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The University of Washington - Seattle ranked 8th in the United States, 8th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across 13 research topics. The University of Washington - Seattle ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 358,114 academic publications and 16,035,415 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 845 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#8 of 14,131 In the World
#8 of 2,597 In North America
#8 of 2,496 In the United States
#1 of 57 In Washington
#1 of 11 In Seattle
#1 of 4,376 For Oceanography
#2 of 2,196 For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine
#2 of 3,195 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#52 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#20 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top1-3 For 10 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Washington - Seattle ranked 5th for Biology in the United States and 5th in the World with 224,926 publications made and 11,478,820 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

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

University of Washington - Seattle
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1983 46843
1992 2140 52542
1993 2303 54491
1994 2363 57445
1995 2516 64287
1996 2754 69245
1997 2819 77231
1998 3119 87776
1999 3212 99291
2000 3458 115547
2001 3428 124585
2002 4102 140915
2003 4410 158782
2004 4529 177088
2005 4841 198803
2006 5314 225667
2007 5374 253474
2008 5345 275655
2009 5678 301841
2010 5897 335549
2011 6324 366092
2012 6866 402424
2013 7598 442976
2014 7952 475611
2015 8261 501590
2016 9084 526783
2017 8948 554214
2018 9666 600857
2019 10254 657262
2020 11538 772238
2021 11783 873712
2022 10897 867980
2023 10886 838805

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Washington - Seattle in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 2 2
Microbiology 2 2 2
Paleontology 3 3 3
Virology 4 4 4
Biotechnology 4 5 5
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 6 6
Entomology 6 6 6
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 5 6
Immunology 6 6 6
Evolutionary Biology 6 6 8
Biochemistry 8 8 8
Genetics 8 8 8
Pharmacology 6 7 8
Biophysics 9 9 10
Molecular Biology 7 7 10
Zoology 6 6 10
Botany 10 10 11
Neuroscience 11 12 13
Toxicology 11 12 14
Oncology and Cancer research 12 13 15
Astrobiology 13 13 15
Nanotechnology 14 15 37
Forestry 25 28 46
Agricultural Science 28 34 54
Animal Science 29 35 63
Horticulture 28 32 75
Nutrition and Food Science 24 32 77

Medicine rankings

The University of Washington - Seattle ranked 6th for Medicine in the United States and 8th in the World with 212,008 publications made and 9,661,626 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 1,558 In the United States
#7 of 1,643 In North America
#8 of 6,680 In the World

University of Washington - Seattle
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 1811 35690
1992 1913 40422
1993 1972 41606
1994 2073 44571
1995 2288 50806
1996 2396 55786
1997 2575 62130
1998 2719 70796
1999 2776 79482
2000 3007 92968
2001 3041 100497
2002 3373 112704
2003 3693 125885
2004 3952 141373
2005 4242 159499
2006 4719 181201
2007 4821 205355
2008 4757 223896
2009 5178 246587
2010 5310 275763
2011 5959 299569
2012 6433 331892
2013 7384 364922
2014 7778 397746
2015 8201 424924
2016 9084 447977
2017 9135 474896
2018 9611 507160
2019 10267 558380
2020 11963 670980
2021 11872 765266
2022 11436 769905
2023 11333 744899

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Washington - Seattle in various areas of Medicine.

Chemistry rankings

The University of Washington - Seattle ranked 8th for Chemistry in the United States and 10th in the World with 157,774 publications made and 8,556,025 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#8 of 1,407 In the United States
#8 of 1,488 In North America
#10 of 6,447 In the World

University of Washington - Seattle
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 1541 38236
1992 1703 42762
1993 1807 44408
1994 1851 46608
1995 1991 51743
1996 2226 56026
1997 2258 62192
1998 2404 71210
1999 2479 80370
2000 2657 91869
2001 2595 99009
2002 3212 111083
2003 3448 123830
2004 3391 137191
2005 3575 152713
2006 3906 171418
2007 3849 190328
2008 3930 206600
2009 4042 225706
2010 4073 248254
2011 4382 271913
2012 4585 295627
2013 5173 323731
2014 5313 346840
2015 5539 363746
2016 6014 381808
2017 5857 401042
2018 6334 433231
2019 6534 470783
2020 7098 544369
2021 7083 611979
2022 6670 610124
2023 6673 590522

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Washington - Seattle in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 8 8 8
Environmental Chemistry 8 8 15
Organic Chemistry 9 10 17
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 16 16 29
Materials Science 14 15 31
Petrology and Geochemistry 12 15 35
Nanotechnology 14 15 37
Computational Chemistry 22 22 38
Chemical Engineering 12 13 41
Biochemical Engineering 18 19 41
Physical chemistry 18 19 51
Radiochemistry 6 7 53
Inorganic Chemistry 21 22 70
Nutrition and Food Science 24 32 77
Pharmacy 41 47 174

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Washington - Seattle ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 8th in the World with 148,852 publications made and 6,084,127 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 1,728 In the United States
#6 of 1,819 In North America
#8 of 7,020 In the World

University of Washington - Seattle
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 1238 16531
1992 1281 18610
1993 1379 20079
1994 1472 21718
1995 1473 24133
1996 1568 26441
1997 1614 28552
1998 1747 32635
1999 1778 36815
2000 1981 44230
2001 2017 48965
2002 2460 60682
2003 2645 66857
2004 2491 77864
2005 3025 89616
2006 3211 102682
2007 3385 118976
2008 3400 130725
2009 3761 149390
2010 3997 167159
2011 4246 187253
2012 4497 207967
2013 5012 233427
2014 5344 253604
2015 5597 272445
2016 6160 285199
2017 6401 300624
2018 6650 331903
2019 7191 375124
2020 8346 445067
2021 8369 501334
2022 7765 489217
2023 7664 480909

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Washington - Seattle ranked 6th for Computer Science in the United States and 8th in the World with 141,968 publications made and 6,471,705 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 1,576 In the United States
#7 of 1,662 In North America
#8 of 6,752 In the World

University of Washington - Seattle
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 1130 18444
1992 1269 21099
1993 1293 21918
1994 1429 23747
1995 1521 28084
1996 1553 29543
1997 1645 32050
1998 1753 36737
1999 1760 41924
2000 1876 49296
2001 1979 54317
2002 3039 71876
2003 2934 77114
2004 2776 85793
2005 3146 99729
2006 3285 114693
2007 3322 129323
2008 3364 140517
2009 3746 158054
2010 3924 178494
2011 4247 196311
2012 4443 220096
2013 4798 243735
2014 4949 264193
2015 5189 280929
2016 5742 298490
2017 5929 313268
2018 6339 351711
2019 6908 394976
2020 7678 466180
2021 7908 529197
2022 7032 516248
2023 7172 507912

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Washington - Seattle in various areas of Computer Science.

Engineering rankings

The University of Washington - Seattle ranked 8th for Engineering in the United States and 12th in the World with 129,490 publications made and 5,888,712 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#8 of 1,518 In the United States
#9 of 1,602 In North America
#12 of 6,684 In the World

University of Washington - Seattle
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1167 20237
1992 1342 23036
1993 1357 24140
1994 1438 25323
1995 1574 29505
1996 1681 31775
1997 1677 34640
1998 1708 39186
1999 1746 43446
2000 1900 49862
2001 1982 54613
2002 3005 68224
2003 2940 74527
2004 2637 83388
2005 3021 96425
2006 3141 109430
2007 3127 122476
2008 3206 135534
2009 3377 150769
2010 3584 167099
2011 3707 184852
2012 3780 203548
2013 4134 225063
2014 4477 240326
2015 4525 253038
2016 5023 267773
2017 4967 279416
2018 5389 310050
2019 5679 344747
2020 6177 397546
2021 6313 448212
2022 5427 436629
2023 5550 425023

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Washington - Seattle in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 5 5 5
Biotechnology 4 5 5
Engineering Management 8 8 8
Remote Sensing 7 7 10
Biomedical Engineering 7 8 10
Marine Engineering 3 3 11
Acoustical Engineering 10 11 13
Mechanical Engineering 8 9 13
Civil Engineering 8 9 13
Optical Engineering 10 11 16
Systems Engineering 12 13 17
Transportation Engineering 7 8 17
Computer Engineering 15 16 19
Architecture 10 11 20
Computer Networking 15 16 20
Aerospace Engineering 15 15 21
Telecommunications 16 17 25
Structural Engineering 13 13 25
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 16 16 29
Aviation 16 16 30
Materials Science 14 15 31
Geotechnical Engineering 16 19 37
Nanotechnology 14 15 37
Robotics 12 13 37
Reliability and Quality Engineering 20 23 38
Electrical Engineering 19 20 38
Architectural Engineering 9 11 39
Metallurgical Engineering 16 17 40
Chemical Engineering 12 13 41
Biochemical Engineering 18 19 41
Applied/Engineering Physics 25 25 49
Operations Research 23 26 49
Firefighting and Fire Science 12 13 51
Technical Drawing 21 24 52
Landscape Architecture 17 20 53
Construction Management 18 20 54
Product and Industrial Design 24 26 56
Environmental Engineering 20 24 62
Electronic Engineering 30 32 63
Nuclear Engineering 24 25 70
Automotive Engineering 19 20 72
Renewable Energy Engineering 18 22 76
Petroleum Engineering 32 37 77
Industrial Engineering 26 32 90
Automation and Control engineering 27 32 91
Mining Engineering 34 45 185
Agricultural Engineering 60 72 442

Physics rankings

The University of Washington - Seattle ranked 10th for Physics in the United States and 15th in the World with 121,757 publications made and 5,655,150 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#10 of 1,485 In the United States
#10 of 1,569 In North America
#15 of 6,603 In the World

University of Washington - Seattle
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 1161 20289
1992 1351 23190
1993 1320 23898
1994 1347 25183
1995 1468 29382
1996 1635 31921
1997 1690 34948
1998 1709 39371
1999 1735 43874
2000 1897 49362
2001 1997 55567
2002 2737 65725
2003 2717 73565
2004 2507 81452
2005 2865 93868
2006 2942 105135
2007 2931 117130
2008 3073 130076
2009 3109 143180
2010 3312 157261
2011 3471 175241
2012 3500 190700
2013 3921 210633
2014 4083 222929
2015 4166 236408
2016 4641 249094
2017 4602 259276
2018 4844 290684
2019 5134 316405
2020 5448 363125
2021 5547 407709
2022 4959 399193
2023 4999 391063

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Washington - Seattle in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 7 8 9
Biophysics 9 9 10
Acoustical Engineering 10 11 13
Astrophysics and Astronomy 11 11 13
Astrobiology 13 13 15
Optical Engineering 10 11 16
Atomic and Molecular physics 10 10 17
Nuclear Physics 13 13 19
Quantum and Particle physics 14 15 23
Theoretical Physics 18 19 27
Materials Science 14 15 31
Nanotechnology 14 15 37
Applied/Engineering Physics 25 25 49
Condensed Matter Physics 26 26 54

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Washington - Seattle ranked 4th for Environmental Science in the United States and 4th in the World with 117,760 publications made and 5,420,364 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

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

University of Washington - Seattle
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 1113 20071
1992 1082 21633
1993 1263 23436
1994 1234 24237
1995 1346 27547
1996 1398 30043
1997 1417 32775
1998 1574 36708
1999 1578 40726
2000 1796 48483
2001 1755 52749
2002 2222 63319
2003 2319 71028
2004 2247 80285
2005 2559 91304
2006 2693 103618
2007 2764 115600
2008 2827 127647
2009 3075 142467
2010 3073 158529
2011 3276 177267
2012 3468 193508
2013 3780 219441
2014 4134 233121
2015 4160 247138
2016 4535 257458
2017 4682 270070
2018 4897 299161
2019 5235 334121
2020 5880 390006
2021 5827 437648
2022 5371 430238
2023 5429 417890

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Washington - Seattle in various areas of Environmental Science.

Psychology rankings

The University of Washington - Seattle ranked 5th for Psychology in the United States and 7th in the World with 106,621 publications made and 4,774,596 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Child Psychology, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 1,527 In the United States
#6 of 1,612 In North America
#7 of 6,528 In the World

University of Washington - Seattle
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 919 16780
1992 1003 19356
1993 984 19716
1994 1059 21382
1995 1149 25587
1996 1153 26867
1997 1219 29884
1998 1328 33319
1999 1365 37016
2000 1418 42605
2001 1454 45548
2002 1802 54053
2003 1854 59139
2004 1914 65496
2005 2110 74823
2006 2331 85764
2007 2407 98327
2008 2323 106774
2009 2584 119158
2010 2727 132895
2011 2983 146429
2012 3182 164061
2013 3648 182572
2014 3778 198577
2015 4070 214281
2016 4465 227669
2017 4553 240481
2018 4900 262396
2019 5286 293848
2020 6038 349962
2021 6036 391176
2022 5744 390083
2023 5875 381883

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Washington - Seattle in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 3 4 4
Child Psychology 4 4 5
Sexology 5 5 5
Special Education 4 4 6
Education Majors 6 7 8
Social Psychology 7 8 9
Clinical Psychology 7 8 9
Psychiatry 7 8 9
Neuroscience 11 12 13
Social Work 14 15 15
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 12 14 16
Cognitive Science 14 15 18
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 16 20 37

Mathematics rankings

The University of Washington - Seattle ranked 5th for Mathematics in the United States and 6th in the World with 72,334 publications made and 3,452,565 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

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

University of Washington - Seattle
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 490 5801
1992 548 6708
1993 548 7544
1994 592 8431
1995 580 9130
1996 740 10974
1997 707 11686
1998 758 13083
1999 762 15475
2000 865 17829
2001 860 20330
2002 1418 27626
2003 1390 29533
2004 1389 33614
2005 1531 40572
2006 1635 46836
2007 1675 52085
2008 1739 58525
2009 1870 66103
2010 1992 75139
2011 2177 83751
2012 2360 93980
2013 2596 106644
2014 2771 117841
2015 2958 127820
2016 3282 136940
2017 3328 143929
2018 3496 161803
2019 3977 186695
2020 4506 219007
2021 4392 252104
2022 4240 250410
2023 4127 245889

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Washington - Seattle in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 5 6 6
Math Teachers 7 7 7
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 16 17 18
Applied Mathematics 17 19 27
Actuarial Science 22 23 29
Blockchain and Cryptography 19 21 36
Operations Research 23 26 49

Business rankings

The University of Washington - Seattle ranked 10th for Business in the United States and 11th in the World with 41,936 publications made and 1,566,141 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#10 of 1,334 In the United States
#11 of 1,412 In North America
#11 of 6,187 In the World

University of Washington - Seattle
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 298 3500
1992 337 4110
1993 333 4432
1994 344 5011
1995 376 5731
1996 460 6384
1997 452 6327
1998 490 7741
1999 487 8466
2000 535 10193
2001 537 11463
2002 783 15833
2003 827 17216
2004 693 19444
2005 844 22240
2006 957 26286
2007 971 29808
2008 1009 34055
2009 1079 38981
2010 1177 44470
2011 1289 50403
2012 1302 56310
2013 1426 62377
2014 1599 67819
2015 1646 71968
2016 1835 75507
2017 1928 79595
2018 1956 88756
2019 2265 101860
2020 2545 119698
2021 2370 135663
2022 2206 128912
2023 2171 128526

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Washington - Seattle in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The University of Washington - Seattle ranked 8th for Economics in the United States and 10th in the World with 38,833 publications made and 1,521,940 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, Actuarial Science.

Economics ranking Location
#8 of 1,317 In the United States
#9 of 1,400 In North America
#10 of 5,995 In the World

University of Washington - Seattle
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 273 2941
1992 307 3357
1993 293 3587
1994 314 4016
1995 304 4582
1996 391 5133
1997 412 5372
1998 425 6397
1999 425 7267
2000 494 9034
2001 504 10087
2002 609 12255
2003 647 14166
2004 659 16380
2005 788 18469
2006 790 21688
2007 836 24640
2008 857 28544
2009 934 33016
2010 1027 37412
2011 1152 42573
2012 1149 48588
2013 1343 54527
2014 1529 60595
2015 1607 64665
2016 1866 68890
2017 1886 73014
2018 1897 81013
2019 2064 91213
2020 2529 109691
2021 2379 124182
2022 2297 121801
2023 2266 121040

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Washington - Seattle in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Development Studies 4 5 5
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 16 17 18
Finance 15 16 20
Political Economy 13 16 27
Investment Banking and Stock trading 18 19 28
Actuarial Science 22 23 29
International Relations and Diplomacy 25 31 69
Agricultural Economics 50 56 100
International Trade 31 35 109
International Economics 28 30 109
Environmental Economics 27 31 145

Art & Design rankings

The University of Washington - Seattle ranked 8th for Art & Design in the United States and 12th in the World with 21,465 publications made and 696,496 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
#8 of 1,321 In the United States
#9 of 1,404 In North America
#12 of 5,720 In the World

University of Washington - Seattle
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 206 2271
1992 214 2778
1993 233 2662
1994 254 2846
1995 245 3410
1996 281 3608
1997 261 3904
1998 280 4592
1999 307 5056
2000 314 5864
2001 307 6630
2002 486 9003
2003 445 9425
2004 418 10718
2005 506 12672
2006 531 14111
2007 553 16248
2008 515 17200
2009 615 19462
2010 549 21343
2011 571 23743
2012 614 26360
2013 651 29196
2014 746 30275
2015 715 31952
2016 809 33771
2017 811 34732
2018 848 38067
2019 904 43325
2020 983 50642
2021 1136 55805
2022 891 52595
2023 906 52545

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Music 1 1 1
Game Design and Development 3 3 3
UX/UI Desgin 3 3 3
Performing arts 4 4 4
Graphic Design 4 4 4
Multimedia 7 7 7
Computer Graphics 9 9 10
Aesthetics 8 9 12
Animation 7 9 12
Fashion Design 9 10 13
Art History 9 10 14
Photography 10 11 14
Literature 12 13 16
Singing and Vocal Performance 7 10 17
Entertainment Industry Business 14 14 18
Architecture 10 11 20
Creative Writing 19 23 36
Landscape Architecture 17 20 53
Interior Design 17 20 53
Cinematography 20 22 61
Illustration and Concept Art 24 26 78
Painting and Drawing 23 25 79
Sculpture 23 25 79