Tennessee Technological University: Rankings

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Tennessee Technological University ranked 350th in the United States, 1462nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 89 research topics. Tennessee Technological University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,944 academic publications and 134,496 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 35 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1462 of 14,131 In the World
#389 of 2,597 In North America
#350 of 2,496 In the United States
#8 of 56 In Tennessee
#647 of 1,117 For Technical Drawing
#666 of 1,577 For Engineering Management
#704 of 1,916 For Automation and Control engineering
#1345 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1406 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 86 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 257th for Engineering in the United States and 1469th in the World with 6,092 publications made and 98,559 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#257 of 1,565 In the United States
#292 of 1,651 In North America
#1469 of 6,782 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 76 306
1993 75 293
1994 68 321
1995 54 373
1996 67 409
1997 56 371
1998 54 459
1999 57 436
2000 78 484
2001 66 491
2002 283 835
2003 178 798
2004 131 862
2005 173 1158
2006 183 1411
2007 173 1538
2008 153 2041
2009 196 2430
2010 164 2566
2011 149 2855
2012 153 3357
2013 155 3544
2014 152 3726
2015 207 3936
2016 238 4251
2017 269 4886
2018 247 5883
2019 215 6095
2020 356 7046
2021 261 7449
2022 238 7388
2023 258 8237
2024 243 7118

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 132 156 647
Engineering Management 217 243 666
Automation and Control engineering 123 152 704
Computer Engineering 155 185 742
Industrial Engineering 140 172 782
Renewable Energy Engineering 119 153 830
Automotive Engineering 154 188 861
Nuclear Engineering 148 177 862
Aviation 218 249 907
Electrical Engineering 175 206 962
Electronic Engineering 175 207 964
Computer Networking 205 237 991
Aerospace Engineering 226 257 1005
Reliability and Quality Engineering 200 234 1037
Robotics 180 213 1053
Systems Engineering 228 265 1064
Structural Engineering 206 237 1078
Telecommunications 206 237 1089
Civil Engineering 217 250 1152
Acoustical Engineering 236 269 1160
Mechanical Engineering 225 258 1210
Architecture 198 229 1217
Geotechnical Engineering 208 247 1231
Transportation Engineering 229 263 1236
Architectural Engineering 205 237 1250
Remote Sensing 252 288 1345
Operations Research 254 290 1414
Materials Science 251 287 1611
Metallurgical Engineering 242 278 1620
Nanotechnology 250 283 1705
Chemical Engineering 240 275 1782
Environmental Engineering 243 280 1786
Human-Computer Interaction 319 358 1809
Optical Engineering 307 346 1879

Physics rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 269th for Physics in the United States and 1507th in the World with 5,304 publications made and 87,095 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#269 of 1,531 In the United States
#306 of 1,617 In North America
#1507 of 6,713 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 74 389
1993 66 332
1994 68 366
1995 49 402
1996 63 478
1997 61 391
1998 52 506
1999 54 462
2000 75 474
2001 59 526
2002 229 820
2003 154 787
2004 125 855
2005 146 1067
2006 164 1275
2007 161 1400
2008 142 1864
2009 178 2216
2010 143 2282
2011 136 2684
2012 132 3098
2013 133 3204
2014 130 3375
2015 197 3580
2016 201 3845
2017 247 4404
2018 222 5532
2019 184 5459
2020 243 6273
2021 184 6392
2022 177 6309
2023 207 6932
2024 192 6112

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 1055
Acoustical Engineering 236 269 1160
Nuclear Physics 251 285 1296
Quantum and Particle physics 244 280 1361
Theoretical Physics 309 349 1520
Astrophysics and Astronomy 322 363 1520
Materials Science 251 287 1611
Nanotechnology 250 283 1705
Condensed Matter Physics 266 303 1763
Optical Engineering 307 346 1879

Computer Science rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 313th for Computer Science in the United States and 1548th in the World with 4,713 publications made and 65,723 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#313 of 1,612 In the United States
#351 of 1,698 In North America
#1548 of 6,845 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 53 192
1993 47 161
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 245 703
2003 140 598
2004 92 616
2005 128 840
2006 131 1026
2007 131 1090
2008 108 1369
2009 133 1685
2010 120 1793
2011 137 1983
2012 106 2062
2013 124 2210
2014 118 2296
2015 156 2403
2016 179 2546
2017 175 2866
2018 176 3121
2019 173 3754
2020 315 4470
2021 257 4983
2022 227 5166
2023 227 6181
2024 199 4939

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 155 185 742
UX/UI Desgin 197 229 948
Blockchain and Cryptography 175 205 955
Computer Networking 205 237 991
Robotics 180 213 1053
Cyber Security 231 264 1072
Telecommunications 206 237 1089
Software Engineering 246 279 1115
Computer Graphics 237 270 1180
Management Information Systems 274 309 1181
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 252 289 1391
Data Science 316 352 1400
Library and Information science 507 551 1530
Computer Vision 259 297 1576
Multimedia 398 439 1709
Machine Learning 290 328 1715
Human-Computer Interaction 319 358 1809
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 403 443 2128
Cognitive Science 472 523 2253
Computational Linguistics 387 433 2310
Neuroscience 659 714 2831

Environmental Science rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 326th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1861st in the World with 3,950 publications made and 67,984 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#326 of 1,631 In the United States
#374 of 1,721 In North America
#1861 of 6,876 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 48 157
1993 47 202
1994 44 192
1995 36 236
1996 37 287
1997 38 241
1998 56 331
1999 38 307
2000 49 336
2001 36 414
2002 128 564
2003 94 593
2004 58 648
2005 105 851
2006 116 940
2007 95 1084
2008 90 1406
2009 106 1558
2010 102 1755
2011 105 1955
2012 96 2302
2013 111 2590
2014 118 2652
2015 142 2761
2016 172 2988
2017 198 3539
2018 194 4478
2019 152 4463
2020 205 5171
2021 172 5627
2022 169 5613
2023 198 6129
2024 152 4958

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 231 265 1187
Geotechnical Engineering 208 247 1231
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 276 319 1292
Environmental Management 213 250 1462
Oceanography 264 310 1471
Earth science and Geophysics 279 325 1616
Geography and Cartography 316 362 1705
Forestry 264 308 1710
Environmental Chemistry 243 284 1710
Ecology 298 345 1743
Petrology and Geochemistry 312 357 1776
Environmental Engineering 243 280 1786
Agricultural Science 263 304 1807
Geology 320 368 1840
Paleontology 383 433 2169

Chemistry rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 321st for Chemistry in the United States and 2028th in the World with 3,746 publications made and 66,133 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#321 of 1,447 In the United States
#362 of 1,530 In North America
#2028 of 6,545 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 52 271
1993 52 271
1994 49 244
1995 39 302
1996 46 351
1997 38 295
1998 43 398
1999 39 347
2000 51 378
2001 40 425
2002 155 554
2003 114 571
2004 86 640
2005 113 840
2006 132 949
2007 113 1040
2008 104 1469
2009 111 1588
2010 93 1734
2011 72 1924
2012 79 2251
2013 97 2356
2014 90 2411
2015 133 2620
2016 147 2739
2017 192 3354
2018 178 4253
2019 131 4150
2020 149 4716
2021 116 4887
2022 127 4899
2023 151 5088
2024 128 4738

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 1234
Physical chemistry 208 242 1387
Materials Science 251 287 1611
Nanotechnology 250 283 1705
Environmental Chemistry 243 284 1710
Petrology and Geochemistry 312 357 1776
Chemical Engineering 240 275 1782
Inorganic Chemistry 285 325 1975
Organic Chemistry 303 343 2021
Radiochemistry 278 316 2535
Biochemistry 443 491 2637

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 477th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 2261st in the World with 3,725 publications made and 49,673 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#477 of 1,761 In the United States
#528 of 1,852 In North America
#2261 of 7,081 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 37 127
1993 43 171
1994 52 168
1995 26 184
1996 47 234
1997 37 197
1998 48 258
1999 43 237
2000 36 314
2001 41 327
2002 135 560
2003 77 524
2004 65 541
2005 83 691
2006 98 808
2007 94 893
2008 73 1100
2009 82 1204
2010 83 1344
2011 91 1510
2012 81 1696
2013 98 1905
2014 83 1727
2015 107 1947
2016 128 2046
2017 141 2167
2018 148 2472
2019 131 2846
2020 274 3493
2021 207 4052
2022 183 4074
2023 188 4731
2024 146 3738

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 328 361 802
Special Education 346 378 925
Media Studies 485 531 1181
Criminology and Criminal Justice 528 576 1318
Education Majors 415 458 1336
Library and Information science 507 551 1530
Aesthetics 397 442 1573
Art History 595 645 1592
Communications and Public Relations 489 538 1622
Gender Studies 661 721 1756
Classics and Ancient History 573 617 1846
Law 489 534 1869
History 432 479 1873
Archaeology 381 427 1904
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 586 638 1981
Anthropology 585 644 2076
Sociology 548 603 2102
Political Science 505 558 2126
Linguistics 445 491 2165
Philosophy 477 530 2446
Demography 538 588 2533

Biology rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 416th for Biology in the United States and 2483rd in the World with 3,200 publications made and 57,547 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#416 of 1,609 In the United States
#466 of 1,698 In North America
#2483 of 6,833 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 37 169
1993 35 195
1994 44 202
1995 41 257
1996 32 302
1997 35 250
1998 38 348
1999 28 328
2000 34 388
2001 32 431
2002 109 574
2003 84 592
2004 49 605
2005 85 791
2006 93 851
2007 93 982
2008 77 1285
2009 77 1376
2010 83 1517
2011 65 1720
2012 76 1918
2013 94 2154
2014 88 2124
2015 119 2237
2016 146 2462
2017 161 3025
2018 148 3869
2019 130 3721
2020 161 4213
2021 138 4409
2022 116 4462
2023 155 4820
2024 123 3877

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 276 319 1292
Nanotechnology 250 283 1705
Forestry 264 308 1710
Zoology 390 437 1780
Agricultural Science 263 304 1807
Evolutionary Biology 434 480 1960
Animal Science 366 408 1982
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 403 443 2128
Paleontology 383 433 2169
Biochemistry 443 491 2637
Genetics 473 522 2652
Botany 445 494 2677
Microbiology 437 481 2804
Neuroscience 659 714 2831
Horticulture 473 525 3380
Immunology 656 705 3598

Mathematics rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 329th for Mathematics in the United States and 1549th in the World with 2,279 publications made and 38,862 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#329 of 1,410 In the United States
#366 of 1,491 In North America
#1549 of 6,418 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 28 102
1993 23 117
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 85 281
2003 53 319
2004 41 342
2005 59 432
2006 66 595
2007 62 558
2008 60 689
2009 67 892
2010 58 934
2011 54 992
2012 60 1078
2013 47 1194
2014 56 1196
2015 72 1292
2016 90 1370
2017 91 1527
2018 89 1728
2019 89 2071
2020 166 2441
2021 104 2645
2022 101 2639
2023 121 3062
2024 70 1915

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 301 332 905
Blockchain and Cryptography 175 205 955
Operations Research 254 290 1414
Applied Mathematics 236 270 1425
Statistics 321 360 1622
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 476 524 2275

Business rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 331st for Business in the United States and 1482nd in the World with 2,198 publications made and 30,585 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Engineering Management.

Business ranking Location
#331 of 1,377 In the United States
#370 of 1,460 In North America
#1482 of 6,339 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 30 92
1993 39 91
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 62 447
2006 57 549
2007 60 545
2008 47 731
2009 56 817
2010 45 898
2011 68 944
2012 44 1012
2013 45 1094
2014 46 1093
2015 65 1092
2016 92 1225
2017 75 1276
2018 69 1434
2019 73 1597
2020 169 1934
2021 103 2167
2022 108 2153
2023 82 2424
2024 64 1760

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 217 243 666
Advertising 320 354 1115
Project Management 272 306 1164
Management Information Systems 274 309 1181
Management 263 300 1191
Operations Research 254 290 1414
Accounting 392 429 1509
Marketing 388 430 1781
Finance 465 510 2236

Psychology rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 517th for Psychology in the United States and 2140th in the World with 1,470 publications made and 22,832 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#517 of 1,558 In the United States
#568 of 1,645 In North America
#2140 of 6,645 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 13 85
1993 17 79
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 24 209
2004 14 211
2005 29 284
2006 39 282
2007 38 319
2008 37 393
2009 37 497
2010 26 544
2011 35 673
2012 25 785
2013 34 817
2014 26 805
2015 47 902
2016 64 897
2017 52 908
2018 63 1056
2019 57 1254
2020 133 1396
2021 79 1465
2022 85 1523
2023 71 1706
2024 67 1572

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 346 378 925
Education Majors 415 458 1336
Social Psychology 522 576 1851
Child Psychology 585 638 1891
Psychiatry 505 553 2076
Clinical Psychology 634 689 2143
Cognitive Science 472 523 2253
Neuroscience 659 714 2831

Economics rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 500th for Economics in the United States and 2178th in the World with 1,005 publications made and 11,310 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#500 of 1,355 In the United States
#549 of 1,438 In North America
#2178 of 6,167 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 11 46
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 84
2002 29 119
2003 36 138
2004 11 132
2005 15 174
2006 21 218
2007 24 206
2008 18 285
2009 21 313
2010 24 349
2011 26 351
2012 23 445
2013 34 442
2014 26 435
2015 32 479
2016 47 518
2017 49 517
2018 36 555
2019 40 710
2020 93 952
2021 57 1070
2022 54 998
2023 42 1089
2024 27 770

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 494 540 1988
Finance 465 510 2236
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 476 524 2275

Art & Design rankings

Tennessee Technological University ranked 399th for Art & Design in the United States and 1668th in the World with 782 publications made and 9,645 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Art History.

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
#399 of 1,361 In the United States
#445 of 1,444 In North America
#1668 of 5,966 In the World

Tennessee Technological University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 9 23
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 20 132
2007 15 133
2008 18 223
2009 19 217
2010 14 254
2011 21 265
2012 27 324
2013 32 327
2014 14 304
2015 30 363
2016 26 357
2017 37 395
2018 32 412
2019 24 527
2020 61 632
2021 39 656
2022 29 671
2023 43 806
2024 33 636

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 218 248 847
UX/UI Desgin 197 229 948
Computer Graphics 237 270 1180
Architecture 198 229 1217
Aesthetics 397 442 1573
Art History 595 645 1592
Fashion Design 349 392 1647
Multimedia 398 439 1709
Literature 568 625 2236

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Tennessee Technological University

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Health Science 534 577 1811
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 527 573 1894
Healthcare Management (MHA) 518 571 2060
Nursing 588 643 2198
Public Health 529 579 2502
Medicine 531 579 2660
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 524 568 2724
Anatomy and Physiology 557 607 2811
Surgery 608 656 2892
Physical Therapy 686 745 3052
Pathology 583 632 3134