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The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 19th in the United States, 24th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 51 research topics. The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 303,409 academic publications and 12,500,654 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 791 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#24 of 14,131 In the World
#20 of 2,597 In North America
#19 of 2,496 In the United States
#2 of 100 In Illinois
#2 of 2,112 For Computer Graphics
#2 of 1,302 For Sports / Exercise science
#3 of 4,056 For Structural Engineering
#68 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#41 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 48 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 6th for Engineering in the United States and 8th in the World with 160,771 publications made and 6,693,912 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

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

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 1863 34396
1993 2039 36553
1994 1987 39639
1995 1936 40407
1996 2229 45081
1997 2207 47627
1998 2245 51237
1999 2209 54535
2000 2264 59212
2001 2578 64933
2002 4565 98397
2003 3790 93287
2004 3557 98083
2005 4295 119337
2006 4177 130128
2007 3970 141507
2008 4201 155027
2009 4110 168337
2010 4461 189389
2011 4516 209664
2012 4425 228620
2013 4497 247586
2014 4822 265728
2015 4672 278263
2016 4928 292640
2017 5034 306687
2018 5242 331111
2019 5400 362570
2020 5786 403191
2021 5704 439764
2022 5079 402599
2023 5423 403409
2024 4477 356549

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Engineering.

Biology rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 25th for Biology in the United States and 35th in the World with 154,626 publications made and 7,043,848 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Botany, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#25 of 1,609 In the United States
#27 of 1,698 In North America
#35 of 6,833 In the World

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 1744 37920
1993 1832 39139
1994 1792 41789
1995 1720 43473
1996 2085 47198
1997 1990 51808
1998 2066 57669
1999 2046 60483
2000 2146 68532
2001 2298 72783
2002 3170 90466
2003 2958 95399
2004 3082 102511
2005 3424 117854
2006 3623 130916
2007 3568 143963
2008 3837 160604
2009 3886 175049
2010 4263 197286
2011 4240 218732
2012 4286 241980
2013 4380 263879
2014 4713 278770
2015 4822 292263
2016 5000 303945
2017 5082 319239
2018 5131 342594
2019 5322 376497
2020 5795 428656
2021 5953 467796
2022 5441 439830
2023 5664 432795
2024 4584 381583

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Animal Science 3 4 6
Nutrition and Food Science 4 4 8
Botany 7 7 8
Entomology 9 9 9
Agricultural Science 8 8 10
Nanotechnology 7 7 14
Horticulture 8 8 17
Paleontology 12 14 17
Zoology 10 12 20
Evolutionary Biology 17 18 22
Forestry 16 17 23
Biophysics 19 20 25
Biochemistry 27 30 38
Toxicology 26 29 39
Microbiology 27 29 41
Genetics 35 38 49
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 34 37 51
Neuroscience 37 40 52
Astrobiology 38 40 63
Biotechnology 39 43 63
Molecular Biology 42 45 65
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 32 38 71
Virology 69 77 143
Immunology 61 68 146
Oncology and Cancer research 65 71 152
Pharmacology 67 76 160
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 84 96 175

Physics rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 6th for Physics in the United States and 10th in the World with 151,074 publications made and 6,503,905 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

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

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 1835 35211
1993 2048 37209
1994 2000 40258
1995 1910 41399
1996 2223 46273
1997 2215 48718
1998 2238 52835
1999 2254 55874
2000 2246 60028
2001 2506 66213
2002 3980 90448
2003 3445 89278
2004 3261 94001
2005 3862 112524
2006 3879 122546
2007 3671 133225
2008 3819 145325
2009 3714 156528
2010 4073 174570
2011 3960 194247
2012 4121 213368
2013 4062 232334
2014 4356 249707
2015 4254 262949
2016 4608 278398
2017 4518 291417
2018 4716 316508
2019 4875 345206
2020 5037 380440
2021 5155 415999
2022 4641 376391
2023 4897 382756
2024 3861 340572

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 8 8 8
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 6 9
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 5 9
Optical Engineering 8 8 10
Quantum and Particle physics 7 7 10
Condensed Matter Physics 5 5 10
Materials Science 6 6 13
Nanotechnology 7 7 14
Nuclear Physics 12 12 18
Astrophysics and Astronomy 18 19 23
Theoretical Physics 17 18 24
Biophysics 19 20 25
Astrobiology 38 40 63
Medical Physics 82 92 177

Chemistry rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 17th for Chemistry in the United States and 24th in the World with 148,667 publications made and 6,554,706 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#17 of 1,447 In the United States
#18 of 1,530 In North America
#24 of 6,545 In the World

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1854 39502
1993 2045 42032
1994 1942 44926
1995 1926 46003
1996 2266 50422
1997 2179 54097
1998 2259 59861
1999 2176 62653
2000 2248 68590
2001 2370 73719
2002 3324 89112
2003 3022 92975
2004 3103 99838
2005 3459 114803
2006 3527 124542
2007 3454 134523
2008 3628 146626
2009 3537 158393
2010 3860 176716
2011 3737 195615
2012 3910 213676
2013 3882 233871
2014 4249 247925
2015 4117 258027
2016 4438 273298
2017 4551 287614
2018 4560 309198
2019 4699 335807
2020 4886 375279
2021 4987 413002
2022 4541 390966
2023 4686 386779
2024 3823 352650

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 5 5 6
Environmental Chemistry 3 3 7
Nutrition and Food Science 4 4 8
Materials Science 6 6 13
Nanotechnology 7 7 14
Physical chemistry 8 8 17
Organic Chemistry 9 10 17
Biochemical Engineering 7 7 17
Chemical Engineering 9 9 34
Biochemistry 27 30 38
Petrology and Geochemistry 15 18 39
Pharmacy 8 9 43
Inorganic Chemistry 13 13 45
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 20 22 45
Radiochemistry 15 18 107

Computer Science rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 9th for Computer Science in the United States and 12th in the World with 129,141 publications made and 5,801,417 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#9 of 1,612 In the United States
#10 of 1,698 In North America
#12 of 6,845 In the World

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 1367 23915
1993 1444 24046
1994 1421 26895
1995 1352 28094
1996 1539 30589
1997 1514 32052
1998 1581 35825
1999 1621 38921
2000 1645 42673
2001 1891 46612
2002 3787 81350
2003 3030 74822
2004 2828 77754
2005 3345 94517
2006 3434 107351
2007 3292 116564
2008 3401 130357
2009 3473 144750
2010 3838 162151
2011 3787 178961
2012 3654 195353
2013 3667 208908
2014 3879 224720
2015 4059 236822
2016 4154 242253
2017 4127 252379
2018 4549 275459
2019 4841 306918
2020 5187 345155
2021 5205 372455
2022 4629 327707
2023 5138 334024
2024 4095 277143

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Computer Science.

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 9th for Environmental Science in the United States and 12th in the World with 121,031 publications made and 5,054,982 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#9 of 1,631 In the United States
#10 of 1,721 In North America
#12 of 6,876 In the World

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 1319 24987
1993 1419 25997
1994 1379 27605
1995 1387 29179
1996 1525 31020
1997 1533 33664
1998 1572 36783
1999 1637 38793
2000 1732 44548
2001 1857 47014
2002 2657 64042
2003 2434 65282
2004 2488 71049
2005 2738 81929
2006 2863 92589
2007 2769 101864
2008 2917 112600
2009 3009 126465
2010 3282 140645
2011 3294 159332
2012 3289 176677
2013 3453 195291
2014 3805 209229
2015 3827 218046
2016 3864 226452
2017 4082 237465
2018 4308 258223
2019 4356 287640
2020 4811 326423
2021 4854 364184
2022 4401 338273
2023 4512 337011
2024 3423 291785

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Environmental Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 15th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 21st in the World with 120,455 publications made and 4,860,236 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#15 of 1,761 In the United States
#17 of 1,852 In North America
#21 of 7,081 In the World

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 1262 19676
1993 1311 20428
1994 1338 21570
1995 1249 23085
1996 1471 25415
1997 1456 26541
1998 1359 29110
1999 1440 32037
2000 1558 36596
2001 1727 39497
2002 2714 59313
2003 2314 59361
2004 2301 63804
2005 2650 74946
2006 2911 86325
2007 2881 96793
2008 3045 109342
2009 3242 125598
2010 3452 140725
2011 3417 159094
2012 3348 175898
2013 3393 190476
2014 3773 204709
2015 3861 215044
2016 3930 217551
2017 3998 226059
2018 4200 243367
2019 4424 274271
2020 4960 310021
2021 5035 337054
2022 4492 304261
2023 4768 307966
2024 3872 251250

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Medicine rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 51st for Medicine in the United States and 92nd in the World with 90,639 publications made and 3,869,711 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#51 of 1,600 In the United States
#57 of 1,685 In North America
#92 of 6,775 In the World

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 960 18581
1993 937 18358
1994 925 19798
1995 903 21853
1996 1061 23517
1997 988 26085
1998 1067 28801
1999 1105 30078
2000 1182 35892
2001 1194 37845
2002 1571 45206
2003 1487 49765
2004 1597 53475
2005 1839 60827
2006 1928 67769
2007 1993 76358
2008 2075 85288
2009 2169 94512
2010 2477 107183
2011 2508 121082
2012 2526 134186
2013 2565 145845
2014 2726 156507
2015 2903 164782
2016 3042 170150
2017 3093 180355
2018 3156 191171
2019 3367 211972
2020 3981 248423
2021 3963 275544
2022 3642 260389
2023 3927 253003
2024 3482 216804

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 2 2 2
Veterinary 11 12 22
Social Work 21 23 28
Sonography and Ultrasound 21 22 31
Toxicology 26 29 39
Pharmacy 8 9 43
Physical Therapy 23 30 43
Biomedical Engineering 27 28 43
Sports Medicine 23 32 44
Audiology 28 33 46
Clinical Psychology 34 37 52
Public Health 34 39 55
Gerontology 44 50 60
Anatomy and Physiology 45 52 77
Urology 44 50 87
Nursing 53 61 90
Psychiatry 53 61 90
Forensic Science 36 41 91
Orthodontics 37 41 94
Ophthalmology 51 56 97
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 68 79 111
Health Science 65 74 119
Pathology 57 66 128
Dentistry 43 47 131
Healthcare Management (MHA) 74 86 140
Occupational Therapy 63 76 142
Virology 69 77 143
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 64 73 146
Immunology 61 68 146
Oncology and Cancer research 65 71 152
Pharmacology 67 76 160
Respiratory Therapy 71 84 171
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 84 96 175
Medical Physics 82 92 177
Anesthesiology 81 94 193
Family medicine 92 105 207
Epidemiology 71 83 212
Cosmetology 68 77 221
Surgery 85 98 225
Optometry 84 98 226
Pediatrics 89 102 263
Cardiology 95 108 268
Critical Care Nursing 107 120 269
Plastic Surgery 106 117 273
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 78 91 299
Dermatology 93 103 300
Neurosurgery 86 95 303
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 94 106 373
Radiation Therapy 107 120 373

Mathematics rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 12th for Mathematics in the United States and 15th in the World with 62,493 publications made and 2,745,654 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#12 of 1,410 In the United States
#13 of 1,491 In North America
#15 of 6,418 In the World

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 609 10263
1993 652 10309
1994 653 11860
1995 578 12378
1996 769 13820
1997 701 14175
1998 680 15609
1999 754 17022
2000 825 19377
2001 927 20827
2002 1946 39259
2003 1456 34679
2004 1463 37259
2005 1660 45386
2006 1726 52655
2007 1691 57420
2008 1705 63868
2009 1701 71255
2010 1938 80310
2011 1874 89843
2012 1850 97364
2013 1922 103782
2014 2002 113140
2015 2067 118168
2016 2141 120405
2017 2040 123100
2018 2273 132358
2019 2471 146507
2020 2741 160688
2021 2633 175591
2022 2208 152635
2023 2502 153347
2024 1661 104019

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 5 5
Math Teachers 8 8 10
Applied Mathematics 10 10 12
Statistics 13 14 16
Operations Research 13 14 23
Actuarial Science 20 21 24
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 22 23 26

Psychology rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 29th for Psychology in the United States and 39th in the World with 57,800 publications made and 2,954,708 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#29 of 1,558 In the United States
#32 of 1,645 In North America
#39 of 6,645 In the World

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 592 12915
1993 611 13353
1994 629 14301
1995 551 14831
1996 726 16384
1997 641 17461
1998 641 19398
1999 704 20310
2000 722 23829
2001 781 25657
2002 1130 33100
2003 983 35558
2004 1068 37430
2005 1152 44082
2006 1287 50104
2007 1315 56602
2008 1439 64157
2009 1490 73508
2010 1679 84735
2011 1650 93834
2012 1648 104536
2013 1678 113162
2014 1824 123009
2015 1914 130141
2016 1958 130784
2017 1924 136970
2018 2066 144984
2019 2218 161573
2020 2467 186693
2021 2542 193793
2022 2317 176494
2023 2585 176513
2024 2275 147628

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Education Majors 9 10 10
Social Psychology 9 10 11
Cognitive Science 9 10 12
Child Psychology 15 16 17
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 18 20 23
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 12 15 23
Social Work 21 23 28
Sexology 34 37 42
Special Education 25 27 44
Neuroscience 37 40 52
Clinical Psychology 34 37 52
Psychiatry 53 61 90
Occupational Therapy 63 76 142

Business rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 8th for Business in the United States and 9th in the World with 46,392 publications made and 1,922,324 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#8 of 1,377 In the United States
#9 of 1,460 In North America
#9 of 6,339 In the World

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 437 6991
1993 457 7578
1994 497 8267
1995 451 9075
1996 507 9809
1997 537 10104
1998 536 11102
1999 596 12538
2000 667 14521
2001 764 16146
2002 1317 28180
2003 1082 26395
2004 1038 27929
2005 1212 33858
2006 1264 38466
2007 1244 43295
2008 1302 48473
2009 1350 55164
2010 1459 60968
2011 1410 68878
2012 1412 75662
2013 1466 79463
2014 1484 85504
2015 1490 88389
2016 1468 88369
2017 1544 91512
2018 1623 98795
2019 1667 107209
2020 2033 120490
2021 1931 130454
2022 1655 115082
2023 1809 116746
2024 1415 86623

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 22nd for Economics in the United States and 28th in the World with 31,721 publications made and 1,222,160 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Political Economy.

Economics ranking Location
#22 of 1,355 In the United States
#24 of 1,438 In North America
#28 of 6,167 In the World

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 305 4109
1993 335 4414
1994 349 5042
1995 300 5406
1996 383 5855
1997 369 6248
1998 378 6717
1999 423 7669
2000 464 9066
2001 522 9831
2002 698 14065
2003 554 14891
2004 632 15843
2005 671 18880
2006 760 21752
2007 766 25067
2008 781 27529
2009 901 32857
2010 929 36195
2011 921 41675
2012 992 46285
2013 944 49598
2014 1020 53795
2015 1049 55528
2016 1063 56122
2017 1141 59338
2018 1198 63067
2019 1168 70479
2020 1478 81375
2021 1414 88729
2022 1237 79753
2023 1360 82354
2024 984 61673

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 7 7 8
Investment Banking and Stock trading 14 14 17
Finance 14 15 18
Actuarial Science 20 21 24
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 22 23 26
Development Studies 22 24 32
Political Economy 31 34 61
Environmental Economics 19 21 78
International Relations and Diplomacy 32 38 80
International Trade 27 30 96
International Economics 34 37 128

Art & Design rankings

The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign ranked 3rd for Art & Design in the United States and 6th in the World with 24,323 publications made and 920,476 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, 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
#3 of 1,361 In the United States
#4 of 1,444 In North America
#6 of 5,966 In the World

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 252 3810
1993 253 3723
1994 270 4111
1995 322 4255
1996 311 4831
1997 311 5024
1998 299 5904
1999 316 6291
2000 322 7061
2001 386 7433
2002 684 12615
2003 595 12180
2004 561 12724
2005 684 14996
2006 683 17067
2007 727 18798
2008 685 20553
2009 718 23727
2010 750 26387
2011 747 29250
2012 687 31869
2013 711 33003
2014 775 35817
2015 779 36882
2016 738 36934
2017 758 37868
2018 781 40729
2019 840 45847
2020 906 51163
2021 871 53871
2022 769 48390
2023 826 48834
2024 743 42142

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 2 2 2
Fashion Design 3 3 4
Multimedia 5 5 5
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 4 8
Animation 6 7 9
Art History 9 10 13
Architecture 9 9 14
Literature 11 12 15
Entertainment Industry Business 12 12 15
Aesthetics 12 13 16
Landscape Architecture 8 8 17
Game Design and Development 11 12 17
Interior Design 9 9 18
Creative Writing 11 14 20
UX/UI Desgin 14 15 20
Music 13 16 22
Graphic Design 16 17 23
Cinematography 13 13 32
Performing arts 26 29 43
Painting and Drawing 31 32 90
Sculpture 31 32 90
Illustration and Concept Art 33 34 93
Photography 46 52 109