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US News and World Report

The U.S. News Best Health Schools rankings are based solely on the results of peer assessment surveys sent to deans, other administrators or faculty at accredited degree programs or schools in each discipline.

Methodology Used

Ranking Frequency – Every 4 Years in March – next ranking expected in Spring of 2028.

as of Apr. 15, 2024

Ranking202420202016
1UNC Chapel Hill - Eshelman School of PharmacyUNC Chapel Hill - Eshelman School of PharmacyUNC Chapel Hill - Eshelman School of Pharmacy
2U. California - San Francisco & U. Michigan - Ann ArborU. California - San FranciscoU. of Minnesota
3U. Michigan - Ann Arbor & U. of MinnesotaU. Michigan - Ann Arbor & U. California - San Francisco & U. of Texas - Austin
4Ohio State U. & U. of Florida
5U. of Florida
6U. of Kentucky, U. of Minnesota & U. of Texas - AustinU. of KentuckyOhio State University & U. of Illinois - Chicago & U. of Kentucky
7Ohio State U. & Purdue University & U. of Illinois - Chicago & U. of Texas - Austin & U. of Washington & U. of Wisconsin - Madison
8
9Purdue University, U. of Pittsburgh & U. of Wisconsin - MadisonPurdue University & U. of Washington & U. of Wisconsin - Madison & U. of Maryland - Baltimore & U. of Southern California & U. of Pittsburgh & U. of Florida
10
11
12U. of California - San Diego, U. Southern California & U. of Washington
13U. of Pittsburgh
14U. of Buffalo - SUNY & U. of Maryland - Baltimore & U. of Southern California & U. of Utah
15U. of Colorado - Denver, U. of Georgia, U. of Illinois - Chicago & U. of Maryland - Baltimore
16U. of Arizona
17U. of Iowa & U. of Utah & U. of Tennessee Health Science Center & Virginal Commonwealth U.
18U. of Buffalo - SUNY, U. of Kansas, U. of Nebraska Medical Center, U. of Tennessee Health Science Center & Virginia Commonwealth U.U. of California - San Diego & U. of Iowa
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20U. of Arizona & U. of Colorado - Denver & U. of Tennessee Health Science Center & Virginal Commonwealth U.
21U. of Kansas
22U. of Buffalo - SUNY &amp U. of Colorado - Denver
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24Rutgers University (Mario) & U. of IowaRutgers University (Mario) & U. of Georgia & U. of Kansas & U. of MississippiU. of Mississippi
25Auburn U. & U. of Georgia & U. of California - San Diego & U. of Nebraska & U. of Oklahoma

The U.S. News Best Health Schools rankings are based solely on the results of peer assessment surveys sent to deans, other administrators or faculty at accredited degree programs or schools in each discipline.

Methodology Used

Ranking Frequency – Every 2 Years in March – next ranking expected in March of 2024.

as of Aug. 23, 2022

Ranking2022
1Harvard
2Monash
3U. College of London
4Johns Hopkins University
5University of Nottingham
6UNC Chapel Hill - Eshelman School of Pharmacy
7UC - San Diego
8U. of Copenhagen
9Karolinska Institute
10Stanford University
11Utrecht University
12Massachusetts Institute of Technology
13China Parmaceutical University
14U. of California - San Francisco
15Fudan University
16U. of Washington
17National University of Singapore
18Peking University
19U. of Queensland Australia
20Sun Yat-sen University
21Shanghai Jiao Tong University
22Catholic University of Leuven & U. of Toronto
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24Leiden University & Zhejiang University
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QS World Ranking

The QS World University Rankings by Subject ranks the world’s top universities in individual subject areas, covering 51 subjects. The rankings aim to help prospective students identify the world’s leading schools in their chosen field in response to high demand for subject-level comparisons.

Each of the narrow subject rankings is compiled using four sources. The first two of these are QS’s global surveys of academics and employers, which are used to assess institutions’ international reputation in each subject. The second two indicators assess research impact, based on research citations per paper and h-index in the relevant subject. These are sourced from Elsevier’s Scopus database, the world’s most comprehensive research citations database.

Methodology Used

Ranking Frequency – Every Year in April – next ranking expected in April of 2024.

as of Apr. 15, 2024

Ranking202420232022202120202019
1HarvardHarvardMonash U.U. of OxfordU. of OxfordU. of Oxford
2Monash U.Monash U.HarvardMonash U.Monash U.Harvard
3U. of OxfordU. of OxfordU. of OxfordHarvardHarvardMonash University
4University College of LondonUniversity College of LondonUniversity College of LondonU. of CambridgeU. of TorontoU. of Toronto
5John Hopkins UniveristyJohn Hopkins UniveristyU. of NottinghamU. of NottinghamUniversity College of LondonUC - San Francisco
6U. of CambridgeU. of CambridgeU. of CambridgeUNC Chapel Hill - Eshelman School of PharmacyU. of CambridgeU. of Cambridge
7UNC Chapel Hill - Eshelman School of PharmacyUNC Chapel Hill - Eshelman School of PharmacyUNC Chapel Hill - Eshelman School of PharmacyUniversity College of LondonU. of NottinghamUniversity College of London
8Imperial College of London & UC - San FranciscoU. of NottinghamJohn Hopkins UniveristyUC - San FranciscoUC - San FranciscoU. of Nottingham
9UC - San FranciscoU. of TorontoJohn Hopkins UniveristyUNC Chapel Hill - Eshelman School of PharmacyJohn Hopkins University
10UC - San DiegoKarolinska Institute & National University of SingaporeUC - San DiegoU. of TorontoU. of ManchesterUNC Chapel Hill - Eshelman School of Pharmacy
11U. of TorontoUC - San FranciscoLeiden UniversityNational University of SingaporeThe U. of Manchester
12Karolinska Institute & U. of NottinghamU. of TorontoNational University of Singapore
National University of SingaporeU. of California - San DiegoU. of California - San Diego
13UC - San DiegoLeiden UniversityThe University of SydneyKarolinska InstituteNational University of Singapore
14National University of SingaporeKing Abdulaziz UniversityU. of Manchester & The University of SydneyU. of ManchesterKing's College London
15University of California - Los AngelesLeiden UniversityThe University of Tokyo & U. of CopenhagenETH ZurichKarolinska Institute & Yale University
16Leiden UniversityThe University of SydneyU. of CopenhagenLeiden UniversityETH Zurich & Leiden University
17The University of ManchesterU. of ManchesterKing's College LondonKarolinska Institute & Yale UniversityYale U.
18U. of CopenhagenKU LeuvenYale U.The University of Tokyo & The University of British Columbia
19Yale UniversityU. of CopenhagenU. of Michigan - Ann ArborKing's College LondonThe University of Sydney
20University of SydneyImperial College of London & King's College LondonSeoul National UniversityU. of California - San DiegoU. of WashingtonThe University of Tokyo & The University of British Columbia & U. of Michigan - Ann Arbor
21U. of Michigan - Ann ArborKarolinska InstituteETH Zurich & Seoul National UniversityImperial College of London
22King's College LondonU. of Michigan - Ann ArborETH Zurich & Seoul National University & Imperial College of LondonU. of Michigan - Ann Arbor
23Peking UniversityU. of QueenslandU. of Michigan - Ann Arbor & U. of WashingtonSeoul National UniversityU. of Washington
24King Abdulaziz UniversityUppsala UniversityPurdue UniversityThe University of Sydney & U. of CopenhagenMcGill U.
25KU LeuvenPeking University & Utrecht UniversityTrinity College DublinMcGill U.U. of Copenhagen

Shanghai Ranking Consultancy

The Shanghai Ranking contains rankings of universities in 54 subjects across Natural Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Social Sciences. More than 1,800 out of 4,000 universities across 93 countries and regions are finally listed in the rankings. The rankings use a range of objective academic indicators and third-party data to measure the performance of world universities in respective subjects, including research output (Q1), research influence (CNCI), international collaboration (IC), research quality (Top), and international academic awards (Award).

Methodology Used

Ranking Frequency – Every Year in August – next ranking expected in August of 2023.

as of Aug. 23, 2022

Ranking2022202120202019
1Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University
2UC -San FranciscoUC -San FranciscoUC -San FranciscoUC -San Francisco
3U. of College of LondonUC - San DiegoUC - San DiegoUC - San Diego
4U. of OxfordU. of OxfordUNC Chapel Hill - Eshelman School of PharmacyKarolinska Institute
5UC - San DiegoU. of College of LondonKarolinska InstituteUNC Chapel Hill - Eshelman School of Pharmacy
6Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyU. of CambridgeMITU. of Copenhagen
7U. of CambridgeKarolinska InstituteU. of OxfordMonash University
8U. of TorontoU. of CopenhagenU. of CambridgeU. of Toronto
9Utrecht UniversityUNC Chapel Hill - Eshelman School of PharmacyU. of CopenhagenU. of Oxford
10Johns Hopkins UniversityU. of TorontoU. of College of LondonU. of College of London
11UNC Chapel Hill - Eshelman School of PharmacyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyMonash UniversityUniversity of California - Los Angeles
12U. of CopenhagenYale UniversityU. of California - Los AngelesMassachusetts Institute of Technology
13King's College LondonUniversity of PennsylvaniaU. of TorontoUniversity of Washington
14Karolinska InstituteUniversity of ParisImperial College of LondonImperial College of London
15U. of Pennsylvania
Imperial College of LondonUniversity of PennsylvaniaStanford University
16Imperial College LondonJohns Hopkins UniversityKing's College of LondonDuke University
17National University of SingaporeU. of California - Los AngelesYale UniversityThe University of Cambridge
18Yale UniversityMonash UniversityDuke UniversityUppsala University
19Monash UniversityDuke UniversityPierre and Marie Currie University - ParisYale University
20The University of EdinburghUtrecht UniversityIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiUniversity of Pennsylvania
21University of ParisKing's College of LondonUniversity of ParisVanderbilt University
22Leiden UniversityThe University of EdinburghUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus
23Uppsala UniversityIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiStanford UniversityJohn Hopkins University
24Free University BerlinUniversity of PittsburghUppsala UniversityKing's College London
25U. of California - Los AngelesUppsala UniversityU. of Michigan - Ann ArborUtrecht University