# RANK

Returns the rank of a number from the list of other numeric values

## Syntax

```
RANK(number, ref, [order])
```

## Arguments

| Argument | Description | Required |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `number` | The number whose rank to find | Required |
| `ref` | An array or a reference that contains numbers to rank against | Required |
| `order` | A number that decides whether to rank in ascending or descending order | Optional |

## Examples

### Rank in descending order (default)

=RANK(90, A1:A5)

Result ⇒ 2

|     |     |
| --- | --- |
|  | A |
| 1 | 85 |
| 2 | 90 |
| 3 | 78 |
| 4 | 92 |
| 5 | 88 |

### Rank in ascending order

=RANK(30, A1:A5, 1)

Result ⇒ 3

|     |     |
| --- | --- |
|  | A |
| 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 30 |
| 4 | 40 |
| 5 | 50 |

### Find student ranking

=RANK(92, A1:A5)

Result ⇒ 2

|     |     |
| --- | --- |
|  | A |
| 1 | 95 |
| 2 | 87 |
| 3 | 92 |
| 4 | 78 |
| 5 | 88 |

## Related Functions

Other Statistical functions:

- [AVEDEV](/content/docs/formulas/avedev.html) \- Returns the average of the absolute deviations of data points from their mean
- [AVERAGE](/content/docs/formulas/average.html) \- Returns the average of given arguments. Text is ignored.
- [CORREL](/content/docs/formulas/correl.html) \- Returns the correlation coefficient between two data sets
- [COUNT](/content/docs/formulas/count.html) \- Returns the count of numeric values in a dataset.
- [COUNTA](/content/docs/formulas/counta.html) \- Returns the count of values in a list of arguments including text, logical values, error values, and empty text.
- [COUNTIF](/content/docs/formulas/countif.html) \- Returns the count of cells that meet a specified criteria
- [COUNTIFS](/content/docs/formulas/countifs.html) \- Returns the count of criteria_ranges based on the given criterions.
- [FORECAST](/content/docs/formulas/forecast.html) \- Calculates, or predicts, a future value by using existing values
- [LARGE](/content/docs/formulas/large.html) \- Returns the k-th largest value in a data set
- [MAX](/content/docs/formulas/max.html) \- Returns the largest number from the provided arguments
- [MEDIAN](/content/docs/formulas/median.html) \- Returns the median of the given numbers
- [MIN](/content/docs/formulas/min.html) \- Returns the smallest number from the provided arguments
- [MINIFS](/content/docs/formulas/minifs.html) \- Returns the minimum value from a range that meets multiple criteria.
- [MODE](/content/docs/formulas/mode.html) \- Returns the most frequently occurring value in a data set
- [PERCENTILE](/content/docs/formulas/percentile.html) \- Returns the k-th percentile of values in a range
- [PERCENTRANK](/content/docs/formulas/percentrank.html) \- Returns the rank of a value in a dataset as a percentage (0 to 1) of the dataset
- [SMALL](/content/docs/formulas/small.html) \- Returns the k-th smallest value in a data set
- [STDEV](/content/docs/formulas/stdev.html) \- Returns the estimated standard deviation based on a sample
- [STDEVP](/content/docs/formulas/stdevp.html) \- Calculates standard deviation based on the entire population
- [SUMIF](/content/docs/formulas/sumif.html) \- Returns the sum of a range depending on criteria
- [SUMPRODUCT](/content/docs/formulas/sumproduct.html) \- Returns the sum of products for a list of arguments
- [VAR](/content/docs/formulas/var.html) \- Returns the estimated variance for a sample of data
- [VARP](/content/docs/formulas/varp.html) \- Calculates variance based on the entire population