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Tennessee Technological University ranked 334th in the United States, 1360th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 91 research topics. Tennessee Technological University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 9,249 academic publications and 142,013 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 35 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1360 of 14,131 In the World
#371 of 2,597 In North America
#334 of 2,496 In the United States
#8 of 56 In Tennessee
#662 of 1,153 For Technical Drawing
#664 of 1,623 For Engineering Management
#714 of 1,944 For Automation and Control engineering
#1355 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1144 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 88 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 256th for Engineering in the United States and 1483rd in the World with 6,270 publications made and 103,992 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#256 of 1,568 In the United States
#291 of 1,655 In North America
#1483 of 6,795 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 75 293
1994 68 321
1995 56 373
1996 67 409
1997 56 371
1998 55 462
1999 57 436
2000 78 489
2001 66 491
2002 283 840
2003 178 797
2004 131 862
2005 173 1160
2006 184 1413
2007 173 1542
2008 153 2043
2009 196 2430
2010 165 2568
2011 150 2856
2012 154 3366
2013 157 3547
2014 152 3727
2015 207 3939
2016 237 4251
2017 270 4891
2018 247 5879
2019 215 6102
2020 356 7047
2021 260 7435
2022 239 7374
2023 260 8223
2024 259 7254
2025 192 6096

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Technical Drawing 134 158 662
Engineering Management 212 237 664
Automation and Control engineering 124 153 714
Computer Engineering 155 185 750
Aviation 201 230 789
Industrial Engineering 141 171 795
Automotive Engineering 152 186 849
Nuclear Engineering 146 174 866
Renewable Energy Engineering 124 158 877
Electrical Engineering 173 204 968
Electronic Engineering 175 207 981
Computer Networking 205 238 999
Aerospace Engineering 225 256 1008
Reliability and Quality Engineering 197 232 1052
Systems Engineering 227 264 1072
Robotics 181 214 1081
Structural Engineering 205 236 1095
Telecommunications 205 236 1112
Civil Engineering 217 250 1175
Acoustical Engineering 237 270 1182
Mechanical Engineering 223 256 1224
Architecture 199 230 1236
Geotechnical Engineering 208 247 1249
Transportation Engineering 230 265 1260
Architectural Engineering 208 240 1291
Remote Sensing 250 285 1349
Operations Research 254 290 1458
Materials Science 250 286 1619
Metallurgical Engineering 240 276 1635
Nanotechnology 249 282 1738
Human-Computer Interaction 313 352 1802
Chemical Engineering 238 273 1807
Environmental Engineering 243 280 1815
Optical Engineering 308 348 1914

Physics rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 270th for Physics in the United States and 1529th in the World with 5,431 publications made and 91,567 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#270 of 1,537 In the United States
#307 of 1,623 In North America
#1529 of 6,729 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 66 332
1994 68 366
1995 51 402
1996 63 477
1997 61 391
1998 53 506
1999 54 462
2000 75 479
2001 59 527
2002 229 824
2003 154 787
2004 125 855
2005 146 1069
2006 165 1277
2007 161 1406
2008 142 1866
2009 178 2219
2010 143 2286
2011 136 2686
2012 133 3105
2013 134 3208
2014 130 3379
2015 197 3579
2016 201 3850
2017 247 4399
2018 221 5530
2019 185 5469
2020 242 6267
2021 185 6372
2022 179 6291
2023 210 6925
2024 206 6213
2025 133 5250

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 224 253 1078
Acoustical Engineering 237 270 1182
Nuclear Physics 253 287 1312
Quantum and Particle physics 242 278 1375
Astrophysics and Astronomy 323 364 1555
Theoretical Physics 315 355 1559
Materials Science 250 286 1619
Nanotechnology 249 282 1738
Condensed Matter Physics 264 300 1780
Optical Engineering 308 348 1914

Computer Science rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 311th for Computer Science in the United States and 1568th in the World with 4,867 publications made and 69,418 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#311 of 1,616 In the United States
#349 of 1,702 In North America
#1568 of 6,855 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 47 162
1994 55 210
1995 42 239
1996 55 271
1997 40 235
1998 45 301
1999 45 299
2000 53 319
2001 42 320
2002 245 704
2003 140 597
2004 92 616
2005 128 840
2006 131 1028
2007 131 1093
2008 107 1367
2009 133 1687
2010 120 1792
2011 137 1980
2012 107 2063
2013 126 2209
2014 118 2297
2015 158 2402
2016 177 2551
2017 177 2862
2018 176 3106
2019 174 3760
2020 316 4461
2021 257 4983
2022 226 5158
2023 228 6183
2024 219 5096
2025 161 3696

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computer Engineering 155 185 750
Blockchain and Cryptography 170 199 943
UX/UI Desgin 196 228 961
Computer Networking 205 238 999
Cyber Security 226 259 1047
Robotics 181 214 1081
Software Engineering 242 275 1111
Telecommunications 205 236 1112
Computer Graphics 237 270 1192
Management Information Systems 273 308 1198
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 249 285 1408
Data Science 314 350 1426
Library and Information science 512 556 1565
Computer Vision 260 298 1614
Multimedia 401 442 1734
Machine Learning 288 326 1737
Human-Computer Interaction 313 352 1802
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 413 453 2190
Cognitive Science 473 524 2291
Computational Linguistics 381 427 2293
Neuroscience 656 712 2884

Environmental Science rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 325th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1900th in the World with 4,065 publications made and 71,837 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#325 of 1,637 In the United States
#373 of 1,727 In North America
#1900 of 6,888 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 47 202
1994 44 192
1995 38 236
1996 38 287
1997 38 242
1998 58 336
1999 38 307
2000 49 337
2001 36 417
2002 128 566
2003 94 593
2004 58 647
2005 105 850
2006 117 941
2007 95 1098
2008 91 1405
2009 106 1560
2010 103 1759
2011 104 1956
2012 96 2300
2013 112 2591
2014 118 2650
2015 142 2759
2016 174 2984
2017 198 3545
2018 193 4477
2019 155 4467
2020 204 5170
2021 172 5613
2022 168 5588
2023 197 6116
2024 163 5055
2025 118 4165

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 230 264 1219
Geotechnical Engineering 208 247 1249
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 273 316 1306
Oceanography 265 311 1503
Environmental Management 214 251 1511
Earth science and Geophysics 280 326 1638
Geography and Cartography 316 361 1738
Forestry 265 309 1740
Environmental Chemistry 243 284 1744
Ecology 297 344 1776
Petrology and Geochemistry 307 352 1784
Environmental Engineering 243 280 1815
Agricultural Science 263 305 1841
Geology 320 367 1879
Paleontology 383 433 2217

Chemistry rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 321st for Chemistry in the United States and 2055th in the World with 3,845 publications made and 69,821 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#321 of 1,455 In the United States
#362 of 1,538 In North America
#2055 of 6,561 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 52 272
1994 49 244
1995 41 302
1996 46 350
1997 38 296
1998 45 402
1999 39 347
2000 51 380
2001 40 428
2002 155 557
2003 114 569
2004 86 640
2005 113 842
2006 133 951
2007 113 1051
2008 104 1470
2009 111 1590
2010 93 1739
2011 73 1928
2012 79 2258
2013 97 2358
2014 90 2415
2015 135 2624
2016 147 2747
2017 192 3350
2018 178 4254
2019 132 4154
2020 149 4713
2021 115 4879
2022 128 4882
2023 152 5084
2024 135 4784
2025 107 4349

The following table provides academic rankings for Tennessee Technological University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 228 256 1267
Physical chemistry 208 243 1416
Materials Science 250 286 1619
Nanotechnology 249 282 1738
Environmental Chemistry 243 284 1744
Petrology and Geochemistry 307 352 1784
Chemical Engineering 238 273 1807
Inorganic Chemistry 286 326 1990
Organic Chemistry 303 343 2052
Radiochemistry 274 312 2534
Biochemistry 442 490 2685
Nutrition and Food Science 489 539 3804

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 475th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 2290th in the World with 3,836 publications made and 52,759 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#475 of 1,763 In the United States
#526 of 1,854 In North America
#2290 of 7,088 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 43 172
1994 52 168
1995 27 184
1996 47 233
1997 37 197
1998 50 262
1999 43 237
2000 36 316
2001 41 327
2002 135 560
2003 77 526
2004 65 541
2005 83 690
2006 99 809
2007 93 899
2008 74 1100
2009 82 1205
2010 84 1344
2011 90 1505
2012 82 1700
2013 98 1905
2014 83 1727
2015 109 1947
2016 127 2049
2017 140 2170
2018 150 2468
2019 134 2858
2020 274 3492
2021 207 4051
2022 187 4060
2023 187 4713
2024 156 3803
2025 107 3026

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Early Childhood Education 328 362 816
Special Education 338 370 920
Media Studies 482 528 1186
Criminology and Criminal Justice 535 583 1354
Education Majors 419 464 1376
Library and Information science 512 556 1565
Aesthetics 398 444 1595
Art History 599 649 1631
Communications and Public Relations 493 542 1669
Gender Studies 667 728 1810
Law 480 526 1871
Classics and Ancient History 569 613 1878
History 426 473 1892
Archaeology 379 424 1927
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 586 638 1993
Anthropology 578 637 2102
Political Science 500 553 2131
Sociology 548 604 2137
Linguistics 438 484 2175
Philosophy 473 526 2470
Demography 539 590 2591

Biology rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 414th for Biology in the United States and 2521st in the World with 3,287 publications made and 60,668 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#414 of 1,612 In the United States
#464 of 1,701 In North America
#2521 of 6,841 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 35 196
1994 44 202
1995 41 257
1996 33 301
1997 35 251
1998 39 353
1999 28 328
2000 34 392
2001 32 434
2002 109 574
2003 84 588
2004 49 604
2005 85 791
2006 93 853
2007 92 991
2008 77 1282
2009 77 1379
2010 83 1516
2011 65 1717
2012 75 1925
2013 95 2152
2014 88 2125
2015 120 2231
2016 145 2464
2017 163 3028
2018 149 3861
2019 131 3729
2020 161 4217
2021 136 4405
2022 116 4454
2023 155 4814
2024 126 3921
2025 102 3437

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 273 316 1306
Nanotechnology 249 282 1738
Forestry 265 309 1740
Zoology 383 430 1779
Agricultural Science 263 305 1841
Evolutionary Biology 436 482 1994
Animal Science 369 411 2015
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 413 453 2190
Paleontology 383 433 2217
Biochemistry 442 490 2685
Botany 444 494 2708
Genetics 473 522 2708
Microbiology 437 481 2833
Neuroscience 656 712 2884
Virology 576 625 3343
Horticulture 475 529 3427
Immunology 659 708 3616
Nutrition and Food Science 489 539 3804

Mathematics rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 329th for Mathematics in the United States and 1585th in the World with 2,326 publications made and 40,732 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#329 of 1,413 In the United States
#367 of 1,494 In North America
#1585 of 6,434 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 23 118
1994 31 131
1995 14 132
1996 27 180
1997 13 137
1998 17 179
1999 21 153
2000 32 205
2001 21 192
2002 85 282
2003 53 320
2004 41 342
2005 59 431
2006 66 593
2007 62 558
2008 61 689
2009 67 894
2010 58 936
2011 54 985
2012 60 1075
2013 47 1190
2014 57 1199
2015 71 1291
2016 91 1366
2017 93 1520
2018 89 1733
2019 89 2073
2020 166 2425
2021 104 2644
2022 100 2623
2023 119 3055
2024 76 1994
2025 47 1374

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 302 333 930
Blockchain and Cryptography 170 199 943
Applied Mathematics 236 270 1443
Operations Research 254 290 1458
Statistics 322 361 1659
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 477 525 2307

Business rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 332nd for Business in the United States and 1507th in the World with 2,253 publications made and 31,952 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Engineering Management.

Business ranking Location
#332 of 1,388 In the United States
#371 of 1,472 In North America
#1507 of 6,366 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 39 92
1994 37 93
1995 24 113
1996 34 138
1997 28 132
1998 26 153
1999 29 180
2000 23 175
2001 19 158
2002 124 392
2003 69 343
2004 48 315
2005 62 446
2006 57 550
2007 60 546
2008 48 730
2009 56 815
2010 46 897
2011 68 938
2012 44 1012
2013 47 1090
2014 46 1093
2015 65 1092
2016 90 1232
2017 75 1273
2018 70 1425
2019 74 1599
2020 170 1921
2021 105 2158
2022 107 2142
2023 85 2429
2024 73 1788
2025 48 1292

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

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 212 237 664
Project Management 260 294 1136
Advertising 320 355 1142
Management Information Systems 273 308 1198
Management 264 301 1217
Operations Research 254 290 1458
Accounting 395 432 1568
Marketing 382 424 1779
Finance 467 513 2277

Psychology rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 519th for Psychology in the United States and 2185th in the World with 1,510 publications made and 23,896 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#519 of 1,561 In the United States
#570 of 1,648 In North America
#2185 of 6,663 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 17 80
1994 10 69
1995 14 106
1996 15 114
1997 11 90
1998 17 117
1999 12 100
2000 10 121
2001 18 160
2002 41 218
2003 24 207
2004 14 211
2005 29 283
2006 39 280
2007 38 320
2008 37 391
2009 37 498
2010 27 543
2011 35 672
2012 25 787
2013 34 822
2014 26 807
2015 48 902
2016 64 895
2017 54 910
2018 63 1057
2019 57 1267
2020 133 1402
2021 78 1467
2022 86 1524
2023 71 1706
2024 68 1604
2025 46 1288

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

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Special Education 338 370 920
Education Majors 419 464 1376
Social Psychology 522 576 1881
Child Psychology 589 642 1952
Psychiatry 507 556 2132
Clinical Psychology 636 691 2182
Cognitive Science 473 524 2291
Neuroscience 656 712 2884

Economics rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 502nd for Economics in the United States and 2224th in the World with 1,019 publications made and 11,859 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#502 of 1,361 In the United States
#551 of 1,445 In North America
#2224 of 6,188 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 15 36
1994 12 41
1995 8 43
1996 10 54
1997 7 40
1998 11 49
1999 14 72
2000 10 71
2001 9 85
2002 29 120
2003 36 137
2004 11 132
2005 15 173
2006 21 216
2007 24 206
2008 19 285
2009 21 315
2010 25 347
2011 26 351
2012 23 445
2013 34 441
2014 26 434
2015 32 478
2016 47 517
2017 48 520
2018 36 552
2019 41 713
2020 93 951
2021 57 1073
2022 53 987
2023 42 1091
2024 29 790
2025 13 590

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

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 495 541 2032
Finance 467 513 2277
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 477 525 2307

Art & Design rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 396th for Art & Design in the United States and 1685th in the World with 811 publications made and 10,116 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Multimedia.

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
#396 of 1,369 In the United States
#442 of 1,454 In North America
#1685 of 6,010 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 9 25
1994 9 26
1995 6 29
1996 9 29
1997 7 33
1998 10 41
1999 7 39
2000 8 54
2001 7 41
2002 23 76
2003 20 78
2004 23 96
2005 19 140
2006 20 133
2007 15 134
2008 18 223
2009 19 217
2010 14 253
2011 21 261
2012 27 324
2013 32 328
2014 14 305
2015 30 366
2016 26 362
2017 38 398
2018 33 415
2019 25 533
2020 61 635
2021 41 656
2022 28 667
2023 44 802
2024 36 641
2025 25 565

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Graphic Design 219 249 866
UX/UI Desgin 196 228 961
Computer Graphics 237 270 1192
Architecture 199 230 1236
Aesthetics 398 444 1595
Art History 599 649 1631
Fashion Design 349 392 1682
Multimedia 401 442 1734
Literature 565 621 2253

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Tennessee Technological University

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Health Science 537 581 1853
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 530 577 1942
Healthcare Management (MHA) 523 577 2118
Nursing 586 641 2231
Public Health 530 581 2560
Medicine 533 581 2715
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 524 568 2773
Anatomy and Physiology 555 605 2847
Surgery 611 660 2971
Physical Therapy 690 749 3104
Pathology 586 637 3187