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Urbana University ranked 1065th in the United States, 4093rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 134 research topics. Urbana University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 16,731 academic publications and 513,867 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 4 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#4093 of 14,131 In the World
#1139 of 2,597 In North America
#1065 of 2,496 In the United States
#39 of 90 In Ohio
#160 of 1,118 For Landscape Architecture
#193 of 2,330 For Animal Science
#228 of 2,198 For Veterinary
#4256 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#9307 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 131 other topics

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Biology rankings

Urbana University ranked 218th for Biology in the United States and 1041st in the World with 9,052 publications made and 332,091 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Botany, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#218 of 1,612 In the United States
#246 of 1,701 In North America
#1041 of 6,841 In the World

Urbana University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 151 2368
1994 178 2605
1995 161 2655
1996 116 2916
1997 144 2991
1998 129 3314
1999 156 3402
2000 131 3967
2001 136 4028
2002 317 5510
2003 228 5159
2004 198 5566
2005 173 6114
2006 171 7003
2007 151 7121
2008 154 7438
2009 182 8202
2010 197 9047
2011 179 10003
2012 184 10988
2013 167 12284
2014 229 12307
2015 257 12961
2016 250 13276
2017 236 13726
2018 223 14758
2019 238 15753
2020 264 18473
2021 201 20186
2022 177 18937
2023 167 17565
2024 140 15675
2025 115 13453

The following table provides academic rankings for Urbana University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Animal Science 53 64 193
Forestry 83 101 389
Nutrition and Food Science 78 92 445
Agricultural Science 104 125 561
Horticulture 95 112 584
Entomology 177 203 737
Toxicology 143 166 751
Biophysics 213 237 766
Molecular Biology 189 212 802
Biotechnology 175 195 832
Botany 169 194 834
Microbiology 177 197 872
Evolutionary Biology 239 271 902
Immunology 202 222 902
Zoology 205 236 910
Biochemistry 201 225 926
Genetics 212 236 943
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 221 245 972
Neuroscience 269 300 1002
Paleontology 219 252 1050
Virology 227 251 1063
Nanotechnology 178 205 1123
Oncology and Cancer research 244 267 1156
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 303 349 1436
Pharmacology 282 312 1529

Chemistry rankings

Urbana University ranked 209th for Chemistry in the United States and 1032nd in the World with 8,416 publications made and 300,109 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#209 of 1,455 In the United States
#237 of 1,538 In North America
#1032 of 6,561 In the World

Urbana University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 173 2079
1994 164 2305
1995 163 2409
1996 141 2586
1997 137 2702
1998 146 2941
1999 143 2986
2000 139 3481
2001 152 3488
2002 407 5148
2003 264 4583
2004 198 4765
2005 170 5248
2006 158 5828
2007 142 5947
2008 162 6103
2009 154 6744
2010 172 7467
2011 174 8277
2012 157 8919
2013 143 9928
2014 207 10086
2015 218 10752
2016 229 11010
2017 208 11428
2018 190 12489
2019 207 13507
2020 223 15334
2021 164 17279
2022 154 16460
2023 111 15185
2024 101 13597
2025 85 11538

The following table provides academic rankings for Urbana University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 78 92 445
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 133 155 624
Petrology and Geochemistry 137 167 655
Computational Chemistry 174 199 819
Biochemistry 201 225 926
Pharmacy 170 194 940
Organic Chemistry 191 218 1016
Physical chemistry 166 196 1058
Materials Science 189 217 1090
Nanotechnology 178 205 1123
Inorganic Chemistry 216 248 1422
Environmental Chemistry 211 246 1443
Chemical Engineering 205 240 1530
Radiochemistry 181 211 1601

Engineering rankings

Urbana University ranked 201st for Engineering in the United States and 1012th in the World with 7,988 publications made and 275,406 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#201 of 1,568 In the United States
#231 of 1,655 In North America
#1012 of 6,795 In the World

Urbana University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 135 1782
1994 130 2035
1995 154 2133
1996 131 2315
1997 111 2419
1998 127 2504
1999 142 2574
2000 115 3052
2001 147 3183
2002 636 6889
2003 384 5292
2004 293 5548
2005 206 6326
2006 148 6976
2007 112 6921
2008 130 6947
2009 117 7263
2010 138 7681
2011 148 8060
2012 114 8466
2013 149 9105
2014 175 9347
2015 169 9830
2016 172 10096
2017 160 10209
2018 174 10892
2019 156 11725
2020 198 13181
2021 133 14842
2022 137 13675
2023 105 12519
2024 107 11240
2025 74 9517

The following table provides academic rankings for Urbana University in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 32 38 160
Firefighting and Fire Science 97 112 455
Computer Engineering 118 139 462
Electronic Engineering 110 133 489
Agricultural Engineering 58 69 510
Applied/Engineering Physics 126 149 573
Telecommunications 138 166 606
Computer Networking 149 177 610
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 133 155 624
Reliability and Quality Engineering 149 176 650
Automation and Control engineering 132 162 752
Mining Engineering 114 143 757
Electrical Engineering 152 182 785
Architecture 159 187 799
Biotechnology 175 195 832
Remote Sensing 198 228 910
Structural Engineering 184 214 914
Geotechnical Engineering 167 200 917
Robotics 164 195 917
Biomedical Engineering 199 225 921
Systems Engineering 209 241 967
Optical Engineering 200 228 1006
Acoustical Engineering 216 248 1043
Human-Computer Interaction 224 257 1087
Materials Science 189 217 1090
Civil Engineering 214 245 1121
Nanotechnology 178 205 1123
Metallurgical Engineering 189 219 1147
Transportation Engineering 223 257 1226
Aerospace Engineering 248 280 1227
Mechanical Engineering 225 258 1239
Operations Research 247 282 1385
Renewable Energy Engineering 177 212 1496
Environmental Engineering 208 243 1527
Chemical Engineering 205 240 1530
Automotive Engineering 248 286 1681

Environmental Science rankings

Urbana University ranked 217th for Environmental Science in the United States and 1044th in the World with 7,082 publications made and 231,065 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#217 of 1,637 In the United States
#249 of 1,727 In North America
#1044 of 6,888 In the World

Urbana University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 107 1742
1994 98 1869
1995 112 2011
1996 86 2073
1997 93 2174
1998 85 2332
1999 94 2404
2000 85 2794
2001 94 2928
2002 274 4395
2003 155 3952
2004 133 4224
2005 122 4641
2006 119 5386
2007 93 5423
2008 112 5557
2009 126 6168
2010 137 6637
2011 123 7420
2012 110 8146
2013 135 9171
2014 159 9272
2015 167 9528
2016 161 9831
2017 187 9891
2018 206 10464
2019 190 11231
2020 237 12950
2021 160 14471
2022 156 13338
2023 139 12414
2024 112 11000
2025 88 9188

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Forestry 83 101 389
Agricultural Science 104 125 561
Petrology and Geochemistry 137 167 655
Mining Engineering 114 143 757
Geotechnical Engineering 167 200 917
Earth science and Geophysics 188 225 928
Geology 215 246 1019
Geography and Cartography 222 253 1021
Paleontology 219 252 1050
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 214 247 1053
Ecology 209 245 1076
Urban and Regional planning 194 226 1198
Oceanography 230 269 1208
Environmental Management 187 222 1239
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 303 349 1436
Environmental Chemistry 211 246 1443
Environmental Engineering 208 243 1527

Physics rankings

Urbana University ranked 212th for Physics in the United States and 1102nd in the World with 6,822 publications made and 222,363 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#212 of 1,537 In the United States
#243 of 1,623 In North America
#1102 of 6,729 In the World

Urbana University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 129 1571
1994 131 1792
1995 138 1856
1996 125 1976
1997 110 2067
1998 117 2248
1999 136 2271
2000 106 2629
2001 130 2800
2002 520 5491
2003 312 4256
2004 229 4326
2005 180 4893
2006 116 5444
2007 90 5486
2008 121 5450
2009 106 5711
2010 122 6112
2011 118 6492
2012 90 6779
2013 103 7271
2014 157 7591
2015 156 8173
2016 150 8424
2017 122 8601
2018 148 9244
2019 139 9903
2020 142 11112
2021 104 12482
2022 97 11571
2023 80 10889
2024 90 9754
2025 67 8096

The following table provides academic rankings for Urbana University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 126 149 573
Biophysics 213 237 766
Optical Engineering 200 228 1006
Atomic and Molecular physics 219 247 1033
Acoustical Engineering 216 248 1043
Quantum and Particle physics 201 232 1055
Materials Science 189 217 1090
Nanotechnology 178 205 1123
Theoretical Physics 239 273 1165
Astrophysics and Astronomy 260 296 1173
Condensed Matter Physics 205 232 1267
Nuclear Physics 255 289 1321

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Urbana University ranked 262nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 1116th in the World with 6,339 publications made and 174,916 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, History, Law, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#262 of 1,763 In the United States
#295 of 1,854 In North America
#1116 of 7,088 In the World

Urbana University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 77 1274
1994 93 1336
1995 80 1452
1996 78 1667
1997 73 1588
1998 73 1873
1999 70 1967
2000 68 2097
2001 80 2337
2002 266 3941
2003 161 3402
2004 132 3547
2005 112 3912
2006 97 4441
2007 88 4597
2008 89 4693
2009 100 5139
2010 119 5585
2011 115 6034
2012 133 6398
2013 158 7011
2014 195 6948
2015 163 7204
2016 179 7047
2017 182 7301
2018 191 7477
2019 225 7978
2020 265 9080
2021 185 9730
2022 194 8775
2023 184 8402
2024 119 7077
2025 54 5767

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Genealogy 196 221 484
Library and Information science 284 310 781
Sports / Exercise science 248 285 894
Philosophy 196 229 948
Art History 368 406 995
Demography 262 295 1057
Classics and Ancient History 351 385 1073
Sociology 327 366 1163
Urban and Regional planning 194 226 1198
Linguistics 286 321 1279
Anthropology 377 420 1280
Political Science 328 367 1327
History 321 360 1359
Archaeology 300 341 1432
Gender Studies 563 616 1456
Law 406 450 1544
Aesthetics 392 436 1564
Education Majors 498 548 1713
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 653 709 2281

Computer Science rankings

Urbana University ranked 226th for Computer Science in the United States and 957th in the World with 5,380 publications made and 219,734 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

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

Urbana University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 72 1326
1994 109 1611
1995 97 1743
1996 84 1892
1997 72 1836
1998 75 1974
1999 86 2205
2000 77 2449
2001 101 2688
2002 514 6158
2003 330 4696
2004 240 4798
2005 161 5570
2006 119 6210
2007 77 6139
2008 90 6272
2009 78 6435
2010 93 6908
2011 94 7169
2012 91 7261
2013 82 7571
2014 97 7761
2015 85 7772
2016 84 7810
2017 80 7862
2018 96 8165
2019 99 8548
2020 97 9420
2021 94 10206
2022 94 9035
2023 72 8521
2024 83 7401
2025 64 5926

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 101 117 372
Computer Engineering 118 139 462
Animation 123 147 555
Telecommunications 138 166 606
Computer Networking 149 177 610
Computer Vision 168 197 762
Library and Information science 284 310 781
Computer Graphics 185 214 819
Cyber Security 196 226 881
Cognitive Science 226 259 882
Robotics 164 195 917
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 199 230 952
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 221 245 972
Computational Linguistics 196 226 980
Neuroscience 269 300 1002
Software Engineering 226 259 1028
Human-Computer Interaction 224 257 1087
Machine Learning 237 271 1198
Multimedia 305 337 1231
Data Science 382 425 1853
Management Information Systems 512 573 2620

Medicine rankings

Urbana University ranked 255th for Medicine in the United States and 1127th in the World with 5,013 publications made and 207,455 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Anatomy and Physiology, Surgery, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#255 of 1,604 In the United States
#284 of 1,689 In North America
#1127 of 6,793 In the World

Urbana University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 82 1349
1994 105 1429
1995 88 1554
1996 57 1659
1997 74 1705
1998 68 1965
1999 91 2013
2000 76 2384
2001 75 2464
2002 159 3082
2003 106 3119
2004 110 3287
2005 96 3660
2006 103 4065
2007 85 4295
2008 92 4557
2009 85 5001
2010 111 5539
2011 110 6063
2012 132 6465
2013 103 7207
2014 122 7415
2015 144 7654
2016 133 7589
2017 131 7961
2018 120 8434
2019 134 8867
2020 151 10308
2021 138 11229
2022 117 10521
2023 114 9589
2024 88 8333
2025 62 7086

The following table provides academic rankings for Urbana University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Veterinary 54 63 228
Urology 168 185 735
Toxicology 143 166 751
Sports / Exercise science 248 285 894
Immunology 202 222 902
Sonography and Ultrasound 176 200 916
Biomedical Engineering 199 225 921
Pharmacy 170 194 940
Anatomy and Physiology 230 258 1004
Gerontology 319 354 1056
Virology 227 251 1063
Pathology 234 260 1121
Anesthesiology 251 277 1125
Oncology and Cancer research 244 267 1156
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 211 229 1162
Psychiatry 307 342 1216
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 264 292 1230
Public Health 295 331 1233
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 362 399 1243
Radiation Therapy 262 289 1310
Pediatrics 265 291 1313
Surgery 292 321 1335
Sports Medicine 349 389 1339
Ophthalmology 292 322 1355
Cardiology 305 333 1394
Critical Care Nursing 324 352 1446
Clinical Psychology 444 488 1458
Physical Therapy 365 404 1510
Dentistry 304 336 1523
Pharmacology 282 312 1529
Dermatology 283 306 1633
Orthodontics 354 387 1686
Family medicine 437 475 1745
Nursing 508 560 1928
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 325 358 1948
Health Science 576 624 1989
Healthcare Management (MHA) 497 548 2005

Mathematics rankings

Urbana University ranked 244th for Mathematics in the United States and 1062nd in the World with 2,406 publications made and 109,050 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#244 of 1,413 In the United States
#276 of 1,494 In North America
#1062 of 6,434 In the World

Urbana University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 33 650
1994 57 763
1995 57 860
1996 47 896
1997 27 971
1998 27 1034
1999 45 1079
2000 34 1262
2001 46 1406
2002 284 3342
2003 175 2523
2004 143 2607
2005 94 2951
2006 56 3344
2007 41 3276
2008 35 3319
2009 33 3307
2010 45 3409
2011 42 3532
2012 47 3482
2013 47 3615
2014 43 3697
2015 28 3740
2016 35 3735
2017 25 3690
2018 40 3748
2019 39 3860
2020 40 4089
2021 40 4484
2022 27 3885
2023 28 3630
2024 27 2462
2025 29 1824

The following table provides academic rankings for Urbana University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 101 117 372
Applied Mathematics 162 189 883
Statistics 240 273 1051
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 278 310 1166
Operations Research 247 282 1385
Math Teachers 501 544 1644

Business rankings

Urbana University ranked 271st for Business in the United States and 1160th in the World with 1,726 publications made and 65,296 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#271 of 1,388 In the United States
#305 of 1,472 In North America
#1160 of 6,366 In the World

Urbana University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 27 427
1994 37 514
1995 58 533
1996 27 560
1997 39 602
1998 22 634
1999 46 762
2000 48 812
2001 49 884
2002 144 2002
2003 109 1463
2004 78 1609
2005 47 1858
2006 35 1987
2007 25 2068
2008 40 2210
2009 33 2150
2010 35 2184
2011 28 2334
2012 26 2408
2013 35 2526
2014 35 2608
2015 23 2564
2016 24 2554
2017 23 2528
2018 24 2554
2019 23 2686
2020 30 2810
2021 20 3038
2022 25 2515
2023 29 2462
2024 19 1804
2025 11 1360

The following table provides academic rankings for Urbana University in various areas of Business.

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Management 211 243 874
Marketing 235 267 962
Operations Research 247 282 1385
Accounting 442 482 1756
Advertising 465 507 1786
Finance 436 480 2095
Management Information Systems 512 573 2620

Art & Design rankings

Urbana University ranked 283rd for Art & Design in the United States and 1103rd in the World with 1,012 publications made and 27,667 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, 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
#283 of 1,369 In the United States
#319 of 1,454 In North America
#1103 of 6,010 In the World

Urbana University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 7 201
1994 16 246
1995 17 261
1996 19 323
1997 18 235
1998 21 361
1999 13 311
2000 12 336
2001 25 447
2002 77 910
2003 53 794
2004 35 776
2005 23 879
2006 25 916
2007 19 954
2008 26 861
2009 17 942
2010 10 1007
2011 16 954
2012 25 1118
2013 17 1084
2014 19 1151
2015 27 1141
2016 30 1092
2017 16 1122
2018 26 1110
2019 23 1216
2020 27 1320
2021 17 1274
2022 25 1217
2023 19 1123
2024 16 1152
2025 8 894

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 32 38 160
Animation 123 147 555
Architecture 159 187 799
Computer Graphics 185 214 819
Fashion Design 222 254 910
Art History 368 406 995
Literature 325 362 1191
Multimedia 305 337 1231
Aesthetics 392 436 1564

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Urbana University

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Child Psychology 273 307 741
Agricultural Economics 141 167 862
Social Psychology 323 362 1053
Psychology 330 365 1286
Development Studies 381 421 1516
Economics 392 434 1700