Published: May 26, 2021

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder , according to the newly releasedÌý2020ÌýAcademic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), down slightly from the No. 38 spot it heldÌýin 2019. Among U.S. universities in the publication, ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder ranks No. 27, down slightlyÌýfrom No. 25 in 2019.

Infrographic showing ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder's rankings in the Academic Ranking of World Universities

Published annually by ShanghaiRankingÌýConsultancyÌýsince 2003,ÌýARWU uses six objective indicators to rank 1,000Ìýworld universities, including the number of alumni and staff winning Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, the number of highly cited researchers ²¹²Ô»åÌýthe number of articles published in high-impact scientific journals, such asÌý±·²¹³Ù³Ü°ù±ðÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýScience.

¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder's earth science and atmospheric science disciplines remained ranked No. 1 globallyÌýinÌýShanghaiRanking's companion report, theÌý. The university also scored highly in a dozen other academic categories in those rankings, highlighting the breadth of impactful ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder research.Ìý

TheÌýcomplete rankings and detailed ARWUÌýmethodologiesÌýcan be found onÌý.