United States Naval Academy: Rankings

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United States Naval Academy ranked 266th in the United States, 1003rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 99 research topics. United States Naval Academy ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,977 academic publications and 132,789 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 1,383 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1003 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
#11 of 1,139 For Military science
#51 of 1,019 For Marine Engineering
#325 of 2,183 For Automotive Engineering
#79 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#991 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 96 other topics

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Engineering rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 225th for Engineering in the United States and 1164th in the World with 7,825 publications made and 100,954 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#225 of 1,518 In the United States
#257 of 1,602 In North America
#1164 of 6,684 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 78 236
1992 84 255
1993 73 255
1994 81 333
1995 73 344
1996 91 342
1997 113 410
1998 112 473
1999 102 605
2000 95 624
2001 123 721
2002 217 1020
2003 179 1047
2004 166 1201
2005 228 1668
2006 249 1891
2007 258 2054
2008 259 2253
2009 305 2538
2010 248 2790
2011 296 3589
2012 321 3678
2013 376 3998
2014 443 4204
2015 324 4934
2016 253 5063
2017 254 5295
2018 223 5851
2019 210 6306
2020 247 7046
2021 219 7414
2022 224 7228
2023 224 7094

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 15 16 51
Automotive Engineering 78 96 325
Nuclear Engineering 79 97 371
Technical Drawing 105 125 453
Aerospace Engineering 130 152 453
Engineering Management 196 220 591
Robotics 123 152 603
Aviation 177 206 616
Automation and Control engineering 138 166 728
Structural Engineering 181 210 811
Operations Research 179 211 821
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 168 193 822
Telecommunications 179 209 834
Mechanical Engineering 184 214 847
Reliability and Quality Engineering 184 215 877
Computer Engineering 182 212 915
Remote Sensing 215 247 930
Electrical Engineering 179 210 965
Acoustical Engineering 214 246 982
Architecture 183 213 997
Systems Engineering 226 263 1001
Firefighting and Fire Science 171 205 1009
Applied/Engineering Physics 189 217 1019
Optical Engineering 223 252 1135
Materials Science 201 230 1151
Human-Computer Interaction 247 281 1156
Transportation Engineering 239 274 1240
Civil Engineering 245 283 1363
Computer Networking 261 297 1385
Electronic Engineering 217 252 1421
Renewable Energy Engineering 183 218 1500
Geotechnical Engineering 239 278 1506
Metallurgical Engineering 231 266 1510
Nanotechnology 257 291 1727
Chemical Engineering 269 306 2043
Environmental Engineering 310 356 2324

Physics rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 229th for Physics in the United States and 1168th in the World with 7,051 publications made and 99,239 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#229 of 1,485 In the United States
#261 of 1,569 In North America
#1168 of 6,603 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 71 256
1992 84 276
1993 71 269
1994 76 349
1995 72 358
1996 95 369
1997 114 452
1998 108 531
1999 112 634
2000 97 651
2001 103 777
2002 190 996
2003 169 1071
2004 149 1243
2005 190 1632
2006 222 1867
2007 229 1989
2008 238 2208
2009 265 2529
2010 215 2840
2011 234 3617
2012 283 3675
2013 312 4008
2014 363 4178
2015 278 4857
2016 241 4955
2017 228 5171
2018 217 5708
2019 218 6205
2020 223 7033
2021 216 7339
2022 208 7133
2023 219 6987

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 162 191 780
Atomic and Molecular physics 194 221 822
Acoustical Engineering 214 246 982
Applied/Engineering Physics 189 217 1019
Astrophysics and Astronomy 246 279 1063
Quantum and Particle physics 208 240 1090
Nuclear Physics 228 260 1131
Optical Engineering 223 252 1135
Materials Science 201 230 1151
Astrobiology 274 310 1153
Condensed Matter Physics 220 248 1354
Nanotechnology 257 291 1727

Environmental Science rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 278th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1452nd in the World with 5,221 publications made and 60,818 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Ecology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#278 of 1,598 In the United States
#318 of 1,687 In North America
#1452 of 6,798 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 41 148
1992 47 151
1993 47 162
1994 40 183
1995 39 195
1996 54 212
1997 74 239
1998 62 320
1999 58 331
2000 66 391
2001 73 461
2002 122 586
2003 116 643
2004 89 843
2005 145 1086
2006 163 1181
2007 172 1266
2008 183 1519
2009 216 1772
2010 172 1860
2011 181 2405
2012 251 2367
2013 257 2669
2014 273 2827
2015 211 3295
2016 174 3356
2017 187 3598
2018 159 3870
2019 139 4301
2020 163 4896
2021 166 5239
2022 160 5273
2023 173 5169

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 168 196 749
Oceanography 193 225 859
Geography and Cartography 245 282 1164
Geology 279 319 1395
Earth science and Geophysics 254 297 1426
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 314 359 1470
Geotechnical Engineering 239 278 1506
Environmental Chemistry 239 278 1626
Environmental Management 251 295 1740
Ecology 333 384 1910
Paleontology 358 406 1916
Petrology and Geochemistry 350 399 2003
Environmental Engineering 310 356 2324
Agricultural Science 385 435 2485

Computer Science rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 284th for Computer Science in the United States and 1282nd in the World with 4,843 publications made and 58,579 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#284 of 1,576 In the United States
#320 of 1,662 In North America
#1282 of 6,752 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 34 97
1992 31 115
1993 31 128
1994 33 150
1995 32 141
1996 35 145
1997 46 155
1998 58 166
1999 69 231
2000 58 297
2001 71 339
2002 136 565
2003 100 522
2004 104 602
2005 143 789
2006 139 919
2007 175 979
2008 155 1085
2009 187 1353
2010 175 1429
2011 182 1718
2012 217 1913
2013 271 1928
2014 304 2093
2015 224 2485
2016 171 2485
2017 162 2629
2018 148 2897
2019 154 3156
2020 174 3815
2021 156 4027
2022 144 3441
2023 151 3419

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 123 152 603
Animation 142 167 643
Telecommunications 179 209 834
Computer Graphics 187 216 836
Computer Engineering 182 212 915
Blockchain and Cryptography 204 236 1132
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 232 265 1137
Cyber Security 243 277 1138
Computer Vision 222 253 1154
Human-Computer Interaction 247 281 1156
Software Engineering 290 328 1338
Library and Information science 464 502 1361
Computer Networking 261 297 1385
Multimedia 369 408 1457
Computational Linguistics 336 373 1752
Machine Learning 321 363 1852
Data Science 400 446 1879
Cognitive Science 431 480 2010
Neuroscience 549 600 2207
Management Information Systems 512 571 2520

Chemistry rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 278th for Chemistry in the United States and 1591st in the World with 4,773 publications made and 81,887 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#278 of 1,407 In the United States
#317 of 1,488 In North America
#1591 of 6,447 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 49 211
1992 61 211
1993 53 216
1994 53 283
1995 49 298
1996 68 267
1997 90 357
1998 76 396
1999 69 476
2000 63 482
2001 68 612
2002 122 756
2003 120 850
2004 105 940
2005 131 1316
2006 152 1483
2007 157 1603
2008 167 1763
2009 191 1930
2010 135 2290
2011 176 2848
2012 188 3007
2013 202 3388
2014 223 3528
2015 167 4040
2016 169 4280
2017 157 4428
2018 153 4873
2019 122 5220
2020 134 5785
2021 139 6049
2022 146 5889
2023 156 5857

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 167 192 752
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 168 193 822
Materials Science 201 230 1151
Physical chemistry 220 255 1435
Organic Chemistry 260 297 1583
Environmental Chemistry 239 278 1626
Inorganic Chemistry 260 295 1671
Nanotechnology 257 291 1727
Pharmacy 328 363 1748
Petrology and Geochemistry 350 399 2003
Chemical Engineering 269 306 2043
Biochemistry 394 439 2315
Radiochemistry 258 294 2354

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 398th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1749th in the World with 4,515 publications made and 36,295 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, History, Law, Philosophy, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#398 of 1,728 In the United States
#445 of 1,819 In North America
#1749 of 7,020 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 36 82
1992 30 92
1993 29 95
1994 34 89
1995 37 113
1996 29 111
1997 43 142
1998 53 153
1999 48 187
2000 65 237
2001 61 304
2002 105 407
2003 80 404
2004 84 506
2005 103 656
2006 133 795
2007 145 842
2008 135 975
2009 162 1146
2010 151 1291
2011 178 1533
2012 198 1603
2013 248 1642
2014 235 1806
2015 182 2060
2016 143 2027
2017 158 2065
2018 146 2316
2019 143 2588
2020 162 3032
2021 148 3030
2022 133 2805
2023 163 2805

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 10 10 11
International Relations and Diplomacy 189 214 515
Art History 241 270 622
International Law 216 246 703
Classics and Ancient History 295 325 831
Political Economy 314 351 868
Media Studies 391 431 921
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 367 404 1130
Public Policy / Administration 393 433 1173
History 307 347 1232
Archaeology 301 343 1346
Education Majors 457 503 1360
Library and Information science 464 502 1361
Law 412 455 1438
Political Science 413 459 1578
Gender Studies 644 704 1629
Aesthetics 455 503 1784
Linguistics 396 439 1801
Sociology 520 572 1850
Anthropology 600 659 1990
Philosophy 415 463 1994
Communications and Public Relations 717 781 2437
Demography 621 676 2830

Biology rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 387th for Biology in the United States and 2222nd in the World with 3,399 publications made and 53,464 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#387 of 1,582 In the United States
#436 of 1,668 In North America
#2222 of 6,770 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 29 117
1992 27 143
1993 36 161
1994 28 173
1995 28 192
1996 35 167
1997 47 209
1998 44 257
1999 51 281
2000 41 325
2001 42 408
2002 82 523
2003 62 584
2004 74 682
2005 75 917
2006 125 1078
2007 117 1196
2008 118 1306
2009 126 1532
2010 116 1804
2011 130 2212
2012 174 2426
2013 152 2677
2014 164 2906
2015 139 3226
2016 123 3276
2017 127 3491
2018 124 3892
2019 110 4171
2020 122 4714
2021 125 5038
2022 130 4768
2023 125 4698

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 274 310 1153
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 314 359 1470
Evolutionary Biology 370 412 1577
Nanotechnology 257 291 1727
Paleontology 358 406 1916
Neuroscience 549 600 2207
Biochemistry 394 439 2315
Agricultural Science 385 435 2485
Genetics 473 521 2538
Botany 460 511 2678
Zoology 614 669 2845
Immunology 660 710 3547

Mathematics rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 322nd for Mathematics in the United States and 1500th in the World with 2,657 publications made and 22,781 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Operations Research, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#322 of 1,371 In the United States
#360 of 1,451 In North America
#1500 of 6,305 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 27 42
1992 14 54
1993 11 45
1994 19 53
1995 11 54
1996 11 67
1997 25 56
1998 21 78
1999 33 122
2000 33 146
2001 38 187
2002 80 276
2003 53 256
2004 50 299
2005 74 424
2006 79 504
2007 90 526
2008 75 605
2009 74 733
2010 76 708
2011 95 911
2012 116 873
2013 157 1001
2014 188 983
2015 126 1227
2016 113 1325
2017 90 1294
2018 89 1537
2019 100 1667
2020 104 1876
2021 84 1975
2022 79 1910
2023 83 1883

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
Operations Research 179 211 821
Math Teachers 381 415 1045
Blockchain and Cryptography 204 236 1132
Applied Mathematics 212 244 1150
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 277 310 1152
Statistics 327 367 1638

Business rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 351st for Business in the United States and 1497th in the World with 2,108 publications made and 18,164 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Operations Research, Marketing, Engineering Management.

Business ranking Location
#351 of 1,334 In the United States
#390 of 1,412 In North America
#1497 of 6,187 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 15 32
1992 11 37
1993 9 25
1994 17 30
1995 14 28
1996 14 50
1997 18 47
1998 22 65
1999 27 77
2000 21 122
2001 30 175
2002 69 258
2003 58 242
2004 52 301
2005 53 337
2006 69 444
2007 91 442
2008 74 471
2009 76 588
2010 78 551
2011 82 757
2012 84 687
2013 114 702
2014 146 780
2015 88 965
2016 71 970
2017 51 945
2018 51 1073
2019 61 1193
2020 71 1395
2021 60 1332
2022 63 1294
2023 70 1218

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 196 220 591
Operations Research 179 211 821
International Trade 231 265 1150
Public Policy / Administration 393 433 1173
International Business 263 297 1237
Management 292 330 1288
Advertising 412 451 1394
Finance 357 398 1573
Accounting 532 579 2117
Marketing 514 564 2375
Management Information Systems 512 571 2520

Economics rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 390th for Economics in the United States and 1548th in the World with 1,094 publications made and 14,432 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#390 of 1,317 In the United States
#432 of 1,400 In North America
#1548 of 5,995 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 7 14
1992 5 24
1993 4 12
1994 7 19
1995 7 20
1996 4 38
1997 12 28
1998 8 47
1999 12 39
2000 11 73
2001 14 98
2002 30 125
2003 25 132
2004 22 199
2005 24 211
2006 33 257
2007 46 261
2008 38 329
2009 50 367
2010 33 411
2011 39 592
2012 60 524
2013 72 564
2014 76 565
2015 41 658
2016 46 688
2017 43 637
2018 39 778
2019 40 789
2020 42 930
2021 37 847
2022 32 938
2023 39 895

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 189 214 515
Political Economy 314 351 868
International Trade 231 265 1150
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 277 310 1152
Finance 357 398 1573
Development Studies 483 529 1797

Art & Design rankings

United States Naval Academy ranked 317th for Art & Design in the United States and 1211th in the World with 1,010 publications made and 10,291 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
#317 of 1,321 In the United States
#355 of 1,404 In North America
#1211 of 5,720 In the World

United States Naval Academy
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 11 20
1992 9 20
1993 10 19
1994 8 16
1995 7 30
1996 7 29
1997 12 28
1998 14 35
1999 9 30
2000 13 56
2001 13 54
2002 30 107
2003 22 80
2004 24 91
2005 25 133
2006 35 150
2007 27 152
2008 20 185
2009 36 235
2010 22 219
2011 39 272
2012 36 304
2013 35 333
2014 58 334
2015 41 427
2016 36 349
2017 42 398
2018 23 357
2019 26 462
2020 42 564
2021 35 522
2022 20 458
2023 37 461

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
Art History 241 270 622
Animation 142 167 643
Computer Graphics 187 216 836
Performing arts 257 291 908
Photography 263 299 939
Graphic Design 233 265 970
Architecture 183 213 997
Fashion Design 263 297 1112
Literature 341 379 1200
Creative Writing 427 475 1336
Multimedia 369 408 1457
Aesthetics 455 503 1784

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for United States Naval Academy

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Health Science 347 377 1057
Orthodontics 254 281 1160
Dentistry 298 329 1476
Sports Medicine 432 476 1664
Social Psychology 502 553 1678
Physical Therapy 430 473 1721
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 357 394 1731
Surgery 398 435 1808
Anatomy and Physiology 389 428 1840
Clinical Psychology 625 680 1999
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 555 604 2094
Psychology 535 586 2121
Medicine 505 553 2426
Pathology 494 542 2612
Psychiatry 699 755 2833
Child Psychology 838 903 2886
Public Health 682 742 3089
Nursing 867 935 3249