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Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Blacksburg, VA 24061 United States |
#265 in Best Global Universities (tie)
University Data
Total number of students
36,512
Number of international students
5,048
Total number of academic staff
1,976
Number of international staff
456
Number of undergraduate degrees awarded
6,832
Number of master's degrees awarded
1,434
Number of doctoral degrees awarded
725
Number of research only staff
675
Number of new undergraduate students
9,032
Number of new master's students
1,110
Number of new doctoral students
830
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Rankings
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University is ranked #265 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
Global Universities Rankings
Subject Rankings
- #169in Agricultural Sciences (tie)
- #472in Biology and Biochemistry (tie)
- #157in Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology (tie)
- #229in Chemical Engineering (tie)
- #210in Chemistry (tie)
- #128in Civil Engineering
- #605in Clinical Medicine (tie)
- #114in Computer Science (tie)
- #197in Economics and Business (tie)
- #50in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (tie)
- #190in Energy and Fuels
- #97in Engineering (tie)
- #196in Environment/Ecology (tie)
- #239in Food Science and Technology (tie)
- #141in Geosciences (tie)
- #236in Materials Science
- #210in Mathematics (tie)
- #134in Mechanical Engineering (tie)
- #188in Microbiology (tie)
- #292in Molecular Biology and Genetics (tie)
- #352in Neuroscience and Behavior (tie)
- #263in Physical Chemistry (tie)
- #466in Physics (tie)
- #124in Plant and Animal Science
- #173in Polymer Science
- #363in Psychiatry/Psychology
- #187in Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
- #171in Social Sciences and Public Health (tie)
- #242in Space Science (tie)
- #94in Water Resources
2022-2023 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate this institution's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
Global score
59.9
Global research reputation
#107
Regional research reputation
#54
Publications
#227
Books
#119
Conferences
#81
Normalized citation impact
#703
Total citations
#244
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#258
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#803
International collaboration - relative to country
#1067
International collaboration
#1133
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#271
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#762
Agricultural Sciences overall score
48.1
Agricultural Sciences global research reputation
#78
Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation
#22
Agricultural Sciences publications
#101
Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact
#305
Agricultural Sciences total citations
#143
Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#238
Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#332
Agricultural Sciences international collaboration - relative to country
#338
Agricultural Sciences international collaboration
#239
Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#292
Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#338
Biology and Biochemistry overall score
27.7
Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation
#403
Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation
#100
Biology and Biochemistry publications
#274
Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact
#396
Biology and Biochemistry total citations
#314
Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#338
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#473
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#618
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration
#485
Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#368
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#461
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology overall score
34.7
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology publications
#161
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology conferences
#51
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology normalized citation impact
#146
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology total citations
#173
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#165
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#158
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#172
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology international collaboration
#137
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#120
Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#115
Chemical Engineering overall score
46.9
Chemical Engineering publications
#248
Chemical Engineering conferences
#276
Chemical Engineering normalized citation impact
#115
Chemical Engineering total citations
#212
Chemical Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#182
Chemical Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#116
Chemical Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#201
Chemical Engineering international collaboration
#118
Chemical Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#170
Chemical Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#145
Chemistry overall score
58.7
Chemistry global research reputation
#173
Chemistry regional research reputation
#41
Chemistry publications
#352
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#212
Chemistry total citations
#274
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#288
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#347
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#1043
Chemistry international collaboration
#733
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#233
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#238
Civil Engineering overall score
39.9
Civil Engineering publications
#53
Civil Engineering conferences
#11
Civil Engineering normalized citation impact
#203
Civil Engineering total citations
#108
Civil Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#129
Civil Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#196
Civil Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#147
Civil Engineering international collaboration
#119
Civil Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#173
Civil Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#173
Clinical Medicine overall score
42.3
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#689
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#137
Clinical Medicine publications
#720
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#130
Clinical Medicine total citations
#537
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#584
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#367
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#1056
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#882
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#435
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#106
Computer Science overall score
60.0
Computer Science global research reputation
#111
Computer Science regional research reputation
#47
Computer Science publications
#134
Computer Science conferences
#74
Computer Science normalized citation impact
#91
Computer Science total citations
#99
Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#89
Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#191
Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country
#720
Computer Science international collaboration
#585
Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#148
Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#358
Economics and Business overall score
36.1
Economics and Business global research reputation
#122
Economics and Business regional research reputation
#64
Economics and Business publications
#159
Economics and Business normalized citation impact
#246
Economics and Business total citations
#194
Economics and Business number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#207
Economics and Business percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#243
Economics and Business international collaboration - relative to country
#227
Economics and Business international collaboration
#282
Economics and Business number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#177
Economics and Business percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#194
Electrical and Electronic Engineering overall score
74.9
Electrical and Electronic Engineering publications
#94
Electrical and Electronic Engineering conferences
#61
Electrical and Electronic Engineering normalized citation impact
#34
Electrical and Electronic Engineering total citations
#52
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#50
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#46
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#403
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration
#265
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#78
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#120
Energy and Fuels overall score
37.4
Energy and Fuels publications
#181
Energy and Fuels conferences
#22
Energy and Fuels normalized citation impact
#195
Energy and Fuels total citations
#202
Energy and Fuels number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#183
Energy and Fuels percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#151
Energy and Fuels international collaboration - relative to country
#269
Energy and Fuels international collaboration
#155
Energy and Fuels number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#237
Energy and Fuels percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#241
Engineering overall score
68.8
Engineering global research reputation
#31
Engineering regional research reputation
#19
Engineering publications
#87
Engineering conferences
#52
Engineering normalized citation impact
#558
Engineering total citations
#107
Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#108
Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#587
Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#962
Engineering international collaboration
#666
Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#184
Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#684
Environment/Ecology overall score
59.4
Environment/Ecology global research reputation
#164
Environment/Ecology regional research reputation
#68
Environment/Ecology publications
#97
Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact
#477
Environment/Ecology total citations
#150
Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#155
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#422
Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country
#680
Environment/Ecology international collaboration
#594
Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#175
Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#388
Food Science and Technology overall score
25.2
Food Science and Technology publications
#155
Food Science and Technology conferences
#192
Food Science and Technology normalized citation impact
#230
Food Science and Technology total citations
#208
Food Science and Technology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#232
Food Science and Technology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#241
Food Science and Technology international collaboration - relative to country
#248
Food Science and Technology international collaboration
#180
Food Science and Technology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#222
Food Science and Technology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#242
Geosciences overall score
53.5
Geosciences global research reputation
#127
Geosciences regional research reputation
#33
Geosciences publications
#149
Geosciences normalized citation impact
#181
Geosciences total citations
#137
Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#152
Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#229
Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country
#342
Geosciences international collaboration
#340
Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#153
Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#199
Materials Science overall score
46.3
Materials Science global research reputation
#327
Materials Science regional research reputation
#46
Materials Science publications
#246
Materials Science normalized citation impact
#348
Materials Science total citations
#240
Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#272
Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#401
Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country
#734
Materials Science international collaboration
#454
Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#242
Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#343
Mathematics overall score
47.5
Mathematics global research reputation
#263
Mathematics regional research reputation
#64
Mathematics publications
#289
Mathematics normalized citation impact
#106
Mathematics total citations
#225
Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#185
Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#78
Mathematics international collaboration - relative to country
#356
Mathematics international collaboration
#309
Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#202
Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#182
Mechanical Engineering overall score
30.4
Mechanical Engineering publications
#77
Mechanical Engineering conferences
#16
Mechanical Engineering normalized citation impact
#158
Mechanical Engineering total citations
#111
Mechanical Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#122
Mechanical Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#150
Mechanical Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#178
Mechanical Engineering international collaboration
#103
Mechanical Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#168
Mechanical Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#168
Microbiology overall score
29.2
Microbiology global research reputation
#105
Microbiology regional research reputation
#34
Microbiology publications
#150
Microbiology normalized citation impact
#152
Microbiology total citations
#151
Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#135
Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#127
Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#277
Microbiology international collaboration
#240
Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#110
Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#92
Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score
34.4
Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation
#92
Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation
#40
Molecular Biology and Genetics publications
#332
Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact
#371
Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations
#379
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#372
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#359
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country
#371
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration
#314
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#389
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#389
Neuroscience and Behavior overall score
23.9
Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation
#147
Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation
#72
Neuroscience and Behavior publications
#419
Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact
#259
Neuroscience and Behavior total citations
#384
Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#379
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#281
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration - relative to country
#427
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration
#404
Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#322
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#223
Physical Chemistry overall score
49.3
Physical Chemistry publications
#290
Physical Chemistry conferences
#274
Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact
#190
Physical Chemistry total citations
#240
Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#246
Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#252
Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#567
Physical Chemistry international collaboration
#401
Physical Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#216
Physical Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#191
Physics overall score
44.4
Physics global research reputation
#458
Physics regional research reputation
#46
Physics publications
#344
Physics normalized citation impact
#533
Physics total citations
#420
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#456
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#597
Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#573
Physics international collaboration
#645
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#379
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#399
Plant and Animal Science overall score
66.6
Plant and Animal Science global research reputation
#124
Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation
#34
Plant and Animal Science publications
#73
Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact
#347
Plant and Animal Science total citations
#85
Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#100
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#351
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country
#582
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration
#512
Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#101
Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#302
Polymer Science overall score
26.8
Polymer Science publications
#102
Polymer Science conferences
#96
Polymer Science normalized citation impact
#153
Polymer Science total citations
#135
Polymer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#171
Polymer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#180
Polymer Science international collaboration - relative to country
#198
Polymer Science international collaboration
#131
Polymer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#103
Polymer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#131
Psychiatry/Psychology overall score
27.5
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
#333
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
#118
Psychiatry/Psychology publications
#215
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
#319
Psychiatry/Psychology total citations
#246
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#243
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#308
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country
#383
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration
#419
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#258
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#310
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health overall score
48.4
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health publications
#262
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health conferences
#179
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health normalized citation impact
#21
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health total citations
#166
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#227
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#121
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration - relative to country
#240
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration
#296
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#189
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#76
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
53.7
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#222
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#92
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#184
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#202
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#174
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#167
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#199
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#136
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#539
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#144
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#148
Space Science overall score
12.9
Space Science global research reputation
#115
Space Science regional research reputation
#41
Space Science publications
#238
Space Science normalized citation impact
#193
Space Science total citations
#231
Space Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#240
Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#228
Space Science international collaboration - relative to country
#183
Space Science international collaboration
#225
Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#238
Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#226
Water Resources overall score
41.2
Water Resources regional research reputation
#1
Water Resources publications
#33
Water Resources conferences
#36
Water Resources normalized citation impact
#110
Water Resources total citations
#55
Water Resources number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#54
Water Resources percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#92
Water Resources international collaboration - relative to country
#140
Water Resources international collaboration
#127
Water Resources number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#70
Water Resources percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#97