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Smith College ranked 246th in the United States, 917th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 94 research topics. Smith College ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,138 academic publications and 158,347 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 257 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#917 of 14,131 In the World
#277 of 2,597 In North America
#246 of 2,496 In the United States
#15 of 88 In Massachusetts
#54 of 1,028 For Social Work
#369 of 1,941 For Art History
#387 of 2,091 For Gender Studies
#273 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#584 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 91 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Smith College ranked 287th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1164th in the World with 6,093 publications made and 89,855 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#287 of 1,728 In the United States
#323 of 1,819 In North America
#1164 of 7,020 In the World

Smith College
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 56 264
1992 76 448
1993 50 365
1994 80 377
1995 80 407
1996 73 491
1997 73 549
1998 79 592
1999 96 673
2000 94 712
2001 97 897
2002 75 1053
2003 97 1300
2004 101 1307
2005 109 1342
2006 127 1869
2007 118 1932
2008 140 1991
2009 133 2380
2010 147 2813
2011 163 3077
2012 159 3336
2013 154 3898
2014 137 4212
2015 171 4124
2016 183 4265
2017 178 4414
2018 177 4820
2019 196 5304
2020 253 5989
2021 169 6485
2022 189 5943
2023 184 5980

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 33 36 54
Art History 141 163 369
Gender Studies 177 204 387
International Relations and Diplomacy 146 169 391
Military science 208 231 399
Political Economy 148 171 412
Genealogy 171 194 415
Classics and Ancient History 165 187 433
Media Studies 223 253 534
Criminology and Criminal Justice 268 298 558
Aesthetics 193 222 659
Publishing 223 254 689
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 228 261 690
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 240 269 698
Anthropology 249 281 713
Library and Information science 284 311 785
Sociology 288 321 933
History 246 279 941
Law 309 344 1005
Education Majors 349 385 1018
Political Science 287 322 1030
Public Policy / Administration 392 432 1167
Linguistics 288 323 1202
Philosophy 267 304 1245
Archaeology 286 325 1274
Communications and Public Relations 444 491 1326
Demography 348 391 1496

Environmental Science rankings

Smith College ranked 308th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1641st in the World with 3,490 publications made and 69,755 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#308 of 1,598 In the United States
#353 of 1,687 In North America
#1641 of 6,798 In the World

Smith College
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 23 227
1992 36 293
1993 25 225
1994 35 195
1995 43 284
1996 47 380
1997 38 325
1998 44 394
1999 53 434
2000 51 616
2001 48 651
2002 51 723
2003 70 875
2004 64 1102
2005 67 1061
2006 72 1379
2007 90 1439
2008 90 1597
2009 84 1761
2010 108 2165
2011 102 2549
2012 96 2674
2013 93 3064
2014 107 3296
2015 91 3358
2016 137 3499
2017 125 3643
2018 125 3923
2019 113 4304
2020 159 4678
2021 127 5347
2022 123 4965
2023 128 5014

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 238 281 1338
Paleontology 285 325 1438
Geography and Cartography 301 342 1507
Ecology 295 339 1611
Geology 300 345 1633
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 358 404 1651
Earth science and Geophysics 287 334 1689
Geotechnical Engineering 313 357 1988
Oceanography 352 402 2018
Agricultural Science 340 388 2152
Environmental Management 319 367 2224
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 378 427 2431
Environmental Chemistry 363 414 2520

Biology rankings

Smith College ranked 339th for Biology in the United States and 1930th in the World with 3,386 publications made and 94,932 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#339 of 1,582 In the United States
#379 of 1,668 In North America
#1930 of 6,770 In the World

Smith College
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 22 330
1992 32 490
1993 27 380
1994 28 395
1995 30 425
1996 49 535
1997 43 489
1998 38 587
1999 51 738
2000 46 848
2001 52 968
2002 52 1175
2003 70 1139
2004 76 1377
2005 69 1436
2006 63 1683
2007 89 1927
2008 68 2037
2009 106 2269
2010 97 2665
2011 110 3110
2012 97 3222
2013 106 3730
2014 101 4044
2015 100 4010
2016 125 4389
2017 120 4475
2018 113 4747
2019 143 5117
2020 166 5877
2021 130 6490
2022 128 6230
2023 132 5934

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 216 239 562
Animal Science 154 177 697
Zoology 182 210 700
Evolutionary Biology 224 254 830
Neuroscience 289 324 1099
Biophysics 301 334 1243
Astrobiology 304 342 1312
Paleontology 285 325 1438
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 358 404 1651
Virology 323 356 1687
Molecular Biology 339 377 1766
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 349 387 1793
Genetics 358 395 1922
Botany 345 392 2019
Immunology 391 426 2121
Biochemistry 361 404 2135
Agricultural Science 340 388 2152
Horticulture 339 386 2389
Pharmacology 440 478 2399
Microbiology 417 459 2574
Oncology and Cancer research 521 565 2917
Nanotechnology 501 556 3531

Computer Science rankings

Smith College ranked 322nd for Computer Science in the United States and 1524th in the World with 3,371 publications made and 82,159 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Library and Information science, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#322 of 1,576 In the United States
#361 of 1,662 In North America
#1524 of 6,752 In the World

Smith College
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 29 187
1992 27 415
1993 26 285
1994 45 315
1995 38 339
1996 46 418
1997 45 430
1998 53 448
1999 61 563
2000 63 528
2001 64 696
2002 48 1051
2003 63 927
2004 74 1090
2005 74 1165
2006 82 1322
2007 88 1601
2008 85 1625
2009 90 1862
2010 94 2387
2011 106 2653
2012 90 2766
2013 99 3303
2014 80 3494
2015 120 3470
2016 96 3665
2017 107 3628
2018 104 4036
2019 118 4328
2020 174 4982
2021 111 5414
2022 108 5094
2023 120 4952

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Data Science 201 229 744
Computer Graphics 175 203 749
Library and Information science 284 311 785
Neuroscience 289 324 1099
Software Engineering 249 284 1105
Cognitive Science 277 312 1133
Computer Networking 250 285 1301
Computational Linguistics 294 328 1451
Computer Vision 282 320 1668
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 305 343 1703
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 349 387 1793
Telecommunications 293 333 1865
Cyber Security 368 412 1986
Machine Learning 361 406 2155

Engineering rankings

Smith College ranked 330th for Engineering in the United States and 2117th in the World with 2,779 publications made and 61,588 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#330 of 1,518 In the United States
#374 of 1,602 In North America
#2117 of 6,684 In the World

Smith College
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 29 202
1992 31 309
1993 23 241
1994 28 241
1995 30 275
1996 37 344
1997 40 347
1998 36 372
1999 40 455
2000 44 497
2001 54 587
2002 40 831
2003 63 814
2004 71 922
2005 49 958
2006 70 1215
2007 70 1351
2008 75 1263
2009 81 1461
2010 92 1648
2011 95 1837
2012 95 2078
2013 78 2337
2014 75 2414
2015 84 2476
2016 93 2432
2017 93 2567
2018 83 2709
2019 88 2978
2020 146 3334
2021 93 4016
2022 76 3688
2023 89 3676

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 264 293 924
Acoustical Engineering 229 261 1100
Computer Networking 250 285 1301
Structural Engineering 263 297 1518
Mechanical Engineering 289 328 1683
Systems Engineering 349 392 1796
Telecommunications 293 333 1865
Geotechnical Engineering 313 357 1988
Aerospace Engineering 351 395 1996
Civil Engineering 380 429 2274
Optical Engineering 372 418 2375
Electrical Engineering 379 429 2601
Materials Science 400 450 2754
Metallurgical Engineering 416 466 2876
Chemical Engineering 396 445 2949
Nanotechnology 501 556 3531

Physics rankings

Smith College ranked 341st for Physics in the United States and 2099th in the World with 2,754 publications made and 59,331 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#341 of 1,485 In the United States
#386 of 1,569 In North America
#2099 of 6,603 In the World

Smith College
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 28 218
1992 27 322
1993 23 253
1994 31 242
1995 29 264
1996 29 297
1997 31 371
1998 35 419
1999 44 450
2000 49 489
2001 49 606
2002 39 687
2003 54 840
2004 62 893
2005 52 982
2006 67 1207
2007 63 1358
2008 69 1341
2009 76 1444
2010 85 1703
2011 82 1826
2012 94 2170
2013 82 2307
2014 74 2513
2015 82 2485
2016 91 2488
2017 105 2586
2018 86 2840
2019 91 3090
2020 106 3346
2021 97 4051
2022 75 3758
2023 94 3640

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 221 254 1086
Acoustical Engineering 229 261 1100
Biophysics 301 334 1243
Astrobiology 304 342 1312
Astrophysics and Astronomy 295 333 1316
Atomic and Molecular physics 348 394 1868
Quantum and Particle physics 352 397 2151
Condensed Matter Physics 327 372 2234
Optical Engineering 372 418 2375
Nuclear Physics 441 490 2551
Materials Science 400 450 2754
Nanotechnology 501 556 3531

Medicine rankings

Smith College ranked 342nd for Medicine in the United States and 1593rd in the World with 2,731 publications made and 82,623 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#342 of 1,558 In the United States
#379 of 1,643 In North America
#1593 of 6,680 In the World

Smith College
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 16 258
1992 26 379
1993 16 267
1994 34 327
1995 22 377
1996 38 416
1997 35 405
1998 35 496
1999 35 585
2000 42 658
2001 49 712
2002 36 1037
2003 41 886
2004 58 1077
2005 57 1187
2006 70 1464
2007 70 1618
2008 65 1727
2009 85 2007
2010 83 2537
2011 84 2786
2012 92 2887
2013 101 3450
2014 74 3640
2015 86 3711
2016 111 3858
2017 93 3835
2018 100 4113
2019 131 4652
2020 141 5279
2021 90 5793
2022 86 5327
2023 95 5189

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

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 33 36 54
Clinical Psychology 217 244 515
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 216 239 562
Psychiatry 292 326 1097
Audiology 327 362 1102
Gerontology 357 394 1124
Nursing 353 389 1128
Health Science 412 447 1278
Dentistry 261 289 1283
Healthcare Management (MHA) 406 446 1356
Sports Medicine 377 417 1379
Physical Therapy 360 398 1414
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 438 479 1432
Family medicine 392 422 1445
Orthodontics 342 373 1503
Public Health 375 419 1574
Anatomy and Physiology 346 383 1635
Virology 323 356 1687
Surgery 416 453 1911
Pathology 393 434 2046
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 420 460 2053
Immunology 391 426 2121
Pharmacology 440 478 2399
Oncology and Cancer research 521 565 2917

Psychology rankings

Smith College ranked 310th for Psychology in the United States and 1108th in the World with 2,628 publications made and 77,170 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#310 of 1,527 In the United States
#343 of 1,612 In North America
#1108 of 6,528 In the World

Smith College
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 19 208
1992 28 403
1993 27 294
1994 32 318
1995 27 345
1996 27 385
1997 28 408
1998 32 466
1999 36 534
2000 35 558
2001 47 591
2002 31 990
2003 41 816
2004 56 956
2005 49 1066
2006 58 1236
2007 65 1539
2008 70 1579
2009 85 1854
2010 90 2414
2011 83 2640
2012 99 2723
2013 97 3345
2014 73 3592
2015 115 3612
2016 109 3690
2017 92 3721
2018 96 3986
2019 110 4388
2020 150 4887
2021 86 5345
2022 82 4777
2023 96 4628

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

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 33 36 54
Sexology 205 234 402
Clinical Psychology 217 244 515
Child Psychology 230 259 558
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 228 261 690
Social Psychology 259 291 752
Education Majors 349 385 1018
Psychiatry 292 326 1097
Neuroscience 289 324 1099
Cognitive Science 277 312 1133

Chemistry rankings

Smith College ranked 379th for Chemistry in the United States and 2423rd in the World with 2,109 publications made and 49,550 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Petrology and Geochemistry, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#379 of 1,407 In the United States
#428 of 1,488 In North America
#2423 of 6,447 In the World

Smith College
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 19 230
1992 24 240
1993 12 227
1994 20 229
1995 19 259
1996 29 315
1997 26 289
1998 26 394
1999 29 442
2000 30 571
2001 34 607
2002 35 697
2003 45 739
2004 50 859
2005 49 835
2006 43 1011
2007 49 1118
2008 54 1213
2009 75 1268
2010 59 1416
2011 76 1578
2012 68 1761
2013 63 1912
2014 63 2193
2015 53 2145
2016 79 2305
2017 74 2588
2018 70 2713
2019 79 2922
2020 83 2993
2021 79 3550
2022 71 3428
2023 72 3288

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

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 238 281 1338
Biochemistry 361 404 2135
Environmental Chemistry 363 414 2520
Physical chemistry 398 448 2712
Materials Science 400 450 2754
Organic Chemistry 423 472 2770
Chemical Engineering 396 445 2949
Nanotechnology 501 556 3531

Art & Design rankings

Smith College ranked 209th for Art & Design in the United States and 757th in the World with 1,791 publications made and 21,184 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
#209 of 1,321 In the United States
#239 of 1,404 In North America
#757 of 5,720 In the World

Smith College
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 21 51
1992 21 110
1993 20 78
1994 25 86
1995 20 113
1996 20 96
1997 24 185
1998 26 168
1999 37 182
2000 31 195
2001 34 212
2002 21 303
2003 29 380
2004 44 310
2005 26 334
2006 53 427
2007 37 440
2008 49 468
2009 50 489
2010 50 609
2011 38 640
2012 42 666
2013 47 844
2014 42 823
2015 47 848
2016 59 882
2017 47 872
2018 54 948
2019 44 1041
2020 77 1134
2021 54 1227
2022 44 1153
2023 40 1145

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Art History 141 163 369
Creative Writing 146 171 381
Performing arts 139 162 450
Music 208 234 615
Literature 194 223 646
Aesthetics 193 222 659
Computer Graphics 175 203 749
Singing and Vocal Performance 217 248 774
Photography 248 284 859
Cinematography 246 281 865
Illustration and Concept Art 192 222 921
Painting and Drawing 195 225 923
Sculpture 195 225 923
Fashion Design 277 311 1162

Economics rankings

Smith College ranked 319th for Economics in the United States and 1252nd in the World with 1,337 publications made and 21,898 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Political Economy, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Relations and Diplomacy.

Economics ranking Location
#319 of 1,317 In the United States
#357 of 1,400 In North America
#1252 of 5,995 In the World

Smith College
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 6 63
1992 19 65
1993 12 62
1994 23 80
1995 19 67
1996 16 71
1997 15 130
1998 25 135
1999 17 166
2000 28 179
2001 23 214
2002 21 258
2003 25 335
2004 27 259
2005 27 334
2006 28 478
2007 38 484
2008 39 460
2009 29 542
2010 27 618
2011 37 760
2012 39 858
2013 29 1042
2014 27 1038
2015 54 1061
2016 34 1046
2017 49 1040
2018 49 1143
2019 54 1326
2020 97 1465
2021 41 1621
2022 63 1650
2023 55 1603

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

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 146 169 391
Political Economy 148 171 412
Development Studies 315 350 1098
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 307 340 1303
Finance 412 456 1812

Mathematics rankings

Smith College ranked 351st for Mathematics in the United States and 1767th in the World with 1,265 publications made and 30,927 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#351 of 1,371 In the United States
#392 of 1,451 In North America
#1767 of 6,305 In the World

Smith College
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 7 95
1992 8 114
1993 8 74
1994 11 90
1995 10 111
1996 6 109
1997 12 129
1998 12 142
1999 11 150
2000 22 186
2001 17 213
2002 21 432
2003 22 322
2004 34 353
2005 23 405
2006 34 521
2007 29 601
2008 37 673
2009 44 726
2010 30 843
2011 39 998
2012 43 1123
2013 30 1294
2014 34 1407
2015 54 1499
2016 46 1566
2017 57 1536
2018 49 1540
2019 57 1776
2020 81 2052
2021 62 2306
2022 45 2090
2023 51 2060

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 328 359 892
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 307 340 1303
Statistics 342 384 1763

Business rankings

Smith College ranked 397th for Business in the United States and 1793rd in the World with 1,117 publications made and 21,400 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#397 of 1,334 In the United States
#441 of 1,412 In North America
#1793 of 6,187 In the World

Smith College
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 5 74
1992 11 102
1993 7 68
1994 18 90
1995 18 101
1996 14 107
1997 15 133
1998 14 155
1999 20 164
2000 19 184
2001 13 213
2002 21 349
2003 27 379
2004 21 320
2005 24 412
2006 25 513
2007 26 562
2008 26 568
2009 27 666
2010 37 727
2011 38 940
2012 47 1032
2013 33 1227
2014 26 1246
2015 36 1105
2016 32 1232
2017 35 1227
2018 32 1272
2019 43 1438
2020 78 1550
2021 39 1748
2022 31 1634
2023 41 1714

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

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 264 293 924
Public Policy / Administration 392 432 1167
Advertising 369 404 1203
Accounting 475 518 1752
Finance 412 456 1812
Management 398 441 1870
Marketing 534 585 2479