 19,454 publications made and 509,304 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#134 of 1,565 In the United States
#159 of 1,651 In North America
#560 of 6,782 In the World

Michigan Technological University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 136 1273
1993 140 1199
1994 171 1381
1995 157 1448
1996 208 1840
1997 215 1694
1998 253 2065
1999 296 2058
2000 226 2722
2001 238 2960
2002 365 4246
2003 326 4474
2004 372 4948
2005 383 5521
2006 410 6474
2007 432 7326
2008 458 8303
2009 547 9561
2010 620 10788
2011 658 12940
2012 695 14816
2013 719 16864
2014 814 18811
2015 888 20625
2016 936 22824
2017 873 24846
2018 943 28923
2019 883 32739
2020 1125 37725
2021 895 43314
2022 793 42117
2023 816 43111
2024 638 40415

The following table provides academic rankings for Michigan Technological University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 37 40 73
Automotive Engineering 30 36 129
Firefighting and Fire Science 45 51 156
Renewable Energy Engineering 42 53 230
Product and Industrial Design 77 86 243
Technical Drawing 71 82 272
Mining Engineering 46 64 295
Biomedical Engineering 96 110 307
Agricultural Engineering 52 59 322
Remote Sensing 99 119 351
Architecture 79 96 355
Industrial Engineering 90 106 381
Structural Engineering 102 120 390
Computer Engineering 107 127 395
Geotechnical Engineering 103 122 408
Reliability and Quality Engineering 109 132 418
Systems Engineering 116 138 418
Environmental Engineering 87 108 447
Construction Management 107 128 448
Petroleum Engineering 119 141 457
Nuclear Engineering 94 117 458
Aerospace Engineering 129 152 460
Mechanical Engineering 118 141 464
Marine Engineering 117 137 477
Landscape Architecture 85 101 483
Metallurgical Engineering 108 125 483
Materials Science 110 129 490
Electrical Engineering 111 133 503
Nanotechnology 108 122 505
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 120 138 507
Civil Engineering 130 156 515
Applied/Engineering Physics 122 142 528
Telecommunications 127 153 530
Computer Networking 138 164 548
Chemical Engineering 105 121 550
Aviation 154 179 555
Electronic Engineering 122 150 558
Transportation Engineering 138 163 580
Acoustical Engineering 152 178 614
Automation and Control engineering 114 142 618
Optical Engineering 150 173 644
Robotics 131 160 682
Biochemical Engineering 131 155 749
Human-Computer Interaction 162 190 755
Architectural Engineering 147 175 764
Operations Research 165 195 795
Biotechnology 226 252 1192

Physics rankings

Michigan Technological University ranked 144th for Physics in the United States and 613th in the World with 17,124 publications made and 463,185 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#144 of 1,531 In the United States
#168 of 1,617 In North America
#613 of 6,713 In the World

Michigan Technological University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 133 1282
1993 146 1228
1994 166 1368
1995 164 1484
1996 193 1770
1997 198 1658
1998 233 2009
1999 268 2015
2000 223 2708
2001 224 2855
2002 324 3863
2003 293 4157
2004 314 4548
2005 318 4973
2006 360 6033
2007 378 6705
2008 408 7717
2009 482 8712
2010 531 9797
2011 576 11793
2012 610 13351
2013 626 15118
2014 714 16903
2015 770 18819
2016 802 20577
2017 740 22713
2018 852 26666
2019 789 30276
2020 863 34139
2021 783 39258
2022 669 38257
2023 707 39530
2024 534 36587

The following table provides academic rankings for Michigan Technological University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 128 141 390
Materials Science 110 129 490
Nanotechnology 108 122 505
Atomic and Molecular physics 129 152 524
Applied/Engineering Physics 122 142 528
Condensed Matter Physics 111 130 577
Acoustical Engineering 152 178 614
Astrophysics and Astronomy 161 187 614
Quantum and Particle physics 138 162 627
Optical Engineering 150 173 644
Biophysics 219 245 786
Nuclear Physics 171 197 787
Theoretical Physics 186 219 901

Chemistry rankings

Michigan Technological University ranked 163rd for Chemistry in the United States and 729th in the World with 15,365 publications made and 480,949 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#163 of 1,447 In the United States
#187 of 1,530 In North America
#729 of 6,545 In the World

Michigan Technological University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 134 1438
1993 135 1379
1994 152 1498
1995 166 1607
1996 192 1959
1997 180 1838
1998 214 2301
1999 253 2338
2000 199 3140
2001 205 3339
2002 267 4167
2003 274 4740
2004 286 5096
2005 277 5602
2006 331 6608
2007 333 7692
2008 365 8577
2009 457 9465
2010 480 10530
2011 559 12680
2012 552 14008
2013 555 15803
2014 625 17727
2015 649 19025
2016 667 20620
2017 651 22610
2018 728 25780
2019 674 29168
2020 704 33120
2021 684 38398
2022 590 38613
2023 646 38703
2024 470 36705

The following table provides academic rankings for Michigan Technological University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 85 104 323
Computational Chemistry 118 134 484
Materials Science 110 129 490
Nanotechnology 108 122 505
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 120 138 507
Physical chemistry 112 130 545
Chemical Engineering 105 121 550
Organic Chemistry 150 169 678
Environmental Chemistry 131 158 688
Biochemical Engineering 131 155 749
Inorganic Chemistry 158 183 922
Biochemistry 218 245 1067
Pharmacy 207 236 1182
Radiochemistry 171 200 1461
Nutrition and Food Science 187 214 1507

Environmental Science rankings

Michigan Technological University ranked 157th for Environmental Science in the United States and 633rd in the World with 14,557 publications made and 416,486 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#157 of 1,631 In the United States
#182 of 1,721 In North America
#633 of 6,876 In the World

Michigan Technological University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 97 1047
1993 106 1060
1994 118 1112
1995 120 1278
1996 160 1593
1997 148 1437
1998 173 1852
1999 178 1865
2000 178 2638
2001 174 2737
2002 243 3743
2003 213 3926
2004 265 4776
2005 236 4970
2006 288 5677
2007 317 6820
2008 312 7529
2009 377 8223
2010 452 9247
2011 528 11461
2012 524 12704
2013 547 14639
2014 661 16136
2015 671 17502
2016 697 18842
2017 651 20456
2018 689 23619
2019 702 26510
2020 814 30910
2021 756 36814
2022 681 36556
2023 667 36895
2024 498 33368

The following table provides academic rankings for Michigan Technological University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Forestry 74 85 289
Mining Engineering 46 64 295
Petrology and Geochemistry 85 104 323
Environmental Management 83 101 352
Hydrology and Water resources management 74 84 370
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 108 127 378
Earth science and Geophysics 99 120 396
Geotechnical Engineering 103 122 408
Oceanography 111 132 424
Environmental Engineering 87 108 447
Geography and Cartography 145 169 537
Ecology 141 164 561
Geology 153 179 611
Agricultural Science 116 140 676
Environmental Chemistry 131 158 688
Paleontology 176 203 722
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 209 239 873
Urban and Regional planning 196 230 1291

Biology rankings

Michigan Technological University ranked 209th for Biology in the United States and 938th in the World with 13,008 publications made and 419,356 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#209 of 1,609 In the United States
#235 of 1,698 In North America
#938 of 6,833 In the World

Michigan Technological University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 93 995
1993 84 987
1994 108 1080
1995 117 1151
1996 129 1395
1997 140 1376
1998 156 1751
1999 169 1860
2000 139 2610
2001 138 2694
2002 198 3533
2003 202 3878
2004 225 4870
2005 221 4988
2006 273 5861
2007 282 6893
2008 319 7663
2009 394 8556
2010 410 9635
2011 507 11658
2012 468 12770
2013 496 14519
2014 570 16199
2015 616 17401
2016 592 18817
2017 574 20231
2018 626 23023
2019 635 25913
2020 689 29357
2021 678 34473
2022 574 34269
2023 608 34467
2024 419 31193

The following table provides academic rankings for Michigan Technological University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Forestry 74 85 289
Astrobiology 128 141 390
Nanotechnology 108 122 505
Agricultural Science 116 140 676
Paleontology 176 203 722
Horticulture 110 130 742
Botany 158 181 744
Biophysics 219 245 786
Evolutionary Biology 218 247 817
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 202 225 851
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 209 239 873
Zoology 247 285 1065
Biochemistry 218 245 1067
Genetics 230 256 1090
Biotechnology 226 252 1192
Animal Science 234 266 1252
Neuroscience 327 362 1280
Molecular Biology 269 297 1300
Nutrition and Food Science 187 214 1507
Oncology and Cancer research 320 355 1618
Immunology 342 376 1886
Microbiology 307 341 1953
Pharmacology 368 403 2078
Virology 381 418 2106

Computer Science rankings

Michigan Technological University ranked 206th for Computer Science in the United States and 809th in the World with 10,430 publications made and 232,686 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#206 of 1,612 In the United States
#235 of 1,698 In North America
#809 of 6,845 In the World

Michigan Technological University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 56 418
1993 50 435
1994 70 451
1995 69 540
1996 88 680
1997 104 647
1998 123 729
1999 129 849
2000 109 1064
2001 124 1188
2002 220 2032
2003 174 1965
2004 195 2234
2005 223 2630
2006 220 3110
2007 238 3470
2008 257 4128
2009 291 4782
2010 319 5261
2011 355 6243
2012 392 6864
2013 360 7660
2014 467 8556
2015 492 9482
2016 579 10463
2017 479 11182
2018 512 12864
2019 485 14842
2020 671 16878
2021 513 19207
2022 460 18524
2023 538 19920
2024 374 16613

The following table provides academic rankings for Michigan Technological University in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 107 127 395
Multimedia 146 168 513
Telecommunications 127 153 530
Software Engineering 137 163 545
Computer Networking 138 164 548
Computer Graphics 140 166 564
Blockchain and Cryptography 136 161 593
Computer Vision 148 177 645
Robotics 131 160 682
Human-Computer Interaction 162 190 755
Animation 154 180 762
Library and Information science 289 316 796
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 175 205 801
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 202 225 851
UX/UI Desgin 192 224 909
Cyber Security 205 236 924
Management Information Systems 235 268 966
Machine Learning 210 241 1003
Data Science 252 287 1055
Cognitive Science 274 310 1130
Neuroscience 327 362 1280
Computational Linguistics 265 299 1414

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Michigan Technological University ranked 255th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1054th in the World with 9,741 publications made and 242,220 citations received. Main research topics: History, Philosophy, Archaeology, Political Science, Law.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#255 of 1,761 In the United States
#288 of 1,852 In North America
#1054 of 7,081 In the World

Michigan Technological University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 52 394
1993 66 437
1994 68 513
1995 77 573
1996 101 739
1997 86 643
1998 111 799
1999 118 881
2000 107 1228
2001 122 1287
2002 166 1869
2003 138 1900
2004 157 2504
2005 154 2552
2006 171 2847
2007 216 3390
2008 230 3859
2009 257 4533
2010 262 4892
2011 317 5853
2012 346 6590
2013 371 7706
2014 421 8679
2015 478 9804
2016 512 10393
2017 439 11466
2018 476 13022
2019 453 15361
2020 751 18478
2021 487 21452
2022 413 21311
2023 478 22197
2024 358 19019

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 106 118 245
Archaeology 157 181 574
History 181 208 634
Education Majors 246 277 715
Art History 276 306 720
Communications and Public Relations 267 300 776
Library and Information science 289 316 796
Aesthetics 234 268 866
Law 283 314 936
Media Studies 421 461 1003
Linguistics 242 273 1020
Sociology 305 340 1042
Political Science 285 317 1072
Demography 268 301 1079
Public Policy / Administration 346 383 1088
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 362 399 1177
Anthropology 361 401 1194
Gender Studies 495 539 1224
Urban and Regional planning 196 230 1291
Classics and Ancient History 446 483 1329
Philosophy 279 318 1377

Mathematics rankings

Michigan Technological University ranked 201st for Mathematics in the United States and 781st in the World with 5,462 publications made and 117,908 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#201 of 1,410 In the United States
#230 of 1,491 In North America
#781 of 6,418 In the World

Michigan Technological University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 39 231
1993 39 214
1994 46 221
1995 48 305
1996 64 305
1997 65 321
1998 85 407
1999 72 509
2000 57 609
2001 72 673
2002 119 1016
2003 98 986
2004 97 1169
2005 117 1389
2006 123 1743
2007 145 1895
2008 136 2275
2009 165 2465
2010 186 2753
2011 173 3298
2012 166 3569
2013 200 3990
2014 243 4498
2015 246 5069
2016 281 5539
2017 206 5422
2018 274 6489
2019 262 7446
2020 408 8795
2021 253 9663
2022 251 9213
2023 223 9821
2024 148 6880

The following table provides academic rankings for Michigan Technological University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 204 227 537
Blockchain and Cryptography 136 161 593
Applied Mathematics 135 160 668
Statistics 199 228 779
Operations Research 165 195 795
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 268 300 1105

Business rankings

Michigan Technological University ranked 225th for Business in the United States and 879th in the World with 4,110 publications made and 77,254 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Engineering Management, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#225 of 1,377 In the United States
#258 of 1,460 In North America
#879 of 6,339 In the World

Michigan Technological University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 16 110
1993 21 104
1994 30 156
1995 30 158
1996 40 182
1997 36 170
1998 61 220
1999 45 240
2000 47 284
2001 50 318
2002 92 574
2003 72 542
2004 70 611
2005 67 746
2006 88 977
2007 84 1010
2008 92 1169
2009 119 1379
2010 125 1593
2011 118 1975
2012 146 2221
2013 147 2571
2014 183 3113
2015 220 3444
2016 252 3755
2017 160 3795
2018 202 4792
2019 192 5177
2020 412 6523
2021 188 6813
2022 160 6724
2023 168 6765
2024 130 5356

The following table provides academic rankings for Michigan Technological University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 37 40 73
Construction Management 107 128 448
Entrepreneurship 164 189 592
Operations Research 165 195 795
Management 202 233 821
Project Management 208 240 868
Finance 222 252 910
Advertising 295 326 958
Marketing 242 274 959
Management Information Systems 235 268 966
Accounting 283 315 1015
Public Policy / Administration 346 383 1088
International Business 302 337 1506
International Trade 282 318 1528

Economics rankings

Michigan Technological University ranked 239th for Economics in the United States and 892nd in the World with 2,587 publications made and 56,771 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#239 of 1,355 In the United States
#270 of 1,438 In North America
#892 of 6,167 In the World

Michigan Technological University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 14 70
1993 18 74
1994 29 116
1995 23 87
1996 18 122
1997 26 118
1998 33 135
1999 28 171
2000 16 218
2001 27 218
2002 44 325
2003 40 337
2004 31 382
2005 37 408
2006 60 545
2007 51 582
2008 66 708
2009 74 845
2010 69 948
2011 90 1182
2012 102 1496
2013 92 1633
2014 109 2054
2015 139 2255
2016 142 2532
2017 104 2657
2018 136 3019
2019 132 3312
2020 287 4515
2021 119 5108
2022 89 4760
2023 102 4941
2024 72 3659

The following table provides academic rankings for Michigan Technological University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 38 45 189
Agricultural Economics 101 118 470
Development Studies 254 286 908
Finance 222 252 910
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 268 300 1105
International Trade 282 318 1528

Art & Design rankings

Michigan Technological University ranked 215th for Art & Design in the United States and 795th in the World with 1,888 publications made and 39,065 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, 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
#215 of 1,361 In the United States
#245 of 1,444 In North America
#795 of 5,966 In the World

Michigan Technological University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 17 83
1993 14 106
1994 9 130
1995 13 110
1996 19 171
1997 16 138
1998 26 157
1999 24 160
2000 29 224
2001 23 205
2002 41 446
2003 26 427
2004 34 419
2005 31 436
2006 25 478
2007 40 537
2008 39 607
2009 56 760
2010 63 807
2011 61 1006
2012 65 1121
2013 84 1284
2014 90 1365
2015 99 1528
2016 122 1620
2017 113 1806
2018 73 2066
2019 76 2300
2020 133 2868
2021 63 3181
2022 67 2988
2023 70 2966
2024 69 2798

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Architecture 79 96 355
Interior Design 80 94 447
Performing arts 145 170 480
Landscape Architecture 85 101 483
Multimedia 146 168 513
Computer Graphics 140 166 564
Singing and Vocal Performance 195 225 682
Graphic Design 184 211 702
Art History 276 306 720
Animation 154 180 762
Fashion Design 199 230 812
Photography 226 263 829
Aesthetics 234 268 866
Literature 253 287 908
UX/UI Desgin 192 224 909
Creative Writing 388 434 1202

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Michigan Technological University

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Sonography and Ultrasound 168 191 818
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 219 244 978
Audiology 296 330 1024
Anatomy and Physiology 247 276 1091
Cardiology 255 281 1132
Orthodontics 248 273 1137
Social Psychology 351 392 1145
Public Health 284 318 1147
Health Science 351 384 1155
Sports Medicine 324 362 1223
Dentistry 252 280 1234
Ophthalmology 279 309 1254
Anesthesiology 279 308 1255
Physical Therapy 326 362 1305
Psychology 344 382 1350
Medicine 295 327 1352
Child Psychology 457 505 1422
Surgery 313 344 1424
Psychiatry 383 421 1536
Pathology 312 347 1581
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 510 555 1813
Clinical Psychology 569 621 1914
Gerontology 551 600 1961
Nursing 527 579 1982
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 362 398 2140
Healthcare Management (MHA) 549 607 2236