The World University Index

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is ranked 2nd in the world for Automation & Control.

Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects: Automation & Control, 2025

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign'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 Automation & ControlShanghaiRanking Consultancy2
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Library & Information ManagementQuacquarelli Symonds6
ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Water ResourcesShanghaiRanking Consultancy8
NTU 2025in the world for Mechanical EngineeringNational Taiwan University23
THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputationTimes Higher Education31
NTU 2025in the world for Civil EngineeringNational Taiwan University31
NTU 2025in the world for Electrical EngineeringNational Taiwan University33
SCImago 2025in the world for Social SciencesSCImago Research Group36
USN-Nat 2026U.S. News & World Report36
Forbes 2025-2026Forbes38
THE 2026Times Higher Education41
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC43
NTU 2025in the world for Plant & Animal ScienceNational Taiwan University44
Time 2026Time / Statista45
NTU 2025in the world for Environmental Science & EngineeringNational Taiwan University45
Nature 2025in the world for physical sciencesNature / Springer Nature46
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney47
NTU 2025in the world for Agricultural SciencesNational Taiwan University48
SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSCImago Research Group48
SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological SciencesSCImago Research Group50
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University51
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University51
SCImago 2025in the world for Computer ScienceSCImago Research Group51
Nature 2025in the world for biological sciencesNature / Springer Nature52
SCImago 2026in the world for VeterinarySCImago Research Group55
WSJ 2026Wall Street Journal55
SCImago 2025in the world for PsychologySCImago Research Group64
SCImago 2025in the world for MathematicsSCImago Research Group67
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University69
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds70
Nature 2025Nature / Springer Nature72
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University78
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Human Movement & Sports SciencesURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University79
SCImago 2025in the world for EngineeringSCImago Research Group79
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency80
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)80
SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and AccountingSCImago Research Group81
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group90
SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and HumanitiesSCImago Research Group90
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University91
SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and AstronomySCImago Research Group97
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature107
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University111
SCImago 2026in the world for ChemistrySCImago Research Group111
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency123
NTU 2025National Taiwan University124
SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologySCImago Research Group125
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University131
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency133
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University135
SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental ScienceSCImago Research Group136
Nature 2025in the world for health sciencesNature / Springer Nature164
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University174
SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary SciencesSCImago Research Group185
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency211
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University235
SCImago 2025in the world for MedicineSCImago Research Group260
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University261
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University264
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency286
SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsSCImago Research Group362
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University384
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University436
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University451
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University457

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