The World University Index

West Lafayette, United States

Purdue University

Ranked in the world

6

Purdue University is ranked 6th in the world for Agriculture & Forestry.

Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Agriculture & Forestry, 2026

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Full ranking profile

Purdue University's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.

RankingPublisherWorld rank
QS by Subject 2026Headlinein the world for Agriculture & ForestryQuacquarelli Symonds6
ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Hospitality & Tourism ManagementShanghaiRanking Consultancy7
ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Aerospace EngineeringShanghaiRanking Consultancy9
NTU 2025in the world for Mechanical EngineeringNational Taiwan University24
NTU 2025in the world for Civil EngineeringNational Taiwan University28
URAP 2024-2025in the world for EducationMETU (URAP Lab)32
NTU 2025in the world for Agricultural SciencesNational Taiwan University38
NTU 2025in the world for Electrical EngineeringNational Taiwan University43
NTU 2025in the world for Computer ScienceNational Taiwan University44
NTU 2025in the world for Plant & Animal ScienceNational Taiwan University45
USN-Nat 2026U.S. News & World Report46
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC48
NTU 2025in the world for Chemical EngineeringNational Taiwan University49
SCImago 2025in the world for EngineeringSCImago Research Group53
THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputationTimes Higher Education55
SCImago 2026in the world for VeterinarySCImago Research Group59
Forbes 2025-2026Forbes62
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University65
SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological SciencesSCImago Research Group67
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University69
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney71
Time 2026Time / Statista72
SCImago 2025in the world for Computer ScienceSCImago Research Group72
Nature 2025in the world for physical sciencesNature / Springer Nature77
SCImago 2025in the world for Social SciencesSCImago Research Group79
Nature 2025Nature / Springer Nature84
THE 2026Times Higher Education85
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds88
SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and AstronomySCImago Research Group88
SCImago 2026in the world for ChemistrySCImago Research Group90
SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and AccountingSCImago Research Group94
SCImago 2025in the world for PsychologySCImago Research Group94
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency97
SCImago 2025in the world for MathematicsSCImago Research Group101
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University103
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University104
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group107
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University109
Nature 2025in the world for biological sciencesNature / Springer Nature111
SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsSCImago Research Group112
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University115
SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSCImago Research Group117
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature118
SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary SciencesSCImago Research Group121
SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologySCImago Research Group130
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University143
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)156
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency164
Nature 2025in the world for health sciencesNature / Springer Nature168
NTU 2025National Taiwan University174
SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and HumanitiesSCImago Research Group195
SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental ScienceSCImago Research Group197
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency201
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University230
SCImago 2025in the world for MedicineSCImago Research Group254
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency268
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University273
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University296
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency306
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University391
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University396
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University438
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University515
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University517
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University551

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.