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The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 3rd in the United States, 4th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across 40 research topics. The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 501,950 academic publications and 23,248,844 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 2,829 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#4 of 14,131 In the World
#3 of 2,597 In North America
#3 of 2,496 In the United States
#1 of 62 In Michigan
#1 of 2 In Ann Arbor
#1 of 4,645 For Education Majors
#1 of 3,581 For Communications and Public Relations
#1 of 2,375 For Gender Studies
#14 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#18 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top1-3 For 37 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 4th for Biology in the United States and 4th in the World with 279,541 publications made and 14,833,184 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 2745 60583
1994 2759 64896
1995 2848 72239
1996 3252 78797
1997 3151 88857
1998 3431 101931
1999 3316 111450
2000 3502 126286
2001 3746 135736
2002 4506 158749
2003 4713 178715
2004 5126 194000
2005 5343 215215
2006 5924 241299
2007 6174 273319
2008 6551 303904
2009 7079 343946
2010 7355 383282
2011 7740 424722
2012 8205 472386
2013 8811 514671
2014 8915 554047
2015 9184 583660
2016 9771 606791
2017 10364 641389
2018 10886 688521
2019 12469 760972
2020 14616 911579
2021 12498 1009109
2022 11999 962160
2023 12598 968782
2024 10703 875864
2025 9088 764386

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Oncology and Cancer research 5 5 5
Microbiology 5 5 5
Pharmacology 4 5 5
Biochemistry 6 6 6
Genetics 6 6 6
Paleontology 6 6 6
Evolutionary Biology 5 5 7
Astrobiology 7 7 7
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 6 7 8
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 8 8 9
Biotechnology 8 9 9
Immunology 9 9 10
Neuroscience 8 9 10
Zoology 7 7 11
Molecular Biology 9 9 12
Botany 11 12 14
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 11 13 19
Biophysics 16 17 21
Nanotechnology 9 9 22
Virology 19 20 24
Toxicology 25 27 38
Agricultural Science 25 29 46
Forestry 33 41 87
Animal Science 34 42 88
Entomology 40 43 89
Horticulture 30 35 93
Nutrition and Food Science 29 37 109

Medicine rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 4th for Medicine in the United States and 5th in the World with 259,998 publications made and 13,060,811 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 1,604 In the United States
#4 of 1,689 In North America
#5 of 6,793 In the World

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 2292 47859
1994 2318 52040
1995 2475 58962
1996 2738 65248
1997 2691 74158
1998 2812 83851
1999 2824 93263
2000 2979 106853
2001 3198 114186
2002 3664 131168
2003 3863 149996
2004 4319 162669
2005 4500 181808
2006 5159 205217
2007 5422 233479
2008 5839 263512
2009 6280 297013
2010 6728 332561
2011 6935 366370
2012 7745 410627
2013 8418 448855
2014 8604 485573
2015 8868 514313
2016 9545 535034
2017 10299 567190
2018 10893 599603
2019 11818 666515
2020 14043 823710
2021 12900 916187
2022 12332 887279
2023 12860 891318
2024 11724 815146
2025 10040 723493

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Medicine.

Chemistry rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 5th for Chemistry in the United States and 6th in the World with 216,992 publications made and 11,252,397 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 2476 49863
1994 2561 54573
1995 2589 59608
1996 2961 65863
1997 2770 73738
1998 3168 84748
1999 2990 92796
2000 3051 102673
2001 3200 109243
2002 4329 127942
2003 4262 141257
2004 4393 152363
2005 4546 169746
2006 5073 188439
2007 5002 209829
2008 5351 230042
2009 5643 258683
2010 5900 288036
2011 6051 319108
2012 6219 354122
2013 6776 386417
2014 6853 413222
2015 6948 432311
2016 7282 455188
2017 7652 479387
2018 8042 514939
2019 8787 566969
2020 8946 655880
2021 8265 728257
2022 8140 696097
2023 8535 700696
2024 7075 634632
2025 5734 546620

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 6 6 6
Organic Chemistry 5 5 7
Materials Science 5 5 8
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 5 10
Physical chemistry 7 7 14
Radiochemistry 1 1 16
Environmental Chemistry 9 10 18
Nanotechnology 9 9 22
Inorganic Chemistry 8 8 27
Pharmacy 5 6 34
Computational Chemistry 23 23 35
Chemical Engineering 10 10 35
Biochemical Engineering 16 17 35
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 25 28 69
Nutrition and Food Science 29 37 109

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 3rd in the World with 200,589 publications made and 9,656,693 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 1767 29913
1994 1860 31564
1995 1837 35098
1996 2024 39118
1997 1932 41538
1998 2193 48113
1999 2121 53109
2000 2371 64990
2001 2500 71655
2002 3151 92598
2003 3167 103242
2004 3351 113254
2005 3546 129449
2006 4075 147529
2007 4308 170729
2008 4316 195555
2009 4730 224794
2010 5121 251586
2011 5308 280624
2012 5946 313004
2013 6130 340888
2014 6366 368611
2015 6578 390563
2016 7108 403806
2017 7659 427673
2018 7946 463478
2019 8390 525614
2020 10143 626101
2021 9364 683189
2022 8745 637968
2023 8870 652889
2024 7280 552977
2025 6128 473980

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Computer Science rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 5th for Computer Science in the United States and 6th in the World with 196,353 publications made and 10,069,828 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 1875 33277
1994 1975 35196
1995 1916 38969
1996 2122 43002
1997 2052 47185
1998 2254 52662
1999 2282 58924
2000 2317 67430
2001 2429 74433
2002 4220 104863
2003 3629 109371
2004 3598 118439
2005 3946 137432
2006 4184 155343
2007 4259 173819
2008 4543 195636
2009 4649 222846
2010 5155 247963
2011 5411 278044
2012 5806 309598
2013 5959 337522
2014 6132 366825
2015 6435 388861
2016 7076 408119
2017 7531 434711
2018 7971 481529
2019 9381 542518
2020 9694 638543
2021 9153 704470
2022 8530 651216
2023 8746 664171
2024 7172 574867
2025 5851 488707

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Computer Science.

Engineering rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 5th for Engineering in the United States and 6th in the World with 193,075 publications made and 8,797,841 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 2094 32252
1994 2251 35128
1995 2282 38698
1996 2521 43411
1997 2473 47276
1998 2778 52713
1999 2578 58414
2000 2698 66377
2001 2761 71530
2002 4729 97956
2003 4119 101961
2004 4016 113166
2005 4465 132335
2006 4687 148070
2007 4538 164986
2008 4711 184976
2009 5048 206528
2010 5306 230571
2011 5480 259793
2012 5792 287011
2013 6082 311971
2014 6203 336232
2015 6353 353886
2016 6525 373659
2017 6849 394277
2018 7102 432718
2019 7573 479854
2020 8343 544265
2021 7346 601338
2022 6867 558466
2023 7133 568046
2024 5995 505001
2025 4631 432796

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 5th for Physics in the United States and 6th in the World with 188,200 publications made and 8,652,193 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 2089 32206
1994 2202 35291
1995 2244 39081
1996 2483 43973
1997 2461 47083
1998 2821 53300
1999 2487 58132
2000 2769 65816
2001 2784 72004
2002 4350 93220
2003 4014 98911
2004 3966 109146
2005 4335 127358
2006 4577 143307
2007 4377 160007
2008 4596 178496
2009 4996 198850
2010 5132 221210
2011 5287 249143
2012 5631 276128
2013 5901 300806
2014 6044 324440
2015 6215 343903
2016 6410 363377
2017 6668 382061
2018 6856 419109
2019 6737 462401
2020 7585 520185
2021 7048 572032
2022 6484 527257
2023 6844 542254
2024 5729 494035
2025 4424 422125

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 3 3 3
Optical Engineering 5 5 6
Astrobiology 7 7 7
Quantum and Particle physics 5 5 8
Materials Science 5 5 8
Astrophysics and Astronomy 8 8 10
Medical Physics 8 9 10
Nuclear Physics 9 9 13
Applied/Engineering Physics 10 10 15
Theoretical Physics 15 15 21
Biophysics 16 17 21
Nanotechnology 9 9 22
Atomic and Molecular physics 14 14 23
Condensed Matter Physics 20 20 36

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 5th for Environmental Science in the United States and 5th in the World with 150,200 publications made and 7,160,548 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 1414 26239
1994 1498 28058
1995 1586 31439
1996 1694 34602
1997 1631 37471
1998 1896 42298
1999 1790 45963
2000 1918 55015
2001 2095 59022
2002 2771 74488
2003 2753 82772
2004 2871 91895
2005 2968 104388
2006 3277 118650
2007 3313 133913
2008 3453 150517
2009 3735 171443
2010 3938 189599
2011 4307 214498
2012 4366 240341
2013 4589 263617
2014 4897 285001
2015 4998 303640
2016 5271 315856
2017 5467 332431
2018 5539 362795
2019 6534 408490
2020 7961 477357
2021 6221 527334
2022 5879 494574
2023 5985 495093
2024 4828 426897
2025 3871 367822

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Environmental Science.

Psychology rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 3rd for Psychology in the United States and 5th in the World with 133,490 publications made and 7,348,687 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 1,561 In the United States
#4 of 1,648 In North America
#5 of 6,663 In the World

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 1265 29216
1994 1267 30083
1995 1284 34157
1996 1454 36980
1997 1425 41090
1998 1470 45530
1999 1519 50189
2000 1591 59216
2001 1629 62572
2002 1947 76278
2003 2067 85980
2004 2159 91566
2005 2398 103951
2006 2631 117298
2007 2728 133267
2008 2984 151639
2009 3074 171892
2010 3404 192253
2011 3643 213733
2012 4067 239569
2013 4254 261337
2014 4241 283324
2015 4544 301397
2016 4893 311706
2017 5343 330679
2018 5606 356649
2019 6055 401182
2020 7057 489245
2021 6780 527430
2022 6237 501036
2023 6493 502550
2024 5536 435353
2025 4813 387134

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Child Psychology 1 1 1
Social Psychology 1 1 1
Education Majors 1 1 1
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 2 2
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 2 2
Sexology 2 2 2
Social Work 1 2 2
Clinical Psychology 5 6 6
Psychiatry 5 6 7
Cognitive Science 4 5 7
Neuroscience 8 9 10
Occupational Therapy 5 9 15
Special Education 14 15 28

Mathematics rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 4th for Mathematics in the United States and 4th in the World with 94,502 publications made and 5,018,732 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 709 11659
1994 795 12785
1995 775 13696
1996 886 16428
1997 857 17679
1998 954 20044
1999 933 22474
2000 1069 26198
2001 1083 29199
2002 1860 43068
2003 1601 44912
2004 1691 49520
2005 1934 59185
2006 2067 67978
2007 2158 77669
2008 2184 89611
2009 2407 101999
2010 2537 116102
2011 2666 131470
2012 3263 145260
2013 3124 160907
2014 3276 177257
2015 3353 190261
2016 3604 199286
2017 3904 207532
2018 4293 229895
2019 4719 258753
2020 5463 304291
2021 4961 341877
2022 4459 318173
2023 4634 322252
2024 3252 235938
2025 2579 192685

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 1 1 1
Statistics 4 4 4
Applied Mathematics 4 4 4
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 5 5 5
Actuarial Science 7 7 7
Operations Research 9 9 14
Blockchain and Cryptography 15 17 26

Business rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 2nd for Business in the United States and 2nd in the World with 65,664 publications made and 3,241,082 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 593 9107
1994 620 10135
1995 614 11232
1996 752 13018
1997 719 13848
1998 807 15560
1999 821 18238
2000 885 22270
2001 902 24550
2002 1382 35842
2003 1203 38473
2004 1317 42756
2005 1363 49109
2006 1547 56731
2007 1548 65390
2008 1570 74174
2009 1838 85907
2010 1829 96275
2011 1962 109857
2012 2054 118988
2013 2219 129907
2014 2200 139579
2015 2277 146305
2016 2423 148968
2017 2534 156581
2018 2624 169006
2019 2767 188271
2020 3424 217631
2021 2869 234372
2022 2631 211837
2023 2667 216841
2024 2048 169659
2025 1594 138637

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 3rd for Economics in the United States and 3rd in the World with 56,289 publications made and 2,889,661 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Political Economy.

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

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 445 6571
1994 467 7526
1995 491 8244
1996 521 9463
1997 525 10131
1998 614 11677
1999 644 13783
2000 697 17228
2001 701 19574
2002 909 25133
2003 894 29227
2004 984 32150
2005 1079 36111
2006 1203 41472
2007 1278 48966
2008 1278 57175
2009 1508 66594
2010 1573 74513
2011 1686 84255
2012 1821 93651
2013 1932 101640
2014 1997 109633
2015 2003 115305
2016 2135 117913
2017 2233 123832
2018 2436 132406
2019 2531 147823
2020 3150 177913
2021 2767 191229
2022 2607 177164
2023 2631 183599
2024 1979 143734
2025 1604 119712

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Economics.

Art & Design rankings

The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked 4th for Art & Design in the United States and 7th in the World with 29,890 publications made and 1,150,837 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, 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
#4 of 1,369 In the United States
#5 of 1,454 In North America
#7 of 6,010 In the World

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 335 4217
1994 299 4462
1995 283 5216
1996 341 5585
1997 311 5970
1998 373 6642
1999 339 7485
2000 396 8855
2001 397 9778
2002 618 14213
2003 554 15006
2004 551 15965
2005 595 18710
2006 711 21165
2007 687 24081
2008 686 26788
2009 705 31001
2010 757 34326
2011 813 39296
2012 894 43110
2013 892 46413
2014 885 50646
2015 969 53245
2016 956 53999
2017 1025 57528
2018 1029 61842
2019 1157 71916
2020 1347 83337
2021 1198 89654
2022 1142 84205
2023 1191 85708
2024 905 75064
2025 761 66042

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Fashion Design 5 6 7
Aesthetics 4 5 8
Literature 5 6 8
Entertainment Industry Business 7 7 8
Architecture 6 6 9
Multimedia 9 9 9
Creative Writing 5 7 10
Interior Design 5 5 10
Landscape Architecture 4 4 11
Music 7 9 11
Art History 11 12 15
Computer Graphics 10 11 16
Animation 10 12 18
Performing arts 15 17 22
Cinematography 7 7 23
Game Design and Development 14 15 25
Singing and Vocal Performance 13 16 28
Photography 16 18 28
Graphic Design 26 29 40
Illustration and Concept Art 17 18 41
UX/UI Desgin 21 25 45
Painting and Drawing 19 20 52
Sculpture 19 20 52