The World University Index

Chicago, United States

University of Chicago

Ranked in the world

1

University of Chicago is ranked 1st in the world for Economics.

Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects: Economics, 2025

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

RankingPublisherWorld rank
ARWU GRAS 2025Headlinein the world for EconomicsShanghaiRanking Consultancy1
ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for FinanceShanghaiRanking Consultancy1
SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSCImago Research Group3
ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for LawShanghaiRanking Consultancy4
Time 2026Time / Statista5
NTU 2025in the world for Economics & BusinessNational Taiwan University6
USN-Nat 2026U.S. News & World Report6
URAP 2024-2025in the world for EconomicsMETU (URAP Lab)7
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney10
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency11
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency11
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds13
Nature 2025in the world for physical sciencesNature / Springer Nature13
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University13
Forbes 2025-2026Forbes13
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)14
THE 2026Times Higher Education15
SCImago 2025in the world for researchSCImago Research Group16
THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputationTimes Higher Education16
NTU 2025in the world for PhysicsNational Taiwan University17
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency24
SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and HumanitiesSCImago Research Group24
NTU 2025in the world for Space ScienceNational Taiwan University25
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University26
Nature 2025in the world for biological sciencesNature / Springer Nature27
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC28
WSJ 2026Wall Street Journal30
NTU 2025in the world for Energy Science & EngineeringNational Taiwan University31
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Physical SciencesMETU (URAP Lab)31
NTU 2025in the world for Chemical EngineeringNational Taiwan University34
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency36
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Law and Legal StudiesMETU (URAP Lab)37
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Mathematical SciencesMETU (URAP Lab)39
NTU 2025in the world for MathematicsNational Taiwan University40
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University43
NTU 2025in the world for ChemistryNational Taiwan University43
NTU 2025in the world for Materials ScienceNational Taiwan University44
NTU 2025National Taiwan University46
Nature 2025Nature / Springer Nature50
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group53
Nature 2025in the world for health sciencesNature / Springer Nature55
SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologySCImago Research Group61
SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental ScienceSCImago Research Group61
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University62
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University67
SCImago 2025in the world for Social SciencesSCImago Research Group69
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University71
SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and AstronomySCImago Research Group77
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University83
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University84
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University85
SCImago 2025in the world for PsychologySCImago Research Group86
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University89
SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and AccountingSCImago Research Group91
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University93
SCImago 2025in the world for MedicineSCImago Research Group93
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University97
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University108
SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary SciencesSCImago Research Group113
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University114
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency138
SCImago 2026in the world for ChemistrySCImago Research Group143
SCImago 2025in the world for MathematicsSCImago Research Group143
SCImago 2025in the world for EngineeringSCImago Research Group146
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University155
SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological SciencesSCImago Research Group155
SCImago 2025in the world for Computer ScienceSCImago Research Group162
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature235
SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsSCImago Research Group307
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University351

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