New York University: Rankings
New York University ranked 16 in United States, 21 in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 1-3 across multiple research topics. The ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EliteDegrees's index has 257,685 academic publications and 11,464,535 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 21 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 2 of 92 | In New York City |
| # 3 of 221 | In New York State |
| # 17 of 2,597 | In North America |
| # 16 of 2,496 | In United States |
| # 11 of 5,013 | For Economics |
| # 14 of 5,096 | For Business |
| # 19 of 4,845 | For Psychology |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Biology rankings
New York University ranked 33 for Biology in United States and 46 in the World with 136,923 publications made and 7,279,958 citations received.
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Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | #14 | #16 | #19 |
| Toxicology | #20 | #22 | #30 |
| Molecular | #23 | #24 | #30 |
| Virology | #23 | #24 | #31 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #24 | #25 | #33 |
| Immunology | #25 | #26 | #33 |
| Ethics | #23 | #26 | #35 |
| Oncology | #25 | #26 | #37 |
| Genetics | #28 | #30 | #38 |
| Biophysics | #34 | #35 | #43 |
| Biochemistry | #31 | #34 | #43 |
| Evolutionary | #34 | #36 | #48 |
| Pharmacology | #40 | #44 | #60 |
| Paleontology | #40 | #44 | #72 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #37 | #43 | #84 |
| Microbiology | #43 | #50 | #89 |
| Biotechnology | #53 | #58 | #107 |
| Astrobiology | #49 | #54 | #111 |
| Botany | #53 | #58 | #116 |
| Zoology | #59 | #67 | #156 |
| Nanotechnology | #69 | #75 | #241 |
| Entomology | #86 | #103 | #255 |
| Horticulture | #66 | #78 | #354 |
| Forestry | #99 | #121 | #517 |
| Animal Science | #115 | #134 | #519 |
Medicine rankings
New York University ranked 26 for Medicine in United States and 33 in the World with 136,282 publications made and 6,310,125 citations received.
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Medicine Subfield Rankings
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
New York University ranked 15 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in United States and 21 in the World with 120,957 publications made and 4,986,271 citations received.
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Law | #2 | #2 | #5 |
| Media Studies | #3 | #5 | #7 |
| Gender Studies | #8 | #10 | #10 |
| Aesthetics | #7 | #8 | #11 |
| Social Work | #13 | #15 | #15 |
| Genealogy | #10 | #10 | #16 |
| Political Science | #12 | #13 | #16 |
| Law | #12 | #13 | #16 |
| Linguistics | #15 | #17 | #20 |
| History | #16 | #18 | #21 |
| Philosophy | #13 | #15 | #22 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #18 | #18 | #23 |
| Sociology | #18 | #20 | #23 |
| Archaeology | #18 | #20 | #26 |
| Anthropology | #18 | #20 | #27 |
| Education | #25 | #28 | #38 |
| Demography | #30 | #33 | #46 |
| Publishing | #25 | #29 | #70 |
| Special Education | #73 | #79 | #134 |
| Forensic Science | #48 | #54 | #141 |
| Early Childhood Education | #50 | #52 | #77 |
| Criminology and Criminal Justice | #11 | #12 | #14 |
| Human Rights Law | #1 | #1 | #3 |
| Communications and Public Relations | #13 | #16 | #23 |
| Intellectual Property and Patent Law | #6 | #6 | #6 |
| Classics and Ancient History | #7 | #8 | #12 |
| Military science | #26 | #26 | #29 |
| Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | #13 | #16 | #25 |
| Radio and Television broadcasting | #34 | #35 | #52 |
| Theology / Divinity / Religious studies | #11 | #12 | #17 |
| Journalism and Digital Media | #22 | #23 | #25 |
| Law Enforcement | #6 | #7 | #8 |
Computer Science rankings
New York University ranked 20 for Computer Science in United States and 26 in the World with 104,980 publications made and 5,454,469 citations received.
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Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive Science | #8 | #9 | #11 |
| Computational Linguistics | #9 | #10 | #13 |
| Neuroscience | #14 | #16 | #19 |
| Machine Learning | #18 | #19 | #24 |
| Data Science | #20 | #22 | #28 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #24 | #25 | #33 |
| Information Technology | #19 | #21 | #34 |
| Multimedia | #24 | #26 | #35 |
| Computer Vision | #23 | #25 | #40 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #23 | #25 | #49 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #27 | #29 | #56 |
| Animation | #30 | #33 | #65 |
| Computer Engineering | #34 | #37 | #77 |
| Software Engineering | #34 | #39 | #81 |
| Telecommunications | #38 | #43 | #96 |
| Robotics | #43 | #49 | #167 |
| Library and Information science | #19 | #20 | #23 |
| Human-Computer Interaction | #27 | #30 | #56 |
| Database Administration | #18 | #21 | #29 |
| Cyber Security | #16 | #18 | #22 |
| Computer Networking | #31 | #34 | #64 |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | #19 | #20 | #28 |
Chemistry rankings
New York University ranked 40 for Chemistry in United States and 72 in the World with 89,263 publications made and 5,087,806 citations received.
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Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | #31 | #34 | #43 |
| Computational | #44 | #47 | #102 |
| Organic chemistry | #53 | #57 | #137 |
| Nanotechnology | #69 | #75 | #241 |
| Physical | #83 | #96 | #375 |
| Radiochemistry | #66 | #76 | #457 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #88 | #105 | #462 |
| Pharmacy | #100 | #116 | #526 |
Psychology rankings
New York University ranked 15 for Psychology in United States and 19 in the World with 82,170 publications made and 4,177,372 citations received.
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Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Sexuality | #7 | #8 | #8 |
| Cognitive Science | #8 | #9 | #11 |
| Social Work | #13 | #15 | #15 |
| Neuroscience | #14 | #16 | #19 |
| Psychiatry | #19 | #22 | #28 |
| Education | #25 | #28 | #38 |
| Clinical Psychology | #26 | #29 | #39 |
| Occupational Therapy | #36 | #45 | #72 |
| Special Education | #73 | #79 | #134 |
| Organizational / Business / IO Psychology | #16 | #18 | #21 |
| Child Psychology | #25 | #27 | #32 |
| Social Psychology | #18 | #20 | #22 |
Engineering rankings
New York University ranked 43 for Engineering in United States and 98 in the World with 78,771 publications made and 3,689,580 citations received.
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Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Systems | #24 | #27 | #47 |
| Operations Research | #27 | #30 | #65 |
| Architecture | #27 | #30 | #76 |
| Computer Engineering | #34 | #37 | #77 |
| Telecommunications | #38 | #43 | #96 |
| Optics | #39 | #42 | #99 |
| Biotechnology | #53 | #58 | #107 |
| Construction Management | #35 | #42 | #149 |
| Automation and Control | #41 | #49 | #158 |
| Robotics | #43 | #49 | #167 |
| Metallurgy | #55 | #63 | #188 |
| Reliability and Quality | #56 | #68 | #190 |
| Engineering Management | #93 | #100 | #212 |
| Aviation | #77 | #88 | #218 |
| Nanotechnology | #69 | #75 | #241 |
| Remote Sensing | #77 | #87 | #248 |
| Environmental Engineering | #65 | #80 | #295 |
| Applied Physics | #89 | #102 | #341 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #88 | #105 | #462 |
| Renewable Energy | #105 | #130 | #673 |
| Transportation Engineering | #31 | #35 | #76 |
| Mechanical Engineering | #30 | #32 | #64 |
| Acoustical Engineering | #32 | #35 | #57 |
| Biomedical Engineering | #43 | #46 | #89 |
| Aerospace Engineering | #42 | #48 | #98 |
| Marine Engineering | #20 | #22 | #76 |
Physics rankings
New York University ranked 37 for Physics in United States and 75 in the World with 78,540 publications made and 3,842,996 citations received.
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Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical | #19 | #20 | #28 |
| Biophysics | #34 | #35 | #43 |
| Optics | #39 | #42 | #99 |
| Astrobiology | #49 | #54 | #111 |
| Molecular | #58 | #66 | #183 |
| Condensed Matter | #64 | #72 | #223 |
| Nanotechnology | #69 | #75 | #241 |
| Applied Physics | #89 | #102 | #341 |
| Quantum and Particle physics | #41 | #46 | #84 |
| Astrophysics and Astronomy | #31 | #33 | #50 |
Environmental Science rankings
New York University ranked 40 for Environmental Science in United States and 73 in the World with 69,138 publications made and 3,122,844 citations received.
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Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paleontology | #40 | #44 | #72 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #37 | #43 | #84 |
| Geology | #45 | #50 | #89 |
| Ecology | #49 | #54 | #105 |
| Oceanography | #66 | #75 | #195 |
| Environmental Engineering | #65 | #80 | #295 |
| Environmental Management | #70 | #85 | #306 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #94 | #113 | #335 |
| Forestry | #99 | #121 | #517 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #118 | #140 | #839 |
| Geography and Cartography | #31 | #33 | #53 |
| Urban and Regional planning | #11 | #13 | #40 |
Mathematics rankings
New York University ranked 26 for Mathematics in United States and 32 in the World with 50,471 publications made and 2,546,897 citations received.
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Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuarial Science | #4 | #4 | #4 |
| Econometrics | #9 | #9 | #9 |
| Statistics | #26 | #28 | #33 |
| Applied Mathematics | #24 | #28 | #44 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #27 | #29 | #56 |
| Operations Research | #27 | #30 | #65 |
| Mathematics Education | #42 | #46 | #71 |
Business rankings
New York University ranked 12 for Business in United States and 14 in the World with 39,796 publications made and 1,932,272 citations received.
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Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk Management | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Actuarial Science | #4 | #4 | #4 |
| Finance | #5 | #5 | #5 |
| Accounting | #7 | #7 | #7 |
| Entrepreneurship | #5 | #5 | #8 |
| Real Estate | #5 | #5 | #9 |
| Advertising | #17 | #18 | #18 |
| Marketing | #24 | #25 | #30 |
| Management | #24 | #25 | #33 |
| International Trade | #12 | #14 | #35 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #23 | #25 | #49 |
| Operations Research | #27 | #30 | #65 |
| Project Management | #23 | #26 | #69 |
| Construction Management | #35 | #42 | #149 |
| Engineering Management | #93 | #100 | #212 |
| Occupational Safety and Health | #38 | #44 | #64 |
| Investment Banking and Stock trading | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Public Policy / Administration | #13 | #14 | #20 |
| International Business | #10 | #11 | #22 |
| Human Resource Management | #16 | #18 | #21 |
| Tax Law | #10 | #11 | #14 |
Economics rankings
New York University ranked 9 for Economics in United States and 11 in the World with 37,410 publications made and 1,769,664 citations received.
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Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuarial Science | #4 | #4 | #4 |
| Finance | #5 | #5 | #5 |
| Econometrics | #9 | #9 | #9 |
| International Trade | #12 | #14 | #35 |
| Agricultural Economics | #39 | #42 | #73 |
| Development Studies | #17 | #19 | #24 |
| International Relations and Diplomacy | #18 | #22 | #44 |
| Political Economy | #7 | #7 | #10 |
Art & Design rankings
New York University ranked 16 for Art & Design in United States and 20 in the World with 21,011 publications made and 707,199 citations received.
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Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acting and Drama | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Cinematography | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| Photography | #5 | #6 | #8 |
| Sculpture | #2 | #2 | #9 |
| Aesthetics | #7 | #8 | #11 |
| Creative Writing | #12 | #15 | #21 |
| Literature | #17 | #19 | #25 |
| Music | #16 | #19 | #28 |
| Multimedia | #24 | #26 | #35 |
| Animation | #30 | #33 | #65 |
| Architecture | #27 | #30 | #76 |
| Graphic Design | #46 | #54 | #95 |
| Computer Graphics | #25 | #27 | #42 |
| Illustration and Concept Art | #2 | #2 | #9 |
| Fashion Design | #22 | #24 | #28 |
| Painting and Drawing | #2 | #2 | #9 |
| Singing and Vocal Performance | #15 | #18 | #34 |
| Entertainment Industry Business | #9 | #9 | #10 |
| UX/UI Desgin | #34 | #42 | #83 |
| Game Design and Development | #22 | #26 | #42 |
