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The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is No. 8 on the 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings. Photo: Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is No. 8 on the 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings,  on Tuesday. The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ maintained its No. 2 ranking among U.S. public institutions.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ. Yale University and Columbia University rounded out the top 10.

“Unquestionably, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is advancing discovery that saves and improves lives, promotes prosperity, makes our nation stronger and expands human knowledge for the good of all,â€� said Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ President Ana Mari Cauce. “I’m very proud to see this extraordinary impact recognized through this latest ranking.â€�

The U.S. News ranking  — based on data and metrics provided by Clarivate — weighs factors that measure a university’s 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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ fields of study that are in the top 10 in U.S. News’ subject rankings:

Molecular biology and genetics — No. 6

Clinical medicine — No. 6

Public, environmental and occupational health — No. 6

Microbiology — No. 7

Biology and biochemistry — No. 8 (up from 9)

Infectious diseases — No. 9

Marine and freshwater biology — No. 9

Social sciences and public health – No. 9