University of Southern Mississippi: Rankings
University of Southern Mississippi ranked 219 in United States, 779 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 19,152 academic publications and 477,212 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 779 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 1 of 2 | In Hattiesburg |
| # 3 of 18 | In Mississippi |
| # 247 of 2,597 | In North America |
| # 219 of 2,496 | In United States |
| # 752 of 4,845 | For Psychology |
| # 842 of 6,257 | For Art & Design |
| # 903 of 5,096 | For Business |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Jump to topical rankings below
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
University of Southern Mississippi ranked 226 for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in United States and 944 in the World with 10,306 publications made and 214,046 citations received.
University of Southern Mississippi
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media Studies | #121 | #143 | #294 |
| Special Education | #149 | #167 | #317 |
| Social Work | #178 | #203 | #399 |
| Education | #175 | #199 | #486 |
| Broadcast Journalism | #169 | #191 | #492 |
| Genealogy | #202 | #228 | #506 |
| Gender Studies | #247 | #279 | #578 |
| Law | #210 | #238 | #664 |
| Anthropology | #237 | #267 | #695 |
| Sociology | #221 | #250 | #711 |
| Publishing | #234 | #266 | #748 |
| Political Science | #215 | #245 | #780 |
| International Law | #237 | #266 | #874 |
| History | #240 | #272 | #951 |
| Demography | #248 | #277 | #977 |
| Aesthetics | #267 | #302 | #1024 |
| Archaeology | #237 | #269 | #1054 |
| Linguistics | #257 | #290 | #1094 |
| Philosophy | #249 | #286 | #1256 |
Biology rankings
University of Southern Mississippi ranked 243 for Biology in United States and 1225 in the World with 9,552 publications made and 296,226 citations received.
University of Southern Mississippi
Biology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #119 | #141 | #394 |
| Zoology | #127 | #150 | #474 |
| Ethics | #199 | #221 | #525 |
| Evolutionary | #249 | #282 | #954 |
| Astrobiology | #241 | #271 | #963 |
| Nanotechnology | #162 | #187 | #963 |
| Neuroscience | #257 | #288 | #964 |
| Biophysics | #260 | #288 | #1059 |
| Paleontology | #222 | #255 | #1060 |
| Virology | #230 | #254 | #1083 |
| Botany | #201 | #229 | #1102 |
| Animal Science | #208 | #240 | #1112 |
| Toxicology | #183 | #210 | #1123 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #249 | #275 | #1162 |
| Biochemistry | #238 | #266 | #1258 |
| Molecular | #272 | #302 | #1338 |
| Genetics | #274 | #305 | #1345 |
| Forestry | #215 | #256 | #1426 |
| Immunology | #287 | #315 | #1521 |
| Microbiology | #246 | #273 | #1549 |
| Pharmacology | #300 | #333 | #1642 |
| Biotechnology | #289 | #324 | #1766 |
| Oncology | #347 | #382 | #1807 |
| Horticulture | #279 | #320 | #2144 |
Environmental Science rankings
University of Southern Mississippi ranked 223 for Environmental Science in United States and 1073 in the World with 8,424 publications made and 211,686 citations received.
University of Southern Mississippi
Environmental Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildlife and Fisheries Management | #119 | #141 | #394 |
| Oceanography | #140 | #169 | #635 |
| Ecology | #190 | #222 | #967 |
| Earth science and Geoscience | #201 | #241 | #1020 |
| Geology | #219 | #250 | #1037 |
| Paleontology | #222 | #255 | #1060 |
| Environmental Engineering | #170 | #202 | #1116 |
| Forestry | #215 | #256 | #1426 |
| Environmental Management | #252 | #296 | #1840 |
Engineering rankings
University of Southern Mississippi ranked 217 for Engineering in United States and 1156 in the World with 7,822 publications made and 217,793 citations received.
University of Southern Mississippi
Engineering Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote Sensing | #189 | #217 | #851 |
| Nanotechnology | #162 | #187 | #963 |
| Engineering Management | #286 | #317 | #1010 |
| Applied Physics | #187 | #216 | #1041 |
| Environmental Engineering | #170 | #202 | #1116 |
| Operations Research | #228 | #262 | #1218 |
| Systems | #261 | #299 | #1378 |
| Metallurgy | #216 | #250 | #1383 |
| Optics | #247 | #280 | #1413 |
| Computer Engineering | #225 | #259 | #1413 |
| Telecommunications | #272 | #311 | #1761 |
| Biotechnology | #289 | #324 | #1766 |
Medicine rankings
University of Southern Mississippi ranked 251 for Medicine in United States and 1091 in the World with 7,328 publications made and 183,181 citations received.
University of Southern Mississippi
Medicine Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Psychology | #144 | #164 | #306 |
| Social Work | #178 | #203 | #399 |
| Paramedicine and Emergency | #177 | #198 | #442 |
| Ethics | #199 | #221 | #525 |
| Pharmacy | #118 | #137 | #613 |
| Health Science | #206 | #229 | #629 |
| Nursing | #208 | #233 | #642 |
| Gerontology | #248 | #277 | #699 |
| Audiology | #225 | #256 | #765 |
| Veterinary | #141 | #158 | #835 |
| Psychiatry | #231 | #260 | #837 |
| Healthcare Administration | #279 | #314 | #926 |
| Virology | #230 | #254 | #1083 |
| Physical Therapy | #269 | #305 | #1111 |
| Toxicology | #183 | #210 | #1123 |
| Sports | #309 | #347 | #1184 |
| Cardiology | #290 | #317 | #1297 |
| Pediatrics | #267 | #293 | #1323 |
| Pathology | #266 | #299 | #1349 |
| Urology | #254 | #280 | #1355 |
| Orthodontics | #303 | #333 | #1403 |
| Anesthesiology | #320 | #354 | #1470 |
| Dentistry | #291 | #322 | #1480 |
| Radiology | #312 | #345 | #1508 |
| Immunology | #287 | #315 | #1521 |
| Surgery | #338 | #372 | #1593 |
| Pharmacology | #300 | #333 | #1642 |
| Oncology | #347 | #382 | #1807 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | #336 | #371 | #1993 |
Physics rankings
University of Southern Mississippi ranked 215 for Physics in United States and 1125 in the World with 7,289 publications made and 208,540 citations received.
University of Southern Mississippi
Physics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astrobiology | #241 | #271 | #963 |
| Nanotechnology | #162 | #187 | #963 |
| Applied Physics | #187 | #216 | #1041 |
| Biophysics | #260 | #288 | #1059 |
| Theoretical | #284 | #322 | #1401 |
| Optics | #247 | #280 | #1413 |
| Condensed Matter | #224 | #255 | #1419 |
| Molecular | #288 | #328 | #1511 |
Computer Science rankings
University of Southern Mississippi ranked 243 for Computer Science in United States and 1054 in the World with 6,914 publications made and 190,603 citations received.
University of Southern Mississippi
Computer Science Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | #140 | #162 | #482 |
| Data Science | #157 | #183 | #564 |
| Information Technology | #217 | #239 | #699 |
| Cognitive Science | #238 | #272 | #943 |
| Neuroscience | #257 | #288 | #964 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #260 | #294 | #1113 |
| Bioinformatics / Computational biology | #249 | #275 | #1162 |
| Software Engineering | #261 | #295 | #1186 |
| Machine Learning | #235 | #269 | #1190 |
| Computer Engineering | #225 | #259 | #1413 |
| Computational Linguistics | #287 | #322 | #1551 |
| Computer Vision | #266 | #304 | #1668 |
| Telecommunications | #272 | #311 | #1761 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #275 | #315 | #1846 |
Chemistry rankings
University of Southern Mississippi ranked 231 for Chemistry in United States and 1257 in the World with 6,712 publications made and 215,659 citations received.
University of Southern Mississippi
Chemistry Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy | #118 | #137 | #613 |
| Organic chemistry | #182 | #208 | #929 |
| Physical | #160 | #189 | #957 |
| Nanotechnology | #162 | #187 | #963 |
| Biochemistry | #238 | #266 | #1258 |
| Computational | #232 | #261 | #1312 |
| Radiochemistry | #179 | #209 | #1567 |
| Polymer science and Plastics engineering | #26 | #29 | #71 |
Psychology rankings
University of Southern Mississippi ranked 224 for Psychology in United States and 752 in the World with 6,226 publications made and 153,712 citations received.
University of Southern Mississippi
Psychology Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Psychology | #144 | #164 | #306 |
| Special Education | #149 | #167 | #317 |
| Social Work | #178 | #203 | #399 |
| Education | #175 | #199 | #486 |
| Human Sexuality | #276 | #306 | #583 |
| Psychiatry | #231 | #260 | #837 |
| Cognitive Science | #238 | #272 | #943 |
| Neuroscience | #257 | #288 | #964 |
Mathematics rankings
University of Southern Mississippi ranked 243 for Mathematics in United States and 1060 in the World with 4,271 publications made and 100,303 citations received.
University of Southern Mississippi
Mathematics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Education | #174 | #197 | #446 |
| Actuarial Science | #301 | #332 | #1026 |
| Econometrics | #261 | #293 | #1091 |
| Applied Mathematics | #205 | #237 | #1142 |
| Statistics | #262 | #296 | #1162 |
| Operations Research | #228 | #262 | #1218 |
| Cryptography and Distributed computing | #275 | #315 | #1846 |
Business rankings
University of Southern Mississippi ranked 226 for Business in United States and 903 in the World with 3,514 publications made and 94,338 citations received.
University of Southern Mississippi
Business Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Estate | #155 | #173 | #447 |
| Advertising | #169 | #194 | #473 |
| Marketing | #194 | #222 | #743 |
| Accounting | #260 | #291 | #926 |
| Engineering Management | #286 | #317 | #1010 |
| Actuarial Science | #301 | #332 | #1026 |
| Project Management | #239 | #272 | #1045 |
| Finance | #248 | #280 | #1069 |
| Management | #243 | #279 | #1074 |
| Management Information Systems (MIS) | #260 | #294 | #1113 |
| Operations Research | #228 | #262 | #1218 |
| International Trade | #246 | #279 | #1309 |
Economics rankings
University of Southern Mississippi ranked 262 for Economics in United States and 1005 in the World with 2,667 publications made and 49,276 citations received.
University of Southern Mississippi
Economics Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actuarial Science | #301 | #332 | #1026 |
| Finance | #248 | #280 | #1069 |
| Econometrics | #261 | #293 | #1091 |
| International Trade | #246 | #279 | #1309 |
Art & Design rankings
University of Southern Mississippi ranked 224 for Art & Design in United States and 842 in the World with 1,917 publications made and 33,731 citations received.
University of Southern Mississippi
Art & Design Subfield Rankings
| Field | Nat. | Cont. | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photography | #60 | #69 | #152 |
| Multimedia | #140 | #162 | #482 |
| Creative Writing | #167 | #195 | #491 |
| Graphic Design | #175 | #202 | #678 |
| Music | #220 | #247 | #700 |
| Literature | #213 | #243 | #779 |
| Aesthetics | #267 | #302 | #1024 |
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