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Utah Valley University ranked 486th in the United States, 1968th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 25 research topics. Utah Valley University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 3,520 academic publications and 47,747 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 24 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1968 of 14,131 In the World
#535 of 2,597 In North America
#486 of 2,496 In the United States
#5 of 20 In Utah
#1 of 2 In Orem
#1025 of 1,592 For Media Studies
#1103 of 3,581 For Communications and Public Relations
#1210 of 4,645 For Education Majors
#1757 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1400 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 22 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Utah Valley University ranked 566th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 2712th in the World with 2,309 publications made and 33,254 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Sociology, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#566 of 1,763 In the United States
#622 of 1,854 In North America
#2712 of 7,088 In the World

Utah Valley University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 0 1
1994 2 1
1995 1 0
1996 1 4
1997 1 3
1998 5 3
1999 1 10
2000 5 11
2001 8 12
2002 9 25
2003 23 35
2004 30 61
2005 33 84
2006 42 162
2007 40 197
2008 42 278
2009 47 343
2010 66 433
2011 105 591
2012 67 762
2013 80 956
2014 115 1153
2015 81 1233
2016 99 1313
2017 92 1460
2018 144 1555
2019 163 1843
2020 241 2337
2021 184 3025
2022 178 3044
2023 175 3433
2024 149 3216
2025 92 2851

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Media Studies 424 464 1025
Communications and Public Relations 344 382 1103
Education Majors 368 408 1210
Art History 509 557 1386
Public Policy / Administration 433 477 1438
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 486 533 1647
Gender Studies 660 721 1757
Anthropology 548 607 1960
Law 506 553 1975
Sociology 537 593 2109
Political Science 512 566 2195
Library and Information science 688 741 2205
Classics and Ancient History 664 713 2309
Aesthetics 542 598 2313
Philosophy 547 605 2774
History 634 694 2893
Demography 617 672 2994
Linguistics 602 659 3067
Archaeology 606 667 3106

Computer Science rankings

Utah Valley University ranked 551st for Computer Science in the United States and 2988th in the World with 1,714 publications made and 24,875 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Cyber Security, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#551 of 1,616 In the United States
#601 of 1,702 In North America
#2988 of 6,855 In the World

Utah Valley University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 0 1
1994 1 0
1995 1 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 2 3
1999 1 1
2000 2 4
2001 4 5
2002 5 10
2003 13 20
2004 24 35
2005 25 57
2006 26 116
2007 26 141
2008 23 165
2009 30 220
2010 37 282
2011 61 360
2012 51 424
2013 51 523
2014 67 662
2015 51 745
2016 67 763
2017 61 831
2018 111 948
2019 110 1188
2020 223 1647
2021 132 2042
2022 166 2230
2023 170 2842
2024 113 2803
2025 71 2299

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

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Multimedia 340 378 1396
Software Engineering 361 405 1882
Management Information Systems 393 437 1887
Library and Information science 688 741 2205
Data Science 446 499 2290
Neuroscience 560 612 2442
Human-Computer Interaction 430 481 2579
Cyber Security 481 534 2696
Cognitive Science 612 671 3010
Computer Networking 519 576 3016
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 511 563 3065
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 556 606 3135
Machine Learning 514 567 3249
Computer Vision 531 587 3281
Telecommunications 583 640 3613

Engineering rankings

Utah Valley University ranked 612th for Engineering in the United States and 3787th in the World with 1,405 publications made and 17,456 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#612 of 1,568 In the United States
#667 of 1,655 In North America
#3787 of 6,795 In the World

Utah Valley University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 0 1
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 0 1
1997 1 1
1998 1 1
1999 1 6
2000 3 5
2001 3 3
2002 4 13
2003 14 27
2004 19 36
2005 12 68
2006 31 127
2007 24 140
2008 13 189
2009 23 228
2010 21 248
2011 27 341
2012 37 461
2013 50 537
2014 47 644
2015 50 656
2016 67 739
2017 48 707
2018 58 758
2019 85 875
2020 180 1204
2021 141 1630
2022 130 1704
2023 143 2151
2024 120 2356
2025 59 1990

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

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Engineering Management 334 367 1312
Transportation Engineering 277 315 1766
Automotive Engineering 274 315 1966
Human-Computer Interaction 430 481 2579
Acoustical Engineering 504 557 2900
Computer Networking 519 576 3016
Mechanical Engineering 500 553 3079
Electrical Engineering 474 527 3248
Aerospace Engineering 548 601 3250
Civil Engineering 537 593 3368
Systems Engineering 554 611 3416
Electronic Engineering 481 535 3536
Telecommunications 583 640 3613
Structural Engineering 629 689 3885
Optical Engineering 689 747 4050
Materials Science 801 864 4742
Metallurgical Engineering 835 898 4886

Environmental Science rankings

Utah Valley University ranked 661st for Environmental Science in the United States and 3756th in the World with 1,362 publications made and 20,088 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#661 of 1,637 In the United States
#723 of 1,727 In North America
#3756 of 6,888 In the World

Utah Valley University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 0 1
1994 1 4
1995 2 3
1996 0 3
1997 1 3
1998 4 9
1999 1 19
2000 4 12
2001 3 12
2002 8 31
2003 7 42
2004 13 69
2005 16 110
2006 27 166
2007 23 166
2008 19 247
2009 24 258
2010 37 313
2011 42 441
2012 40 539
2013 38 628
2014 55 731
2015 50 783
2016 56 836
2017 57 904
2018 64 941
2019 115 1170
2020 126 1443
2021 123 1965
2022 138 1997
2023 127 2495
2024 96 2535
2025 52 2279

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

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Earth science and Geophysics 577 636 3344
Geography and Cartography 625 688 3547
Paleontology 675 735 3686
Ecology 639 702 3736
Agricultural Science 591 650 3769
Geology 696 760 3908
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 657 715 3937
Oceanography 716 783 4149
Environmental Management 645 710 4209

Biology rankings

Utah Valley University ranked 688th for Biology in the United States and 3861st in the World with 1,303 publications made and 22,533 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Paleontology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#688 of 1,612 In the United States
#749 of 1,701 In North America
#3861 of 6,841 In the World

Utah Valley University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1 0
1994 2 4
1995 1 3
1996 0 5
1997 1 4
1998 3 9
1999 0 20
2000 2 13
2001 1 13
2002 4 30
2003 3 40
2004 18 67
2005 19 102
2006 16 164
2007 22 190
2008 21 210
2009 23 240
2010 31 284
2011 39 393
2012 37 476
2013 48 514
2014 45 620
2015 59 696
2016 60 707
2017 56 840
2018 66 941
2019 97 1224
2020 138 1595
2021 113 2128
2022 125 2151
2023 123 2583
2024 80 2640
2025 58 2408

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

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 476 525 2253
Neuroscience 560 612 2442
Zoology 586 639 2780
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 556 606 3135
Oncology and Cancer research 570 616 3336
Botany 589 645 3466
Paleontology 675 735 3686
Genetics 676 729 3717
Agricultural Science 591 650 3769
Immunology 729 781 3994
Biochemistry 775 833 4240

Psychology rankings

Utah Valley University ranked 544th for Psychology in the United States and 2302nd in the World with 1,225 publications made and 20,762 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#544 of 1,561 In the United States
#595 of 1,648 In North America
#2302 of 6,663 In the World

Utah Valley University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 0 0
1994 2 0
1995 0 0
1996 1 2
1997 1 1
1998 0 0
1999 0 1
2000 2 9
2001 2 4
2002 4 7
2003 10 5
2004 22 22
2005 24 34
2006 20 78
2007 23 100
2008 23 135
2009 25 197
2010 23 233
2011 46 310
2012 37 389
2013 40 474
2014 47 573
2015 42 661
2016 59 709
2017 46 842
2018 66 894
2019 79 1103
2020 159 1438
2021 103 1811
2022 104 1971
2023 98 2145
2024 75 1838
2025 48 1674

The following table provides academic rankings for Utah Valley University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Education Majors 368 408 1210
Social Psychology 460 507 1637
Child Psychology 526 576 1708
Clinical Psychology 615 670 2098
Neuroscience 560 612 2442
Cognitive Science 612 671 3010
Psychiatry 757 815 3221

Medicine rankings

Utah Valley University ranked 721st for Medicine in the United States and 3554th in the World with 1,223 publications made and 17,677 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Health Science, Nursing.

Medicine ranking Location
#721 of 1,604 In the United States
#780 of 1,689 In North America
#3554 of 6,793 In the World

Utah Valley University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 1 0
1994 3 2
1995 0 0
1996 1 2
1997 0 1
1998 2 3
1999 0 8
2000 3 6
2001 1 2
2002 2 17
2003 7 15
2004 17 31
2005 21 46
2006 20 96
2007 17 115
2008 18 156
2009 24 210
2010 24 226
2011 32 317
2012 31 380
2013 37 436
2014 55 576
2015 56 657
2016 63 674
2017 51 794
2018 62 903
2019 92 1121
2020 141 1447
2021 101 1891
2022 124 1988
2023 95 2125
2024 71 1752
2025 59 1678

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

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Health Science 472 512 1624
Clinical Psychology 615 670 2098
Sports Medicine 521 569 2274
Gerontology 600 654 2286
Nursing 600 655 2315
Healthcare Management (MHA) 602 662 2546
Physical Therapy 696 755 3135
Public Health 664 724 3159
Psychiatry 757 815 3221
Oncology and Cancer research 570 616 3336
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 671 729 3529
Surgery 778 834 3780
Immunology 729 781 3994
Pathology 765 827 4025
Anatomy and Physiology 806 864 4044

Physics rankings

Utah Valley University ranked 669th for Physics in the United States and 3882nd in the World with 1,204 publications made and 17,783 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#669 of 1,537 In the United States
#729 of 1,623 In North America
#3882 of 6,729 In the World

Utah Valley University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 1
1996 0 1
1997 2 1
1998 1 1
1999 0 6
2000 4 5
2001 0 9
2002 5 14
2003 8 18
2004 16 47
2005 18 73
2006 32 130
2007 20 182
2008 15 232
2009 16 243
2010 27 268
2011 28 411
2012 42 541
2013 45 677
2014 44 706
2015 47 764
2016 52 802
2017 46 776
2018 53 828
2019 79 906
2020 134 1201
2021 114 1559
2022 113 1579
2023 120 2152
2024 87 2438
2025 41 2060

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

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 504 557 2900
Astrophysics and Astronomy 636 694 3271
Quantum and Particle physics 645 703 3732
Nuclear Physics 649 704 3879
Optical Engineering 689 747 4050
Materials Science 801 864 4742

Business rankings

Utah Valley University ranked 510th for Business in the United States and 2474th in the World with 1,038 publications made and 14,796 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#510 of 1,388 In the United States
#559 of 1,472 In North America
#2474 of 6,366 In the World

Utah Valley University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 0 0
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 2
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 7
2001 9 6
2002 6 8
2003 14 14
2004 20 29
2005 17 43
2006 22 69
2007 30 91
2008 17 111
2009 35 188
2010 35 191
2011 51 288
2012 36 366
2013 26 449
2014 46 492
2015 28 539
2016 44 582
2017 34 618
2018 50 658
2019 78 679
2020 107 1036
2021 81 1293
2022 68 1328
2023 87 1463
2024 63 1279
2025 36 1087

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

Business subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Tax Law 250 282 936
Engineering Management 334 367 1312
Public Policy / Administration 433 477 1438
Investment Banking and Stock trading 325 361 1575
Accounting 418 458 1687
Management Information Systems 393 437 1887
Advertising 515 561 2013
Finance 480 528 2348
Management 495 546 2566
Marketing 522 575 2647

Mathematics rankings

Utah Valley University ranked 532nd for Mathematics in the United States and 2867th in the World with 1,036 publications made and 13,748 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#532 of 1,413 In the United States
#584 of 1,494 In North America
#2867 of 6,434 In the World

Utah Valley University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1996 1 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 1
1999 1 0
2000 2 2
2001 7 4
2002 7 8
2003 5 9
2004 19 13
2005 13 26
2006 18 53
2007 20 84
2008 13 109
2009 24 131
2010 22 167
2011 40 238
2012 31 287
2013 34 379
2014 38 446
2015 33 460
2016 35 550
2017 40 542
2018 69 549
2019 67 737
2020 142 1013
2021 79 1256
2022 84 1376
2023 97 1467
2024 64 1179
2025 37 949

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

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Math Teachers 362 395 1114
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 500 550 2458
Statistics 569 623 3165

Economics rankings

Utah Valley University ranked 508th for Economics in the United States and 2291st in the World with 800 publications made and 12,019 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#508 of 1,361 In the United States
#559 of 1,445 In North America
#2291 of 6,188 In the World

Utah Valley University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 0 1
1994 1 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 1
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 0 2
2000 2 2
2001 10 3
2002 5 7
2003 7 6
2004 17 16
2005 11 29
2006 14 43
2007 19 61
2008 10 67
2009 22 125
2010 30 125
2011 39 176
2012 22 231
2013 18 319
2014 38 345
2015 20 412
2016 36 426
2017 31 464
2018 39 483
2019 54 569
2020 86 814
2021 59 984
2022 65 989
2023 66 1153
2024 51 870
2025 32 757

The following table provides academic rankings for Utah Valley University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Investment Banking and Stock trading 325 361 1575
Development Studies 469 515 1919
Finance 480 528 2348
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 500 550 2458

Art & Design rankings

Utah Valley University ranked 570th for Art & Design in the United States and 2435th in the World with 503 publications made and 5,877 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Multimedia.

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
#570 of 1,369 In the United States
#627 of 1,454 In North America
#2435 of 6,010 In the World

Utah Valley University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 1 0
1998 1 0
1999 0 0
2000 1 1
2001 1 0
2002 2 3
2003 3 5
2004 8 8
2005 9 11
2006 4 14
2007 12 19
2008 12 54
2009 5 53
2010 13 82
2011 21 85
2012 9 122
2013 20 130
2014 27 163
2015 18 185
2016 28 177
2017 24 228
2018 32 262
2019 45 325
2020 52 479
2021 31 643
2022 50 632
2023 38 695
2024 22 618
2025 14 512

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

Art & Design subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Art History 509 557 1386
Multimedia 340 378 1396
Aesthetics 542 598 2313
Literature 625 683 2559
Fashion Design 590 649 2839

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Utah Valley University

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Physical chemistry 595 652 3861
Chemistry 762 821 4412
Organic Chemistry 915 980 4949