Department Strength

Compare universities within a research field using public funding, faculty influence, citations, and rising-star concentration. Funding is a background signal, not a guarantee that a department or lab is recruiting.

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Education departments sorted by funding
#InstitutionProfsAvg hCitationsFundingRising
Cornell UniversityInsufficient sample137.017,359$1M–$2M0%
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignInsufficient sample121.02,551$1M–$2M0%
Baylor UniversityInsufficient sample17.0234$400K–$500K100%
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityInsufficient sample153.013,360$00%
University of WashingtonInsufficient sample126.013,384$00%

Public funding totals are shown as ranges unless your account has access to exact matched NSF/NIH amounts. These records exclude startup and other non-NSF/NIH funding.