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Times Higher Education World University Rankings (London)

N/R = Not Ranked

 

  2022 2023 2024
Overall Rank 93 106 116

U.S.-only Rank

 35 37 39

 

2022 2023 2024
Subject Rankings:

Education

 12 9 13

Business and Economics

 52 46 50

Psychology

 55 101-125  81 

Social Sciences

 60 70  86 

Computer Science

 100 80  88 

Life Sciences

 75  98  96 

Physical Sciences

 126-150 126-150 99

Arts and Humanities

 66 60 100

Law

 101-125 126-150 151-175

Clinical and Health

 176-200 201-250 176-200

Engineering

 151-175 176-200 176-200

Times Higher Education World University Rankings Website

 

Times Higher Education IMPACT Ranking

 

U.N. Sustainable
Development Goal		 US Ranking
2022		 US Ranking
2023		 Global Ranking
2022		 Global Ranking
2023
Overall Ranking 2 2 33 26
SDG #17 Partnerships for the Goals 1 1 26 34
SDG #15 Life on Land  4 2 27 9
SDG #11 Sustainable Cities and Communities 4 2 25 14
SDG #2 Zero Hunger 2  5 6 19
SDG #1 No Poverty 3 6-7 33 101-200
SDG #16 Peace, Justice
and Strong Institutions

 N/A 5-10 N/A 101-200
SDG #3 Good Health and Well-Being 6-11
 7-14 101-200 101-200
SDG #4 Quality Education 7-18 8-23 301-400 401-600
SDG #13 Climate Action 6 N/A 87 N/A

N/A = Not Applicable as MSU did not send data to Times Higher Ed for the given SDG for the given year.

 

 

US News & World Report Best Global Universities

2021 2022 2023 
Overall Rank 100 108  116

U.S.-only Rank

 45 45  45
Subject Rankings:  

Education and Education Research

     2

Plant and Animal Science

 7 9 11

Agricultural Sciences

 22 23  27

Economics and Business

 29 26 36

Arts and Humanities

 55  57  38

Food Science and Technologies

     48

Social Sciences and Public Health

 48  49  49

Environment/Ecology

 39 40 50

Artificial Intelligence 

     56

Computer Science

 63 77 73

Water Resources

     82

Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology

 68  87  86

Psychiatry/Psychology

 72  80  87

Microbiology

 68  81   97

Physics

  80  97 100

Mathematics

 70 78 104

Biology and Biochemistry

 116 124 119

Civil Engineering

     132

Molecular Biology and Genetics

  186 153  139

Space Science

 118   151 152

Public, Environmental and Occupational Health

  158  156 157

Geosciences

     171

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

 200   219 224

Neuroscience and Behavior

  166  223 235

Clinical Medicine

  216  202 241

Engineering

  185  219 246

Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems

 138 149 247

Chemistry

 276
 293
 262

Materials Science

 196 239 270

Pharmacology and Toxicology

     321

Physical Chemistry

     448

 

 

Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai)

 

2021 2022 2023
Overall Rank 101-150 151-200 151-200

U.S.-only Rank

 41-56 55-62 52-61

 

Social Sciences Category 2021 Rank 2022 Rank 2023 Rank
Education 2 2 4
Communication 3 3 5
Law 33 24 25
Management 18 21 33
Economics
 76-100 76-100 51-75
Library & Info Science N/R (100) N/R (100) 51-75
Political Science 41 51-75 51-75
Psychology 51-75 49 51-75
Business Administration 16 17 76-100
Finance 76-100 76-100 76-100
Sociology
 36 51-75 76-100
Hospitality & Tourism
 39 51-75 101-150
Public Administration 151-200 151-200 101-150
Statistics
 76-100 76-100 101-150

 

Engineering Category 2021 Rank 2022 Rank 2023 Rank
Environmental Sci & Eng 5 7 10
Computer Sci & Eng
 76-100 76-100 51-75
Remote Sensing
 43 49 51-75
Biotechnology
 51-75 51-75 76-100
Electrical
 151-200 101-150 101-150
Water Resources 76-100 76-100 101-150
Automation & Control 101-150 151-200 151-200
Telecommunication Eng
 201-300 151-200 151-200
Biomedical
 201-300 201-300 201-300
Food Science & Tech 48 101-150 201-300
Energy Science & Eng
 201-300 201-300 301-400
Mechanical 201-300 201-300 301-400
Chemical
 301-400 301-400 401-500
Civil
 101-150 151-200 N/R (300)
Materials Sci & Eng
 401-500 401-500 N/R (500)
Nanoscience 301-400 301-400 N/R (400)

 

Life Sciences Category 2021 Rank 2022 Rank 2023 Rank
Agricultural Sciences 11 12 37
Veterinary Sciences 101-150 101-150 101-150
Biological Sciences 201-300 201-300 151-200
Human Biological Sciences 201-300 301-400 301-400

 

Natural Sciences Category 2021 Rank 2022 Rank 2023 Rank
Ecology 26 32 32
Mathematics
 101-150 76-100 76-100
Physics 101-150 101-150 76-100
Atmospheric Science N/R (200) 151-200 101-150
Earth Sciences 201-300 201-300 151-200
Geography 76-100 76-100 201-300
Chemistry 301-400 301-400 301-400

 

Medical Sciences Category 2021 Rank 2022 Rank 2023 Rank
Nursing 101-150 151-200 101-150
Public Health 201-300 201-300 201-300
Clinical Medicine
 201-300 301-400 301-400
Medical Technology 201-300 201-300 301-400
Pharmacy & Pharm Sci 301-400 301-400 301-400

Shanghai Rankings Website

 

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (London)

N/R = Not Ranked

2022 2023 2024
Overall Rank 157 159 136 

U.S.-only Rank

 37 38 33 

 

Subject 2021 2022
 2023
Accounting and Finance  99 101-150
 101-150
Agriculture and Forestry 10  10
 14
Anatomy and Physiology  N/R N/R  101-150 
Anthropology  101-120 101-140
 101-150
Archaeology N/R  151-200
 151-200
Architecture/Built Environment 151-200  151-200
 151-200
Biological Sciences 112  137
 107
Business Management  66 60
 63
Chemistry  144 139
 151-200
Communication and Media Studies 14  9
 9
Computer Science and Info Systems  132 126
 148
Development Studies 43  51-100
 51-100
Earth and Marine Sciences N/R  151-200
 151-200
Economics and Econometrics  87 109
 100
Education  19 19
 16
Engineering Chemical  101-150 101-150
 101-150
Engineering Civil  101-150 101-150
 101-150
Engineering Electrical 145  144
 143
Engineering Mechanical  99 91
 90
English Language and Literature 100  77
 60
Environmental Sciences  86 79
 59
Geography  101-150 101-150
 101-150
Geology  151-200 151-200
 101-150
Geophysics  151-200 151-200
 101-150
History  101-150 151-200
 151-200
Hospitality and Leisure Mgmt  29 29
 32
Law 151-200  151-200
 151-200
Linguistics  47 36
 33
Materials Science  101-150 151-200
 201-250
Mathematics 81  76
 82
Medicine 151-200  151-200
 151-200
Modern Languages 101-150  151-200
 151-200
Nursing 101-150  101-150
 151-180
Pharmacy and Pharmacology 101-150  201-250
 201-250
Philosophy 151-200  N/R
 N/R
Physics and Astronomy  97 92
 81
Politics and International Studies N/R  151-200
 151-200
Psychology  40 55
 45
Sociology 151-200  101-150
 101-150
Sports-related subjects 51-100  46
 44
Statistics and Operational Research 101-150  51-100
 51-100
Veterinary Science 11  27
 29

 

QS World University Rankings website