Purdue University rankings are among the top 150 in the world according to reputed ranking agencies. The university is ranked at #=129 in the QS World University Rankings, 2023 with a score of 92.2 in International Research Network. Purdue University has achieved the #127 rank in THE World University Rankings, 2023 with an overall score of 60.

Purdue University ranked at #7 in Most Innovative Schools according to U.S. News and World Report, 2023. The university has demonstrated its involvement in work-study with #7 rank in Co-Ops/Internships according to U.S. News and World Report, 2023. Purdue University has stepped up in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings from #38 in 2021 to #36 in 2022. The university is gradually improving in QS Graduate Employability Rankings for the last 7 years.
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Purdue University World Rankings

The global rankings of Purdue University according to the reputed ranking agencies are based on several parameters. Following are the top rankings of Purdue University according to some of the leading ranking agencies:

Purdue University Global Ranking Trends
Ranking Agency 2019 Rank 2020 Rank 2021 Rank 2022 Rank 2023 Rank
QS World University Rankings #=100 #111 #109 #116 #=129
Times Higher Education World University Rankings #64 #88 #=94 #=105 #127
US News & World Report Best Global Universities #114 #114 #114 #127 #140
ARWU Shanghai Rankings #72 #79 #86 #83 -
CWUR #39 #38 #34 #35 #36

Purdue University QS Rankings

Purdue University has achieved the rank of #129 in QS World University Rankings, 2023. The university has experienced a slight drop in its rank from #116 in 2022. The scores achieved by Purdue University in various ranking criteria are as follows:

Ranking Criteria Score in 2022 Score in 2023
Overall Score 56.9 54.2
Academic Reputation 63.3 62.7
Employer Reputation 74.9 73.1
Faculty-student Ratio 14.8 11.7
Citations Per Faculty 77.6 70.9
International Faculty Ratio 55.8 51.7
International Students Ratio 50.6 48.4
International Research Network - 92.2
Employment Outcomes - 63.8

Purdue University US News & World Report Rankings

Purdue University is ranked at #51 in National Universities according to U.S. News and World Report, 2023. Some of the popular rankings of the university according to U.S. News and World Report are provided below:

Ranking Type Rank in 2023
Best Value Schools #81
Most Innovative Schools #7
Top Public Schools #18
Top Performers on Social Mobility #326
Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects #46
Co-ops/Internships #7

Note: In the U.S. News innovation ranking, Purdue University is the only Indiana based institution among the top 50 and the only Big Ten Conference school in the top 10.

Purdue University ARWU Rankings

Purdue University has achieved the rank of #83 in ARWU Rankings 2022, also known as Shanghai Rankings. According to ARWU Ranking methodology, universities are ranked by several indicators of academic or research performance. The ranking indicators include alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, highly cited researchers, papers indexed in major citation indices, papers published in Nature and Science. Some of the top ARWU subject rankings of Purdue University are as follows:

Subject 2023 Rank
Aerospace Engineering #11
Mechanical Engineering #26
Civil Engineering #26
Electrical and Electronic Engineering #29
Management #29

Purdue University CWUR Rankings

According to CWUR global rankings, Purdue University has acquired the national rank of #36 in 2022-2023. The university has achieved an overall score of 83.6 according to CWUR Rankings. The rankings of Purdue University according to CWUR are as follows:

Ranking Type Rank in 2023
National Rank #36
Education Rank #91
Employability Rank #91
Faculty Rank #72
Research Rank #110

Purdue University Subject-Specific Rankings

Purdue University has a variety of its subjects ranked among the top 50 in the world. The subject-wise global rankings according to U.S. News and World Report, 2023 rankings are:

Subject 2023 Rank
Mechanical Engineering #6
Agricultural Sciences #29
Mathematics #32
Pharmacology and Toxicology #66
Civil Engineering #50
Computer Science #68
Optics #41
Chemistry #79

The 2022 QS subject specific ranking trends of Purdue University for some of the popular programs are as follows:

Purdue University Subject Specific Ranking Trends
Ranking Type 2019 Rank 2020 Rank 2021 Rank 2022 Rank
Engineering – Mechanical #28 #20 #20 #17
Engineering – Chemical #47 #42 #=40 #35
Engineering – Electrical and Electronic #=40 #41 #=41 #35
Engineering and Technology #43 #32 #=34 #=37
Computer Science and Information Systems #51-100 #51-100 #69 #=72
Mathematics #51-100 #51-100 #70 #=62
Communication and Media Studies #51-100 #51-100 #51-100 #51-100
Accounting and Finance #101-150 #101-150 #101-150 #101-150
Biological Sciences #101-150 #101-150 #=116 #=111
Business and Management Studies #101-150 #101-150 #=121 #120
Medicine #251-300 #251-300 #251-300 #251-300
Arts and Humanities #=261 #243 #=240 #=280

THE subject-specific rankings of Purdue University in 2023 are as follows:

Subject 2023 Rank
Engineering and Technology #38
Education #=78
Computer Science #=91
Business and Economics #93
Psychology #101-125
Life Sciences #126-150
Social Sciences #126-150
Physical Sciences #176-200
Arts and Humanities #201-250
Clinical, Pre Clinical and Health #301-400

Purdue University is known for its long tradition and specialisation in Agricultural Science and Engineering. The university delivers world-changing research and out-of-this-world discovery. Committed to hands-on and online, real-world learning, Purdue offers a transformative education to all.