Rankings + Statistics

One of the world’s best places to study the sciences, arts, humanities, and social sciences

Few rankings exist for undergraduate liberal arts and sciences programs at national universities, but our graduate rankings offer a sense of our reputation and commitment to helping you reach your potential.

Highly ranked programs in many fields

#7 AFRICAN HISTORY GRADUATE PROGRAM, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2021)

#7 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY GRADUATE PROGRAM, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2022)

#8 NUCLEAR PHYSICS GRADUATE PROGRAM, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2022)

#10 SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2020)

#10 CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2020)

#10 ECOLOGY EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2022)

#11 SOCIAL STRATIFICATION GRADUATE PROGRAM, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2021) 

#12 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2022)

#13 18TH THROUGH 20TH CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE GRADUATE PROGRAM, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2021)

#14 AUDIOLOGY PROGRAM, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2023)

#16 SOCIOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2021)

#21 HISTORY GRADUATE PROGRAM, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2021)

#22 GEOCHEMISTRY GRADUATE PROGRAM, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2022)

#23 PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2022)

#24 ENGLISH GRADUATE PROGRAM, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2021)

Folklore + Ethnomusicology

The Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology is the oldest and one of the most comprehensive programs of its kind, and home to the top-ranked doctoral program in the field.

National Research Council

Arts + Humanities

Indiana University ranks 39th worldwide out of 334 universities in U.S. News and World Report's 2022 rankings for "Best Global Universities for Arts and Humanities."

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Indiana University Bloomington, a top public research university

#25 IN THE NATION FOR THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD, U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT (2022)

#26 PUBLIC NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2022)

#39 GLOBAL UNIVERSITY FOR ARTS AND HUMANITIES, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2022)

#37 BEST COLLEGES FOR VETERANS, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT (2022 - TIE)