28 colleges ranked by the research strength of their Mathematics & Statistics 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: 813 faculty. Data as of 2026-07-02.
| # | College | Research Strength | Coverage | Median h | FY24 R&D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ivy+ · #2 40 matched faculty; median h-index 34; $12m FY24 R&D; led by Steven Johnson (h-index 90). | 82 | A | 34 | $12m |
| 2 | Harvard University Ivy League · #3 44 matched faculty; median h-index 37; $24m FY24 R&D; led by David R. Nelson (h-index 109). | 81 | A | 37.5 | $24m |
| 3 | University of California, Los Angeles Public Ivy · #15 71 matched faculty; median h-index 24; $11m FY24 R&D; led by Stanley Osher (h-index 121). | 75 | A | 24 | $11m |
| 4 | Carnegie Mellon University Elite Private · #24 34 matched faculty; median h-index 16; $15m FY24 R&D; led by Kathryn Roeder (h-index 86). | 69 | A | 16 | $15m |
| 5 | University of Chicago Ivy+ · #12 63 matched faculty; median h-index 19; $7m FY24 R&D; led by Lars Peter Hansen (h-index 75). | 68 | A | 19 | $7m |
| 6 | Columbia University Ivy League · #8 68 matched faculty; median h-index 23; $4m FY24 R&D; led by Alexander L. Gaeta (h-index 78). | 67 | A | 23 | $4m |
| 7 | Brown University Ivy League · #9 24 matched faculty; median h-index 17; $18m FY24 R&D; led by George Em Karniadakis (h-index 136). | 66 | A | 17.5 | $18m |
| 8 | California Institute of Technology Ivy+ · #6 29 matched faculty; median h-index 21; $1m FY24 R&D; led by Lior Pachter (h-index 81). | 61 | A | 21 | $1m |
| 9 | Georgia Institute of Technology Public Ivy · #33 36 matched faculty; median h-index 16; $10m FY24 R&D; led by Gong Chen (h-index 76). | 58 | A | 16 | $10m |
| 10 | Dartmouth College Ivy League · #10 22 matched faculty; median h-index 12; $11m FY24 R&D; led by Peter J. Mucha (h-index 49). | 58 | A | 12.5 | $11m |
| 11 | University of California, Santa Barbara Public Ivy · #39 60 matched faculty; median h-index 15; $2m FY24 R&D; led by Linda Petzold (h-index 68). | 56 | A | 15 | $2m |
| 12 | University of Notre Dame Elite Private · #18 37 matched faculty; median h-index 14; $5m FY24 R&D; led by Qing Han (h-index 142). | 49 | A | 14 | $5m |
| 13 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Regional · #86 37 matched faculty; median h-index 14; $3m FY24 R&D; led by William Martin (h-index 42). | 48 | A | 14 | $3m |
| 14 | Rice University Elite Private · #13 10 matched faculty; median h-index 12; $8m FY24 R&D; led by Dennis Cox (h-index 36). | 46 | A | 12.5 | $8m |
| 15 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Regional · #70 19 matched faculty; median h-index 23; $3m FY24 R&D; led by Kristin Bennett (h-index 49). | 46 | A | 23 | $3m |
| 16 | Colorado School of Mines State Flagship · #76 20 matched faculty; median h-index 9; $1m FY24 R&D; led by Douglas Nychka (h-index 47). | 43 | B | 9 | $1m |
| 17 | Illinois Institute of Technology Regional · #119 23 matched faculty; median h-index 15; $1m FY24 R&D; led by Chun Liu (h-index 48). | 37 | A | 15 | $1m |
| 18 | Emory University Elite Private · #24 32 matched faculty; median h-index 15; $2m FY24 R&D; led by Vojtech Rodl (h-index 48). | 36 | A | 15.5 | $2m |
| 19 | Stevens Institute of Technology Regional · #76 18 matched faculty; median h-index 9; $1m FY24 R&D; led by Xiaohu Li (h-index 39). | 32 | A | 9 | $1m |
| 20 | Pomona College Elite Private · #15 17 matched faculty; median h-index 7; $1m FY24 R&D; led by Stephan Ramon Garcia (h-index 27). | 32 | A | 7 | $1m |
| 21 | Williams College Elite Private · #11 15 matched faculty; median h-index 7; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Frank Morgan (h-index 31). | 29 | A | 7 | $0m |
| 22 | Harvey Mudd College Top LAC · #10 17 matched faculty; median h-index 7; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Alfonso Castro (h-index 22). | 20 | A | 7 | $0m |
| 23 | Colorado College Top LAC · #27 15 matched faculty; median h-index 5; $0m FY24 R&D; led by David Brown (h-index 32). | 20 | A | 5 | $0m |
| 24 | Carleton College Top LAC · #6 10 matched faculty; median h-index 5; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Eric Egge (h-index 13). | 19 | B | 5.5 | $0m |
| 25 | Haverford College Top LAC · #16 6 matched faculty; median h-index 7; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Joshua Sabloff (h-index 10). | 18 | C | 7.5 | $0m |
| 26 | St. Olaf College Top LAC · #55 16 matched faculty; median h-index 5; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Paul Roback (h-index 12). | 18 | B | 5.5 | $0m |
| 27 | Swarthmore College Elite Private · #17 18 matched faculty; median h-index 6; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Linda Chen (h-index 16). | 17 | A | 6.5 | $0m |
| 28 | Bowdoin College Elite Private · #23 11 matched faculty; median h-index 4; $0m FY24 R&D; led by Christopher Chong (h-index 22). | 16 | 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 Mathematics & Statistics 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.