United States Naval Academy: Rankings

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United States Naval Academy ranked 264th in the United States, 999th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 100 research topics. United States Naval Academy ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 12,325 academic publications and 206,477 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 1,448 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#999 of 14,131 In the World
#295 of 2,597 In North America
#264 of 2,496 In the United States
#7 of 34 In Maryland
#1 of 2 In Annapolis
#19 of 1,114 For Military science
#77 of 1,098 For Marine Engineering
#259 of 1,153 For Technical Drawing
#81 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#954 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 97 other topics

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Engineering rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 230th for Engineering in the United States and 1249th in the World with 8,362 publications made and 145,685 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#230 of 1,568 In the United States
#263 of 1,655 In North America
#1249 of 6,795 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 81 385
1994 94 456
1995 92 461
1996 100 483
1997 121 531
1998 117 587
1999 107 742
2000 100 773
2001 132 890
2002 235 1256
2003 192 1499
2004 168 1615
2005 214 2012
2006 235 2388
2007 226 2566
2008 223 2806
2009 238 3331
2010 211 3806
2011 259 4611
2012 306 4839
2013 365 5265
2014 454 5674
2015 350 6507
2016 272 6750
2017 273 7141
2018 252 7753
2019 208 8357
2020 356 9511
2021 227 9916
2022 237 9248
2023 244 9352
2024 234 8621
2025 144 7313

The following table provides academic rankings for United States Naval Academy in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Marine Engineering 21 23 77
Technical Drawing 64 75 259
Automotive Engineering 91 116 420
Nuclear Engineering 91 113 439
Aerospace Engineering 144 169 520
Aviation 152 177 561
Robotics 120 149 636
Engineering Management 210 235 656
Automation and Control engineering 138 168 779
Structural Engineering 180 209 841
Transportation Engineering 181 214 892
Computer Engineering 169 199 896
Mechanical Engineering 192 222 912
Telecommunications 187 218 932
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 167 193 948
Operations Research 194 226 995
Firefighting and Fire Science 166 197 1009
Electrical Engineering 181 212 1016
Acoustical Engineering 218 250 1053
Remote Sensing 217 251 1059
Reliability and Quality Engineering 199 234 1060
Systems Engineering 233 270 1126
Applied/Engineering Physics 200 229 1129
Optical Engineering 222 251 1198
Architecture 198 229 1224
Materials Science 206 238 1235
Human-Computer Interaction 266 300 1380
Computer Networking 260 297 1449
Civil Engineering 260 299 1530
Electronic Engineering 228 264 1548
Geotechnical Engineering 238 277 1550
Metallurgical Engineering 239 275 1627
Renewable Energy Engineering 197 234 1678
Nanotechnology 269 305 1902
Chemical Engineering 273 311 2134
Environmental Engineering 328 373 2512

Physics rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 232nd for Physics in the United States and 1246th in the World with 7,726 publications made and 148,094 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#232 of 1,537 In the United States
#264 of 1,623 In North America
#1246 of 6,729 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 82 393
1994 89 457
1995 90 461
1996 99 480
1997 121 565
1998 113 640
1999 116 773
2000 106 806
2001 117 937
2002 213 1230
2003 185 1494
2004 154 1625
2005 181 1977
2006 218 2332
2007 218 2462
2008 220 2756
2009 212 3311
2010 202 3834
2011 227 4757
2012 269 4870
2013 301 5461
2014 375 5801
2015 303 6646
2016 252 6885
2017 239 7266
2018 244 7913
2019 223 8552
2020 299 9830
2021 232 10111
2022 231 9580
2023 237 9776
2024 250 9050
2025 161 7582

The following table provides academic rankings for United States Naval Academy in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 155 184 737
Atomic and Molecular physics 183 209 801
Acoustical Engineering 218 250 1053
Astrophysics and Astronomy 252 287 1111
Astrobiology 265 298 1123
Applied/Engineering Physics 200 229 1129
Nuclear Physics 224 254 1143
Quantum and Particle physics 212 244 1158
Optical Engineering 222 251 1198
Materials Science 206 238 1235
Condensed Matter Physics 222 252 1400
Biophysics 371 409 1729
Nanotechnology 269 305 1902

Environmental Science rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 288th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1602nd in the World with 5,610 publications made and 89,340 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Ecology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#288 of 1,637 In the United States
#330 of 1,727 In North America
#1602 of 6,888 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 49 228
1994 51 255
1995 55 283
1996 60 297
1997 78 312
1998 67 398
1999 66 424
2000 73 498
2001 84 581
2002 134 734
2003 123 906
2004 96 1121
2005 136 1356
2006 162 1514
2007 160 1641
2008 166 1850
2009 164 2339
2010 148 2519
2011 176 3032
2012 233 3100
2013 243 3445
2014 286 3674
2015 222 4296
2016 183 4280
2017 200 4707
2018 178 5019
2019 141 5657
2020 193 6372
2021 180 6946
2022 184 6675
2023 187 6821
2024 152 5920
2025 104 5041

The following table provides academic rankings for United States Naval Academy in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 179 209 806
Oceanography 195 230 920
Geography and Cartography 255 294 1321
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 311 357 1504
Geology 280 320 1534
Earth science and Geophysics 267 311 1542
Geotechnical Engineering 238 277 1550
Environmental Chemistry 248 290 1771
Environmental Management 270 314 1984
Paleontology 367 415 2095
Ecology 354 406 2148
Petrology and Geochemistry 377 428 2269
Agricultural Science 369 418 2498
Environmental Engineering 328 373 2512

Chemistry rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 278th for Chemistry in the United States and 1707th in the World with 5,155 publications made and 116,553 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#278 of 1,455 In the United States
#318 of 1,538 In North America
#1707 of 6,561 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 60 309
1994 63 378
1995 63 380
1996 73 353
1997 92 457
1998 82 519
1999 73 600
2000 73 608
2001 75 734
2002 144 937
2003 124 1187
2004 104 1257
2005 135 1600
2006 144 1805
2007 159 2018
2008 148 2125
2009 144 2564
2010 135 3003
2011 165 3737
2012 183 3877
2013 195 4320
2014 226 4656
2015 184 5224
2016 180 5570
2017 172 5869
2018 173 6254
2019 129 6747
2020 168 7460
2021 148 7773
2022 157 7444
2023 156 7546
2024 123 6953
2025 96 6089

The following table provides academic rankings for United States Naval Academy in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 164 189 765
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 167 193 948
Materials Science 206 238 1235
Physical chemistry 225 260 1572
Organic Chemistry 260 297 1671
Inorganic Chemistry 264 300 1763
Pharmacy 328 362 1768
Environmental Chemistry 248 290 1771
Nanotechnology 269 305 1902
Chemical Engineering 273 311 2134
Petrology and Geochemistry 377 428 2269
Radiochemistry 255 291 2343
Biochemistry 400 445 2428

Computer Science rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 288th for Computer Science in the United States and 1408th in the World with 5,146 publications made and 83,842 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#288 of 1,616 In the United States
#324 of 1,702 In North America
#1408 of 6,855 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 35 202
1994 44 209
1995 41 203
1996 35 204
1997 48 229
1998 60 228
1999 74 318
2000 53 376
2001 75 406
2002 144 723
2003 113 741
2004 99 774
2005 126 1032
2006 140 1227
2007 149 1319
2008 136 1490
2009 151 1820
2010 134 2042
2011 170 2321
2012 194 2499
2013 268 2781
2014 317 2984
2015 233 3402
2016 183 3441
2017 169 3808
2018 174 4130
2019 156 4557
2020 249 5659
2021 154 5823
2022 163 4848
2023 170 4983
2024 141 4166
2025 82 3004

The following table provides academic rankings for United States Naval Academy in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Robotics 120 149 636
Animation 143 168 666
Computer Graphics 177 206 787
Computer Engineering 169 199 896
Telecommunications 187 218 932
Blockchain and Cryptography 199 230 1154
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 238 273 1272
Computer Vision 228 260 1281
Cyber Security 260 294 1297
Library and Information science 453 493 1357
Human-Computer Interaction 266 300 1380
Software Engineering 284 321 1386
Data Science 315 351 1447
Computer Networking 260 297 1449
Multimedia 362 401 1509
Computational Linguistics 316 353 1715
Machine Learning 336 379 2019
Cognitive Science 468 519 2271
Management Information Systems 467 524 2409
Neuroscience 583 636 2558
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 534 582 3024

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 400th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1908th in the World with 4,974 publications made and 57,659 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#400 of 1,763 In the United States
#448 of 1,854 In North America
#1908 of 7,088 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 32 150
1994 42 160
1995 40 179
1996 31 184
1997 49 222
1998 58 223
1999 54 244
2000 68 336
2001 77 398
2002 116 552
2003 87 575
2004 84 670
2005 98 912
2006 123 1065
2007 132 1120
2008 116 1349
2009 142 1628
2010 137 1889
2011 174 2141
2012 198 2202
2013 247 2361
2014 249 2589
2015 198 2910
2016 152 2922
2017 165 3099
2018 172 3421
2019 156 3834
2020 235 4660
2021 149 4806
2022 171 4260
2023 170 4375
2024 138 3818
2025 94 2992

The following table provides academic rankings for United States Naval Academy in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Military science 16 16 19
International Relations and Diplomacy 175 201 546
International Law 197 223 631
Art History 277 308 734
Political Economy 298 334 852
Classics and Ancient History 308 340 908
Media Studies 418 458 1016
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 395 434 1306
Public Policy / Administration 396 437 1313
Library and Information science 453 493 1357
History 327 367 1395
Archaeology 319 361 1523
Education Majors 459 506 1534
Law 410 454 1553
Political Science 410 457 1705
Linguistics 378 420 1810
Gender Studies 690 751 1903
Sociology 520 573 2002
Aesthetics 473 525 2012
Philosophy 410 458 2119
Communications and Public Relations 602 658 2142
Anthropology 613 672 2262
Demography 656 714 3211

Biology rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 397th for Biology in the United States and 2432nd in the World with 3,734 publications made and 77,128 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#397 of 1,612 In the United States
#447 of 1,701 In North America
#2432 of 6,841 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 39 209
1994 38 240
1995 40 263
1996 38 231
1997 47 285
1998 43 370
1999 57 362
2000 47 413
2001 51 490
2002 87 641
2003 65 802
2004 75 896
2005 78 1175
2006 127 1369
2007 114 1506
2008 109 1713
2009 116 2034
2010 116 2391
2011 139 2879
2012 167 3080
2013 151 3435
2014 169 3750
2015 147 4107
2016 132 4116
2017 137 4449
2018 133 4795
2019 113 5314
2020 144 5948
2021 134 6368
2022 146 5842
2023 131 5944
2024 100 5366
2025 74 4646

The following table provides academic rankings for United States Naval Academy in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Astrobiology 265 298 1123
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 311 357 1504
Biophysics 371 409 1729
Evolutionary Biology 414 459 1865
Nanotechnology 269 305 1902
Paleontology 367 415 2095
Biochemistry 400 445 2428
Agricultural Science 369 418 2498
Neuroscience 583 636 2558
Genetics 462 511 2640
Botany 490 543 2935
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 534 582 3024
Zoology 668 726 3198
Virology 580 629 3362
Immunology 622 670 3488

Mathematics rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 320th for Mathematics in the United States and 1541st in the World with 2,812 publications made and 38,109 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#320 of 1,413 In the United States
#356 of 1,494 In North America
#1541 of 6,434 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 10 72
1994 23 94
1995 13 90
1996 13 97
1997 28 100
1998 25 121
1999 34 158
2000 34 193
2001 46 221
2002 76 383
2003 57 363
2004 48 401
2005 69 547
2006 76 615
2007 76 696
2008 57 816
2009 76 992
2010 66 1057
2011 78 1215
2012 114 1269
2013 152 1465
2014 192 1493
2015 134 1830
2016 124 1982
2017 94 2011
2018 90 2303
2019 97 2482
2020 148 2931
2021 88 2910
2022 87 2729
2023 79 2721
2024 81 2040
2025 41 1428

The following table provides academic rankings for United States Naval Academy in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 276 306 821
Operations Research 194 226 995
Applied Mathematics 199 230 1081
Blockchain and Cryptography 199 230 1154
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 294 327 1265
Statistics 348 389 1816

Business rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 360th for Business in the United States and 1675th in the World with 2,281 publications made and 28,187 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Operations Research, Marketing, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#360 of 1,388 In the United States
#400 of 1,472 In North America
#1675 of 6,366 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 7 45
1994 19 48
1995 20 45
1996 13 66
1997 18 67
1998 26 93
1999 26 102
2000 22 159
2001 32 204
2002 74 316
2003 61 342
2004 46 402
2005 45 450
2006 64 576
2007 78 574
2008 64 663
2009 67 799
2010 65 849
2011 75 988
2012 79 973
2013 114 1025
2014 157 1181
2015 96 1339
2016 77 1466
2017 61 1456
2018 57 1586
2019 62 1817
2020 134 2239
2021 69 2040
2022 74 1880
2023 71 1920
2024 64 1439
2025 34 1034

The following table provides academic rankings for United States Naval Academy in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 210 235 656
Operations Research 194 226 995
International Trade 235 267 1233
International Business 259 293 1300
Public Policy / Administration 396 437 1313
Advertising 382 419 1389
Management 300 338 1442
Finance 380 423 1828
Management Information Systems 467 524 2409
Accounting 562 612 2543
Marketing 504 556 2561

Economics rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 404th for Economics in the United States and 1753rd in the World with 1,219 publications made and 21,346 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#404 of 1,361 In the United States
#447 of 1,445 In North America
#1753 of 6,188 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 5 23
1994 7 29
1995 9 35
1996 4 46
1997 12 38
1998 10 68
1999 13 55
2000 9 102
2001 15 124
2002 31 154
2003 26 170
2004 20 247
2005 24 283
2006 29 351
2007 50 315
2008 34 431
2009 44 520
2010 36 574
2011 42 751
2012 56 717
2013 71 784
2014 80 844
2015 47 936
2016 49 999
2017 47 994
2018 43 1099
2019 39 1208
2020 72 1479
2021 41 1287
2022 47 1335
2023 37 1395
2024 42 1080
2025 16 751

The following table provides academic rankings for United States Naval Academy in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 175 201 546
Political Economy 298 334 852
International Trade 235 267 1233
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 294 327 1265
Finance 380 423 1828
Development Studies 496 543 2038

Art & Design rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 306th for Art & Design in the United States and 1217th in the World with 1,132 publications made and 17,341 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Art History, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics.

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
#306 of 1,369 In the United States
#343 of 1,454 In North America
#1217 of 6,010 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 12 45
1994 11 44
1995 10 46
1996 8 69
1997 14 53
1998 14 60
1999 9 55
2000 11 86
2001 14 76
2002 34 163
2003 22 139
2004 21 140
2005 30 202
2006 33 241
2007 25 225
2008 18 290
2009 27 355
2010 25 362
2011 37 410
2012 31 459
2013 44 482
2014 57 507
2015 42 598
2016 32 530
2017 45 622
2018 29 567
2019 26 740
2020 71 935
2021 33 896
2022 27 739
2023 47 774
2024 27 720
2025 19 480

The following table provides academic rankings for United States Naval Academy in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Animation 143 168 666
Art History 277 308 734
Computer Graphics 177 206 787
Graphic Design 200 228 802
Performing arts 251 284 928
Photography 260 297 1004
Fashion Design 245 277 1047
Architecture 198 229 1224
Literature 350 389 1289
Creative Writing 455 504 1479
Multimedia 362 401 1509
Aesthetics 473 525 2012

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for United States Naval Academy

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Orthodontics 264 289 1230
Health Science 365 399 1234
Dentistry 290 321 1478
Social Psychology 519 573 1865
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 381 421 1922
Physical Therapy 456 503 1940
Sports Medicine 479 526 1999
Anatomy and Physiology 421 461 2076
Surgery 432 470 2104
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 576 626 2189
Clinical Psychology 671 729 2354
Psychology 563 615 2390
Medicine 529 577 2705
Pathology 515 564 2891
Psychiatry 734 792 3139
Nursing 859 925 3346
Child Psychology 883 950 3380
Public Health 718 780 3420