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Suffolk University ranked 329th in the United States, 1349th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 87 research topics. Suffolk University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 7,154 academic publications and 148,150 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 155 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1349 of 14,131 In the World
#366 of 2,597 In North America
#329 of 2,496 In the United States
#19 of 88 In Massachusetts
#5 of 24 In Boston
#177 of 1,036 For Intellectual Property and Patent Law
#267 of 1,037 For Tax Law
#306 of 1,018 For International Law
#924 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#986 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 84 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Suffolk University ranked 314th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1388th in the World with 5,136 publications made and 108,498 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#314 of 1,761 In the United States
#353 of 1,852 In North America
#1388 of 7,081 In the World

Suffolk University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 33 114
1993 34 155
1994 41 169
1995 42 196
1996 49 215
1997 69 270
1998 74 336
1999 89 412
2000 78 506
2001 76 510
2002 76 693
2003 65 823
2004 96 1010
2005 106 1291
2006 129 1444
2007 239 1812
2008 188 2133
2009 219 2814
2010 223 3118
2011 261 3445
2012 247 3895
2013 237 4325
2014 205 4884
2015 214 5166
2016 152 5373
2017 164 5456
2018 191 5876
2019 199 6665
2020 214 7616
2021 184 8172
2022 174 7930
2023 158 8203
2024 120 6770

The following table provides academic rankings for Suffolk 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 86 96 177
International Law 104 120 306
Law Enforcement 182 203 393
Human Rights Law 137 159 433
Military science 216 241 439
Communications and Public Relations 189 218 509
Criminology and Criminal Justice 247 276 521
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 212 244 667
International Relations and Diplomacy 223 254 685
Public Policy / Administration 244 272 694
Genealogy 291 325 747
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 263 293 818
Art History 313 348 821
Media Studies 339 377 837
Gender Studies 354 391 843
Library and Information science 310 340 870
Political Economy 319 357 922
Law 281 312 928
Sociology 297 331 1020
Political Science 280 312 1049
Education Majors 347 383 1093
Aesthetics 292 328 1136
Journalism and Digital Media 300 335 1165
Anthropology 357 397 1175
Classics and Ancient History 438 474 1309
History 324 364 1346
Archaeology 314 356 1482
Philosophy 336 379 1691
Linguistics 359 400 1693
Demography 404 451 1888

Environmental Science rankings

Suffolk University ranked 378th for Environmental Science in the United States and 2223rd in the World with 2,751 publications made and 60,280 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#378 of 1,631 In the United States
#429 of 1,721 In North America
#2223 of 6,876 In the World

Suffolk University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 20 130
1993 22 172
1994 25 164
1995 30 187
1996 23 161
1997 39 216
1998 37 255
1999 45 265
2000 43 357
2001 31 372
2002 40 461
2003 36 561
2004 71 627
2005 53 827
2006 53 958
2007 112 1069
2008 101 1329
2009 111 1606
2010 119 1812
2011 129 1996
2012 148 2281
2013 108 2525
2014 98 2742
2015 117 2946
2016 83 2957
2017 87 3114
2018 85 3294
2019 104 3679
2020 106 4441
2021 110 4728
2022 86 4545
2023 69 4529
2024 52 3781

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 343 389 1637
Forestry 285 331 1847
Geography and Cartography 352 401 1963
Agricultural Science 306 353 2072
Petrology and Geochemistry 364 413 2153
Oceanography 374 427 2193
Environmental Engineering 301 343 2231
Ecology 387 439 2289
Paleontology 409 460 2320
Geology 413 464 2413
Environmental Management 360 411 2570
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 489 544 3082
Geotechnical Engineering 471 523 3160

Computer Science rankings

Suffolk University ranked 372nd for Computer Science in the United States and 1943rd in the World with 2,750 publications made and 69,762 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Library and Information science, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#372 of 1,612 In the United States
#415 of 1,698 In North America
#1943 of 6,845 In the World

Suffolk University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 19 62
1993 21 83
1994 31 100
1995 21 128
1996 29 149
1997 37 176
1998 38 223
1999 54 253
2000 45 317
2001 34 315
2002 44 485
2003 33 522
2004 57 655
2005 64 883
2006 68 995
2007 109 1187
2008 90 1383
2009 100 1750
2010 109 1973
2011 132 2166
2012 124 2366
2013 132 2663
2014 104 3070
2015 125 3257
2016 80 3329
2017 102 3392
2018 106 3593
2019 109 3987
2020 127 4782
2021 107 5275
2022 91 5078
2023 84 5149
2024 55 3979

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 191 219 769
Library and Information science 310 340 870
Data Science 289 324 1247
Neuroscience 388 431 1613
Cyber Security 307 345 1633
Multimedia 426 468 1860
Blockchain and Cryptography 286 327 1930
Computer Networking 341 387 2031
Cognitive Science 461 511 2194
Software Engineering 420 467 2269
Human-Computer Interaction 392 439 2277
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 381 428 2296
Telecommunications 388 437 2482
Machine Learning 412 461 2619
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 523 569 2932
Computer Vision 570 627 3418

Business rankings

Suffolk University ranked 251st for Business in the United States and 1002nd in the World with 2,670 publications made and 68,628 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#251 of 1,377 In the United States
#284 of 1,460 In North America
#1002 of 6,339 In the World

Suffolk University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 20 33
1993 22 47
1994 17 58
1995 26 84
1996 19 106
1997 35 119
1998 45 148
1999 43 228
2000 33 290
2001 41 275
2002 36 386
2003 26 520
2004 50 580
2005 56 780
2006 74 884
2007 119 1102
2008 102 1279
2009 106 1693
2010 116 1792
2011 164 2093
2012 138 2417
2013 132 2603
2014 106 2840
2015 117 3035
2016 93 3138
2017 97 3188
2018 110 3365
2019 112 3657
2020 119 4293
2021 94 4609
2022 99 4400
2023 79 4468
2024 51 3666

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

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Tax Law 101 114 267
Actuarial Science 196 218 554
Accounting 179 206 565
Investment Banking and Stock trading 166 188 588
Public Policy / Administration 244 272 694
Advertising 235 265 724
Entrepreneurship 187 214 728
Management Information Systems 191 219 769
International Business 169 196 808
International Trade 179 206 915
Finance 232 263 961
Marketing 257 289 1034
Human Resource Management 276 310 1110
Project Management 265 298 1136
Management 257 293 1163
Operations Research 297 336 1832

Biology rankings

Suffolk University ranked 428th for Biology in the United States and 2575th in the World with 2,557 publications made and 70,243 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#428 of 1,609 In the United States
#478 of 1,698 In North America
#2575 of 6,833 In the World

Suffolk University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 13 160
1993 21 180
1994 30 193
1995 27 215
1996 29 204
1997 32 237
1998 40 333
1999 44 298
2000 44 410
2001 36 415
2002 36 497
2003 41 601
2004 60 656
2005 53 878
2006 55 1088
2007 87 1250
2008 74 1413
2009 87 1648
2010 89 1925
2011 119 2015
2012 112 2335
2013 133 2650
2014 97 2987
2015 109 3121
2016 69 3292
2017 87 3447
2018 87 3558
2019 92 3819
2020 100 4747
2021 111 5075
2022 87 5013
2023 77 4901
2024 50 3883

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 207 229 558
Neuroscience 388 431 1613
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 343 389 1637
Forestry 285 331 1847
Virology 359 393 1931
Animal Science 365 407 1981
Agricultural Science 306 353 2072
Evolutionary Biology 461 509 2131
Horticulture 287 330 2153
Biotechnology 350 388 2209
Zoology 479 526 2257
Paleontology 409 460 2320
Pharmacology 417 454 2372
Immunology 435 474 2445
Botany 455 506 2716
Oncology and Cancer research 509 552 2773
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 523 569 2932
Genetics 536 586 3013
Biochemistry 509 558 3026
Nutrition and Food Science 445 493 3367
Microbiology 507 554 3380

Medicine rankings

Suffolk University ranked 377th for Medicine in the United States and 1803rd in the World with 2,502 publications made and 67,868 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Pathology, Nursing, Clinical Psychology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#377 of 1,600 In the United States
#415 of 1,685 In North America
#1803 of 6,775 In the World

Suffolk University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 10 117
1993 15 126
1994 17 151
1995 22 185
1996 31 186
1997 29 215
1998 36 303
1999 45 312
2000 36 388
2001 36 340
2002 37 436
2003 38 496
2004 67 582
2005 58 720
2006 75 865
2007 93 1060
2008 71 1229
2009 86 1498
2010 77 1687
2011 109 1882
2012 100 2146
2013 135 2481
2014 114 2875
2015 100 3099
2016 77 3185
2017 86 3335
2018 93 3531
2019 92 3765
2020 105 4709
2021 116 4983
2022 106 5129
2023 86 5058
2024 63 4312

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

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 207 229 558
Clinical Psychology 281 316 774
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 294 326 909
Health Science 326 356 1019
Nursing 310 345 1030
Healthcare Management (MHA) 310 346 1101
Ophthalmology 264 293 1174
Family medicine 330 358 1270
Critical Care Nursing 301 324 1288
Psychiatry 336 372 1315
Gerontology 429 473 1486
Anesthesiology 341 375 1561
Surgery 339 373 1570
Public Health 355 397 1583
Veterinary 232 256 1594
Pediatrics 338 370 1662
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 358 395 1744
Virology 359 393 1931
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 338 373 1986
Anatomy and Physiology 417 456 2020
Physical Therapy 506 553 2125
Pathology 393 434 2140
Cardiology 440 484 2169
Pharmacology 417 454 2372
Immunology 435 474 2445
Oncology and Cancer research 509 552 2773

Psychology rankings

Suffolk University ranked 341st for Psychology in the United States and 1339th in the World with 2,368 publications made and 70,616 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#341 of 1,558 In the United States
#379 of 1,645 In North America
#1339 of 6,645 In the World

Suffolk University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 8 77
1993 13 91
1994 18 97
1995 17 122
1996 20 142
1997 27 162
1998 27 240
1999 39 239
2000 33 314
2001 37 303
2002 26 374
2003 31 456
2004 53 555
2005 43 760
2006 56 795
2007 93 1030
2008 74 1200
2009 95 1532
2010 96 1829
2011 97 1988
2012 112 2254
2013 123 2598
2014 107 2911
2015 101 3289
2016 67 3257
2017 93 3477
2018 107 3676
2019 98 4040
2020 118 4882
2021 105 5356
2022 114 5259
2023 99 5400
2024 76 4439

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

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Sexology 296 326 614
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 212 244 667
Clinical Psychology 281 316 774
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 243 277 793
Social Psychology 291 325 889
Child Psychology 337 375 968
Education Majors 347 383 1093
Psychiatry 336 372 1315
Neuroscience 388 431 1613
Cognitive Science 461 511 2194

Economics rankings

Suffolk University ranked 293rd for Economics in the United States and 1187th in the World with 2,055 publications made and 31,895 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#293 of 1,355 In the United States
#328 of 1,438 In North America
#1187 of 6,167 In the World

Suffolk University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 11 21
1993 16 30
1994 14 42
1995 16 50
1996 16 78
1997 24 89
1998 29 104
1999 34 163
2000 18 198
2001 30 158
2002 24 248
2003 27 333
2004 33 342
2005 38 449
2006 49 496
2007 102 644
2008 82 748
2009 88 974
2010 109 1104
2011 128 1299
2012 104 1457
2013 100 1599
2014 93 1781
2015 88 1922
2016 74 1980
2017 71 2018
2018 92 2175
2019 88 2331
2020 108 2908
2021 79 3066
2022 72 2968
2023 61 3084
2024 42 2344

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

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 196 218 554
Investment Banking and Stock trading 166 188 588
International Relations and Diplomacy 223 254 685
International Economics 168 193 890
International Trade 179 206 915
Political Economy 319 357 922
Finance 232 263 961
Development Studies 387 427 1505
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 355 395 1570

Engineering rankings

Suffolk University ranked 420th for Engineering in the United States and 2694th in the World with 2,008 publications made and 51,584 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Networking, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#420 of 1,565 In the United States
#471 of 1,651 In North America
#2694 of 6,782 In the World

Suffolk University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 18 97
1993 20 115
1994 20 130
1995 21 157
1996 24 157
1997 30 197
1998 42 222
1999 36 256
2000 35 293
2001 33 320
2002 41 399
2003 21 438
2004 55 578
2005 48 726
2006 57 820
2007 71 933
2008 62 1133
2009 82 1383
2010 73 1439
2011 94 1570
2012 85 1846
2013 83 1836
2014 62 2014
2015 66 2120
2016 56 2190
2017 54 2199
2018 56 2261
2019 77 2483
2020 74 2966
2021 58 3244
2022 45 3061
2023 59 3079
2024 37 2555

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Civil Engineering 255 294 1481
Operations Research 297 336 1832
Computer Networking 341 387 2031
Systems Engineering 380 428 2145
Structural Engineering 339 384 2193
Biotechnology 350 388 2209
Environmental Engineering 301 343 2231
Electronic Engineering 316 361 2256
Human-Computer Interaction 392 439 2277
Acoustical Engineering 406 451 2295
Mechanical Engineering 400 447 2418
Telecommunications 388 437 2482
Optical Engineering 412 460 2626
Electrical Engineering 425 476 2881
Aerospace Engineering 520 573 3085
Geotechnical Engineering 471 523 3160
Metallurgical Engineering 455 505 3180
Materials Science 479 533 3286
Chemical Engineering 608 665 4274

Physics rankings

Suffolk University ranked 455th for Physics in the United States and 2774th in the World with 1,815 publications made and 40,008 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#455 of 1,531 In the United States
#507 of 1,617 In North America
#2774 of 6,713 In the World

Suffolk University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 11 87
1993 17 92
1994 23 111
1995 18 125
1996 19 135
1997 29 160
1998 43 181
1999 41 218
2000 29 236
2001 29 263
2002 31 301
2003 25 383
2004 47 489
2005 36 579
2006 51 711
2007 72 783
2008 60 871
2009 90 1138
2010 60 1129
2011 83 1284
2012 72 1527
2013 77 1508
2014 56 1650
2015 61 1774
2016 46 1828
2017 55 1813
2018 55 1873
2019 55 2101
2020 66 2439
2021 38 2710
2022 47 2562
2023 51 2530
2024 32 2183

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 406 451 2295
Optical Engineering 412 460 2626
Astrophysics and Astronomy 526 579 2688
Quantum and Particle physics 454 505 2778
Nuclear Physics 507 559 3019
Materials Science 479 533 3286

Mathematics rankings

Suffolk University ranked 403rd for Mathematics in the United States and 2121st in the World with 1,482 publications made and 35,793 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Actuarial Science, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#403 of 1,410 In the United States
#448 of 1,491 In North America
#2121 of 6,418 In the World

Suffolk University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 5 26
1993 12 43
1994 11 40
1995 8 61
1996 11 86
1997 17 83
1998 25 105
1999 24 127
2000 12 172
2001 23 176
2002 18 235
2003 15 268
2004 26 287
2005 37 440
2006 36 463
2007 57 637
2008 44 717
2009 65 925
2010 64 1075
2011 76 1175
2012 65 1301
2013 75 1509
2014 71 1665
2015 59 1906
2016 36 1784
2017 51 1864
2018 60 2055
2019 73 2356
2020 78 2712
2021 64 3037
2022 56 2959
2023 46 2991
2024 32 1938

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 196 218 554
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 355 395 1570
Math Teachers 491 533 1570
Operations Research 297 336 1832
Blockchain and Cryptography 286 327 1930
Statistics 396 441 2173

Art & Design rankings

Suffolk University ranked 297th for Art & Design in the United States and 1148th in the World with 923 publications made and 19,278 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, 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
#297 of 1,361 In the United States
#333 of 1,444 In North America
#1148 of 5,966 In the World

Suffolk University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 6 16
1993 1 16
1994 9 24
1995 8 23
1996 18 26
1997 14 54
1998 16 52
1999 16 59
2000 16 72
2001 9 71
2002 15 129
2003 4 121
2004 26 177
2005 25 228
2006 27 234
2007 45 274
2008 32 328
2009 37 426
2010 36 439
2011 50 588
2012 53 646
2013 44 719
2014 26 779
2015 43 887
2016 23 966
2017 25 938
2018 19 965
2019 45 1152
2020 37 1291
2021 29 1404
2022 31 1405
2023 35 1375
2024 14 1066

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Cinematography 126 147 418
Art History 313 348 821
Aesthetics 292 328 1136
Creative Writing 391 437 1207
Literature 333 371 1216
Fashion Design 278 312 1218
Multimedia 426 468 1860

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Suffolk University

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Chemistry 507 558 3262
Physical chemistry 524 578 3486
Organic Chemistry 629 685 3910