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Purdue University Northwest ranked 601st in the United States, 2368th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 62 research topics. Purdue University Northwest ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 4,898 academic publications and 69,486 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 3 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2368 of 14,131 In the World
#657 of 2,597 In North America
#601 of 2,496 In the United States
#15 of 55 In Indiana
#524 of 1,383 For Engineering Management
#534 of 1,018 For Sexology
#595 of 1,028 For Social Work
#5314 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#2978 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 59 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Purdue University Northwest ranked 475th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 2126th in the World with 2,763 publications made and 35,610 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#475 of 1,728 In the United States
#526 of 1,819 In North America
#2126 of 7,020 In the World

Purdue University Northwest
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 36 79
1992 35 92
1993 23 93
1994 30 105
1995 29 132
1996 27 167
1997 24 148
1998 28 158
1999 22 179
2000 21 182
2001 32 224
2002 66 336
2003 61 292
2004 47 323
2005 46 391
2006 59 411
2007 54 500
2008 81 558
2009 77 697
2010 101 841
2011 106 1014
2012 82 1236
2013 111 1433
2014 103 1498
2015 87 1867
2016 121 1773
2017 121 1690
2018 157 1917
2019 165 2253
2020 255 2588
2021 117 3245
2022 91 3245
2023 121 3347

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 288 320 595
Gender Studies 387 426 870
International Relations and Diplomacy 281 315 880
Early Childhood Education 377 413 892
Education Majors 320 355 900
Media Studies 403 444 951
Political Economy 375 417 1045
Anthropology 355 394 1106
Communications and Public Relations 391 434 1150
Journalism and Digital Media 334 370 1318
Art History 572 621 1489
Sociology 424 469 1507
Law 448 492 1576
Classics and Ancient History 539 583 1709
Political Science 452 499 1719
Library and Information science 620 671 1880
Aesthetics 521 576 2067
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 646 701 2078
Linguistics 451 498 2153
History 518 571 2235
Philosophy 475 527 2314
Archaeology 485 537 2352
Demography 624 679 2837

Engineering rankings

Purdue University Northwest ranked 378th for Engineering in the United States and 2442nd in the World with 2,545 publications made and 41,473 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#378 of 1,518 In the United States
#427 of 1,602 In North America
#2442 of 6,684 In the World

Purdue University Northwest
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 18 53
1992 16 55
1993 15 74
1994 9 88
1995 14 103
1996 18 114
1997 9 96
1998 9 104
1999 14 117
2000 29 89
2001 27 125
2002 82 303
2003 62 262
2004 43 284
2005 75 365
2006 65 377
2007 58 461
2008 90 521
2009 85 714
2010 95 991
2011 88 1173
2012 64 1347
2013 103 1520
2014 88 1593
2015 69 1966
2016 103 2118
2017 143 2061
2018 160 2326
2019 152 2614
2020 281 2962
2021 112 3626
2022 104 3462
2023 116 3823

The following table provides academic rankings for Purdue University Northwest in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 176 198 524
Nuclear Engineering 139 168 811
Automation and Control engineering 194 228 1273
Systems Engineering 274 313 1384
Automotive Engineering 221 258 1393
Computer Engineering 237 272 1436
Aerospace Engineering 297 337 1627
Reliability and Quality Engineering 261 296 1646
Electronic Engineering 261 299 1765
Human-Computer Interaction 331 372 1779
Computer Networking 316 360 1838
Telecommunications 297 337 1930
Electrical Engineering 292 332 2012
Mechanical Engineering 336 377 2013
Structural Engineering 326 369 2050
Renewable Energy Engineering 218 259 2111
Acoustical Engineering 413 460 2256
Nanotechnology 347 388 2525
Geotechnical Engineering 397 446 2592
Chemical Engineering 361 409 2718
Materials Science 391 441 2721
Civil Engineering 461 513 2754
Optical Engineering 445 497 2805
Metallurgical Engineering 412 462 2863

Physics rankings

Purdue University Northwest ranked 401st for Physics in the United States and 2442nd in the World with 2,244 publications made and 42,319 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#401 of 1,485 In the United States
#448 of 1,569 In North America
#2442 of 6,603 In the World

Purdue University Northwest
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 19 49
1992 16 47
1993 16 62
1994 13 88
1995 13 95
1996 13 102
1997 9 102
1998 10 98
1999 13 107
2000 26 97
2001 27 115
2002 70 282
2003 58 257
2004 42 285
2005 67 374
2006 60 356
2007 51 429
2008 76 514
2009 72 758
2010 86 1123
2011 68 1340
2012 54 1638
2013 94 1806
2014 71 1880
2015 53 2438
2016 92 2555
2017 117 2554
2018 151 2743
2019 146 3143
2020 188 3435
2021 94 4124
2022 110 3722
2023 116 4121

The following table provides academic rankings for Purdue University Northwest in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 301 340 1506
Quantum and Particle physics 359 404 2180
Atomic and Molecular physics 407 454 2209
Astrophysics and Astronomy 448 498 2252
Acoustical Engineering 413 460 2256
Nanotechnology 347 388 2525
Nuclear Physics 447 497 2590
Materials Science 391 441 2721
Condensed Matter Physics 413 461 2797
Optical Engineering 445 497 2805

Computer Science rankings

Purdue University Northwest ranked 405th for Computer Science in the United States and 2068th in the World with 2,185 publications made and 33,221 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#405 of 1,576 In the United States
#451 of 1,662 In North America
#2068 of 6,752 In the World

Purdue University Northwest
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 24 71
1992 24 90
1993 12 94
1994 13 121
1995 16 131
1996 14 157
1997 10 143
1998 15 147
1999 12 159
2000 21 135
2001 26 172
2002 77 370
2003 64 297
2004 30 324
2005 53 402
2006 61 431
2007 45 566
2008 71 553
2009 66 733
2010 83 904
2011 80 1021
2012 71 1190
2013 85 1286
2014 60 1338
2015 64 1485
2016 87 1608
2017 103 1548
2018 117 1789
2019 117 1904
2020 242 2294
2021 97 2790
2022 76 2969
2023 87 3190

The following table provides academic rankings for Purdue University Northwest in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Information Technology 230 253 690
Game Design and Development 169 199 730
Multimedia 227 255 823
Computational Linguistics 276 310 1353
Management Information Systems 331 371 1364
Computer Engineering 237 272 1436
Software Engineering 310 349 1474
Cognitive Science 385 430 1711
Computer Vision 291 329 1729
Data Science 387 431 1779
Human-Computer Interaction 331 372 1779
Computer Networking 316 360 1838
Computer Graphics 295 333 1860
Library and Information science 620 671 1880
Telecommunications 297 337 1930
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 336 380 1942
Cyber Security 367 411 1985
Blockchain and Cryptography 289 333 1999
Neuroscience 533 584 2165
Machine Learning 387 433 2377
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 460 502 2454

Environmental Science rankings

Purdue University Northwest ranked 497th for Environmental Science in the United States and 2830th in the World with 1,898 publications made and 28,007 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#497 of 1,598 In the United States
#549 of 1,687 In North America
#2830 of 6,798 In the World

Purdue University Northwest
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 17 37
1992 10 40
1993 11 50
1994 12 39
1995 11 55
1996 15 72
1997 13 71
1998 14 70
1999 8 75
2000 20 98
2001 15 87
2002 52 182
2003 40 169
2004 37 191
2005 46 229
2006 46 233
2007 42 322
2008 63 356
2009 60 488
2010 61 600
2011 71 740
2012 51 826
2013 76 1009
2014 76 1083
2015 60 1366
2016 87 1395
2017 112 1355
2018 126 1616
2019 111 1972
2020 162 2226
2021 84 2990
2022 81 3074
2023 90 3368

The following table provides academic rankings for Purdue University Northwest in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 330 374 2012
Environmental Management 305 353 2165
Geography and Cartography 454 504 2482
Geotechnical Engineering 397 446 2592
Ecology 517 572 2933
Geology 534 587 3004
Earth science and Geophysics 528 582 3016
Paleontology 559 612 3016
Agricultural Science 480 537 3089
Oceanography 539 600 3099
Environmental Chemistry 501 556 3294

Chemistry rankings

Purdue University Northwest ranked 476th for Chemistry in the United States and 2952nd in the World with 1,667 publications made and 26,830 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#476 of 1,407 In the United States
#527 of 1,488 In North America
#2952 of 6,447 In the World

Purdue University Northwest
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 10 20
1992 12 28
1993 12 27
1994 9 30
1995 11 53
1996 16 66
1997 8 59
1998 7 55
1999 9 44
2000 22 71
2001 16 63
2002 42 163
2003 35 156
2004 28 184
2005 55 230
2006 47 257
2007 35 298
2008 53 349
2009 45 479
2010 58 614
2011 58 723
2012 46 795
2013 82 910
2014 50 1026
2015 50 1353
2016 74 1352
2017 96 1304
2018 108 1522
2019 105 1839
2020 132 2012
2021 90 2507
2022 79 2413
2023 83 2590

The following table provides academic rankings for Purdue University Northwest in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 347 388 2525
Physical chemistry 360 408 2555
Chemical Engineering 361 409 2718
Materials Science 391 441 2721
Biochemistry 509 558 2942
Organic Chemistry 480 530 3095
Environmental Chemistry 501 556 3294

Biology rankings

Purdue University Northwest ranked 533rd for Biology in the United States and 3031st in the World with 1,633 publications made and 23,213 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#533 of 1,582 In the United States
#585 of 1,668 In North America
#3031 of 6,770 In the World

Purdue University Northwest
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 20 44
1992 18 47
1993 11 62
1994 13 63
1995 16 92
1996 13 109
1997 12 93
1998 15 102
1999 9 113
2000 15 131
2001 16 119
2002 45 240
2003 38 220
2004 35 258
2005 47 332
2006 43 328
2007 36 409
2008 41 434
2009 53 581
2010 47 641
2011 65 757
2012 57 840
2013 64 930
2014 57 985
2015 55 1124
2016 63 1121
2017 93 1159
2018 84 1396
2019 83 1530
2020 143 1797
2021 79 2392
2022 67 2472
2023 77 2666

The following table provides academic rankings for Purdue University Northwest in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 533 584 2165
Evolutionary Biology 501 552 2325
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 460 502 2454
Nanotechnology 347 388 2525
Zoology 585 638 2649
Oncology and Cancer research 499 542 2763
Biochemistry 509 558 2942
Virology 513 556 2943
Genetics 555 605 2996
Paleontology 559 612 3016
Immunology 553 597 3023
Botany 536 591 3061
Agricultural Science 480 537 3089

Psychology rankings

Purdue University Northwest ranked 431st for Psychology in the United States and 1682nd in the World with 1,386 publications made and 22,412 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#431 of 1,527 In the United States
#475 of 1,612 In North America
#1682 of 6,528 In the World

Purdue University Northwest
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 16 59
1992 25 63
1993 12 85
1994 17 92
1995 16 107
1996 19 122
1997 20 124
1998 17 129
1999 13 143
2000 13 152
2001 17 183
2002 31 264
2003 33 208
2004 24 238
2005 25 302
2006 40 318
2007 36 388
2008 42 400
2009 43 493
2010 43 524
2011 49 628
2012 49 700
2013 40 838
2014 49 884
2015 42 978
2016 53 900
2017 66 939
2018 62 1002
2019 72 1159
2020 118 1338
2021 57 1628
2022 54 1655
2023 65 1815

The following table provides academic rankings for Purdue University Northwest in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Sexology 260 290 534
Social Work 288 320 595
Education Majors 320 355 900
Clinical Psychology 394 433 1179
Child Psychology 423 467 1219
Social Psychology 433 479 1382
Cognitive Science 385 430 1711
Psychiatry 479 525 1915
Neuroscience 533 584 2165

Medicine rankings

Purdue University Northwest ranked 497th for Medicine in the United States and 2393rd in the World with 1,375 publications made and 19,481 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Health Science, Nursing, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#497 of 1,558 In the United States
#545 of 1,643 In North America
#2393 of 6,680 In the World

Purdue University Northwest
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 19 39
1992 20 43
1993 16 47
1994 18 49
1995 21 84
1996 15 107
1997 18 92
1998 17 109
1999 9 128
2000 11 133
2001 18 166
2002 28 203
2003 33 193
2004 24 222
2005 32 305
2006 44 301
2007 29 375
2008 29 399
2009 41 507
2010 42 560
2011 54 641
2012 47 734
2013 39 803
2014 44 912
2015 45 1001
2016 52 1008
2017 65 1009
2018 64 1103
2019 74 1205
2020 132 1380
2021 71 1809
2022 52 1812
2023 72 1827

The following table provides academic rankings for Purdue University Northwest in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 288 320 595
Health Science 286 313 850
Healthcare Management (MHA) 313 349 1025
Nursing 331 367 1032
Clinical Psychology 394 433 1179
Gerontology 433 477 1385
Family medicine 423 456 1578
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 509 554 1701
Psychiatry 479 525 1915
Physical Therapy 493 540 1996
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 498 541 2482
Surgery 555 598 2516
Public Health 597 649 2636
Oncology and Cancer research 499 542 2763
Pathology 553 601 2864
Virology 513 556 2943
Immunology 553 597 3023
Anatomy and Physiology 719 773 3471

Mathematics rankings

Purdue University Northwest ranked 382nd for Mathematics in the United States and 1960th in the World with 1,285 publications made and 21,365 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#382 of 1,371 In the United States
#425 of 1,451 In North America
#1960 of 6,305 In the World

Purdue University Northwest
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 12 49
1992 14 56
1993 12 64
1994 10 70
1995 11 77
1996 14 108
1997 16 93
1998 11 95
1999 12 96
2000 12 100
2001 8 133
2002 36 226
2003 35 188
2004 19 209
2005 24 245
2006 24 273
2007 31 335
2008 48 348
2009 41 430
2010 48 469
2011 62 597
2012 44 686
2013 56 834
2014 50 839
2015 49 1002
2016 57 1006
2017 52 925
2018 73 1062
2019 71 1283
2020 91 1514
2021 42 1846
2022 37 1766
2023 62 1776

The following table provides academic rankings for Purdue University Northwest in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 280 310 765
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 378 421 1704
Applied Mathematics 287 326 1817
Blockchain and Cryptography 289 333 1999
Statistics 404 450 2173

Business rankings

Purdue University Northwest ranked 383rd for Business in the United States and 1726th in the World with 1,135 publications made and 17,218 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Engineering Management.

Business ranking Location
#383 of 1,334 In the United States
#426 of 1,412 In North America
#1726 of 6,187 In the World

Purdue University Northwest
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 18 39
1992 11 43
1993 10 51
1994 9 57
1995 11 81
1996 5 76
1997 5 66
1998 9 74
1999 6 101
2000 14 73
2001 12 106
2002 39 191
2003 29 172
2004 15 147
2005 21 209
2006 22 207
2007 23 253
2008 45 293
2009 40 340
2010 46 378
2011 62 447
2012 35 509
2013 34 548
2014 34 618
2015 27 760
2016 45 704
2017 46 706
2018 68 815
2019 70 935
2020 131 1153
2021 31 1417
2022 41 1373
2023 52 1389

The following table provides academic rankings for Purdue University Northwest in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 176 198 524
Project Management 322 359 1340
Management Information Systems 331 371 1364
Management 356 397 1680
Finance 385 428 1700
Advertising 494 537 1736
Accounting 487 530 1801
Marketing 432 475 1874

Economics rankings

Purdue University Northwest ranked 394th for Economics in the United States and 1564th in the World with 872 publications made and 11,899 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Relations and Diplomacy.

Economics ranking Location
#394 of 1,317 In the United States
#436 of 1,400 In North America
#1564 of 5,995 In the World

Purdue University Northwest
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 10 26
1992 12 23
1993 9 27
1994 10 25
1995 5 45
1996 7 49
1997 7 34
1998 8 41
1999 7 36
2000 10 51
2001 13 71
2002 18 86
2003 26 95
2004 14 90
2005 15 137
2006 19 135
2007 15 141
2008 28 183
2009 20 221
2010 34 274
2011 47 294
2012 28 346
2013 24 361
2014 29 433
2015 27 546
2016 36 486
2017 40 494
2018 57 549
2019 48 636
2020 98 840
2021 25 1028
2022 31 973
2023 41 996

The following table provides academic rankings for Purdue University Northwest in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 281 315 880
Political Economy 375 417 1045
Development Studies 379 418 1356
Finance 385 428 1700
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 378 421 1704

Art & Design rankings

Purdue University Northwest ranked 421st for Art & Design in the United States and 1677th in the World with 663 publications made and 5,425 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Multimedia, Aesthetics, Art History.

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
#421 of 1,321 In the United States
#467 of 1,404 In North America
#1677 of 5,720 In the World

Purdue University Northwest
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 8 21
1992 7 25
1993 4 19
1994 2 28
1995 5 27
1996 3 37
1997 3 22
1998 11 26
1999 9 44
2000 1 31
2001 9 35
2002 14 58
2003 16 44
2004 9 58
2005 12 61
2006 15 62
2007 10 94
2008 32 95
2009 15 125
2010 28 112
2011 25 155
2012 20 177
2013 26 207
2014 29 249
2015 22 289
2016 26 272
2017 28 277
2018 42 290
2019 33 285
2020 81 424
2021 26 501
2022 21 504
2023 22 547

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 169 199 730
Creative Writing 277 314 790
Multimedia 227 255 823
Art History 572 621 1489
Literature 449 496 1603
Computer Graphics 295 333 1860
Fashion Design 423 470 1921
Aesthetics 521 576 2067