Stanford University: Rankings
Stanford University ranked 2 in United States, 2 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 477,159 academic publications and 29,019,598 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 2 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 2 of 2,597 | In North America |
| # 1 of 1 | In Stanford |
| # 2 of 2,496 | In United States |
| # 1 of 6,057 | For Computer Science |
| # 1 of 5,910 | For Engineering |
| # 1 of 6,257 | For Art & Design |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Biology rankings
Stanford University ranked 3 for Biology in United States and 3 in the World with 266,388 publications made and 18,133,711 citations received.
Stanford University
Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evolutionary | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Paleontology | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Biophysics | #3 | #3 | #3 |
| Biochemistry | #3 | #3 | #3 |
| Genetics | #3 | #3 | #3 |
| Molecular | #3 | #3 | #3 |
| Neuroscience | #3 | #3 | #4 |
| Biotechnology | #3 | #4 | #4 |
| Nanotechnology | #3 | #3 | #5 |
| Immunology | #5 | #5 | #5 |
| Oncology | #6 | #6 | #6 |
| Pharmacology | #5 | #6 | #6 |
| Microbiology | #7 | #7 | #7 |
| Virology | #6 | #6 | #8 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #6 | #7 | #9 |
| Ethics | #12 | #13 | #16 |
| Astrobiology | #14 | #14 | #16 |
| Botany | #12 | #13 | #16 |
| Zoology | #16 | #19 | #36 |
| Forestry | #23 | #26 | #43 |
| Entomology | #37 | #40 | #81 |
| Horticulture | #36 | #42 | #115 |
| Toxicology | #53 | #59 | #143 |
| Animal Science | #54 | #65 | #197 |
| Agricultural Science | #23 | #25 | #39 |
Medicine rankings
Stanford University ranked 5 for Medicine in United States and 7 in the World with 231,312 publications made and 13,362,192 citations received.
Stanford University
Medicine Subfield Rankings
Chemistry rankings
Stanford University ranked 2 for Chemistry in United States and 2 in the World with 210,432 publications made and 14,630,171 citations received.
Stanford University
Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry | #3 | #3 | #3 |
| Physical | #3 | #3 | #5 |
| Computational | #4 | #4 | #5 |
| Nanotechnology | #3 | #3 | #5 |
| Organic chemistry | #4 | #4 | #6 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #17 | #18 | #36 |
| Pharmacy | #18 | #20 | #65 |
| Radiochemistry | #13 | #16 | #98 |
| Environmental Chemistry | #5 | #5 | #10 |
| Polymer science and Plastics engineering | #24 | #26 | #63 |
| Materials Science | #2 | #2 | #4 |
| Inorganic Chemistry | #4 | #4 | #18 |
| Petrology and Geochemistry | #3 | #3 | #7 |
| Chemical Engineering | #5 | #5 | #17 |
Computer Science rankings
Stanford University ranked 1 for Computer Science in United States and 1 in the World with 197,050 publications made and 13,922,673 citations received.
Stanford University
Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telecommunications | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Data Science | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Computer Engineering | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Animation | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Computer Vision | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Machine Learning | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Multimedia | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Software Engineering | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Computational Linguistics | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Cognitive Science | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| Robotics | #3 | #3 | #3 |
| Neuroscience | #3 | #3 | #4 |
| Information Technology | #15 | #17 | #26 |
| Web Design and Development | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Library and Information science | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Human-Computer Interaction | #3 | #3 | #3 |
| Database Administration | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Cyber Security | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Computer Networking | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | #1 | #1 | #1 |
Engineering rankings
Stanford University ranked 1 for Engineering in United States and 1 in the World with 195,910 publications made and 12,134,156 citations received.
Stanford University
Engineering Subfield Rankings
Physics rankings
Stanford University ranked 2 for Physics in United States and 2 in the World with 190,259 publications made and 11,800,957 citations received.
Stanford University
Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optics | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Biophysics | #3 | #3 | #3 |
| Molecular | #3 | #3 | #4 |
| Theoretical | #4 | #4 | #5 |
| Applied Physics | #3 | #3 | #5 |
| Nanotechnology | #3 | #3 | #5 |
| Condensed Matter | #4 | #4 | #6 |
| Astrobiology | #14 | #14 | #16 |
| Quantum and Particle physics | #3 | #3 | #3 |
| Astrophysics and Astronomy | #3 | #3 | #3 |
| Atomic and Molecular physics | #3 | #3 | #4 |
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
Stanford University ranked 2 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in United States and 2 in the World with 173,998 publications made and 10,981,351 citations received.
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linguistics | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Aesthetics | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Education | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Philosophy | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| Political Science | #3 | #3 | #3 |
| Law | #3 | #3 | #3 |
| Sociology | #3 | #4 | #4 |
| History | #3 | #3 | #4 |
| Archaeology | #3 | #3 | #4 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #5 | #5 | #6 |
| Anthropology | #5 | #6 | #7 |
| Demography | #5 | #6 | #8 |
| Genealogy | #6 | #6 | #10 |
| Media Studies | #8 | #10 | #12 |
| Publishing | #3 | #3 | #13 |
| Gender Studies | #14 | #16 | #18 |
| Forensic Science | #34 | #39 | #88 |
| International Law | #30 | #35 | #97 |
| Special Education | #62 | #68 | #113 |
| Social Work | #141 | #161 | #318 |
| Criminology and Criminal Justice | #21 | #23 | #29 |
| Human Rights Law | #18 | #23 | #62 |
| Communications and Public Relations | #6 | #7 | #8 |
| Intellectual Property and Patent Law | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Classics and Ancient History | #4 | #4 | #7 |
| Military science | #45 | #45 | #52 |
| Negotiation and Conflict Resolution | #4 | #4 | #6 |
| Radio and Television broadcasting | #12 | #12 | #16 |
| Theology / Divinity / Religious studies | #4 | #5 | #7 |
| Sports / Exercise science | #8 | #11 | #16 |
| Journalism and Digital Media | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Law Enforcement | #8 | #9 | #12 |
Environmental Science rankings
Stanford University ranked 3 for Environmental Science in United States and 3 in the World with 137,636 publications made and 8,436,130 citations received.
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Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earth science and Geoscience | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Geology | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Paleontology | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Oceanography | #3 | #3 | #4 |
| Environmental Management | #2 | #2 | #6 |
| Ecology | #7 | #7 | #7 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #6 | #7 | #9 |
| Environmental Engineering | #2 | #2 | #14 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #8 | #8 | #23 |
| Forestry | #23 | #26 | #43 |
| Meteorology and Atmospheric Science | #3 | #3 | #3 |
| Geography and Cartography | #2 | #2 | #2 |
Psychology rankings
Stanford University ranked 4 for Psychology in United States and 6 in the World with 117,926 publications made and 8,004,743 citations received.
Stanford University
Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Cognitive Science | #1 | #1 | #2 |
| Neuroscience | #3 | #3 | #4 |
| Psychiatry | #6 | #7 | #8 |
| Clinical Psychology | #9 | #10 | #11 |
| Human Sexuality | #26 | #28 | #32 |
| Occupational Therapy | #35 | #44 | #71 |
| Special Education | #62 | #68 | #113 |
| Social Work | #141 | #161 | #318 |
| Organizational / Business / IO Psychology | #7 | #7 | #7 |
| Child Psychology | #8 | #9 | #10 |
| Social Psychology | #3 | #3 | #3 |
Mathematics rankings
Stanford University ranked 2 for Mathematics in United States and 2 in the World with 91,614 publications made and 6,280,269 citations received.
Stanford University
Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Econometrics | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Applied Mathematics | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Mathematics Education | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Statistics | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Operations Research | #3 | #3 | #3 |
| Actuarial Science | #5 | #5 | #5 |
Business rankings
Stanford University ranked 3 for Business in United States and 3 in the World with 53,674 publications made and 3,531,951 citations received.
Stanford University
Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Risk Management | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Management | #3 | #3 | #3 |
| Operations Research | #3 | #3 | #3 |
| Finance | #4 | #4 | #4 |
| Marketing | #4 | #4 | #4 |
| Actuarial Science | #5 | #5 | #5 |
| Accounting | #6 | #6 | #6 |
| Project Management | #2 | #2 | #7 |
| Entrepreneurship | #4 | #4 | #7 |
| International Trade | #6 | #6 | #12 |
| Engineering Management | #13 | #13 | #14 |
| Construction Management | #7 | #7 | #15 |
| Real Estate | #28 | #30 | #57 |
| Supply Chain Management | #5 | #5 | #13 |
| Occupational Safety and Health | #41 | #51 | #71 |
| Investment Banking and Stock trading | #11 | #11 | #12 |
| Public Policy / Administration | #5 | #6 | #8 |
| International Business | #6 | #6 | #10 |
| Human Resource Management | #7 | #8 | #8 |
| Tax Law | #9 | #9 | #10 |
Economics rankings
Stanford University ranked 2 for Economics in United States and 2 in the World with 47,727 publications made and 3,116,326 citations received.
Stanford University
Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Econometrics | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Finance | #4 | #4 | #4 |
| Actuarial Science | #5 | #5 | #5 |
| International Trade | #6 | #6 | #12 |
| Agricultural Economics | #12 | #12 | #14 |
| Development Studies | #4 | #5 | #5 |
| International Relations and Diplomacy | #14 | #16 | #31 |
| Political Economy | #4 | #4 | #6 |
Art & Design rankings
Stanford University ranked 1 for Art & Design in United States and 1 in the World with 29,381 publications made and 1,665,744 citations received.
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Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animation | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Photography | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Aesthetics | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Multimedia | #2 | #2 | #2 |
| Literature | #1 | #1 | #3 |
| Architecture | #4 | #4 | #4 |
| Creative Writing | #2 | #3 | #6 |
| Music | #5 | #7 | #9 |
| Sculpture | #3 | #3 | #10 |
| Graphic Design | #11 | #11 | #14 |
| Acting and Drama | #11 | #12 | #15 |
| Cinematography | #19 | #22 | #58 |
| Interior Design | #33 | #39 | #167 |
| Landscape Architecture | #76 | #92 | #450 |
| Computer Graphics | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Illustration and Concept Art | #3 | #3 | #10 |
| Fashion Design | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Painting and Drawing | #3 | #3 | #10 |
| Singing and Vocal Performance | #3 | #5 | #10 |
| Entertainment Industry Business | #13 | #13 | #17 |
| UX/UI Desgin | #1 | #1 | #1 |
| Game Design and Development | #1 | #1 | #1 |
