University of North Carolina at Charlotte: Rankings

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The University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked 180th in the United States, 556th in the global 2023 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 140 research topics. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 19,735 academic publications and 542,874 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 55 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#556 of 14,131 In the World
#205 of 2,597 In North America
#180 of 2,496 In the United States
#6 of 65 In North Carolina
#1 of 4 In Charlotte
#54 of 1,006 For Early Childhood Education
#79 of 1,009 For Special Education
#91 of 1,006 For Transportation Engineering
#1032 of 7,446 For Alumni Impact
#503 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 137 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked 125th for Engineering in the United States and 546th in the World with 4,785 publications made and 86,546 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Automation and Control engineering, Computer Networking, Electronic Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#125 of 756 In the United States
#148 of 818 In North America
#546 of 4,624 In the World

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 33 54
1992 30 39
1993 30 17
1994 33 13
1995 30 39
1996 42 34
1997 41 52
1998 46 39
1999 45 96
2000 47 86
2001 39 89
2002 52 127
2003 87 162
2004 89 99
2005 107 132
2006 124 151
2007 165 341
2008 189 452
2009 205 334
2010 254 393
2011 236 445
2012 265 522
2013 280 602
2014 306 408
2015 271 670
2016 270 371
2017 250 363
2018 295 436
2019 302 480
2020 279 322
2021 249 125

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked 151st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 380th in the World with 4,075 publications made and 104,200 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Demography, Education Majors, Political Science, Communications and Public Relations.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#151 of 1,262 In the United States
#172 of 1,341 In North America
#380 of 5,073 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 15 3
1992 12 14
1993 20 14
1994 15 6
1995 17 17
1996 41 40
1997 54 42
1998 43 77
1999 47 55
2000 48 63
2001 47 58
2002 43 173
2003 67 235
2004 81 233
2005 78 188
2006 92 343
2007 121 397
2008 162 482
2009 144 331
2010 183 780
2011 179 451
2012 219 837
2013 188 425
2014 208 553
2015 210 403
2016 235 491
2017 202 496
2018 212 489
2019 249 369
2020 301 463
2021 359 168

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Early Childhood Education 44 45 54
Special Education 48 51 79
Education Majors 60 68 130
Criminology and Criminal Justice 83 94 134
Social Work 86 95 175
Law Enforcement 106 116 182
Military science 113 127 200
Occupational Safety and Health 125 144 243
Communications and Public Relations 109 125 255
Urban and Regional planning 64 74 267
Publishing 107 125 286
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 124 140 289
International Law 107 125 300
Journalism and Digital Media 114 132 303
Anthropology 139 159 305
International Relations and Diplomacy 116 134 306
Gender Studies 134 159 336
Public Policy / Administration 127 147 344
History 155 179 371
Sociology 140 163 372
Political Economy 145 166 398
Law 172 193 400
Human Rights Law 132 156 407
Political Science 150 173 423
Aesthetics 152 178 442
Archaeology 151 174 446
Media Studies 170 200 453
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 222 247 457
Sports / Exercise science 156 183 470
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 166 192 476
Demography 164 187 506
Classics and Ancient History 201 230 510
Art History 234 265 559
Forensic Science 141 168 570
Genealogy 227 258 600
Radio and Television broadcasting 207 233 609
Library and Information science 217 245 640
Broadcast Journalism 268 300 712
Linguistics 192 220 756

Computer Science rankings

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked 125th for Computer Science in the United States and 390th in the World with 3,648 publications made and 109,543 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain and Cryptography, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Cyber Security.

Computer Science ranking Location
#125 of 858 In the United States
#145 of 927 In North America
#390 of 4,392 In the World

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 19 14
1992 12 2
1993 8 2
1994 11 3
1995 13 24
1996 32 48
1997 30 45
1998 17 26
1999 30 48
2000 28 54
2001 31 116
2002 58 166
2003 72 159
2004 76 199
2005 91 193
2006 106 206
2007 128 406
2008 161 505
2009 171 446
2010 196 384
2011 174 367
2012 191 1252
2013 171 391
2014 219 617
2015 203 635
2016 206 577
2017 187 571
2018 218 607
2019 268 814
2020 234 368
2021 197 4342

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Cyber Security 52 57 106
Game Design and Development 58 73 153
Computer Networking 66 74 159
Multimedia 68 77 172
Information Technology 82 93 184
Data Science 81 93 198
Human-Computer Interaction 69 82 198
UX/UI Desgin 75 88 216
Blockchain and Cryptography 88 99 247
Management Information Systems 92 110 265
Animation 94 108 299
Web Design and Development 81 98 305
Robotics 81 97 307
Computer Graphics 101 116 325
Software Engineering 100 118 336
Computer Vision 104 126 414
Cognitive Science 164 190 430
Machine Learning 119 144 446
Computer Engineering 132 152 462
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 122 147 479
Database Administration 143 167 510
Telecommunications 137 162 555
Computational Linguistics 134 161 579
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 172 193 629
Library and Information science 217 245 640

Medicine rankings

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked 180th for Medicine in the United States and 658th in the World with 3,213 publications made and 109,623 citations received. Main research topics: Health Science, Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Healthcare Management (MHA), Gerontology.

Medicine ranking Location
#180 of 1,040 In the United States
#201 of 1,110 In North America
#658 of 4,739 In the World

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 12 6
1992 6 5
1993 7 14
1994 12 10
1995 10 8
1996 35 318
1997 27 20
1998 36 54
1999 48 95
2000 45 93
2001 46 80
2002 35 158
2003 63 236
2004 86 246
2005 64 220
2006 76 467
2007 83 226
2008 108 427
2009 124 587
2010 160 655
2011 138 496
2012 161 831
2013 152 441
2014 190 562
2015 170 406
2016 195 378
2017 168 335
2018 144 530
2019 194 504
2020 239 440
2021 286 139

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

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Social Work 86 95 175
Clinical Psychology 122 137 218
Gerontology 123 142 278
Psychiatry 120 136 285
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 127 142 291
Nursing 124 143 328
Occupational Therapy 128 148 387
Health Science 152 170 408
Healthcare Management (MHA) 154 174 433
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 158 178 449
Public Health 154 175 451
Sports / Exercise science 156 183 470
Family medicine 166 187 482
Sports Medicine 148 176 486
Forensic Science 141 168 570
Biomedical Engineering 161 181 574
Physical Therapy 177 203 594
Audiology 200 228 631
Orthodontics 150 168 638
Plastic Surgery 156 170 639
Virology 173 193 651
Medical Physics 193 217 700
Immunology 177 194 724
Oncology and Cancer research 178 196 743
Sonography and Ultrasound 174 199 775
Radiation Therapy 192 212 820
Anatomy and Physiology 234 262 907
Pediatrics 203 224 969
Pathology 209 230 988
Surgery 233 253 1014

Psychology rankings

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked 133rd for Psychology in the United States and 271st in the World with 2,854 publications made and 136,439 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Special Education.

Psychology ranking Location
#133 of 981 In the United States
#152 of 1,047 In North America
#271 of 3,654 In the World

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 14 19
1992 12 5
1993 19 17
1994 13 18
1995 16 25
1996 44 300
1997 43 80
1998 46 58
1999 43 77
2000 41 137
2001 46 236
2002 27 142
2003 50 208
2004 72 578
2005 66 271
2006 84 609
2007 85 446
2008 114 707
2009 114 564
2010 131 994
2011 133 581
2012 159 801
2013 127 431
2014 149 429
2015 133 279
2016 161 452
2017 157 357
2018 129 453
2019 110 142
2020 148 166
2021 178 85

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

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Special Education 48 51 79
Education Majors 60 68 130
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 86 97 145
Social Work 86 95 175
Social Psychology 116 135 209
Clinical Psychology 122 137 218
Sexology 130 150 238
Child Psychology 144 166 272
Psychiatry 120 136 285
Occupational Therapy 128 148 387
Cognitive Science 164 190 430
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 166 192 476

Physics rankings

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked 183rd for Physics in the United States and 839th in the World with 2,413 publications made and 37,495 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum and Particle physics.

Physics ranking Location
#183 of 721 In the United States
#208 of 781 In North America
#839 of 4,082 In the World

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 18 54
1992 17 19
1993 18 13
1994 28 11
1995 18 4
1996 24 14
1997 24 33
1998 27 29
1999 27 20
2000 28 45
2001 24 39
2002 26 38
2003 39 61
2004 40 18
2005 60 64
2006 76 76
2007 98 122
2008 96 164
2009 104 124
2010 132 168
2011 108 106
2012 134 197
2013 142 318
2014 166 237
2015 125 277
2016 137 185
2017 112 149
2018 117 171
2019 153 226
2020 123 169
2021 122 105

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Optical Engineering 85 97 304
Applied/Engineering Physics 123 138 480
Acoustical Engineering 166 193 656
Medical Physics 193 217 700
Theoretical Physics 148 174 779
Astrophysics and Astronomy 238 265 799
Condensed Matter Physics 157 177 809
Nanotechnology 173 195 810
Materials Science 164 190 858
Atomic and Molecular physics 203 232 902
Biophysics 233 261 940
Quantum and Particle physics 196 226 979

Chemistry rankings

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked 216th for Chemistry in the United States and 1131st in the World with 2,019 publications made and 37,793 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#216 of 717 In the United States
#244 of 778 In North America
#1131 of 4,317 In the World

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 16 14
1992 12 17
1993 10 9
1994 19 6
1995 10 3
1996 22 16
1997 16 13
1998 24 38
1999 26 30
2000 23 41
2001 25 37
2002 16 17
2003 32 56
2004 31 30
2005 38 47
2006 49 74
2007 69 131
2008 76 132
2009 82 136
2010 112 143
2011 94 189
2012 112 185
2013 124 307
2014 146 303
2015 102 287
2016 121 256
2017 101 183
2018 102 176
2019 135 187
2020 108 145
2021 107 104

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

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 173 195 810
Materials Science 164 190 858
Environmental Chemistry 198 236 1028
Biochemistry 259 289 1221
Inorganic Chemistry 236 273 1487
Chemical Engineering 231 265 1728

Mathematics rankings

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked 101st for Mathematics in the United States and 265th in the World with 1,880 publications made and 45,570 citations received. Main research topics: Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#101 of 684 In the United States
#119 of 744 In North America
#265 of 3,376 In the World

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 11 1
1992 13 1
1993 5 5
1994 10 2
1995 12 12
1996 23 37
1997 24 11
1998 20 19
1999 22 89
2000 32 100
2001 24 92
2002 20 57
2003 32 83
2004 26 77
2005 42 50
2006 51 120
2007 56 268
2008 70 254
2009 68 199
2010 82 256
2011 82 126
2012 89 204
2013 101 212
2014 89 158
2015 102 220
2016 105 169
2017 104 227
2018 109 231
2019 143 163
2020 120 119
2021 112 41

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 47 51 78
Blockchain and Cryptography 88 99 247
Operations Research 75 90 264
Actuarial Science 142 161 348
Statistics 137 159 395
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 125 146 398
Applied Mathematics 118 140 485

Business rankings

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked 132nd for Business in the United States and 357th in the World with 1,851 publications made and 67,010 citations received. Main research topics: Management Information Systems, Marketing, Finance, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#132 of 834 In the United States
#154 of 900 In North America
#357 of 4,001 In the World

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 7 2
1992 3 1
1993 6 2
1994 10 15
1995 15 18
1996 26 51
1997 28 38
1998 20 45
1999 28 156
2000 27 71
2001 25 85
2002 32 191
2003 31 86
2004 41 93
2005 57 201
2006 40 113
2007 35 178
2008 92 471
2009 75 538
2010 95 443
2011 88 261
2012 98 232
2013 77 169
2014 110 305
2015 104 192
2016 117 308
2017 102 182
2018 95 273
2019 92 152
2020 106 181
2021 113 72

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

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Real Estate 54 57 108
Occupational Safety and Health 125 144 243
Risk Management 88 105 258
Operations Research 75 90 264
Management Information Systems 92 110 265
Supply Chain Management 77 91 266
Construction Management 86 105 304
Tax Law 131 150 320
Public Policy / Administration 127 147 344
Actuarial Science 142 161 348
Finance 136 154 359
Advertising 157 175 365
Project Management 116 137 380
Human Resource Management 136 157 392
Accounting 152 171 421
Management 149 171 428
Marketing 151 173 429
Investment Banking and Stock trading 145 166 443
Entrepreneurship 147 170 463
Engineering Management 146 166 480
Entertainment Industry Business 206 232 644
International Business 180 207 663
International Trade 176 206 689

Biology rankings

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked 210th for Biology in the United States and 955th in the World with 1,641 publications made and 87,952 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Oncology and Cancer research, Nanotechnology, Microbiology, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Biology ranking Location
#210 of 867 In the United States
#236 of 932 In North America
#955 of 4,496 In the World

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 7 20
1992 4 5
1993 6 23
1994 7 11
1995 2 2
1996 11 11
1997 14 22
1998 11 25
1999 21 68
2000 18 45
2001 21 82
2002 17 179
2003 34 110
2004 34 118
2005 37 261
2006 50 154
2007 39 111
2008 75 180
2009 58 236
2010 77 610
2011 55 240
2012 82 1455
2013 85 465
2014 101 471
2015 101 327
2016 105 317
2017 95 378
2018 78 387
2019 104 298
2020 120 198
2021 115 4329

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 127 142 291
Microbiology 119 133 361
Evolutionary Biology 159 181 461
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 172 193 629
Virology 173 193 651
Biotechnology 125 146 661
Genetics 187 208 667
Immunology 177 194 724
Zoology 196 230 740
Oncology and Cancer research 178 196 743
Nanotechnology 173 195 810
Biophysics 233 261 940
Entomology 224 255 944
Molecular Biology 237 263 1043
Biochemistry 259 289 1221

Economics rankings

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked 136th for Economics in the United States and 418th in the World with 953 publications made and 22,528 citations received. Main research topics: Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Finance, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Development Studies, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#136 of 654 In the United States
#159 of 717 In North America
#418 of 3,039 In the World

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 6 1
1992 3 1
1993 2 0
1994 3 0
1995 7 3
1996 20 27
1997 26 11
1998 11 15
1999 8 4
2000 11 51
2001 15 13
2002 9 26
2003 15 22
2004 25 16
2005 25 66
2006 18 76
2007 19 97
2008 34 124
2009 30 90
2010 42 122
2011 33 176
2012 45 138
2013 43 80
2014 52 109
2015 73 93
2016 62 90
2017 66 145
2018 40 84
2019 47 70
2020 55 123
2021 63 16

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

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 72 82 210
International Relations and Diplomacy 116 134 306
Actuarial Science 142 161 348
Finance 136 154 359
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 125 146 398
Political Economy 145 166 398
Development Studies 132 152 431
Investment Banking and Stock trading 145 166 443
International Trade 176 206 689
International Economics 200 229 845
Environmental Economics 136 166 856

Art & Design rankings

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked 95th for Art & Design in the United States and 243rd in the World with 881 publications made and 18,455 citations received. Main research topics: Multimedia, Creative Writing, UX/UI Desgin, Game Design and Development, Graphic Design.

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
#95 of 685 In the United States
#112 of 750 In North America
#243 of 2,700 In the World

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 3 0
1992 0 0
1993 1 0
1994 3 0
1995 1 0
1996 4 5
1997 3 1
1998 5 1
1999 8 8
2000 3 0
2001 10 23
2002 15 10
2003 14 47
2004 17 269
2005 21 61
2006 29 51
2007 45 115
2008 42 60
2009 49 77
2010 57 57
2011 60 95
2012 68 53
2013 39 78
2014 45 31
2015 36 44
2016 53 65
2017 43 57
2018 54 61
2019 54 24
2020 33 22
2021 46 5

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 58 73 153
Multimedia 68 77 172
Graphic Design 83 93 189
Creative Writing 80 92 190
Photography 74 85 198
UX/UI Desgin 75 88 216
Landscape Architecture 56 66 243
Animation 94 108 299
Performing arts 118 142 318
Computer Graphics 101 116 325
Architecture 79 91 326
Cinematography 112 129 333
Music 133 152 367
Literature 149 173 403
Aesthetics 152 178 442
Fashion Design 178 206 507
Art History 234 265 559
Entertainment Industry Business 206 232 644
Singing and Vocal Performance 226 259 717
Painting and Drawing 198 227 788
Sculpture 198 227 788
Illustration and Concept Art 216 245 851
Interior Design 174 192 948

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Geography and Cartography 140 163 534
Ecology 199 235 713
Environmental Management 172 208 845
Environmental Science 194 232 892
Hydrology and Water resources management 183 217 901
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 214 252 911
Geology 220 261 931