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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked 24th in the United States, 30th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 10 across 14 research topics. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 220,570 academic publications and 8,564,011 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 904 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#30 of 14,131 In the World
#26 of 2,597 In North America
#24 of 2,496 In the United States
#1 of 65 In North Carolina
#1 of 1,941 For Art History
#2 of 4,103 For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
#3 of 1,187 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#57 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#43 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top10 For 11 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked 16th for Medicine in the United States and 19th in the World with 149,395 publications made and 5,793,440 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#16 of 1,558 In the United States
#17 of 1,643 In North America
#19 of 6,680 In the World

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 1280 15421
1992 1209 16575
1993 1249 17918
1994 1315 19915
1995 1545 23622
1996 1561 27264
1997 1597 30595
1998 1715 36295
1999 1785 41334
2000 1844 46614
2001 1952 51267
2002 2111 57116
2003 2311 64805
2004 2682 74149
2005 2745 84733
2006 3066 97881
2007 3369 112820
2008 3478 124692
2009 3936 141106
2010 4254 161316
2011 4611 178911
2012 5059 202128
2013 5843 225188
2014 6192 245771
2015 6300 265320
2016 6985 281252
2017 7302 300321
2018 7234 325305
2019 7878 358988
2020 8633 437679
2021 9006 495549
2022 8501 502983
2023 8277 487567

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Family medicine 6 6 7
Gerontology 8 8 9
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 8 9
Public Health 7 8 10
Sports / Exercise science 7 8 10
Orthodontics 5 6 10
Virology 8 8 10
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 10 11 11
Nursing 9 10 11
Dentistry 6 7 11
Social Work 11 12 12
Epidemiology 9 10 13
Health Science 9 11 14
Pharmacology 12 13 15
Clinical Psychology 12 13 15
Physical Therapy 9 13 17
Oncology and Cancer research 14 15 17
Respiratory Therapy 11 13 17
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 6 18
Radiation Therapy 15 16 19
Sports Medicine 10 13 19
Medical Physics 15 17 20
Pathology 16 17 20
Pediatrics 17 18 22
Immunology 17 18 23
Psychiatry 17 19 23
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 16 17 24
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 15 18 26
Surgery 23 24 27
Sonography and Ultrasound 21 22 29
Toxicology 21 24 33
Anatomy and Physiology 25 27 33
Critical Care Nursing 25 28 33
Urology 26 28 35
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 30 33 42
Audiology 26 31 43
Occupational Therapy 22 29 44
Anesthesiology 32 35 44
Pharmacy 13 14 55
Plastic Surgery 41 44 59
Dermatology 38 40 64
Cosmetology 36 41 70
Biomedical Engineering 40 42 71
Cardiology 43 51 73
Ophthalmology 54 59 108
Veterinary 40 47 119
Optometry 63 72 154
Neurosurgery 61 68 209
Forensic Science 81 93 267

Biology rankings

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked 18th for Biology in the United States and 24th in the World with 146,222 publications made and 6,360,515 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#18 of 1,582 In the United States
#19 of 1,668 In North America
#24 of 6,770 In the World

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1348 19549
1992 1280 21115
1993 1389 22709
1994 1460 25823
1995 1656 29809
1996 1710 33984
1997 1665 38603
1998 1793 45403
1999 1932 51527
2000 1938 57171
2001 2176 61855
2002 2296 69098
2003 2532 78095
2004 2818 88709
2005 2970 101190
2006 3264 115499
2007 3452 130832
2008 3550 142752
2009 3984 160731
2010 4317 181768
2011 4587 200903
2012 5069 227147
2013 5700 250330
2014 5876 271059
2015 5961 288207
2016 6452 305710
2017 6624 322729
2018 6725 352010
2019 7173 386640
2020 7634 462610
2021 7864 521321
2022 7513 521442
2023 7363 504909

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Virology 8 8 10
Pharmacology 12 13 15
Oncology and Cancer research 14 15 17
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 17 20
Biophysics 17 18 23
Molecular Biology 17 18 23
Immunology 17 18 23
Biochemistry 17 18 24
Genetics 17 18 24
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 15 18 26
Entomology 23 24 30
Microbiology 21 23 31
Toxicology 21 24 33
Neuroscience 24 27 33
Biotechnology 22 24 33
Evolutionary Biology 29 31 40
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 29 51
Paleontology 28 32 51
Botany 41 46 86
Zoology 38 45 88
Astrobiology 57 63 123
Nanotechnology 39 42 126
Animal Science 48 57 133
Nutrition and Food Science 37 46 146
Agricultural Science 57 66 174
Horticulture 65 77 315
Forestry 84 102 366

Chemistry rankings

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked 21st for Chemistry in the United States and 32nd in the World with 98,452 publications made and 4,812,236 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#21 of 1,407 In the United States
#22 of 1,488 In North America
#32 of 6,447 In the World

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1068 16696
1992 1026 17861
1993 1097 19440
1994 1124 22381
1995 1329 25482
1996 1430 29356
1997 1347 33407
1998 1445 39270
1999 1530 44623
2000 1526 48951
2001 1671 52135
2002 1825 57780
2003 1950 65538
2004 2125 73421
2005 2173 82606
2006 2306 92015
2007 2428 102626
2008 2449 110139
2009 2681 122884
2010 2913 136802
2011 3064 150790
2012 3348 167851
2013 3647 183909
2014 3690 198264
2015 3672 208207
2016 3970 220797
2017 4029 231485
2018 4019 251617
2019 4272 273064
2020 4421 320673
2021 4449 359892
2022 4335 359215
2023 4137 347870

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 13 13 23
Biochemistry 17 18 24
Organic Chemistry 25 26 46
Pharmacy 13 14 55
Environmental Chemistry 36 41 88
Inorganic Chemistry 34 39 115
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 42 47 117
Physical chemistry 38 43 124
Nanotechnology 39 42 126
Materials Science 46 51 137
Nutrition and Food Science 37 46 146
Biochemical Engineering 42 48 150
Chemical Engineering 48 53 171
Petrology and Geochemistry 72 86 242
Radiochemistry 38 45 246

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked 21st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 27th in the World with 97,564 publications made and 3,469,901 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#21 of 1,728 In the United States
#23 of 1,819 In North America
#27 of 7,020 In the World

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 849 7222
1992 800 7682
1993 812 8531
1994 841 9373
1995 991 10461
1996 1024 12308
1997 1018 13144
1998 1079 15113
1999 1155 17357
2000 1182 20570
2001 1276 22698
2002 1353 27406
2003 1439 31731
2004 1620 36486
2005 1850 43467
2006 2019 51412
2007 2180 60442
2008 2247 68402
2009 2549 80035
2010 2898 90992
2011 2932 101935
2012 3161 116483
2013 3635 131153
2014 3883 145082
2015 3814 156181
2016 4292 165098
2017 4707 176472
2018 4671 193621
2019 5105 220025
2020 5697 260620
2021 6010 288708
2022 5506 291359
2023 5472 285944

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Computer Science rankings

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked 31st for Computer Science in the United States and 44th in the World with 81,668 publications made and 3,249,881 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#31 of 1,576 In the United States
#34 of 1,662 In North America
#44 of 6,752 In the World

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 703 8709
1992 746 9727
1993 698 10161
1994 796 11368
1995 892 12584
1996 859 14045
1997 892 15718
1998 933 17928
1999 998 19547
2000 961 22362
2001 1121 24533
2002 1214 29899
2003 1359 33288
2004 1458 37207
2005 1660 44409
2006 1742 51478
2007 1874 58809
2008 1950 65468
2009 2184 75374
2010 2389 87247
2011 2442 97541
2012 2786 111668
2013 3065 124951
2014 3220 137774
2015 3331 148622
2016 3654 161158
2017 3799 172435
2018 3874 194475
2019 4149 220408
2020 4426 264141
2021 4713 296345
2022 4368 295498
2023 4367 285995

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 9 9 10
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 16 17 20
Computer Graphics 14 15 21
Neuroscience 24 27 33
Machine Learning 26 27 37
Animation 22 25 43
Cognitive Science 35 38 46
Human-Computer Interaction 23 26 48
Data Science 31 34 49
Library and Information science 40 44 63
Management Information Systems 28 32 64
Multimedia 36 42 68
Computer Vision 35 39 78
Cyber Security 45 48 84
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 43 48 87
Computational Linguistics 50 57 106
Database Administration 55 61 120
Computer Networking 53 60 132
Information Technology 76 84 142
Robotics 45 53 166
Telecommunications 56 66 167
Blockchain and Cryptography 66 72 183
Computer Engineering 66 74 195
UX/UI Desgin 62 79 211
Software Engineering 67 82 219
Web Design and Development 62 76 220

Psychology rankings

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked 16th for Psychology in the United States and 20th in the World with 73,372 publications made and 2,895,476 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#16 of 1,527 In the United States
#18 of 1,612 In North America
#20 of 6,528 In the World

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 623 7988
1992 586 8604
1993 591 9103
1994 630 9966
1995 731 11274
1996 709 12706
1997 726 14235
1998 829 16182
1999 883 18072
2000 864 20697
2001 929 22393
2002 999 26105
2003 1056 29442
2004 1230 33267
2005 1335 39364
2006 1513 45588
2007 1571 53254
2008 1705 59974
2009 1859 69170
2010 2077 79261
2011 2146 88650
2012 2287 100209
2013 2709 112569
2014 2917 124365
2015 2995 133986
2016 3402 144598
2017 3650 155811
2018 3692 172862
2019 4003 193904
2020 4290 232410
2021 4620 256858
2022 4276 260214
2023 4357 253405

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Child Psychology 9 10 11
Social Work 11 12 12
Clinical Psychology 12 13 15
Sexology 17 19 20
Special Education 10 11 21
Psychiatry 17 19 23
Education Majors 19 21 28
Social Psychology 23 25 29
Neuroscience 24 27 33
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 26 30 36
Occupational Therapy 22 29 44
Cognitive Science 35 38 46
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 36 45 84

Engineering rankings

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked 46th for Engineering in the United States and 107th in the World with 63,387 publications made and 2,484,953 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#46 of 1,518 In the United States
#51 of 1,602 In North America
#107 of 6,684 In the World

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 675 7815
1992 624 8755
1993 641 9426
1994 684 10417
1995 758 11475
1996 876 13464
1997 789 14436
1998 884 17163
1999 958 19788
2000 907 21912
2001 1048 23496
2002 1176 28317
2003 1233 32407
2004 1312 36195
2005 1434 42021
2006 1463 47192
2007 1456 53513
2008 1535 57565
2009 1740 65262
2010 1799 72608
2011 1904 82228
2012 2110 92014
2013 2338 101936
2014 2410 111117
2015 2417 117408
2016 2561 125198
2017 2664 132252
2018 2711 147766
2019 2801 162860
2020 3107 188944
2021 3080 210193
2022 2773 208343
2023 2734 202632

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 22 24 33
Human-Computer Interaction 23 26 48
Product and Industrial Design 25 27 63
Environmental Engineering 21 25 66
Biomedical Engineering 40 42 71
Transportation Engineering 37 41 84
Systems Engineering 40 46 93
Architecture 35 39 97
Aviation 39 42 106
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 42 47 117
Mechanical Engineering 47 54 122
Nanotechnology 39 42 126
Acoustical Engineering 51 57 127
Computer Networking 53 60 132
Optical Engineering 52 57 136
Materials Science 46 51 137
Metallurgical Engineering 46 51 142
Biochemical Engineering 42 48 150
Civil Engineering 56 64 162
Operations Research 49 61 165
Robotics 45 53 166
Telecommunications 56 66 167
Remote Sensing 58 65 168
Chemical Engineering 48 53 171
Aerospace Engineering 65 73 173
Marine Engineering 49 55 186
Petroleum Engineering 59 67 186
Geotechnical Engineering 59 69 194
Computer Engineering 66 74 195
Structural Engineering 68 76 205
Electrical Engineering 65 76 223
Reliability and Quality Engineering 70 84 229
Engineering Management 101 110 240
Electronic Engineering 72 87 252
Applied/Engineering Physics 75 83 256
Technical Drawing 74 88 306
Automotive Engineering 75 90 316
Architectural Engineering 68 84 318
Construction Management 84 101 347
Industrial Engineering 86 103 348
Landscape Architecture 75 88 385
Firefighting and Fire Science 110 128 478
Nuclear Engineering 106 134 573
Automation and Control engineering 110 136 574
Renewable Energy Engineering 109 137 686
Mining Engineering 122 152 730

Physics rankings

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked 39th for Physics in the United States and 78th in the World with 60,565 publications made and 2,556,356 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#39 of 1,485 In the United States
#44 of 1,569 In North America
#78 of 6,603 In the World

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 695 7955
1992 655 8951
1993 707 9635
1994 734 10855
1995 800 11708
1996 929 14020
1997 852 15206
1998 969 17982
1999 1013 20861
2000 954 22869
2001 1080 24824
2002 1185 28600
2003 1211 32791
2004 1290 36741
2005 1404 42794
2006 1428 47020
2007 1429 52941
2008 1426 56645
2009 1665 63315
2010 1736 69742
2011 1831 78778
2012 1945 87606
2013 2157 96092
2014 2171 103611
2015 2271 109443
2016 2320 114799
2017 2440 121329
2018 2402 133967
2019 2478 146479
2020 2672 169449
2021 2680 187535
2022 2404 185243
2023 2348 181216

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 15 17 20
Biophysics 17 18 23
Atomic and Molecular physics 28 29 49
Nuclear Physics 34 35 63
Quantum and Particle physics 45 50 101
Astrobiology 57 63 123
Nanotechnology 39 42 126
Acoustical Engineering 51 57 127
Astrophysics and Astronomy 55 62 127
Optical Engineering 52 57 136
Materials Science 46 51 137
Theoretical Physics 48 54 140
Condensed Matter Physics 68 76 251
Applied/Engineering Physics 75 83 256

Environmental Science rankings

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked 36th for Environmental Science in the United States and 65th in the World with 60,366 publications made and 2,344,117 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#36 of 1,598 In the United States
#40 of 1,687 In North America
#65 of 6,798 In the World

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 566 7040
1992 521 7256
1993 585 7911
1994 587 8774
1995 676 9637
1996 717 11157
1997 693 12012
1998 734 13756
1999 822 15498
2000 844 18278
2001 871 19374
2002 951 22890
2003 1068 26197
2004 1125 30667
2005 1212 35131
2006 1360 41145
2007 1380 46718
2008 1441 51189
2009 1583 59451
2010 1730 66460
2011 1846 75461
2012 1951 86725
2013 2222 96719
2014 2352 105273
2015 2339 113101
2016 2554 119450
2017 2629 125252
2018 2687 138974
2019 2950 158353
2020 3186 186693
2021 3342 207524
2022 3032 207353
2023 2895 200580

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 10 10 31
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 24 29 51
Paleontology 28 32 51
Environmental Engineering 21 25 66
Ecology 38 42 68
Geography and Cartography 40 44 72
Urban and Regional planning 22 24 73
Geology 41 45 76
Environmental Chemistry 36 41 88
Oceanography 46 51 110
Environmental Management 41 48 142
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 55 60 144
Agricultural Science 57 66 174
Earth science and Geophysics 60 70 191
Geotechnical Engineering 59 69 194
Petrology and Geochemistry 72 86 242
Forestry 84 102 366
Mining Engineering 122 152 730

Mathematics rankings

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked 21st for Mathematics in the United States and 25th in the World with 47,470 publications made and 1,986,309 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#21 of 1,371 In the United States
#22 of 1,451 In North America
#25 of 6,305 In the World

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 282 2774
1992 306 3030
1993 324 3529
1994 337 3837
1995 353 4252
1996 409 5104
1997 419 5440
1998 445 6196
1999 512 7110
2000 475 8375
2001 516 9193
2002 608 11533
2003 669 13391
2004 753 15302
2005 897 19073
2006 993 22542
2007 1081 26320
2008 1066 29798
2009 1258 35080
2010 1359 40277
2011 1475 46434
2012 1552 52138
2013 1884 60170
2014 2000 66256
2015 2092 73368
2016 2307 78296
2017 2474 84652
2018 2588 94532
2019 2725 108198
2020 2891 124326
2021 3122 143466
2022 2889 147870
2023 2943 144976

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 18 19 22
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 25 27 31
Actuarial Science 28 30 38
Math Teachers 32 36 48
Applied Mathematics 45 50 101
Operations Research 49 61 165
Blockchain and Cryptography 66 72 183

Economics rankings

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked 17th for Economics in the United States and 22nd in the World with 29,079 publications made and 1,006,744 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#17 of 1,317 In the United States
#18 of 1,400 In North America
#22 of 5,995 In the World

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 241 1703
1992 195 1880
1993 208 2155
1994 228 2416
1995 254 2584
1996 274 3075
1997 282 3186
1998 310 3846
1999 371 4406
2000 344 5613
2001 377 6279
2002 403 7362
2003 422 9021
2004 499 10402
2005 545 11929
2006 611 14331
2007 607 16608
2008 693 19189
2009 787 22915
2010 867 25792
2011 909 29856
2012 1002 33599
2013 1091 37379
2014 1188 41213
2015 1139 43802
2016 1268 45753
2017 1409 48289
2018 1434 53061
2019 1518 59533
2020 1846 70244
2021 1906 79010
2022 1752 80501
2023 1748 80339

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 11 12 14
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 25 27 31
Investment Banking and Stock trading 24 25 35
Actuarial Science 28 30 38
Political Economy 22 25 41
Agricultural Economics 26 29 41
Finance 30 32 46
International Economics 27 29 107
International Relations and Diplomacy 52 59 118
International Trade 33 40 122
Environmental Economics 44 55 229

Business rankings

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked 32nd for Business in the United States and 46th in the World with 27,295 publications made and 918,612 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#32 of 1,334 In the United States
#34 of 1,412 In North America
#46 of 6,187 In the World

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 259 1858
1992 224 2037
1993 238 2366
1994 244 2422
1995 272 2758
1996 237 3195
1997 278 3219
1998 295 3977
1999 350 4476
2000 360 5467
2001 413 6144
2002 403 7900
2003 463 9105
2004 486 10525
2005 552 12191
2006 617 14965
2007 616 17677
2008 655 20134
2009 744 23878
2010 833 27771
2011 825 31614
2012 934 35375
2013 1028 39786
2014 1058 43040
2015 1072 45469
2016 1160 46580
2017 1265 49100
2018 1341 54802
2019 1347 61867
2020 1614 71316
2021 1616 78710
2022 1481 78002
2023 1471 76368

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 5 5 5
Entertainment Industry Business 12 12 14
Public Policy / Administration 8 9 15
Tax Law 11 12 15
Risk Management 15 17 25
Accounting 22 23 30
Investment Banking and Stock trading 24 25 35
Advertising 27 29 35
Actuarial Science 28 30 38
Marketing 27 29 38
Real Estate 21 21 39
Finance 30 32 46
Project Management 19 20 47
Entrepreneurship 20 24 49
Human Resource Management 31 36 55
Management Information Systems 28 32 64
Management 36 41 69
Supply Chain Management 28 30 76
International Business 34 37 95
International Trade 33 40 122
Operations Research 49 61 165
Engineering Management 101 110 240
Hospitality and Hotel Management 58 72 341
Construction Management 84 101 347

Art & Design rankings

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked 11th for Art & Design in the United States and 15th in the World with 16,906 publications made and 483,773 citations received. Main research topics: Art History, Fashion Design, Literature, 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
#11 of 1,321 In the United States
#12 of 1,404 In North America
#15 of 5,720 In the World

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 191 977
1992 226 1315
1993 211 1348
1994 239 1528
1995 260 1639
1996 268 1968
1997 263 2087
1998 252 2340
1999 313 2829
2000 263 3012
2001 308 3479
2002 361 5081
2003 376 5257
2004 364 5990
2005 378 6705
2006 435 7648
2007 428 8331
2008 435 9121
2009 483 10332
2010 514 11703
2011 479 12977
2012 495 14259
2013 518 15693
2014 565 16673
2015 513 17607
2016 575 19117
2017 620 19622
2018 565 21299
2019 559 24385
2020 605 28678
2021 727 30527
2022 593 30093
2023 603 29186

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Art History 1 1 1
Game Design and Development 9 9 10
Entertainment Industry Business 12 12 14
Computer Graphics 14 15 21
Fashion Design 25 27 32
Singing and Vocal Performance 18 21 35
Creative Writing 22 26 40
Illustration and Concept Art 16 17 42
Animation 22 25 43
Literature 27 31 44
Painting and Drawing 15 16 45
Sculpture 15 16 45
Aesthetics 30 33 46
Music 26 30 48
Multimedia 36 42 68
Performing arts 41 45 85
Architecture 35 39 97
Graphic Design 50 58 99
Cinematography 38 43 126
Photography 63 74 164
UX/UI Desgin 62 79 211
Landscape Architecture 75 88 385
Interior Design 76 90 393