In the latest U.S. News global rankings, the University of Iowa's subject ranking in physics increased from No. 176 to No. 146.

The Best Global Universities list ranks 2,000 institutions from 95 countries, up from last year’s 1,750 from 90 countries. The University of Iowa was No. 180.

U.S. News calculated scores and ranked institutions based on 13 indicators and weights, affording global and regional research reputation a hefty quarter of the total score.

For more on the University of Iowa's U.S. News ranking, see https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/university-of-iowa-153658.