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Education research in United States
University of Virginia ranks first in United States for Education research in 2022–2025 (#43 worldwide), followed by Pennsylvania State University and Michigan State University.
- United States's world rank
- #2 of 115 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 55k
- Top-10% rate
- 23.2%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Education in United States?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of VirginiaCharlottesville | #43 | 50.2 | 44.8% | 293 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania State UniversityState College | #50 | 48.2 | 30.6% | 474 |
| 3 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing | #51 | 47.9 | 39.0% | 381 |
| 4 | Arizona State UniversityTempe | #53 | 47.4 | 32.8% | 412 |
| 5 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor | #56 | 46.7 | 33.6% | 373 |
| 6 | Stanford UniversityStanford | #60 | 45.7 | 36.7% | 270 |
| 7 | University of California, IrvineIrvine | #65 | 44.7 | 39.9% | 226 |
| 8 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh | #66 | 44.5 | 35.8% | 254 |
| 9 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin | #80 | 41.9 | 32.7% | 338 |
| 10 | University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park | #85 | 41.1 | 35.9% | 275 |
| 11 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville | #87 | 40.8 | 36.9% | 231 |
| 12 | University of GeorgiaAthens | #93 | 39.9 | 38.2% | 218 |
| 13 | Columbia UniversityNew York | #98 | 39.2 | 32.9% | 332 |
| 14 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana | #104 | 38.5 | 28.2% | 351 |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison | #105 | 38.3 | 33.6% | 351 |
| 16 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley | #109 | 37.8 | 41.0% | 204 |
| 17 | University of DelawareNewark | #111 | 37.6 | 42.4% | 192 |
| 18 | Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station | #112 | 37.5 | 31.9% | 303 |
| 19 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill | #115 | 37.1 | 19.2% | 465 |
| 20 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus | #122 | 36.3 | 28.6% | 390 |
| 21 | Purdue University West LafayetteWest Lafayette | #123 | 36.2 | 26.9% | 439 |
| 22 | University of MissouriColumbia | #132 | 35.3 | 37.9% | 196 |
| 23 | University of WashingtonSeattle | #133 | 35.2 | 36.8% | 238 |
| 24 | New York UniversityNew York | #139 | 34.6 | 35.5% | 242 |
| 25 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles | #144 | 34.1 | 36.5% | 190 |
| 26 | Florida State UniversityTallahassee | #162 | 32.6 | 33.4% | 231 |
| 27 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles | #179 | 31.2 | 35.0% | 150 |
| 28 | University of MinnesotaMinneapolis | #195 | 30.1 | 35.1% | 199 |
| 29 | University of FloridaGainesville | #204 | 29.5 | 26.4% | 306 |
| 30 | University of Colorado BoulderBoulder | #207 | 29.3 | 33.1% | 168 |
| 31 | North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh | #212 | 29.0 | 33.6% | 264 |
| 32 | University of ChicagoChicago | #219 | 28.6 | 24.5% | 208 |
| 33 | Virginia TechBlacksburg | #230 | 27.9 | 28.4% | 252 |
| 34 | University of ArizonaTucson | #237 | 27.5 | 27.1% | 199 |
| 35 | Yale UniversityNew Haven | #239 | 27.4 | 31.5% | 119 |
| 36 | Harvard UniversityCambridge | #251 | 26.8 | 41.6% | 138 |
| 37 | University of Illinois ChicagoChicago | #257 | 26.5 | 29.2% | 173 |
| 38 | George Mason UniversityFairfax | #262 | 26.2 | 35.4% | 215 |
| 39 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore | #272 | 25.7 | 30.3% | 201 |
| 40 | University of Nebraska–LincolnLincoln | #274 | 25.6 | 31.9% | 184 |
| 41 | University of California, DavisDavis | #281 | 25.3 | 30.5% | 151 |
| 42 | University of AlabamaTuscaloosa | #286 | 25.0 | 29.9% | 163 |
| 43 | University of North TexasDenton | #287 | 25.0 | 28.3% | 185 |
| 44 | Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta | #296 | 24.6 | 29.5% | 127 |
| 45 | Boston CollegeBoston | #302 | 24.3 | 31.8% | 175 |
| 46 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia | #306 | 24.1 | 37.7% | 145 |
| 47 | Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington | #311 | 23.9 | 35.1% | 171 |
| 48 | Georgia State UniversityAtlanta | #315 | 23.8 | 20.3% | 351 |
| 49 | Brigham Young UniversityProvo | #320 | 23.5 | 33.6% | 192 |
| 50 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston | #333 | 23.0 | 42.8% | 94 |
| 51 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick | #341 | 22.7 | 33.1% | 183 |
| 52 | University of South FloridaTampa | #348 | 22.4 | 30.9% | 193 |
| 53 | University of California San DiegoSan Diego | #359 | 22.0 | 34.7% | 143 |
| 54 | Clemson UniversityClemson | #365 | 21.8 | 24.7% | 155 |
| 55 | Boston UniversityBoston | #368 | 21.7 | 32.3% | 117 |
| 56 | University of South CarolinaColumbia | #374 | 21.5 | 30.5% | 217 |
| 57 | Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond | #402 | 20.5 | 28.6% | 151 |
| 58 | Cornell UniversityIthaca | #403 | 20.5 | 28.2% | 149 |
| 59 | University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte | #413 | 20.2 | 30.3% | 170 |
| 60 | Texas State UniversitySan Marcos | #414 | 20.1 | 36.2% | 134 |
Institutions in United States above the floor of 40 fractional works in Education, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Education researchers in United States?
Norman K. Denzin, Émile Durkheim and Howard Gardner rank highest among researchers based in United States.
- 1Norman K. Denzin#16 worldwide overall8.6k citations · 19 works
- 2Émile Durkheim#87 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 19 works
- 3Howard Gardner#205 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 21 works
- 4Linda Darling‐Hammond#370 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 103 works
- 5Jeanne Brooks‐Gunn#523 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 27 works
- 6James J. Heckman#541 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 20 works
- 7Richard E. Mayer#706 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 53 works
- 8Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie#953 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 29 works
- 9Jacquelynne S. Eccles#982 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 40 works
- 10Greg J. Duncan#1,034 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 25 works
- 11William G. Tierney#1,512 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 35 works
- 12Andy Hargreaves#1,791 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 60 works
- 13Robert C. Pianta#2,063 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 66 works
- 14David W. Johnson#2,522 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 27 works
- 15Roger T. Johnson#2,530 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 26 works
How United States compares with other countries in Education