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United States Naval Academy ranked 266th in the United States, 1010th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 101 research topics. United States Naval Academy ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 12,109 academic publications and 197,299 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 1,412 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1010 of 14,131 In the World
#297 of 2,597 In North America
#266 of 2,496 In the United States
#7 of 34 In Maryland
#1 of 2 In Annapolis
#19 of 1,095 For Military science
#77 of 1,065 For Marine Engineering
#242 of 1,117 For Technical Drawing
#83 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#991 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 98 other topics

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Engineering rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 229th for Engineering in the United States and 1221st in the World with 8,243 publications made and 139,305 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#229 of 1,565 In the United States
#261 of 1,651 In North America
#1221 of 6,782 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 88 379
1993 81 382
1994 93 453
1995 88 459
1996 100 483
1997 120 528
1998 117 586
1999 107 739
2000 100 770
2001 132 890
2002 235 1254
2003 192 1497
2004 168 1616
2005 214 2012
2006 236 2386
2007 226 2562
2008 223 2798
2009 239 3331
2010 211 3790
2011 260 4618
2012 305 4824
2013 365 5272
2014 454 5672
2015 350 6505
2016 272 6746
2017 273 7145
2018 250 7739
2019 208 8345
2020 357 9548
2021 227 9955
2022 237 9271
2023 243 9367
2024 237 8546

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 61 72 242
Automotive Engineering 87 112 396
Nuclear Engineering 91 113 425
Aerospace Engineering 144 169 519
Aviation 152 176 546
Robotics 121 150 619
Engineering Management 207 231 631
Automation and Control engineering 137 167 760
Structural Engineering 180 209 816
Transportation Engineering 177 210 855
Computer Engineering 170 200 884
Mechanical Engineering 190 220 890
Telecommunications 187 218 918
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 174 201 939
Operations Research 196 228 970
Firefighting and Fire Science 164 194 985
Electrical Engineering 180 211 1002
Acoustical Engineering 219 251 1029
Reliability and Quality Engineering 197 231 1031
Remote Sensing 217 251 1035
Applied/Engineering Physics 198 227 1081
Systems Engineering 234 271 1104
Optical Engineering 221 250 1180
Materials Science 206 237 1212
Architecture 199 230 1218
Human-Computer Interaction 257 291 1310
Computer Networking 258 295 1428
Civil Engineering 257 296 1487
Geotechnical Engineering 238 277 1508
Electronic Engineering 228 264 1519
Metallurgical Engineering 240 276 1595
Renewable Energy Engineering 195 232 1646
Nanotechnology 268 304 1870
Chemical Engineering 271 309 2087
Environmental Engineering 324 368 2475

Physics rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 232nd for Physics in the United States and 1227th in the World with 7,590 publications made and 141,338 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#232 of 1,531 In the United States
#264 of 1,617 In North America
#1227 of 6,713 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 89 378
1993 82 392
1994 88 454
1995 86 460
1996 99 479
1997 120 561
1998 113 638
1999 116 770
2000 106 803
2001 117 936
2002 213 1228
2003 185 1493
2004 154 1625
2005 181 1977
2006 218 2330
2007 218 2460
2008 220 2745
2009 212 3307
2010 202 3843
2011 227 4776
2012 269 4866
2013 301 5465
2014 375 5801
2015 303 6639
2016 253 6875
2017 240 7261
2018 245 7902
2019 224 8561
2020 298 9838
2021 232 10127
2022 231 9590
2023 236 9769
2024 248 8967

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 154 183 726
Atomic and Molecular physics 185 211 802
Acoustical Engineering 219 251 1029
Applied/Engineering Physics 198 227 1081
Astrophysics and Astronomy 252 285 1090
Astrobiology 266 299 1108
Quantum and Particle physics 212 244 1132
Nuclear Physics 225 255 1138
Optical Engineering 221 250 1180
Materials Science 206 237 1212
Condensed Matter Physics 221 252 1381
Biophysics 370 408 1709
Nanotechnology 268 304 1870

Environmental Science rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 291st for Environmental Science in the United States and 1565th in the World with 5,524 publications made and 85,147 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Ecology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#291 of 1,631 In the United States
#332 of 1,721 In North America
#1565 of 6,876 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 50 225
1993 49 231
1994 51 255
1995 52 282
1996 60 297
1997 78 309
1998 67 396
1999 65 421
2000 73 498
2001 84 580
2002 135 732
2003 123 906
2004 96 1124
2005 136 1357
2006 163 1517
2007 160 1645
2008 166 1846
2009 164 2334
2010 148 2521
2011 176 3014
2012 233 3100
2013 243 3455
2014 286 3679
2015 221 4289
2016 184 4280
2017 201 4707
2018 178 5040
2019 142 5657
2020 192 6379
2021 182 6960
2022 182 6677
2023 185 6837
2024 153 5871

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 176 205 787
Oceanography 193 227 898
Geography and Cartography 258 297 1304
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 311 357 1476
Geology 279 319 1492
Geotechnical Engineering 238 277 1508
Earth science and Geophysics 267 310 1516
Environmental Chemistry 249 290 1745
Environmental Management 266 310 1942
Paleontology 366 414 2047
Ecology 354 406 2094
Petrology and Geochemistry 373 423 2215
Agricultural Science 368 418 2445
Environmental Engineering 324 368 2475

Computer Science rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 288th for Computer Science in the United States and 1370th in the World with 5,076 publications made and 80,677 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#288 of 1,612 In the United States
#324 of 1,698 In North America
#1370 of 6,845 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 36 200
1993 35 202
1994 44 209
1995 39 202
1996 35 205
1997 48 230
1998 60 227
1999 74 318
2000 53 375
2001 75 405
2002 144 723
2003 113 742
2004 99 775
2005 126 1032
2006 141 1229
2007 149 1321
2008 136 1488
2009 152 1824
2010 134 2042
2011 170 2350
2012 194 2497
2013 268 2783
2014 317 2997
2015 232 3414
2016 182 3446
2017 168 3820
2018 174 4146
2019 156 4562
2020 249 5692
2021 154 5847
2022 164 4841
2023 169 4995
2024 137 4077

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 121 150 619
Animation 143 168 653
Computer Graphics 177 205 756
Computer Engineering 170 200 884
Telecommunications 187 218 918
Blockchain and Cryptography 202 233 1149
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 237 272 1234
Cyber Security 257 291 1254
Computer Vision 227 259 1255
Human-Computer Interaction 257 291 1310
Library and Information science 454 494 1345
Software Engineering 282 319 1355
Data Science 312 348 1379
Computer Networking 258 295 1428
Multimedia 355 394 1448
Computational Linguistics 311 347 1666
Machine Learning 334 376 1979
Cognitive Science 463 513 2200
Management Information Systems 466 521 2344
Neuroscience 578 631 2469
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 526 572 2947

Chemistry rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 279th for Chemistry in the United States and 1672nd in the World with 5,076 publications made and 111,136 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#279 of 1,447 In the United States
#318 of 1,530 In North America
#1672 of 6,545 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 63 281
1993 60 307
1994 62 375
1995 61 379
1996 73 352
1997 91 453
1998 82 517
1999 73 597
2000 73 605
2001 75 733
2002 144 935
2003 124 1184
2004 104 1259
2005 135 1600
2006 144 1800
2007 159 2016
2008 149 2119
2009 144 2557
2010 136 3001
2011 165 3734
2012 183 3871
2013 195 4320
2014 226 4659
2015 184 5219
2016 181 5566
2017 172 5864
2018 173 6256
2019 129 6750
2020 168 7487
2021 150 7813
2022 155 7474
2023 156 7561
2024 122 6884

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 165 190 751
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 174 201 939
Materials Science 206 237 1212
Physical chemistry 224 259 1530
Organic Chemistry 261 298 1645
Inorganic Chemistry 258 294 1722
Environmental Chemistry 249 290 1745
Pharmacy 328 362 1756
Nanotechnology 268 304 1870
Chemical Engineering 271 309 2087
Petrology and Geochemistry 373 423 2215
Radiochemistry 256 292 2317
Biochemistry 399 444 2391

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 400th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1869th in the World with 4,891 publications made and 55,088 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#400 of 1,761 In the United States
#448 of 1,852 In North America
#1869 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 38 163
1993 32 150
1994 41 160
1995 40 179
1996 31 185
1997 49 222
1998 58 221
1999 54 242
2000 68 336
2001 77 398
2002 116 552
2003 87 574
2004 84 672
2005 98 912
2006 124 1069
2007 132 1119
2008 116 1345
2009 141 1625
2010 138 1895
2011 174 2145
2012 198 2197
2013 247 2375
2014 249 2593
2015 198 2907
2016 152 2928
2017 165 3101
2018 173 3433
2019 156 3839
2020 229 4651
2021 148 4799
2022 171 4266
2023 169 4381
2024 136 3768

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 175 201 534
International Law 200 226 636
Art History 275 305 719
Political Economy 300 336 848
Classics and Ancient History 308 340 893
Media Studies 414 454 990
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 392 431 1277
Public Policy / Administration 395 436 1303
Library and Information science 454 494 1345
History 326 366 1359
Archaeology 315 357 1483
Education Majors 462 509 1503
Law 407 451 1514
Political Science 409 455 1662
Linguistics 378 420 1770
Gender Studies 683 744 1862
Sociology 519 572 1960
Aesthetics 475 527 1976
Philosophy 409 457 2075
Communications and Public Relations 604 660 2109
Anthropology 611 670 2193
Demography 657 714 3148

Biology rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 395th for Biology in the United States and 2379th in the World with 3,673 publications made and 73,533 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Paleontology, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#395 of 1,609 In the United States
#445 of 1,698 In North America
#2379 of 6,833 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 29 222
1993 39 209
1994 38 242
1995 39 263
1996 38 231
1997 47 284
1998 43 369
1999 56 360
2000 47 413
2001 51 490
2002 88 641
2003 64 801
2004 75 898
2005 78 1175
2006 128 1372
2007 114 1508
2008 109 1712
2009 116 2029
2010 116 2395
2011 139 2877
2012 167 3080
2013 151 3435
2014 169 3761
2015 146 4115
2016 132 4124
2017 136 4449
2018 133 4796
2019 112 5312
2020 145 5973
2021 134 6372
2022 146 5850
2023 132 5947
2024 98 5299

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 266 299 1108
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 311 357 1476
Biophysics 370 408 1709
Evolutionary Biology 411 456 1806
Nanotechnology 268 304 1870
Paleontology 366 414 2047
Biochemistry 399 444 2391
Agricultural Science 368 418 2445
Neuroscience 578 631 2469
Genetics 460 507 2585
Botany 488 540 2874
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 526 572 2947
Zoology 662 719 3149
Virology 564 613 3278
Immunology 620 668 3433

Mathematics rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 322nd for Mathematics in the United States and 1511th in the World with 2,783 publications made and 36,643 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#322 of 1,410 In the United States
#358 of 1,491 In North America
#1511 of 6,418 In the World

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Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 16 83
1993 10 72
1994 23 94
1995 13 89
1996 13 98
1997 29 101
1998 25 121
1999 34 158
2000 34 192
2001 46 221
2002 76 382
2003 57 364
2004 48 402
2005 69 546
2006 77 619
2007 76 696
2008 57 816
2009 76 992
2010 66 1067
2011 78 1216
2012 114 1265
2013 152 1466
2014 192 1497
2015 133 1836
2016 124 1982
2017 95 2016
2018 91 2307
2019 97 2488
2020 148 2959
2021 89 2934
2022 88 2732
2023 79 2735
2024 79 2016

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 281 311 821
Operations Research 196 228 970
Applied Mathematics 200 231 1064
Blockchain and Cryptography 202 233 1149
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 297 330 1249
Statistics 347 388 1789

Business rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 358th for Business in the United States and 1619th in the World with 2,259 publications made and 27,226 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Operations Research, Marketing, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#358 of 1,377 In the United States
#398 of 1,460 In North America
#1619 of 6,339 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 11 60
1993 7 45
1994 19 48
1995 18 45
1996 13 66
1997 19 67
1998 26 92
1999 26 102
2000 22 159
2001 32 205
2002 75 315
2003 62 343
2004 46 402
2005 45 451
2006 65 578
2007 78 573
2008 64 659
2009 68 803
2010 65 848
2011 75 992
2012 78 967
2013 114 1026
2014 157 1178
2015 96 1345
2016 76 1475
2017 62 1466
2018 58 1594
2019 63 1824
2020 134 2251
2021 70 2062
2022 74 1887
2023 72 1924
2024 62 1392

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 207 231 631
Operations Research 196 228 970
International Trade 231 262 1200
International Business 256 290 1263
Public Policy / Administration 395 436 1303
Advertising 374 410 1335
Management 301 339 1406
Finance 380 423 1791
Management Information Systems 466 521 2344
Accounting 556 606 2468
Marketing 503 553 2481

Economics rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 404th for Economics in the United States and 1717th in the World with 1,206 publications made and 20,409 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#404 of 1,355 In the United States
#446 of 1,438 In North America
#1717 of 6,167 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 5 39
1993 5 23
1994 7 29
1995 9 35
1996 4 47
1997 12 38
1998 10 68
1999 13 55
2000 11 103
2001 15 124
2002 31 152
2003 26 171
2004 20 250
2005 24 284
2006 29 353
2007 50 314
2008 34 430
2009 45 521
2010 36 575
2011 42 777
2012 55 708
2013 71 784
2014 80 840
2015 47 936
2016 48 1009
2017 48 1002
2018 43 1105
2019 40 1224
2020 71 1476
2021 41 1303
2022 47 1342
2023 37 1398
2024 41 1051

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 175 201 534
Political Economy 300 336 848
International Economics 215 245 1144
International Trade 231 262 1200
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 297 330 1249
Finance 380 423 1791
Development Studies 493 539 1981

Art & Design rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 300th for Art & Design in the United States and 1181st in the World with 1,119 publications made and 16,764 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
#300 of 1,361 In the United States
#336 of 1,444 In North America
#1181 of 5,966 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 12 53
1993 12 45
1994 11 44
1995 10 46
1996 8 70
1997 14 53
1998 14 60
1999 9 55
2000 12 87
2001 14 76
2002 34 163
2003 22 140
2004 21 140
2005 30 202
2006 34 240
2007 25 225
2008 18 290
2009 28 359
2010 25 360
2011 37 412
2012 32 470
2013 44 487
2014 57 510
2015 42 599
2016 32 530
2017 45 624
2018 29 567
2019 25 737
2020 70 935
2021 33 889
2022 27 744
2023 46 773
2024 28 713

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 143 168 653
Art History 275 305 719
Computer Graphics 177 205 756
Graphic Design 198 226 774
Performing arts 251 284 926
Photography 258 295 971
Fashion Design 240 272 1004
Architecture 199 230 1218
Literature 348 386 1256
Creative Writing 443 491 1424
Multimedia 355 394 1448
Aesthetics 475 527 1976

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for United States Naval Academy

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Health Science 362 395 1188
Orthodontics 277 304 1251
Dentistry 292 323 1453
Social Psychology 516 570 1826
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 374 414 1871
Physical Therapy 450 497 1874
Sports Medicine 473 520 1935
Surgery 427 465 2026
Anatomy and Physiology 418 457 2029
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 571 621 2148
Clinical Psychology 667 723 2293
Psychology 561 612 2325
Medicine 524 572 2639
Pathology 510 559 2812
Psychiatry 724 781 3040
Nursing 856 922 3281
Child Psychology 887 954 3295
Public Health 723 785 3367