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South College ranked 1493rd in the United States, 5731st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 17 research topics. South College ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 1,969 academic publications and 68,924 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#5731 of 14,131 In the World
#1579 of 2,597 In North America
#1493 of 2,496 In the United States
#34 of 56 In Tennessee
#3 of 4 In Knoxville
#1158 of 2,363 For Pharmacy
#1195 of 3,634 For Bioinformatics and Computational biology
#1313 of 3,701 For Pharmacology
#7014 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 14 other topics

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Biology rankings

South College ranked 436th for Biology in the United States and 2653rd in the World with 1,459 publications made and 57,833 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Pharmacology, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Biology ranking Location
#436 of 1,612 In the United States
#486 of 1,701 In North America
#2653 of 6,841 In the World

South College
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 12 81
1994 44 112
1995 69 224
1996 17 248
1997 15 325
1998 31 388
1999 25 566
2000 37 611
2001 36 756
2002 30 918
2003 21 920
2004 14 1008
2005 31 943
2006 33 1040
2007 32 1150
2008 51 1249
2009 49 1398
2010 46 1453
2011 38 1671
2012 30 1740
2013 51 1973
2014 40 2147
2015 39 2136
2016 60 2280
2017 60 2606
2018 56 2553
2019 81 3041
2020 55 3551
2021 67 3720
2022 60 3666
2023 79 3660
2024 60 3415
2025 32 2879

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 255 282 1195
Pharmacology 249 277 1313
Molecular Biology 309 344 1613
Microbiology 267 296 1720
Virology 339 373 1811
Oncology and Cancer research 351 386 1823
Genetics 348 385 1890
Biochemistry 337 375 2007
Biotechnology 315 352 2014
Immunology 366 400 2050
Zoology 551 601 2626
Paleontology 456 507 2629
Nanotechnology 383 427 2791
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 578 635 2867
Horticulture 430 480 3122
Agricultural Science 484 542 3261
Botany 553 608 3276
Neuroscience 766 824 3404

Chemistry rankings

South College ranked 385th for Chemistry in the United States and 2538th in the World with 1,218 publications made and 51,044 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Pharmacy, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#385 of 1,455 In the United States
#434 of 1,538 In North America
#2538 of 6,561 In the World

South College
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 10 78
1994 42 105
1995 72 206
1996 11 246
1997 13 320
1998 26 359
1999 21 524
2000 35 569
2001 33 708
2002 28 846
2003 21 839
2004 13 914
2005 27 897
2006 31 960
2007 30 1074
2008 43 1131
2009 44 1251
2010 42 1320
2011 33 1518
2012 23 1517
2013 37 1738
2014 32 1876
2015 36 1874
2016 40 2037
2017 50 2293
2018 39 2174
2019 69 2621
2020 38 3079
2021 53 3214
2022 52 3147
2023 55 3015
2024 40 2809
2025 20 2308

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

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Pharmacy 204 233 1158
Biochemistry 337 375 2007
Organic Chemistry 349 395 2396
Inorganic Chemistry 373 419 2588
Nanotechnology 383 427 2791
Physical chemistry 401 451 2832
Chemical Engineering 376 424 2929
Materials Science 472 526 3279

Medicine rankings

South College ranked 543rd for Medicine in the United States and 2742nd in the World with 1,104 publications made and 34,504 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Pharmacology, Immunology, Surgery.

Medicine ranking Location
#543 of 1,604 In the United States
#591 of 1,689 In North America
#2742 of 6,793 In the World

South College
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 9 38
1994 25 56
1995 42 118
1996 9 142
1997 10 223
1998 18 213
1999 15 274
2000 14 288
2001 21 353
2002 11 477
2003 13 495
2004 11 534
2005 15 481
2006 24 514
2007 21 602
2008 36 706
2009 35 803
2010 34 881
2011 25 1006
2012 29 1121
2013 40 1262
2014 34 1382
2015 38 1431
2016 48 1480
2017 62 1723
2018 40 1782
2019 61 2068
2020 49 2534
2021 64 2630
2022 62 2619
2023 67 2637
2024 56 2520
2025 38 2230

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

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Pharmacy 204 233 1158
Pharmacology 249 277 1313
Sports Medicine 368 410 1448
Virology 339 373 1811
Oncology and Cancer research 351 386 1823
Physical Therapy 459 506 1950
Nursing 518 570 1972
Critical Care Nursing 425 463 1995
Family medicine 502 542 2020
Immunology 366 400 2050
Anesthesiology 479 520 2259
Psychiatry 608 661 2583
Anatomy and Physiology 545 593 2749
Health Science 788 847 2753
Surgery 582 629 2796
Clinical Psychology 781 843 2976
Pathology 548 597 3053
Public Health 694 755 3298
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 620 671 3307

Engineering rankings

South College ranked 574th for Engineering in the United States and 3605th in the World with 731 publications made and 25,985 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#574 of 1,568 In the United States
#629 of 1,655 In North America
#3605 of 6,795 In the World

South College
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 8 35
1994 14 51
1995 23 72
1996 9 101
1997 8 124
1998 9 130
1999 7 158
2000 17 180
2001 11 229
2002 13 320
2003 7 343
2004 11 379
2005 12 370
2006 28 451
2007 17 482
2008 21 536
2009 25 608
2010 19 667
2011 24 713
2012 23 775
2013 18 824
2014 14 923
2015 23 985
2016 26 1010
2017 34 1253
2018 26 1271
2019 51 1500
2020 31 1762
2021 42 1967
2022 40 1942
2023 45 1939
2024 25 1795
2025 16 1506

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 315 352 2014
Nanotechnology 383 427 2791
Chemical Engineering 376 424 2929
Metallurgical Engineering 435 485 3087
Materials Science 472 526 3279
Acoustical Engineering 623 681 3389
Aerospace Engineering 634 692 3638
Mechanical Engineering 633 692 3712
Optical Engineering 628 684 3759
Telecommunications 634 693 3885

Physics rankings

South College ranked 558th for Physics in the United States and 3411th in the World with 719 publications made and 25,368 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#558 of 1,537 In the United States
#613 of 1,623 In North America
#3411 of 6,729 In the World

South College
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 5 60
1994 20 76
1995 26 85
1996 7 131
1997 8 154
1998 11 172
1999 6 190
2000 14 213
2001 13 297
2002 15 320
2003 6 376
2004 10 405
2005 14 402
2006 23 470
2007 18 528
2008 20 572
2009 23 637
2010 18 683
2011 24 775
2012 21 778
2013 19 865
2014 20 936
2015 22 1006
2016 28 1037
2017 34 1236
2018 28 1261
2019 42 1495
2020 26 1762
2021 37 1920
2022 36 1842
2023 37 1808
2024 25 1694
2025 18 1388

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 383 427 2791
Nuclear Physics 491 543 2999
Materials Science 472 526 3279
Quantum and Particle physics 554 609 3355
Acoustical Engineering 623 681 3389
Optical Engineering 628 684 3759
Astrophysics and Astronomy 773 837 3924

Environmental Science rankings

South College ranked 628th for Environmental Science in the United States and 3591st in the World with 718 publications made and 29,150 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#628 of 1,637 In the United States
#689 of 1,727 In North America
#3591 of 6,888 In the World

South College
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 4 71
1994 7 69
1995 13 60
1996 6 70
1997 7 81
1998 20 134
1999 9 216
2000 21 238
2001 16 333
2002 18 410
2003 12 444
2004 9 463
2005 13 421
2006 13 513
2007 17 548
2008 18 593
2009 21 641
2010 22 645
2011 20 755
2012 17 777
2013 31 852
2014 16 957
2015 26 888
2016 36 963
2017 32 1086
2018 29 1135
2019 31 1340
2020 27 1481
2021 35 1644
2022 35 1645
2023 32 1692
2024 33 1493
2025 16 1264

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Paleontology 456 507 2629
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 578 635 2867
Geology 496 548 2961
Oceanography 536 597 3168
Agricultural Science 484 542 3261
Ecology 598 659 3508
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 632 689 3818
Geography and Cartography 841 911 4511

Computer Science rankings

South College ranked 645th for Computer Science in the United States and 3485th in the World with 684 publications made and 23,978 citations received. Main research topics: Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Library and Information science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#645 of 1,616 In the United States
#705 of 1,702 In North America
#3485 of 6,855 In the World

South College
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 6 24
1994 14 38
1995 20 75
1996 7 102
1997 10 122
1998 13 148
1999 13 186
2000 13 218
2001 14 230
2002 17 294
2003 5 294
2004 8 322
2005 15 307
2006 11 393
2007 10 446
2008 12 459
2009 19 580
2010 23 660
2011 18 707
2012 17 829
2013 22 945
2014 11 986
2015 24 972
2016 26 999
2017 34 1207
2018 24 1108
2019 47 1498
2020 35 1695
2021 36 1999
2022 40 1919
2023 38 1890
2024 31 1793
2025 17 1418

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 255 282 1195
Library and Information science 533 577 1625
Neuroscience 766 824 3404
Telecommunications 634 693 3885
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 690 754 3904
Machine Learning 784 851 4492

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

South College ranked 878th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 4211th in the World with 639 publications made and 19,214 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#878 of 1,763 In the United States
#948 of 1,854 In North America
#4211 of 7,088 In the World

South College
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 7 35
1994 11 37
1995 6 43
1996 7 48
1997 6 76
1998 13 84
1999 4 116
2000 8 131
2001 7 156
2002 9 206
2003 7 227
2004 9 229
2005 6 209
2006 10 284
2007 14 309
2008 12 337
2009 18 434
2010 14 488
2011 12 516
2012 19 585
2013 22 634
2014 11 697
2015 23 715
2016 29 682
2017 35 899
2018 32 835
2019 34 1191
2020 28 1204
2021 43 1447
2022 38 1427
2023 43 1496
2024 35 1409
2025 20 1094

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Military science 335 365 755
Library and Information science 533 577 1625
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 702 760 2467
Demography 665 723 3252
Linguistics 648 706 3337
Philosophy 794 864 3934
Law 918 988 3957
Education Majors 1009 1080 4033
Sociology 975 1048 4241
Political Science 944 1016 4252
Archaeology 862 934 4369
History 946 1019 4405

Psychology rankings

South College ranked 811th for Psychology in the United States and 3549th in the World with 472 publications made and 12,973 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#811 of 1,561 In the United States
#876 of 1,648 In North America
#3549 of 6,663 In the World

South College
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 6 10
1994 11 17
1995 14 38
1996 4 52
1997 4 69
1998 1 50
1999 4 76
2000 6 75
2001 3 96
2002 5 141
2003 2 143
2004 5 127
2005 4 125
2006 8 153
2007 5 174
2008 8 220
2009 7 251
2010 10 276
2011 11 320
2012 14 386
2013 16 426
2014 13 473
2015 15 488
2016 18 464
2017 28 568
2018 21 601
2019 36 729
2020 30 891
2021 33 1004
2022 33 1046
2023 40 985
2024 29 973
2025 18 895

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

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Psychiatry 608 661 2583
Clinical Psychology 781 843 2976
Neuroscience 766 824 3404
Education Majors 1009 1080 4033
Social Psychology 1109 1181 4748

Mathematics rankings

South College ranked 876th for Mathematics in the United States and 4468th in the World with 263 publications made and 6,793 citations received. Main research topic: Statistics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#876 of 1,413 In the United States
#944 of 1,494 In North America
#4468 of 6,434 In the World

South College
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 1 7
1994 5 5
1995 2 11
1996 3 13
1997 2 15
1998 4 32
1999 1 25
2000 3 25
2001 4 26
2002 1 60
2003 1 75
2004 5 72
2005 3 61
2006 5 70
2007 8 99
2008 1 126
2009 6 134
2010 5 157
2011 8 162
2012 13 201
2013 13 209
2014 6 198
2015 5 236
2016 18 208
2017 20 290
2018 14 327
2019 17 428
2020 11 489
2021 15 560
2022 15 604
2023 21 597
2024 15 467
2025 8 400

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 774 837 4189

Economics rankings

South College ranked 874th for Economics in the United States and 4151st in the World with 167 publications made and 4,234 citations received. Main research topic: Development Studies.

Economics ranking Location
#874 of 1,361 In the United States
#945 of 1,445 In North America
#4151 of 6,188 In the World

South College
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 1 2
1994 2 0
1995 4 9
1996 1 3
1997 0 4
1998 3 6
1999 1 7
2000 2 12
2001 6 21
2002 5 36
2003 0 43
2004 3 42
2005 2 49
2006 4 44
2007 4 60
2008 2 57
2009 2 81
2010 4 102
2011 2 81
2012 5 100
2013 7 94
2014 4 110
2015 6 136
2016 11 115
2017 9 137
2018 6 155
2019 12 217
2020 6 264
2021 14 315
2022 6 306
2023 11 303
2024 7 233
2025 6 206

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

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 899 969 4064

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for South College

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Management 777 843 4035
Art & Design 913 983 4058
Marketing 778 843 4066
Business 845 915 4276