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Middlebury College ranked 295th in the United States, 1163rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 76 research topics. Middlebury College ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,870 academic publications and 141,581 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 234 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1163 of 14,131 In the World
#326 of 2,597 In North America
#295 of 2,496 In the United States
#2 of 17 In Vermont
#399 of 1,361 For Political Economy
#549 of 1,005 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#573 of 1,013 For Genealogy
#405 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#571 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 73 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Middlebury College ranked 323rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1440th in the World with 3,973 publications made and 84,460 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#323 of 1,761 In the United States
#364 of 1,852 In North America
#1440 of 7,081 In the World

Middlebury College
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 39 106
1993 38 145
1994 30 162
1995 22 150
1996 40 168
1997 46 181
1998 48 206
1999 59 325
2000 54 283
2001 64 373
2002 66 494
2003 95 643
2004 98 811
2005 111 1016
2006 96 1330
2007 112 1615
2008 99 1877
2009 122 2247
2010 142 2706
2011 123 3099
2012 105 3369
2013 128 3534
2014 147 3761
2015 137 4083
2016 172 4070
2017 166 4187
2018 173 4595
2019 156 5459
2020 197 5943
2021 174 6558
2022 166 5920
2023 173 6296
2024 102 5223

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Political Economy 135 158 399
International Relations and Diplomacy 181 207 549
Genealogy 233 265 573
Media Studies 247 280 609
Art History 248 278 642
Classics and Ancient History 236 263 643
Public Policy / Administration 255 284 728
Gender Studies 331 365 782
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 243 277 797
Criminology and Criminal Justice 373 411 823
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 268 299 842
Library and Information science 352 385 992
Law 318 355 1105
Sociology 327 366 1146
Anthropology 350 388 1147
History 286 323 1168
Political Science 315 352 1227
Demography 304 340 1323
Aesthetics 341 380 1328
Education Majors 440 487 1428
Archaeology 313 355 1480
Journalism and Digital Media 359 399 1659
Linguistics 357 398 1670
Philosophy 330 373 1674
Communications and Public Relations 525 576 1745

Environmental Science rankings

Middlebury College ranked 332nd for Environmental Science in the United States and 1916th in the World with 2,577 publications made and 83,374 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#332 of 1,631 In the United States
#380 of 1,721 In North America
#1916 of 6,876 In the World

Middlebury College
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 22 177
1993 20 184
1994 15 215
1995 16 240
1996 16 239
1997 28 256
1998 24 276
1999 30 314
2000 22 384
2001 34 436
2002 40 504
2003 46 626
2004 59 744
2005 53 921
2006 70 1174
2007 80 1530
2008 60 1531
2009 76 1872
2010 82 2155
2011 74 2514
2012 89 2862
2013 85 2931
2014 84 3209
2015 96 3549
2016 109 3517
2017 96 3698
2018 106 4020
2019 126 4520
2020 141 5012
2021 120 5651
2022 121 5027
2023 141 5321
2024 98 4504

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 217 259 1160
Earth science and Geophysics 260 303 1471
Oceanography 279 327 1597
Geography and Cartography 317 363 1706
Forestry 271 316 1761
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 381 427 1841
Ecology 331 382 1960
Environmental Management 276 320 1990
Paleontology 361 409 2006
Geology 354 404 2067
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 367 415 2364
Agricultural Science 376 427 2521
Geotechnical Engineering 392 440 2591
Environmental Chemistry 378 429 2661

Biology rankings

Middlebury College ranked 427th for Biology in the United States and 2565th in the World with 2,234 publications made and 71,783 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#427 of 1,609 In the United States
#477 of 1,698 In North America
#2565 of 6,833 In the World

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Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 15 216
1993 18 216
1994 9 215
1995 21 264
1996 13 240
1997 16 280
1998 23 304
1999 34 310
2000 20 400
2001 24 437
2002 33 493
2003 49 653
2004 43 694
2005 48 857
2006 53 1057
2007 66 1326
2008 51 1410
2009 54 1666
2010 64 1920
2011 73 2294
2012 64 2538
2013 67 2576
2014 64 2722
2015 86 3023
2016 90 3000
2017 88 3263
2018 71 3439
2019 91 3861
2020 117 4480
2021 126 5047
2022 126 4646
2023 145 4896
2024 97 4174

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Zoology 346 390 1552
Forestry 271 316 1761
Evolutionary Biology 403 448 1767
Neuroscience 429 473 1805
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 381 427 1841
Paleontology 361 409 2006
Botany 371 418 2273
Virology 428 468 2355
Microbiology 384 425 2469
Agricultural Science 376 427 2521
Genetics 451 498 2544
Horticulture 374 420 2731
Biochemistry 479 528 2863
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 512 558 2877
Immunology 548 591 3070
Nanotechnology 557 614 3890

Computer Science rankings

Middlebury College ranked 404th for Computer Science in the United States and 2130th in the World with 1,910 publications made and 64,353 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Library and Information science, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#404 of 1,612 In the United States
#450 of 1,698 In North America
#2130 of 6,845 In the World

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Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 12 79
1993 16 98
1994 10 96
1995 12 120
1996 20 111
1997 21 123
1998 17 138
1999 32 175
2000 30 192
2001 36 239
2002 32 328
2003 38 452
2004 46 627
2005 52 718
2006 48 973
2007 43 1153
2008 41 1421
2009 49 1713
2010 60 2097
2011 52 2415
2012 51 2762
2013 55 2817
2014 69 3063
2015 61 3112
2016 80 3109
2017 88 3237
2018 65 3296
2019 79 3618
2020 100 4120
2021 98 4460
2022 88 3802
2023 96 4272
2024 59 3378

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Library and Information science 352 385 992
Computer Graphics 231 264 1137
Computer Vision 258 295 1564
Computational Linguistics 295 331 1577
Cognitive Science 390 434 1799
Neuroscience 429 473 1805
Data Science 389 433 1835
Computer Networking 340 386 2029
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 347 391 2082
Machine Learning 362 408 2304
Telecommunications 360 409 2359
Cyber Security 444 493 2469
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 512 558 2877

Physics rankings

Middlebury College ranked 396th for Physics in the United States and 2437th in the World with 1,768 publications made and 59,487 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#396 of 1,531 In the United States
#442 of 1,617 In North America
#2437 of 6,713 In the World

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Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 20 145
1993 15 166
1994 10 137
1995 14 178
1996 15 188
1997 23 191
1998 21 196
1999 20 257
2000 18 300
2001 19 297
2002 25 325
2003 32 478
2004 35 601
2005 42 738
2006 49 928
2007 54 1123
2008 51 1262
2009 52 1577
2010 52 1830
2011 55 2123
2012 47 2463
2013 51 2426
2014 60 2641
2015 57 2771
2016 72 2723
2017 73 2956
2018 70 3006
2019 83 3255
2020 73 3645
2021 78 3974
2022 78 3429
2023 95 3893
2024 59 3145

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 295 333 1436
Astrophysics and Astronomy 338 381 1628
Optical Engineering 360 405 2327
Acoustical Engineering 435 483 2442
Nuclear Physics 419 468 2459
Quantum and Particle physics 421 471 2579
Materials Science 469 523 3223
Nanotechnology 557 614 3890

Engineering rankings

Middlebury College ranked 414th for Engineering in the United States and 2672nd in the World with 1,664 publications made and 58,923 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#414 of 1,565 In the United States
#465 of 1,651 In North America
#2672 of 6,782 In the World

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Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 15 138
1993 15 165
1994 9 149
1995 13 162
1996 17 186
1997 23 204
1998 18 188
1999 28 247
2000 22 280
2001 23 297
2002 30 359
2003 39 489
2004 39 630
2005 35 775
2006 36 950
2007 34 1162
2008 45 1371
2009 52 1636
2010 56 1982
2011 52 2263
2012 42 2609
2013 40 2547
2014 45 2760
2015 66 2986
2016 66 2932
2017 72 3081
2018 60 3174
2019 75 3336
2020 74 3795
2021 71 4123
2022 78 3449
2023 85 3754
2024 57 2975

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computer Networking 340 386 2029
Mechanical Engineering 357 399 2135
Aerospace Engineering 367 411 2146
Optical Engineering 360 405 2327
Telecommunications 360 409 2359
Acoustical Engineering 435 483 2442
Systems Engineering 437 487 2505
Civil Engineering 406 458 2522
Geotechnical Engineering 392 440 2591
Structural Engineering 471 524 2978
Materials Science 469 523 3223
Metallurgical Engineering 467 517 3225
Electrical Engineering 494 547 3316
Chemical Engineering 523 576 3730
Nanotechnology 557 614 3890

Medicine rankings

Middlebury College ranked 487th for Medicine in the United States and 2466th in the World with 1,466 publications made and 52,243 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Nursing, Clinical Psychology.

Medicine ranking Location
#487 of 1,600 In the United States
#535 of 1,685 In North America
#2466 of 6,775 In the World

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Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 12 75
1993 12 110
1994 10 94
1995 8 121
1996 12 118
1997 8 136
1998 14 129
1999 22 175
2000 9 217
2001 13 217
2002 18 268
2003 25 364
2004 22 498
2005 35 529
2006 36 702
2007 42 804
2008 33 937
2009 38 1091
2010 50 1322
2011 49 1554
2012 49 1807
2013 43 1848
2014 47 1969
2015 54 2211
2016 59 2185
2017 66 2331
2018 53 2391
2019 68 2653
2020 79 3209
2021 94 3600
2022 89 3363
2023 94 3498
2024 60 2847

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

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Public Health 365 409 1663
Gerontology 488 533 1695
Clinical Psychology 553 604 1851
Family medicine 510 551 2017
Psychiatry 507 555 2089
Dentistry 404 442 2207
Nursing 621 676 2343
Virology 428 468 2355
Health Science 702 754 2385
Pathology 477 522 2626
Immunology 548 591 3070
Physical Therapy 724 784 3301
Surgery 726 782 3450
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 663 721 3457
Anatomy and Physiology 732 786 3612

Chemistry rankings

Middlebury College ranked 464th for Chemistry in the United States and 2963rd in the World with 1,316 publications made and 44,173 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Petrology and Geochemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#464 of 1,447 In the United States
#515 of 1,530 In North America
#2963 of 6,545 In the World

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Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 9 175
1993 10 178
1994 4 160
1995 16 203
1996 11 186
1997 14 190
1998 16 246
1999 23 239
2000 13 307
2001 13 313
2002 14 334
2003 27 419
2004 25 472
2005 23 544
2006 31 641
2007 45 799
2008 33 894
2009 31 1063
2010 32 1168
2011 50 1256
2012 43 1619
2013 35 1645
2014 43 1761
2015 48 1885
2016 51 1931
2017 53 2122
2018 47 2156
2019 51 2329
2020 58 2790
2021 60 3074
2022 51 2783
2023 70 2899
2024 55 2550

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

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 217 259 1160
Environmental Chemistry 378 429 2661
Biochemistry 479 528 2863
Materials Science 469 523 3223
Organic Chemistry 491 541 3228
Physical chemistry 508 562 3412
Chemical Engineering 523 576 3730
Nanotechnology 557 614 3890

Psychology rankings

Middlebury College ranked 462nd for Psychology in the United States and 1867th in the World with 1,261 publications made and 41,516 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#462 of 1,558 In the United States
#509 of 1,645 In North America
#1867 of 6,645 In the World

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Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 10 65
1993 8 70
1994 3 75
1995 4 86
1996 10 77
1997 5 83
1998 11 82
1999 16 109
2000 19 126
2001 12 160
2002 17 214
2003 31 275
2004 29 388
2005 37 445
2006 33 617
2007 24 696
2008 35 904
2009 41 1070
2010 38 1304
2011 36 1585
2012 34 1733
2013 37 1770
2014 45 1884
2015 42 1964
2016 57 2031
2017 58 2178
2018 52 2176
2019 69 2495
2020 62 2886
2021 69 3231
2022 70 2943
2023 76 3016
2024 44 2430

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

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 243 277 797
Sexology 373 411 849
Social Psychology 386 430 1287
Child Psychology 443 490 1359
Education Majors 440 487 1428
Cognitive Science 390 434 1799
Neuroscience 429 473 1805
Clinical Psychology 553 604 1851
Psychiatry 507 555 2089

Economics rankings

Middlebury College ranked 310th for Economics in the United States and 1252nd in the World with 1,251 publications made and 32,592 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#310 of 1,355 In the United States
#346 of 1,438 In North America
#1252 of 6,167 In the World

Middlebury College
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 13 43
1993 4 43
1994 8 47
1995 10 59
1996 16 74
1997 11 61
1998 11 59
1999 12 108
2000 24 97
2001 18 106
2002 26 165
2003 34 185
2004 31 235
2005 41 341
2006 31 441
2007 31 558
2008 35 654
2009 47 783
2010 56 947
2011 35 1108
2012 31 1194
2013 47 1301
2014 41 1384
2015 48 1494
2016 61 1513
2017 61 1619
2018 57 1624
2019 62 1923
2020 86 2235
2021 62 2477
2022 51 2321
2023 39 2475
2024 19 1826

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

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Political Economy 135 158 399
International Relations and Diplomacy 181 207 549
International Economics 155 180 835
International Trade 162 189 849
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 245 277 1024
Development Studies 346 383 1299
Finance 322 359 1462

Business rankings

Middlebury College ranked 402nd for Business in the United States and 1901st in the World with 1,071 publications made and 22,159 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Advertising, Public Policy / Administration, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#402 of 1,377 In the United States
#446 of 1,460 In North America
#1901 of 6,339 In the World

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Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 9 39
1993 8 51
1994 7 36
1995 6 49
1996 14 61
1997 10 60
1998 10 49
1999 13 86
2000 14 87
2001 18 95
2002 18 121
2003 30 195
2004 26 248
2005 35 291
2006 30 392
2007 31 438
2008 21 548
2009 37 675
2010 35 800
2011 27 935
2012 28 1029
2013 35 1077
2014 41 1243
2015 39 1239
2016 49 1242
2017 62 1326
2018 36 1416
2019 54 1606
2020 71 1901
2021 64 2189
2022 55 1971
2023 40 2002
2024 19 1405

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

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 255 284 728
International Trade 162 189 849
International Business 196 223 921
Finance 322 359 1462
Accounting 384 421 1475
Advertising 410 449 1492
Management 470 519 2375
Marketing 605 662 3052

Mathematics rankings

Middlebury College ranked 379th for Mathematics in the United States and 1986th in the World with 997 publications made and 40,800 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers.

Mathematics ranking Location
#379 of 1,410 In the United States
#422 of 1,491 In North America
#1986 of 6,418 In the World

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Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 3 44
1993 7 45
1994 3 45
1995 2 59
1996 12 68
1997 8 58
1998 11 56
1999 11 97
2000 24 102
2001 12 99
2002 24 187
2003 31 231
2004 28 330
2005 31 411
2006 31 572
2007 27 628
2008 24 833
2009 29 981
2010 32 1254
2011 32 1434
2012 22 1598
2013 26 1604
2014 37 1703
2015 32 1785
2016 31 1807
2017 37 1746
2018 37 1773
2019 58 1901
2020 53 2207
2021 59 2433
2022 48 2110
2023 51 2227
2024 17 1522

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 245 277 1024
Math Teachers 382 417 1175
Statistics 381 426 2124

Art & Design rankings

Middlebury College ranked 290th for Art & Design in the United States and 1120th in the World with 973 publications made and 18,651 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Art History, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Creative Writing.

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
#290 of 1,361 In the United States
#326 of 1,444 In North America
#1120 of 5,966 In the World

Middlebury College
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 11 26
1993 12 19
1994 5 44
1995 6 14
1996 4 12
1997 18 33
1998 12 46
1999 17 91
2000 13 48
2001 19 54
2002 13 85
2003 29 148
2004 27 230
2005 23 238
2006 33 325
2007 21 413
2008 25 463
2009 32 593
2010 48 704
2011 24 783
2012 30 894
2013 30 900
2014 36 922
2015 32 916
2016 59 934
2017 36 897
2018 40 916
2019 42 1106
2020 41 1176
2021 31 1326
2022 26 1048
2023 42 1141
2024 19 837

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Cinematography 55 68 195
Art History 248 278 642
Creative Writing 269 307 811
Photography 238 275 883
Literature 276 310 977
Computer Graphics 231 264 1137
Aesthetics 341 380 1328
Fashion Design 321 364 1496