The 91探花 is No. 8 on the 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 Best Global Universities rankings, 聽on Tuesday. The 91探花maintained its No. 2 ranking among U.S. public institutions.
The 91探花also placed in the top 10 in eight subject areas ranked by U.S. News.
Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University topped the list in that order. The University of Oxford is No. 4, followed by University of Cambridge, the University of California, Berkeley, University College London and the UW. Yale University and Columbia University rounded out the top 10.
鈥淯nquestionably, the 91探花is advancing discovery that saves and improves lives, promotes prosperity, makes our nation stronger and expands human knowledge for the good of all,鈥� said 91探花President Ana Mari Cauce. 鈥淚鈥檓 very proud to see this extraordinary impact recognized through this latest ranking.鈥�
The U.S. News ranking聽聽鈥斅燽ased on data and metrics provided by Clarivate 鈥� weighs factors that measure a university鈥檚 global and regional research reputation and academic research performance. For the overall rankings, this includes bibliometric indicators such as the number of publications, citations and international collaboration.
The overall Best Global Universities ranking encompasses 2,250 institutions spread across 105 countries, according to U.S. News.
Here are the 91探花fields of study that are in the top 10 in U.S. News鈥� subject rankings:
Molecular biology and genetics 鈥� No. 6
Clinical medicine 鈥� No. 6
Public, environmental and occupational health 鈥� No. 6
Microbiology 鈥� No. 7
Biology and biochemistry 鈥� No. 8 (up from 9)
Infectious diseases 鈥� No. 9
Marine and freshwater biology 鈥� No. 9
Social sciences and public health 鈥� No. 9