About Boston University:
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
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World University Rankings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | 66 | 74 | 71 | 86 | 78 | 94 | 105 | 104 |
Field | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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Agriculture | 172 | 145 | 86 | 141 | 148 | 175 | 164 | 168 | 158 | 156 | 153 | 152 | 146 | 168 | 171 | 190 | 222 | 234 |
Engineering | 131 | 141 | 196 | 193 | 185 | 182 | 241 | - | - | 351-400 | 401-450 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 451-500 | - | 223 | 227 | 301-350 |
Life Sciences | 45 | 42 | 49 | 53 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 56 | 54 | 62 | 64 | 76 | 86 | 86 | 89 | 98 |
Medicine | 33 | 26 | 44 | 39 | 33 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 64 | 65 | 81 | 77 | 82 |
Natural Sciences | 68 | 64 | 76 | 103 | 83 | 68 | 77 | 98 | 102 | 105 | 123 | 103 | 103 | 137 | 158 | 154 | 171 | 176 |
Social Sciences | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 42 | 43 | 44 |
Subject | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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Agricultural Sciences | 104 | 148 | 142 | 179 | 168 | 239 | 191 | 208 | 229 | 263 | 273 | 275 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 401-450 |
Biology & Biochemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 74 | 84 | 77 | 90 | 82 | 89 | 105 |
Chemistry | 272 | 233 | 197 | 232 | 282 | 293 | 292 | 280 | 272 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 166 | 172 | 188 |
Chemical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Civil Engineering | - | - | - | 276 | 297 | - | 285 | - | 268 | 267 | - | - | 298 | 172 | 187 |
Clinical Medicine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 62 | 61 | 72 | 74 | 87 | 83 | 88 |
Computer Science | 134 | 120 | 101 | 113 | 151 | 184 | 226 | 257 | 266 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 214 | 170 | 197 |
Economics & Business | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 58 | 59 | 51 | 46 | 61 | 72 | 76 |
Electrical Engineering | 126 | 98 | 97 | 144 | 173 | 186 | 204 | 200 | 216 | 241 | 163 | 180 | 83 | 68 | 74 |
Environment / Ecology | 136 | 129 | 139 | 120 | 127 | 120 | 107 | 95 | 98 | 103 | 109 | 105 | 134 | 168 | 185 |
Geosciences | 115 | 123 | 100 | 106 | 107 | 114 | 112 | 133 | 136 | 118 | 117 | 112 | 113 | 142 | 133 |
Immunology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 72 | 79 | 99 | 106 | 118 | 121 | 116 |
Materials Science | 279 | 248 | 221 | 257 | 268 | - | 301-350 | 293 | 263 | 301-350 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 215 | 200 | 209 |
Mathematics | 183 | 192 | 159 | 188 | 294 | 292 | 295 | 227 | 231 | 243 | 351-400 | 351-400 | 275 | 274 | 301-350 |
Mechanical Engineering | 270 | 289 | - | 295 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 220 | - | - |
Microbiology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 136 | 128 | 133 | 135 | 150 | 152 | 150 |
Molecular Biology & Genetics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | 58 | 75 | 82 | 88 | 99 | 112 |
Neuroscience & Behavior | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 | 49 | 48 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 49 |
Pharmacology & Toxicolog | - | 101 | 96 | 108 | 92 | 81 | 95 | 90 | 97 | 118 | 122 | 137 | 130 | 157 | 143 |
Physics | 74 | 62 | 51 | 58 | 81 | 71 | 76 | 100 | 68 | 66 | 87 | 126 | 144 | 160 | 146 |
Plant & Animal Science | 297 | 293 | 261 | 290 | 218 | 249 | - | - | 279 | 233 | - | - | - | - | - |
Psychiatry / Psychology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 42 |
Social Sciences, General | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 36 | 38 |
Space Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 144 | 88 | 113 | 184 | 180 | 135 | 116 |
Energy Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Environmental Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 103 | 112 | 51 | 55 | 68 |
Biomedical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 147 |