About Virginia Commonwealth 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 260 | 272 | 272 | 262 | 275 | 259 | 288 | 337 | 310 |
| Field | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Agriculture | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 275 | 281 | 301-350 |
| Life Sciences | 181 | 144 | 157 | 163 | 188 | 181 | 189 | 194 | 180 | 193 | 203 | 208 | 193 | 237 | 245 | 246 | 280 | 287 |
| Medicine | 99 | 107 | 93 | 99 | 126 | 120 | 137 | 137 | 128 | 133 | 140 | 137 | 128 | 141 | 156 | 160 | 160 | 156 |
| Natural Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Social Sciences | 204 | 133 | 134 | 187 | 149 | 141 | 155 | 168 | 163 | 151 | 160 | 180 | 184 | 206 | 212 | 271 | 298 | 351-400 |
| Subject | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Agricultural Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biology & Biochemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 243 | 243 | 235 | 224 | 274 | - | 351-400 |
| Chemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 241 | 234 | 252 |
| Chemical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 206 | 225 |
| Civil Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 224 | 238 |
| Clinical Medicine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 153 | 141 | 155 | 162 | 168 | 166 | 152 |
| Computer Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 301-350 | 211 | 248 |
| Economics & Business | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Electrical Engineering | 263 | 272 | - | - | - | - | 351-400 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 | - | - | 301-350 | 225 | 301-350 |
| Environment / Ecology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Geosciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Immunology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 261 | 240 | 287 | 260 | 261 | - | 301-350 |
| Materials Science | 279 | 290 | - | - | - | - | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 228 | 165 | 178 |
| Mathematics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Microbiology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Molecular Biology & Genetics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 216 | 222 | 210 | 227 | 250 | 261 | 233 |
| Neuroscience & Behavior | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 168 | 141 | 161 | 177 | 189 | 230 | 214 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicolog | - | 32 | 53 | 62 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 72 | 71 | 82 | 126 | 137 | 126 | 143 |
| Physics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plant & Animal Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Psychiatry / Psychology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 76 | 73 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 94 | 101 |
| Social Sciences, General | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 156 | 155 | 152 | 157 | 191 | 227 | 240 |
| Space Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Energy Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biomedical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |