6 colleges ranked by the research strength of their History faculty — a 0–100 blend of bibliometric quality, top-decile stars, federal R&D funding, and academic notability. Research output, not teaching quality. Reference corpus: 288 faculty. Data as of 2026-07-02.
| # | College | Research Strength | Coverage | Median h | FY24 R&D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale University Ivy League · #5 49 matched faculty; median h-index 12; $10m FY24 R&D; led by John Gaddis (h-index 39). | 80 | A | 12 | $10m |
| 2 | College of the Holy Cross Top LAC · #30 16 matched faculty; median h-index 6; led by James Powers (h-index 38). | 50 | A | 6 | — |
| 3 | College of William & Mary Public Ivy · #54 32 matched faculty; median h-index 6; $1m FY24 R&D; led by Andrew Fisher (h-index 10). | 43 | A | 6 | $1m |
| 4 | Colorado College Top LAC · #27 6 matched faculty; median h-index 2; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Carol Neel (h-index 4). | 30 | B | 2.5 | $0m |
| 5 | Centre College Top LAC · #53 7 matched faculty; median h-index 2; led by James V. Morrison (h-index 11). | 27 | B | 2 | — |
| 6 | Gettysburg College Top LAC · #56 11 matched faculty; median h-index 4; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Magdalena S. Sanchez (h-index 8). | 26 | A | 4 | $0m |
Research Strength (0–100) blends four components, re-normalized over whichever are available for each college: Quality 45%, Stars 25%, Funding 20%, Notability 10%. Each college's faculty in History are matched to OpenAlex research records; scores use field-relative percentiles across these 192 colleges, not all US institutions. A college needs at least four matched faculty to be ranked.
Research Strength Rankings v1.0 · as of 2026-07-02.