SUNY at Purchase College: Rankings

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SUNY at Purchase College ranked 465th in the United States, 1891st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 61 research topics. SUNY at Purchase College ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 3,807 academic publications and 123,239 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 87 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1891 of 14,131 In the World
#513 of 2,597 In North America
#465 of 2,496 In the United States
#44 of 221 In New York State
#1 of 2 In Purchase
#435 of 1,118 For Landscape Architecture
#699 of 1,018 For Entomology
#745 of 2,695 For Forestry
#615 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#2393 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 58 other topics

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Environmental Science rankings

SUNY at Purchase College ranked 319th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1866th in the World with 2,317 publications made and 89,965 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#319 of 1,637 In the United States
#367 of 1,727 In North America
#1866 of 6,888 In the World

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Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 13 236
1994 22 239
1995 21 263
1996 36 255
1997 25 267
1998 33 336
1999 20 353
2000 30 423
2001 30 421
2002 27 516
2003 43 567
2004 58 714
2005 36 887
2006 42 1117
2007 45 1214
2008 46 1553
2009 44 1684
2010 51 1982
2011 68 2428
2012 65 2879
2013 59 3128
2014 102 3567
2015 88 3545
2016 86 3679
2017 58 3991
2018 77 4261
2019 105 4802
2020 116 5542
2021 131 6700
2022 120 6585
2023 105 6634
2024 76 6086
2025 58 5714

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY at Purchase College in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Forestry 119 148 745
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 308 354 1480
Environmental Management 222 260 1556
Ecology 270 312 1564
Oceanography 280 328 1626
Geography and Cartography 308 353 1691
Geotechnical Engineering 262 303 1725
Agricultural Science 261 301 1820
Geology 340 390 2029
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 336 380 2144
Environmental Engineering 298 340 2252
Paleontology 416 467 2392
Environmental Chemistry 333 381 2403
Earth science and Geophysics 392 443 2418

Biology rankings

SUNY at Purchase College ranked 368th for Biology in the United States and 2218th in the World with 2,093 publications made and 89,788 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Botany, Paleontology, Genetics, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#368 of 1,612 In the United States
#415 of 1,701 In North America
#2218 of 6,841 In the World

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Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 15 382
1994 16 409
1995 20 425
1996 31 394
1997 17 401
1998 29 475
1999 16 489
2000 29 536
2001 26 534
2002 26 579
2003 39 639
2004 52 751
2005 32 934
2006 49 1080
2007 42 1200
2008 43 1503
2009 39 1666
2010 45 1976
2011 50 2289
2012 44 2708
2013 49 2912
2014 107 3297
2015 87 3405
2016 79 3463
2017 50 3738
2018 58 3989
2019 74 4236
2020 102 5019
2021 99 5946
2022 94 5878
2023 80 5948
2024 61 5272
2025 47 4799

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY at Purchase College in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Entomology 173 199 699
Forestry 119 148 745
Evolutionary Biology 293 327 1148
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 308 354 1480
Zoology 338 380 1537
Botany 291 332 1789
Agricultural Science 261 301 1820
Biotechnology 312 349 1986
Horticulture 253 293 1995
Genetics 387 427 2149
Microbiology 345 381 2275
Nutrition and Food Science 283 322 2294
Neuroscience 535 586 2329
Paleontology 416 467 2392
Virology 454 494 2546
Biochemistry 453 502 2787
Nanotechnology 425 474 3043
Immunology 561 606 3152

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

SUNY at Purchase College ranked 430th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 2053rd in the World with 2,046 publications made and 61,368 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#430 of 1,763 In the United States
#480 of 1,854 In North America
#2053 of 7,088 In the World

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 17 170
1994 21 201
1995 21 229
1996 23 218
1997 30 214
1998 28 231
1999 20 298
2000 36 381
2001 27 405
2002 27 483
2003 33 578
2004 46 665
2005 27 767
2006 31 1085
2007 29 1090
2008 29 1382
2009 32 1489
2010 61 1653
2011 68 1981
2012 58 2335
2013 54 2405
2014 54 2911
2015 89 2755
2016 69 2829
2017 82 3031
2018 79 3321
2019 110 3684
2020 93 4137
2021 93 4810
2022 83 4541
2023 100 4636
2024 55 3662
2025 40 3271

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Gender Studies 362 402 867
Media Studies 357 395 887
Art History 390 431 1040
Classics and Ancient History 369 403 1123
Library and Information science 418 457 1254
Sociology 399 444 1496
Law 431 475 1642
Anthropology 475 529 1684
History 392 437 1702
Political Science 426 473 1762
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 523 574 1769
Aesthetics 430 480 1781
Linguistics 373 415 1789
Philosophy 414 462 2132
Archaeology 441 491 2279
Demography 481 528 2285
Communications and Public Relations 805 872 3119
Education Majors 916 984 3589

Engineering rankings

SUNY at Purchase College ranked 408th for Engineering in the United States and 2650th in the World with 1,534 publications made and 54,116 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#408 of 1,568 In the United States
#459 of 1,655 In North America
#2650 of 6,795 In the World

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Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 10 187
1994 17 196
1995 6 202
1996 26 210
1997 16 197
1998 23 260
1999 13 258
2000 16 283
2001 16 360
2002 25 374
2003 22 396
2004 33 504
2005 27 597
2006 32 717
2007 26 804
2008 30 1008
2009 25 1071
2010 42 1269
2011 44 1589
2012 41 1914
2013 38 2078
2014 85 2410
2015 70 2510
2016 67 2554
2017 46 2761
2018 54 2923
2019 61 3095
2020 78 3612
2021 78 4320
2022 77 4290
2023 58 4358
2024 55 3849
2025 29 3624

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY at Purchase College in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 73 88 435
Remote Sensing 193 221 871
Renewable Energy Engineering 161 196 1289
Civil Engineering 288 329 1704
Geotechnical Engineering 262 303 1725
Biotechnology 312 349 1986
Environmental Engineering 298 340 2252
Aerospace Engineering 380 425 2269
Chemical Engineering 300 341 2374
Metallurgical Engineering 377 426 2689
Materials Science 385 432 2753
Computer Networking 466 520 2788
Telecommunications 441 492 2812
Electrical Engineering 405 456 2836
Optical Engineering 446 499 2874
Acoustical Engineering 509 562 2938
Nanotechnology 425 474 3043
Systems Engineering 511 565 3053
Structural Engineering 518 572 3243
Mechanical Engineering 584 641 3437

Chemistry rankings

SUNY at Purchase College ranked 425th for Chemistry in the United States and 2783rd in the World with 1,381 publications made and 52,177 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#425 of 1,455 In the United States
#475 of 1,538 In North America
#2783 of 6,561 In the World

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Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 11 292
1994 13 299
1995 12 284
1996 24 273
1997 13 279
1998 20 344
1999 17 377
2000 22 353
2001 15 389
2002 14 411
2003 27 436
2004 24 470
2005 20 592
2006 25 663
2007 20 766
2008 27 938
2009 22 992
2010 28 1171
2011 32 1402
2012 35 1554
2013 36 1679
2014 88 1883
2015 62 2048
2016 63 2119
2017 27 2195
2018 37 2363
2019 39 2509
2020 80 2959
2021 61 3553
2022 65 3687
2023 45 3741
2024 37 3390
2025 30 3199

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY at Purchase College in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 283 322 2294
Chemical Engineering 300 341 2374
Environmental Chemistry 333 381 2403
Organic Chemistry 395 444 2690
Materials Science 385 432 2753
Biochemistry 453 502 2787
Physical chemistry 431 482 2986
Nanotechnology 425 474 3043

Physics rankings

SUNY at Purchase College ranked 443rd for Physics in the United States and 2744th in the World with 1,259 publications made and 48,031 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#443 of 1,537 In the United States
#495 of 1,623 In North America
#2744 of 6,729 In the World

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Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 9 175
1994 15 195
1995 6 211
1996 23 204
1997 15 194
1998 23 249
1999 16 261
2000 16 253
2001 9 320
2002 15 339
2003 21 372
2004 34 448
2005 25 549
2006 25 609
2007 23 685
2008 21 785
2009 16 859
2010 34 1023
2011 29 1240
2012 37 1396
2013 32 1536
2014 77 1750
2015 57 1889
2016 59 1957
2017 32 2120
2018 38 2203
2019 37 2395
2020 58 2743
2021 54 3132
2022 58 3148
2023 40 3090
2024 28 2767
2025 25 2591

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY at Purchase College in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Materials Science 385 432 2753
Optical Engineering 446 499 2874
Astrophysics and Astronomy 557 610 2876
Acoustical Engineering 509 562 2938
Nanotechnology 425 474 3043
Quantum and Particle physics 515 569 3147
Nuclear Physics 533 585 3176

Computer Science rankings

SUNY at Purchase College ranked 482nd for Computer Science in the United States and 2643rd in the World with 1,142 publications made and 36,625 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Library and Information science, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#482 of 1,616 In the United States
#531 of 1,702 In North America
#2643 of 6,855 In the World

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Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 14 165
1994 10 200
1995 9 197
1996 18 219
1997 13 171
1998 16 210
1999 13 243
2000 12 278
2001 10 278
2002 21 321
2003 24 382
2004 25 391
2005 21 490
2006 20 679
2007 12 670
2008 17 788
2009 18 916
2010 39 987
2011 24 1157
2012 35 1394
2013 30 1465
2014 50 1799
2015 49 1824
2016 41 1837
2017 51 1967
2018 33 2147
2019 48 2299
2020 48 2692
2021 53 2973
2022 42 2673
2023 39 2672
2024 24 2075
2025 18 1819

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY at Purchase College in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Library and Information science 418 457 1254
Neuroscience 535 586 2329
Cognitive Science 488 539 2392
Machine Learning 390 437 2532
Computer Vision 410 459 2591
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 453 501 2727
Computer Networking 466 520 2788
Telecommunications 441 492 2812
Cyber Security 754 822 4167

Medicine rankings

SUNY at Purchase College ranked 593rd for Medicine in the United States and 2980th in the World with 1,052 publications made and 34,715 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Anatomy and Physiology, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#593 of 1,604 In the United States
#646 of 1,689 In North America
#2980 of 6,793 In the World

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Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 9 225
1994 12 232
1995 15 237
1996 21 228
1997 9 219
1998 16 263
1999 12 267
2000 12 313
2001 9 285
2002 9 305
2003 9 330
2004 19 374
2005 12 413
2006 26 493
2007 18 526
2008 21 638
2009 18 693
2010 28 811
2011 22 937
2012 23 1101
2013 24 1124
2014 44 1314
2015 37 1391
2016 29 1406
2017 30 1453
2018 43 1614
2019 46 1726
2020 46 2055
2021 50 2438
2022 47 2463
2023 40 2322
2024 35 1734
2025 23 1554

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY at Purchase College in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 649 704 2249
Public Health 468 517 2259
Nursing 653 708 2529
Virology 454 494 2546
Anatomy and Physiology 501 548 2552
Surgery 588 635 2825
Psychiatry 670 726 2854
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 574 623 3012
Immunology 561 606 3152
Pathology 597 648 3279

Psychology rankings

SUNY at Purchase College ranked 541st for Psychology in the United States and 2295th in the World with 634 publications made and 26,070 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Child Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#541 of 1,561 In the United States
#592 of 1,648 In North America
#2295 of 6,663 In the World

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Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 7 131
1994 3 165
1995 4 171
1996 8 170
1997 4 135
1998 5 162
1999 7 173
2000 6 205
2001 5 177
2002 10 209
2003 7 254
2004 9 274
2005 4 286
2006 12 375
2007 10 396
2008 11 422
2009 12 489
2010 24 501
2011 22 621
2012 14 690
2013 18 791
2014 26 927
2015 26 920
2016 19 897
2017 25 1005
2018 25 1106
2019 30 1189
2020 24 1345
2021 25 1524
2022 23 1351
2023 22 1301
2024 16 1057
2025 16 931

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY at Purchase College in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Sexology 339 375 752
Child Psychology 585 638 1942
Clinical Psychology 649 704 2249
Neuroscience 535 586 2329
Cognitive Science 488 539 2392
Social Psychology 692 753 2747
Psychiatry 670 726 2854
Education Majors 916 984 3589

Art & Design rankings

SUNY at Purchase College ranked 503rd for Art & Design in the United States and 2105th in the World with 549 publications made and 6,706 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Art History, 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
#503 of 1,369 In the United States
#554 of 1,454 In North America
#2105 of 6,010 In the World

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Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 9 31
1994 4 26
1995 5 32
1996 7 35
1997 7 34
1998 8 39
1999 3 50
2000 5 63
2001 6 74
2002 9 83
2003 9 96
2004 10 104
2005 12 116
2006 6 154
2007 8 158
2008 10 168
2009 8 220
2010 14 256
2011 24 243
2012 18 328
2013 17 371
2014 27 406
2015 20 401
2016 22 456
2017 24 427
2018 20 482
2019 31 505
2020 30 667
2021 25 672
2022 19 672
2023 27 605
2024 13 499
2025 2 446

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 73 88 435
Interior Design 120 136 722
Cinematography 237 270 855
Performing arts 241 274 890
Photography 263 300 1008
Art History 390 431 1040
Creative Writing 469 519 1593
Aesthetics 430 480 1781
Literature 518 570 2023
Fashion Design 443 492 2166

Business rankings

SUNY at Purchase College ranked 520th for Business in the United States and 2527th in the World with 479 publications made and 17,371 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing.

Business ranking Location
#520 of 1,388 In the United States
#571 of 1,472 In North America
#2527 of 6,366 In the World

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Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 2 47
1994 6 38
1995 5 42
1996 6 43
1997 6 35
1998 8 47
1999 7 69
2000 5 87
2001 4 116
2002 12 157
2003 10 173
2004 16 211
2005 7 284
2006 10 433
2007 6 410
2008 5 535
2009 6 557
2010 14 641
2011 16 751
2012 9 904
2013 13 830
2014 19 1078
2015 31 1080
2016 25 1086
2017 19 1143
2018 13 1240
2019 31 1336
2020 23 1464
2021 18 1521
2022 23 1374
2023 26 1422
2024 12 946
2025 6 827

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY at Purchase College in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Finance 486 535 2374
Marketing 489 537 2471
Management 513 565 2662

Economics rankings

SUNY at Purchase College ranked 559th for Economics in the United States and 2538th in the World with 415 publications made and 10,841 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#559 of 1,361 In the United States
#613 of 1,445 In North America
#2538 of 6,188 In the World

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Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 3 20
1994 4 20
1995 1 24
1996 4 33
1997 5 30
1998 4 46
1999 6 49
2000 3 80
2001 3 97
2002 7 109
2003 5 155
2004 6 182
2005 4 230
2006 6 345
2007 3 353
2008 4 450
2009 4 462
2010 18 525
2011 12 660
2012 7 786
2013 14 782
2014 8 993
2015 34 990
2016 11 938
2017 18 1021
2018 20 1119
2019 26 1179
2020 26 1353
2021 25 1554
2022 21 1301
2023 26 1411
2024 16 906
2025 7 792

The following table provides academic rankings for SUNY at Purchase College in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Finance 486 535 2374
Development Studies 726 789 3225
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 623 679 3300

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for SUNY at Purchase College

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Statistics 557 609 3107
Mathematics 627 688 3388
Math Teachers 983 1050 3956