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The University of Akron ranked 192nd in the United States, 623rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 178 research topics. The University of Akron ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 30,363 academic publications and 615,990 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 87 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#623 of 14,131 In the World
#218 of 2,597 In North America
#192 of 2,496 In the United States
#8 of 90 In Ohio
#3 of 1,013 For Polymer science and Plastics engineering
#176 of 4,260 For Chemical Engineering
#224 of 4,040 For Nanotechnology
#804 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#710 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 175 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Akron ranked 113th for Engineering in the United States and 449th in the World with 20,030 publications made and 454,123 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#113 of 1,518 In the United States
#134 of 1,602 In North America
#449 of 6,684 In the World

University of Akron
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 296 1518
1992 294 1524
1993 284 1680
1994 307 1901
1995 266 1924
1996 299 2159
1997 291 2215
1998 273 2440
1999 297 2840
2000 347 3363
2001 322 3401
2002 499 4465
2003 494 4733
2004 485 5985
2005 607 7298
2006 596 8120
2007 570 9136
2008 608 10195
2009 571 11391
2010 562 12512
2011 640 14198
2012 720 15627
2013 852 17897
2014 886 19276
2015 1028 21097
2016 913 23746
2017 810 25200
2018 817 27503
2019 650 29450
2020 617 31538
2021 506 34494
2022 414 34509
2023 372 33585

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 1 3
Chemical Engineering 50 55 176
Nanotechnology 65 71 224
Structural Engineering 76 88 245
Materials Science 77 86 248
Automation and Control engineering 74 90 319
Biomedical Engineering 111 125 361
Automotive Engineering 87 110 383
Geotechnical Engineering 101 119 385
Metallurgical Engineering 94 109 386
Mining Engineering 73 93 388
Mechanical Engineering 106 124 390
Applied/Engineering Physics 104 119 396
Aerospace Engineering 127 149 435
Technical Drawing 103 123 451
Acoustical Engineering 118 142 457
Civil Engineering 117 140 458
Optical Engineering 119 141 499
Electrical Engineering 115 138 502
Nuclear Engineering 108 136 582
Reliability and Quality Engineering 143 170 587
Environmental Engineering 115 141 595
Product and Industrial Design 163 187 613
Petroleum Engineering 153 178 627
Telecommunications 149 178 661
Transportation Engineering 162 193 694
Electronic Engineering 145 175 694
Systems Engineering 171 202 699
Aviation 194 223 705
Computer Engineering 161 191 723
Marine Engineering 163 194 743
Computer Networking 179 209 767
Biochemical Engineering 140 164 782
Architecture 163 192 788
Architectural Engineering 163 192 810
Engineering Management 249 277 843
Operations Research 184 216 848
Renewable Energy Engineering 128 162 878
Robotics 179 212 974
Human-Computer Interaction 220 252 988
Remote Sensing 224 258 1062
Biotechnology 233 261 1206

Physics rankings

The University of Akron ranked 109th for Physics in the United States and 431st in the World with 19,720 publications made and 452,907 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#109 of 1,485 In the United States
#128 of 1,569 In North America
#431 of 6,603 In the World

University of Akron
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 291 1506
1992 301 1505
1993 279 1629
1994 302 1901
1995 277 1920
1996 303 2189
1997 289 2262
1998 288 2552
1999 297 2899
2000 355 3430
2001 331 3460
2002 506 4496
2003 505 4853
2004 483 6023
2005 605 7349
2006 582 8138
2007 563 9176
2008 594 10173
2009 540 11317
2010 544 12479
2011 613 14105
2012 718 15507
2013 819 17715
2014 866 19045
2015 1010 20912
2016 881 23508
2017 784 24833
2018 799 27128
2019 639 28910
2020 583 30919
2021 521 33978
2022 404 33676
2023 379 32663

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 65 71 224
Materials Science 77 86 248
Astrobiology 128 141 390
Applied/Engineering Physics 104 119 396
Quantum and Particle physics 107 126 452
Acoustical Engineering 118 142 457
Condensed Matter Physics 105 121 497
Optical Engineering 119 141 499
Astrophysics and Astronomy 151 175 562
Atomic and Molecular physics 153 178 646
Biophysics 193 213 652
Nuclear Physics 177 203 796
Theoretical Physics 191 224 915

Chemistry rankings

The University of Akron ranked 140th for Chemistry in the United States and 546th in the World with 17,786 publications made and 422,809 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#140 of 1,407 In the United States
#159 of 1,488 In North America
#546 of 6,447 In the World

University of Akron
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 254 1352
1992 259 1387
1993 265 1526
1994 271 1758
1995 241 1784
1996 268 2038
1997 254 2066
1998 260 2349
1999 265 2739
2000 313 3254
2001 301 3256
2002 414 4040
2003 418 4490
2004 442 5649
2005 551 6878
2006 558 7560
2007 525 8672
2008 520 9638
2009 493 10636
2010 513 11638
2011 552 13279
2012 634 14522
2013 730 16630
2014 778 18073
2015 917 19781
2016 835 22419
2017 732 23662
2018 724 25977
2019 609 27700
2020 532 29661
2021 469 32801
2022 385 33077
2023 335 32317

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

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 1 3
Chemical Engineering 50 55 176
Nanotechnology 65 71 224
Materials Science 77 86 248
Physical chemistry 84 97 365
Organic Chemistry 101 117 377
Computational Chemistry 109 121 422
Pharmacy 82 96 423
Petrology and Geochemistry 109 136 468
Inorganic Chemistry 94 109 470
Radiochemistry 95 111 707
Environmental Chemistry 139 166 734
Biochemical Engineering 140 164 782
Biochemistry 184 207 816
Nutrition and Food Science 198 226 1496

Biology rankings

The University of Akron ranked 187th for Biology in the United States and 768th in the World with 14,670 publications made and 386,347 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#187 of 1,582 In the United States
#211 of 1,668 In North America
#768 of 6,770 In the World

University of Akron
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 188 995
1992 198 1137
1993 208 1069
1994 209 1306
1995 193 1505
1996 192 1546
1997 170 1622
1998 198 1821
1999 195 2083
2000 208 2375
2001 235 2520
2002 335 3284
2003 349 3704
2004 340 4667
2005 463 5704
2006 473 6521
2007 431 7783
2008 435 8695
2009 447 9855
2010 453 11213
2011 510 12788
2012 573 13965
2013 644 15960
2014 655 17232
2015 738 18726
2016 689 21108
2017 607 21927
2018 602 23907
2019 535 25540
2020 501 27773
2021 446 30448
2022 323 30476
2023 326 29938

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 65 71 224
Astrobiology 128 141 390
Zoology 128 151 467
Biophysics 193 213 652
Paleontology 178 205 713
Entomology 195 226 778
Neuroscience 228 255 783
Evolutionary Biology 214 243 789
Biochemistry 184 207 816
Botany 186 213 927
Genetics 227 252 1022
Molecular Biology 235 261 1094
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 253 293 1131
Agricultural Science 176 208 1166
Biotechnology 233 261 1206
Microbiology 221 244 1207
Oncology and Cancer research 273 303 1305
Virology 273 300 1319
Pharmacology 263 291 1347
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 291 321 1348
Immunology 271 297 1390
Forestry 230 271 1422
Nutrition and Food Science 198 226 1496
Animal Science 307 346 1569
Horticulture 236 272 1719

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Akron ranked 193rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 707th in the World with 11,537 publications made and 203,245 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#193 of 1,728 In the United States
#221 of 1,819 In North America
#707 of 7,020 In the World

University of Akron
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 171 673
1992 179 796
1993 194 849
1994 175 910
1995 155 973
1996 158 1054
1997 161 1150
1998 191 1385
1999 168 1401
2000 233 1587
2001 222 1653
2002 273 2111
2003 240 2301
2004 229 2578
2005 315 3108
2006 342 3627
2007 346 4213
2008 353 4895
2009 359 5924
2010 373 6462
2011 432 7283
2012 449 8093
2013 453 8887
2014 474 9677
2015 473 10085
2016 402 10402
2017 352 10554
2018 357 11176
2019 295 11773
2020 337 12812
2021 271 14401
2022 240 14651
2023 237 15684

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Gender Studies 131 150 266
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 125 141 306
Education Majors 146 163 321
Media Studies 150 174 349
Communications and Public Relations 147 172 357
Criminology and Criminal Justice 194 217 361
Genealogy 156 178 371
Military science 196 219 373
Social Work 180 201 377
Law Enforcement 179 198 378
Broadcast Journalism 158 180 383
Library and Information science 153 173 386
Art History 154 176 398
International Relations and Diplomacy 154 177 421
Occupational Safety and Health 187 212 442
Classics and Ancient History 169 191 445
Publishing 160 184 450
Anthropology 180 206 471
Political Economy 172 200 478
Urban and Regional planning 106 126 483
Public Policy / Administration 187 212 489
Early Childhood Education 245 266 492
Radio and Television broadcasting 198 220 516
Law 179 204 521
Journalism and Digital Media 166 190 528
Sociology 191 218 537
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 193 220 569
Political Science 177 204 569
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 205 236 616
International Law 199 227 621
History 186 214 639
Linguistics 185 211 661
Aesthetics 195 224 663
Human Rights Law 209 241 674
Archaeology 189 218 729
Special Education 318 350 787
Philosophy 191 224 849
Demography 244 274 903

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Akron ranked 168th for Environmental Science in the United States and 707th in the World with 11,407 publications made and 236,020 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#168 of 1,598 In the United States
#195 of 1,687 In North America
#707 of 6,798 In the World

University of Akron
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 164 667
1992 156 717
1993 165 814
1994 184 916
1995 157 991
1996 159 1075
1997 141 1141
1998 160 1255
1999 173 1436
2000 202 1681
2001 197 1656
2002 267 2339
2003 271 2446
2004 255 2942
2005 363 3712
2006 344 4067
2007 344 4896
2008 357 5509
2009 342 6278
2010 365 7013
2011 391 7910
2012 427 8547
2013 494 10179
2014 506 11001
2015 554 11656
2016 491 13165
2017 445 13700
2018 431 14953
2019 341 15755
2020 349 17125
2021 303 19302
2022 241 19383
2023 234 19742

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Geotechnical Engineering 101 119 385
Mining Engineering 73 93 388
Petrology and Geochemistry 109 136 468
Urban and Regional planning 106 126 483
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 132 156 499
Environmental Engineering 115 141 595
Oceanography 146 175 643
Geography and Cartography 167 194 645
Geology 165 192 674
Paleontology 178 205 713
Environmental Chemistry 139 166 734
Ecology 174 204 805
Earth science and Geophysics 174 207 805
Environmental Management 168 201 1045
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 253 293 1131
Agricultural Science 176 208 1166
Forestry 230 271 1422

Computer Science rankings

The University of Akron ranked 192nd for Computer Science in the United States and 724th in the World with 9,803 publications made and 207,386 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#192 of 1,576 In the United States
#221 of 1,662 In North America
#724 of 6,752 In the World

University of Akron
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 139 615
1992 157 778
1993 141 713
1994 139 775
1995 116 794
1996 139 944
1997 120 1013
1998 134 1164
1999 144 1200
2000 166 1293
2001 176 1420
2002 271 2040
2003 246 2077
2004 242 2366
2005 264 2715
2006 248 3164
2007 270 3607
2008 288 4116
2009 292 4963
2010 270 5599
2011 360 6064
2012 379 6994
2013 436 7916
2014 421 8511
2015 492 9596
2016 392 10219
2017 397 10891
2018 377 11337
2019 253 12183
2020 309 13470
2021 249 15256
2022 179 15102
2023 208 15707

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Library and Information science 153 173 386
Computer Graphics 138 162 555
Management Information Systems 173 197 602
Data Science 179 206 623
Telecommunications 149 178 661
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 167 197 678
Multimedia 196 221 689
Computer Engineering 161 191 723
Computer Networking 179 209 767
Information Technology 244 268 780
Neuroscience 228 255 783
Cognitive Science 220 253 823
Machine Learning 194 225 849
Software Engineering 199 230 871
Computer Vision 190 220 874
Cyber Security 206 237 880
Robotics 179 212 974
Human-Computer Interaction 220 252 988
Blockchain and Cryptography 191 222 1035
Computational Linguistics 246 279 1204
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 291 321 1348

Medicine rankings

The University of Akron ranked 229th for Medicine in the United States and 913th in the World with 7,935 publications made and 179,221 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#229 of 1,558 In the United States
#254 of 1,643 In North America
#913 of 6,680 In the World

University of Akron
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 100 575
1992 109 758
1993 107 700
1994 127 768
1995 111 826
1996 121 951
1997 99 976
1998 119 1115
1999 111 1082
2000 140 1403
2001 144 1321
2002 183 1733
2003 197 1955
2004 169 2325
2005 191 2675
2006 206 2970
2007 241 3485
2008 251 3834
2009 225 4595
2010 252 5093
2011 284 5704
2012 299 6347
2013 294 7146
2014 334 7800
2015 327 8129
2016 354 8911
2017 298 9318
2018 314 9933
2019 283 11117
2020 287 12312
2021 211 13957
2022 186 14245
2023 171 13948

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Akron in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 111 125 361
Social Work 180 201 377
Clinical Psychology 183 206 399
Pharmacy 82 96 423
Health Science 183 203 475
Plastic Surgery 159 170 493
Nursing 192 216 542
Gerontology 216 242 552
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 217 242 555
Healthcare Management (MHA) 245 274 726
Audiology 243 274 802
Psychiatry 233 261 820
Public Health 241 271 825
Orthodontics 199 222 843
Physical Therapy 230 261 846
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 204 229 881
Anatomy and Physiology 215 243 886
Family medicine 261 285 938
Dentistry 209 234 964
Sports Medicine 278 313 970
Surgery 235 260 1036
Pathology 237 262 1057
Cardiology 251 276 1083
Ophthalmology 254 282 1085
Anesthesiology 294 325 1266
Urology 244 269 1273
Critical Care Nursing 315 341 1280
Oncology and Cancer research 273 303 1305
Virology 273 300 1319
Pediatrics 278 306 1342
Pharmacology 263 291 1347
Immunology 271 297 1390
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 324 355 1856

Psychology rankings

The University of Akron ranked 202nd for Psychology in the United States and 615th in the World with 5,991 publications made and 144,627 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Child Psychology, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#202 of 1,527 In the United States
#229 of 1,612 In North America
#615 of 6,528 In the World

University of Akron
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 83 510
1992 77 654
1993 93 643
1994 86 717
1995 79 673
1996 79 840
1997 62 942
1998 90 993
1999 95 966
2000 100 1134
2001 132 1182
2002 136 1362
2003 146 1619
2004 130 1906
2005 166 2090
2006 165 2465
2007 193 2902
2008 185 3275
2009 186 3737
2010 206 4266
2011 232 4921
2012 228 5403
2013 247 5963
2014 241 6293
2015 237 6794
2016 239 6957
2017 203 7110
2018 201 7404
2019 182 8033
2020 198 8934
2021 153 9555
2022 124 9455
2023 136 9573

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

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 45 50 68
Sexology 158 185 289
Social Psychology 136 158 310
Education Majors 146 163 321
Social Work 180 201 377
Clinical Psychology 183 206 399
Child Psychology 190 214 425
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 205 236 616
Neuroscience 228 255 783
Special Education 318 350 787
Psychiatry 233 261 820
Cognitive Science 220 253 823

Business rankings

The University of Akron ranked 162nd for Business in the United States and 544th in the World with 5,260 publications made and 112,631 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#162 of 1,334 In the United States
#189 of 1,412 In North America
#544 of 6,187 In the World

University of Akron
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 80 345
1992 77 346
1993 79 378
1994 70 396
1995 56 455
1996 69 521
1997 63 519
1998 88 616
1999 74 570
2000 84 751
2001 104 744
2002 159 1168
2003 141 1147
2004 127 1338
2005 145 1571
2006 143 1812
2007 163 2152
2008 146 2515
2009 155 2902
2010 168 3421
2011 208 3998
2012 201 4424
2013 225 4880
2014 216 5314
2015 236 5594
2016 194 5676
2017 158 5738
2018 185 5977
2019 128 6411
2020 158 6835
2021 123 7817
2022 121 7949
2023 145 8852

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

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Real Estate 141 156 357
Human Resource Management 151 171 402
Tax Law 159 179 439
Occupational Safety and Health 187 212 442
Management 139 163 476
Actuarial Science 183 205 487
Accounting 176 202 487
Public Policy / Administration 187 212 489
Investment Banking and Stock trading 157 178 525
Advertising 196 222 550
Finance 163 188 580
Management Information Systems 173 197 602
Risk Management 160 186 608
International Business 138 163 617
Marketing 196 223 660
Supply Chain Management 153 178 663
International Trade 135 160 671
Project Management 187 216 681
Entrepreneurship 206 235 725
Entertainment Industry Business 222 254 776
Engineering Management 249 277 843
Operations Research 184 216 848

Mathematics rankings

The University of Akron ranked 182nd for Mathematics in the United States and 693rd in the World with 5,062 publications made and 105,174 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#182 of 1,371 In the United States
#210 of 1,451 In North America
#693 of 6,305 In the World

University of Akron
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 102 346
1992 84 357
1993 74 430
1994 88 434
1995 64 492
1996 72 526
1997 75 599
1998 80 643
1999 86 621
2000 82 806
2001 90 696
2002 116 1013
2003 122 1030
2004 107 1161
2005 125 1386
2006 125 1676
2007 139 1891
2008 139 2127
2009 152 2506
2010 144 2786
2011 167 3242
2012 179 3578
2013 218 3983
2014 213 4502
2015 224 4905
2016 199 5351
2017 159 5391
2018 172 5715
2019 113 6324
2020 153 6861
2021 133 7799
2022 96 7805
2023 123 7954

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 147 163 308
Actuarial Science 183 205 487
Applied Mathematics 125 147 566
Statistics 196 225 762
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 203 233 767
Operations Research 184 216 848
Blockchain and Cryptography 191 222 1035

Economics rankings

The University of Akron ranked 190th for Economics in the United States and 624th in the World with 3,346 publications made and 61,457 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#190 of 1,317 In the United States
#217 of 1,400 In North America
#624 of 5,995 In the World

University of Akron
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 48 174
1992 50 186
1993 33 228
1994 52 205
1995 36 277
1996 51 288
1997 38 293
1998 57 343
1999 42 333
2000 59 390
2001 77 428
2002 86 608
2003 97 608
2004 91 742
2005 92 819
2006 102 975
2007 96 1282
2008 102 1370
2009 95 1701
2010 108 1961
2011 138 2210
2012 127 2402
2013 134 2700
2014 134 2998
2015 127 2927
2016 119 3217
2017 81 3145
2018 108 3338
2019 82 3426
2020 114 3921
2021 93 4693
2022 94 4920
2023 121 5559

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

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 154 177 421
Political Economy 172 200 478
Actuarial Science 183 205 487
Investment Banking and Stock trading 157 178 525
Development Studies 192 217 570
Finance 163 188 580
International Trade 135 160 671
International Economics 137 161 690
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 203 233 767

Art & Design rankings

The University of Akron ranked 181st for Art & Design in the United States and 615th in the World with 2,303 publications made and 36,613 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Art History, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics.

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
#181 of 1,321 In the United States
#210 of 1,404 In North America
#615 of 5,720 In the World

University of Akron
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 22 108
1992 36 153
1993 26 122
1994 20 138
1995 25 121
1996 38 168
1997 25 206
1998 38 187
1999 34 211
2000 46 262
2001 46 277
2002 53 383
2003 48 433
2004 59 460
2005 60 539
2006 66 619
2007 68 720
2008 85 833
2009 67 1028
2010 70 1165
2011 80 1247
2012 103 1414
2013 106 1557
2014 102 1683
2015 113 1788
2016 84 1898
2017 79 2053
2018 87 2078
2019 62 2311
2020 65 2324
2021 61 2652
2022 48 2827
2023 36 2788

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 110 131 322
Art History 154 176 398
Music 160 180 456
Fashion Design 146 171 543
Computer Graphics 138 162 555
Graphic Design 171 196 600
Aesthetics 195 224 663
Multimedia 196 221 689
Literature 204 234 692
Entertainment Industry Business 222 254 776
Architecture 163 192 788
Performing arts 237 270 836
Creative Writing 300 338 857
Photography 268 304 951