MSU Jumps in Academic Reputation Ranking

February 6, 2022

MSU is now ranked within the top 60 institutions in the world in the Times Higher Education Reputation Ranking—a jump from the top 80 last year and the highest it has ever scored on this metric.

Eighteen percent of the Reputation Ranking is determined by research reputation and 15% by teaching reputation.

“Academic reputation is built on teaching, research and outreach excellence that make an impact,” said MSU Provost Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D. “The rankings reflect that excellence and impact. They also create a global awareness and acknowledgement of our expansive—and expanding—education excellence.”

Six Factors Contributing to MSU’s Ranking:

1. Ranking No. 1 in the Big Ten and No. 2 nationally in Department of Energy expenditures.
    
2. Remaining a leader in United States Department of Agriculture expenditures, ranking No. 1 in the Big Ten.
    
3. Boasting 10 members of the National Academy of Sciences, four members in the National Academy of Engineering and one in the National Academy of Medicine.
    
4. Retaining prominent faculty, including Guggenheim, Packard and Sloan Fellows, Pulitzer Prize winners and one recipient of the World Water Prize.
    
5. Supporting 100 research institutes across a breadth of disciplines, over 30 of which are internationally focused.
    
6. Nearly 11,000 experienced, published academics around the world cast 150,000 votes to?inform the ranking, giving a clear picture of those universities across the globe that?they believe have the best reputation for research and teaching.