Rankings of University of Michigan

The flagship university of the University of Michigan System, University of Michigan in the city of Ann Arbor was founded in 1817. As one of the largest public research institutions in the country, This HEI has many exciting projects underway that encourage strong partnerships between students and faculty.

Latest ranking updates for University of Michigan
  • March 2024: University of Michigan ranks 15 in the latest Scimago Institutions Rankings from Scimago Institutions.
  • January 2024: Publication of THE World’s Most International Universities. Ranking position #125.
  • December 2023: Publication of URAP World Ranking - University Ranking by Academic Performance. Ranking position #16.
  • December 2023: Publication of Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments - ShanghaiRanking (Sport Science). Ranking position #101.

University rankings

    • #24 
    • #24 
    Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education US College Rankings
    [Published 14 September, 2021]
    • #14 
    • #23 
    THE World University Rankings
    [Published 27 September, 2023]
    • #14 
    • #33 
    QS World University Rankings
    [Published 27 June, 2023]
    • #12 
    • #27 
    QS Employability Rankings
    [Published 23 September, 2021]
    • #31 
    • #145 
    THE Global Employability University Ranking
    [Published 23 November, 2022]
    • #15 
    • #21 
    Reuters Most Innovative Universities
    [Published 23 October, 2019]
    • #21 
    • #21 
    US News Best National Universities
    [Published 17 September, 2023]
    • #11 
    • #18 
    THE World Reputation Rankings
    [Published 27 July, 2023]
    • #25 
    • #25 
    Forbes: America's Top Colleges
    [Published 30 August, 2022]
    • #138 
    • #139 
    Payscale College Salary Report - Best Universities (Bachelors only)
    [Published 11 November, 2021]
    • #14 
    • #19 
    US News: Best Global Universities
    [Published 24 October, 2022]
    • #18 
    • #26 
    ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking
    [Published 15 August, 2023]
    • #26 
    • #26 
    Washington Monthly - National Universities
    [Published 28 August, 2022]
    • #38 
    • #125 
    THE World’s Most International Universities
    [Published 25 January, 2024]
    • #86 
    • #86 
    Kiplinger's Best College Values
    [Published 31 July, 2019]
    • #9 
    • #9 
    The Princeton Review: Top 50 Best Value Colleges (Public Schools)
    [Published 26 April, 2022]
    • #2 
    • #11 
    CWTS Leiden Ranking
    [Published 22 June, 2022]
    • #7 
    • #15 
    Scimago Institutions Rankings
    [Published 06 March, 2024]
    • #12 
    • #15 
    CWUR Center for World University Rankings
    [Published 25 April, 2022]
    • #1 
    • #1 
    MONEY Best Public Colleges
    [Published 16 May, 2022]
    • #6 
    • #18 
    Nature Index - Academic
    [Published 15 June, 2023]
    • #6 
    • #10 
    NTU Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers
    [Published 11 July, 2023]
    • #6 
    • #16 
    URAP World Ranking - University Ranking by Academic Performance
    [Published 19 December, 2023]
    • #19 
    • #28 
    RUR World University Rankings
    [Published 25 May, 2023]
    • #4 
    • #6 
    RUR Reputation Ranking
    [Published 25 May, 2023]
    • #19 
    • #25 
    RUR Academic Rankings
    [Published 25 May, 2023]
    • #1 
    • #1 
    MONEY Best Colleges in America, ranked by value
    [Published 16 May, 2022]
    • #96 
    • #122 
    StuDocu World University Ranking - US & Canada
    [Published 06 September, 2021]
    • #109 
    • #110 
    Payscale College Salary Report - Best Universities (All Alumni)
    [Published 11 November, 2021]
    • #6 
    • #6 
    UniRank 4icu: Top 200 Universities in the World
    [Published 11 August, 2022]
    • #6 
    • #6 
    UniRank 4icu: Top 200 English-Speaking Universities
    [Published 11 August, 2022]
    • #39 
    • #255 
    QS World University Rankings: Sustainability
    [Published 05 December, 2023]
    • #5 
    • #6 
    Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities
    [Published 31 July, 2023]
    • #28 
    • #83 
    THE Top Universities for a Digital Education
    [Published 10 May, 2022]
    • #15 
    • #22 
    THE China Subject Ratings Overall
    [Published 11 May, 2022]

Historic rankings in TOP global university rankings

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Subject rankings

Agriculture

    • #28 
    • #83 
    Agriculture
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]

Architecture, Building & Planning

    • #7 
    • #77 
    Architecture
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]

Business

    • #8 
    • #8 
    Business

    [Published ]
    • #2 
    • #11 
    Business
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]
    • #7 
    • #8 
    Entrepreneurship

    [Published ]
    • #22 
    • #34 
    Finance
    GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
    [Published 27 October, 2023]
    • #59 
    • #101 
    Public Administration
    GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
    [Published 27 October, 2023]

Computer Science

    • #8 
    • #8 
    Computer Science
    Best Colleges for Computer Science Majors
    [Published 25 August, 2020]
    • #21 
    • #41 
    Computer Science
    THE World University Rankings by Subject
    [Published 19 October, 2023]
    • #20 
    • #44 
    Computer Science
    NTU Rankings by Subject
    [Published 11 July, 2023]
    • #48 
    • #47 
    Computer Science
    Payscale College Salary Report - Best Schools by Majors
    [Published 11 November, 2021]

Education

    • #1 
    • #1 
    Education
    GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
    [Published 27 October, 2023]
    • #4 
    • #8 
    Education
    THE World University Rankings by Subject
    [Published 19 October, 2023]
    • #8 
    • #8 
    Education
    US News: Best Grad Schools (US)
    [Published 28 March, 2022]
    • #4 
    • #8 
    Education
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]
    • #6 
    • #13 
    Education
    QS World University Rankings By Subject
    [Published 22 March, 2023]

Engineering

    • #1 
    • #6 
    Aerospace Engineering
    GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
    [Published 27 October, 2023]
    • #2 
    • #12 
    Aerospace Engineering
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]
    • #17 
    • #51 
    Biotechnology
    GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
    [Published 27 October, 2023]
    • #18 
    • #55 
    Chemical Engineering
    NTU Rankings by Subject
    [Published 11 July, 2023]
    • #12 
    • #92 
    Chemical Engineering
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]
    • #21 
    • #101 
    Chemical Engineering
    GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
    [Published 27 October, 2023]
    • #3 
    • #20 
    Civil Engineering
    NTU Rankings by Subject
    [Published 11 July, 2023]
    • #7 
    • #51 
    Civil Engineering
    GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
    [Published 27 October, 2023]
    • #7 
    • #62 
    Civil Engineering
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]
    • #9 
    • #9 
    Engineering
    US News: Best Grad Schools (US)
    [Published 28 March, 2022]
    • #17 
    • #17 
    Engineering
    MONEY: Best Colleges for Engineering Majors
    [Published 07 June, 2022]
    • #10 
    • #19 
    Engineering
    THE World University Rankings by Subject
    [Published 19 October, 2023]
    • #5 
    • #47 
    Engineering
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]
    • #63 
    • #63 
    Engineering
    Payscale College Salary Report - Best Schools by Majors
    [Published 11 November, 2021]
    • #14 
    • #95 
    Environmental Engineering
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]
    • #13 
    • #49 
    Materials Science
    NTU Rankings by Subject
    [Published 11 July, 2023]
    • #4 
    • #14 
    Mechanical Engineering
    NTU Rankings by Subject
    [Published 11 July, 2023]
    • #6 
    • #68 
    Mechanical Engineering
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]
    • #21 
    • #76 
    Mechanical Engineering
    GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
    [Published 27 October, 2023]

Journalism & Media Studies

    • #6 
    • #11 
    Journalism
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]

Languages & Literature

    • #20 
    • #53 
    Linguistics
    QS World University Rankings By Subject
    [Published 22 March, 2023]

Law

    • #9 
    • #9 
    Law
    GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
    [Published 27 October, 2023]
    • #10 
    • #10 
    Law
    US News: Best Grad Schools (US)
    [Published 28 March, 2022]
    • #11 
    • #26 
    Law
    THE World University Rankings by Subject
    [Published 19 October, 2023]
    • #13 
    • #34 
    Law
    QS World University Rankings By Subject
    [Published 22 March, 2023]

Mathematics

    • #7 
    • #18 
    Mathematics
    NTU Rankings by Subject
    [Published 11 July, 2023]
    • #12 
    • #24 
    Mathematics
    QS World University Rankings By Subject
    [Published 22 March, 2023]
    • #14 
    • #30 
    Mathematics
    GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
    [Published 27 October, 2023]

Medicine & Health

    • #1 
    • #1 
    Dentistry
    QS World University Rankings By Subject
    [Published 22 March, 2023]
    • #2 
    • #3 
    Dentistry
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]
    • #13 
    • #26 
    Medicine
    QS World University Rankings By Subject
    [Published 22 March, 2023]
    • #347 
    • #351 
    Nursing & Health Care
    Payscale College Salary Report - Best Schools by Majors
    [Published 11 November, 2021]

Natural Sciences

    • #15 
    • #38 
    Chemistry
    QS World University Rankings By Subject
    [Published 22 March, 2023]
    • #10 
    • #41 
    Chemistry
    NTU Rankings by Subject
    [Published 11 July, 2023]
    • #10 
    • #56 
    Chemistry
    Nature Index - Top Academic Institutions by Subject
    [Published 15 June, 2023]
    • #29 
    • #76 
    Chemistry
    GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
    [Published 27 October, 2023]
    • #18 
    • #41 
    Geology
    QS World University Rankings By Subject
    [Published 22 March, 2023]
    • #23 
    • #99 
    Geology
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]
    • #11 
    • #24 
    Physics
    GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
    [Published 27 October, 2023]
    • #10 
    • #38 
    Physics
    NTU Rankings by Subject
    [Published 11 July, 2023]

Social Studies & Humanities

    • #6 
    • #11 
    Anthropology
    QS World University Rankings By Subject
    [Published 22 March, 2023]
    • #8 
    • #30 
    Anthropology
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]
    • #6 
    • #12 
    Economics
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]
    • #17 
    • #23 
    Economics
    GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
    [Published 27 October, 2023]
    • #40 
    • #151 
    Geography
    GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
    [Published 27 October, 2023]
    • #9 
    • #15 
    History
    QS World University Rankings By Subject
    [Published 22 March, 2023]
    • #7 
    • #28 
    History
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]
    • #5 
    • #8 
    Psychology
    QS World University Rankings By Subject
    [Published 22 March, 2023]
    • #8 
    • #11 
    Psychology
    THE World University Rankings by Subject
    [Published 19 October, 2023]
    • #8 
    • #11 
    Psychology
    GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
    [Published 27 October, 2023]
    • #4 
    • #11 
    Psychology
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]
    • #3 
    • #5 
    Social Sciences
    NTU Rankings by Subject
    [Published 11 July, 2023]
    • #6 
    • #9 
    Social Sciences
    THE World University Rankings by Subject
    [Published 19 October, 2023]
    • #4 
    • #4 
    Sociology
    GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
    [Published 27 October, 2023]
    • #2 
    • #4 
    Sociology
    URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
    [Published 22 July, 2023]
    • #6 
    • #10 
    Sociology
    QS World University Rankings By Subject
    [Published 22 March, 2023]

Highest subject rankings for University of Michigan

Education GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
#1 
Education
Dentistry QS World University Rankings By Subject
#1 
Medicine & Health
Sociology URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
#4 
Social Studies & Humanities
Aerospace Engineering GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
#6 
Engineering
Computer Science Best Colleges for Computer Science Majors
#8 
Computer Science
Entrepreneurship The Princeton Review: Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for Entrepreneurship
#8 
Business
Law GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
#9 
Law
Journalism URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
#11 
Journalism & Media Studies
Mathematics NTU Rankings by Subject
#18 
Mathematics
Physics GRAS Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - ShanghaiRanking
#24 
Natural Sciences

About University of Michigan

PROS

  • U of M strives to maintain a vibrant social atmosphere on campus with their amazing athletics programme, and student clubs.
  • The university’s career guidance services are exceptional, and employ creative ways of helping students. They offer students virtual job and internship fairs, as well as virtual interviews to prepare students for real -world job hunting.

CONS

  • *Many of the housing areas are showing signs of long -term use and need refurbishing.

Key facts

Foundation year:
1817
Telephone:
(734) 764-1817
Address:
503 Thompson Street
48109, Ann Arbor
USA
Website:
https://umich.edu/
Social:
Nobel prize laureates:
Gérard Mourou (, 2018)
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University of Michigan ranks #13 in USA in our meta ranking of 112 university rankings. See rankings of all 1924 universities in USA.

University of Michigan ranks #1 in Ann Arbor in our meta ranking. See rankings of all 4 universities in Ann Arbor.

University of Michigan is listed in Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education US College Rankings, THE World University Rankings, QS World University Rankings, QS Employability Rankings, THE Global Employability University Ranking, Reuters Most Innovative Universities and more. See all 52 rankings of University of Michigan.

University of Michigan achieved #1 in MONEY: Best Public Colleges. This is the university’s highest ranking in the 112 rankings tracked on our website. See all rankings for University of Michigan.

University of Michigan achieved the highest ranking for Medicine & Health. It is ranked #1 in QS World University Rankings By Subject (Dentistry). See all subject rankings for University of Michigan.

A large number of university rankings include surveys among academics on reputation. In our meta ranking of 112 university rankings University of Michigan ranks #1 among universities in Ann Arbor and #13 among universities in USA. See all rankings of University of Michigan.

In our meta ranking University of Michigan ranks #13 among all universities in USA and Stanford University ranks #1. See all rankings of universities in Ann Arbor. Apart from rankings you may also want to see the ratings from students who attended the universities.