University of Minnesota – Twin Cities: Rankings
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities ranked 14 in United States, 18 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 322,903 academic publications and 14,516,159 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 18 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 1 of 9 | In Minneapolis |
| # 1 of 48 | In Minnesota |
| # 15 of 2,597 | In North America |
| # 14 of 2,496 | In United States |
| # 16 of 5,432 | For Mathematics |
| # 19 of 6,463 | For Environmental Science |
| # 20 of 4,845 | For Psychology |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Biology rankings
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities ranked 16 for Biology in United States and 22 in the World with 198,582 publications made and 9,567,592 citations received.
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microbiology | #9 | #9 | #9 |
| Toxicology | #9 | #9 | #10 |
| Forestry | #7 | #7 | #11 |
| Botany | #10 | #10 | #12 |
| Paleontology | #11 | #13 | #15 |
| Biotechnology | #13 | #14 | #16 |
| Animal Science | #11 | #12 | #17 |
| Horticulture | #9 | #9 | #19 |
| Pharmacology | #18 | #19 | #23 |
| Ethics | #18 | #20 | #25 |
| Virology | #21 | #22 | #28 |
| Evolutionary | #23 | #25 | #29 |
| Biochemistry | #20 | #21 | #29 |
| Neuroscience | #21 | #24 | #29 |
| Genetics | #22 | #23 | #31 |
| Immunology | #24 | #25 | #32 |
| Molecular | #24 | #26 | #35 |
| Zoology | #17 | #20 | #37 |
| Biophysics | #30 | #31 | #39 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #26 | #27 | #40 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #21 | #26 | #42 |
| Oncology | #30 | #31 | #44 |
| Entomology | #27 | #28 | #45 |
| Astrobiology | #30 | #31 | #47 |
| Nanotechnology | #21 | #22 | #60 |
| Nutrition and Food Science | #5 | #5 | #11 |
| Agricultural Science | #5 | #5 | #7 |
Medicine rankings
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities ranked 18 for Medicine in United States and 21 in the World with 169,707 publications made and 7,566,402 citations received.
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Medicine Subfield Rankings
Chemistry rankings
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities ranked 15 for Chemistry in United States and 22 in the World with 153,126 publications made and 7,480,465 citations received.
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computational | #2 | #2 | #3 |
| Biochemical Engineering | #6 | #6 | #19 |
| Organic chemistry | #14 | #15 | #23 |
| Biochemistry | #20 | #21 | #29 |
| Physical | #10 | #10 | #32 |
| Pharmacy | #9 | #10 | #45 |
| Nanotechnology | #21 | #22 | #60 |
| Radiochemistry | #28 | #32 | #197 |
| Environmental Chemistry | #15 | #16 | #29 |
| Polymer science and Plastics engineering | #6 | #6 | #11 |
| Materials Science | #17 | #18 | #38 |
| Inorganic Chemistry | #6 | #6 | #21 |
| Petrology and Geochemistry | #14 | #17 | #38 |
| Chemical Engineering | #16 | #17 | #57 |
Engineering rankings
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities ranked 15 for Engineering in United States and 25 in the World with 127,528 publications made and 5,806,676 citations received.
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Engineering Subfield Rankings
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities ranked 18 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in United States and 24 in the World with 124,790 publications made and 5,668,239 citations received.
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
Physics rankings
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities ranked 16 for Physics in United States and 24 in the World with 122,209 publications made and 5,730,576 citations received.
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular | #8 | #8 | #13 |
| Theoretical | #21 | #22 | #31 |
| Condensed Matter | #17 | #17 | #33 |
| Biophysics | #30 | #31 | #39 |
| Optics | #25 | #26 | #45 |
| Astrobiology | #30 | #31 | #47 |
| Applied Physics | #27 | #27 | #55 |
| Nanotechnology | #21 | #22 | #60 |
| Quantum and Particle physics | #17 | #18 | #30 |
| Astrophysics and Astronomy | #28 | #29 | #38 |
| Atomic and Molecular physics | #8 | #8 | #13 |
Computer Science rankings
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities ranked 19 for Computer Science in United States and 25 in the World with 115,575 publications made and 5,460,253 citations received.
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | #4 | #4 | #5 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #8 | #9 | #13 |
| Machine Learning | #12 | #13 | #16 |
| Computer Engineering | #17 | #18 | #24 |
| Data Science | #17 | #19 | #25 |
| Neuroscience | #21 | #24 | #29 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #26 | #27 | #40 |
| Multimedia | #27 | #29 | #41 |
| Cognitive Science | #31 | #34 | #41 |
| Software Engineering | #22 | #25 | #43 |
| Telecommunications | #22 | #25 | #45 |
| Computer Vision | #26 | #28 | #48 |
| Animation | #29 | #32 | #61 |
| Robotics | #17 | #20 | #63 |
| Computational Linguistics | #36 | #42 | #70 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #34 | #37 | #82 |
| Web Design and Development | #13 | #13 | #23 |
| Library and Information science | #12 | #13 | #16 |
| Human-Computer Interaction | #20 | #22 | #41 |
| Database Administration | #34 | #38 | #60 |
| Cyber Security | #27 | #30 | #45 |
| Computer Networking | #23 | #25 | #35 |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | #24 | #26 | #40 |
Environmental Science rankings
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities ranked 14 for Environmental Science in United States and 19 in the World with 112,128 publications made and 5,292,429 citations received.
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestry | #7 | #7 | #11 |
| Ecology | #10 | #11 | #12 |
| Paleontology | #11 | #13 | #15 |
| Geology | #13 | #15 | #18 |
| Oceanography | #20 | #22 | #27 |
| Environmental Management | #15 | #16 | #35 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #19 | #21 | #35 |
| Environmental Engineering | #12 | #15 | #39 |
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #21 | #26 | #42 |
| Hydrology and Water resources | #33 | #40 | #146 |
| Meteorology and Atmospheric Science | #21 | #22 | #29 |
| Geography and Cartography | #15 | #17 | #21 |
| Urban and Regional planning | #10 | #12 | #37 |
Psychology rankings
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities ranked 16 for Psychology in United States and 20 in the World with 82,999 publications made and 3,909,878 citations received.
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Sexuality | #8 | #9 | #9 |
| Special Education | #5 | #5 | #12 |
| Clinical Psychology | #14 | #15 | #17 |
| Education | #16 | #17 | #20 |
| Psychiatry | #18 | #21 | #27 |
| Neuroscience | #21 | #24 | #29 |
| Cognitive Science | #31 | #34 | #41 |
| Social Work | #27 | #30 | #44 |
| Occupational Therapy | #33 | #41 | #68 |
| Organizational / Business / IO Psychology | #8 | #9 | #9 |
| Child Psychology | #11 | #12 | #13 |
| Social Psychology | #14 | #16 | #18 |
Mathematics rankings
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities ranked 13 for Mathematics in United States and 16 in the World with 60,187 publications made and 2,996,613 citations received.
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics | #6 | #6 | #6 |
| Statistics | #12 | #13 | #15 |
| Actuarial Science | #14 | #15 | #17 |
| Econometrics | #19 | #20 | #22 |
| Mathematics Education | #19 | #20 | #29 |
| Operations Research | #24 | #27 | #58 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #34 | #37 | #82 |
Business rankings
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities ranked 17 for Business in United States and 21 in the World with 38,132 publications made and 1,846,151 citations received.
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #8 | #9 | #13 |
| Project Management | #6 | #6 | #15 |
| Actuarial Science | #14 | #15 | #17 |
| Engineering Management | #15 | #15 | #18 |
| Entrepreneurship | #11 | #11 | #20 |
| Marketing | #18 | #19 | #21 |
| Finance | #17 | #18 | #22 |
| Advertising | #22 | #23 | #25 |
| Management | #20 | #21 | #29 |
| Accounting | #24 | #25 | #31 |
| Risk Management | #26 | #30 | #46 |
| Operations Research | #24 | #27 | #58 |
| Real Estate | #42 | #44 | #93 |
| International Trade | #33 | #37 | #121 |
| Construction Management | #42 | #49 | #172 |
| Occupational Safety and Health | #15 | #17 | #23 |
| Investment Banking and Stock trading | #21 | #22 | #30 |
| Public Policy / Administration | #28 | #30 | #46 |
| International Business | #27 | #31 | #80 |
| Human Resource Management | #5 | #6 | #6 |
| Tax Law | #53 | #59 | #94 |
Economics rankings
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities ranked 17 for Economics in United States and 22 in the World with 32,769 publications made and 1,594,566 citations received.
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuarial Science | #14 | #15 | #17 |
| Finance | #17 | #18 | #22 |
| Econometrics | #19 | #20 | #22 |
| International Trade | #33 | #37 | #121 |
| Agricultural Economics | #5 | #5 | #6 |
| Development Studies | #13 | #14 | #16 |
| International Relations and Diplomacy | #17 | #21 | #43 |
| Political Economy | #43 | #49 | #95 |
Art & Design rankings
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities ranked 26 for Art & Design in United States and 35 in the World with 18,684 publications made and 701,189 citations received.
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | #11 | #14 | #19 |
| Aesthetics | #19 | #21 | #25 |
| Interior Design | #11 | #11 | #26 |
| Literature | #22 | #25 | #35 |
| Sculpture | #14 | #14 | #36 |
| Landscape Architecture | #11 | #12 | #39 |
| Multimedia | #27 | #29 | #41 |
| Graphic Design | #27 | #30 | #42 |
| Acting and Drama | #24 | #27 | #45 |
| Animation | #29 | #32 | #61 |
| Creative Writing | #36 | #42 | #77 |
| Photography | #37 | #40 | #80 |
| Architecture | #38 | #42 | #111 |
| Cinematography | #47 | #58 | #179 |
| Computer Graphics | #28 | #31 | #50 |
| Illustration and Concept Art | #14 | #15 | #37 |
| Fashion Design | #17 | #19 | #22 |
| Painting and Drawing | #14 | #14 | #36 |
| Entertainment Industry Business | #16 | #17 | #21 |
| UX/UI Desgin | #19 | #22 | #35 |
| Game Design and Development | #32 | #39 | #75 |
