June 18, 2025
UW is the No. 8 university in the world, according to new US News & World Report rankings
The UW is No. 8 on the 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings.University of Washington
The University of Washington is No. 8 on the 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Global Universities rankings, released on Tuesday. The UW maintained its No. 2 ranking among U.S. public institutions.
The UW 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.
“Unquestionably, the UW is advancing discovery that saves and improves lives, promotes prosperity, makes our nation stronger and expands human knowledge for the good of all,” said UW President Ana Mari Cauce. “I’m very proud to see this extraordinary impact recognized through this latest ranking.”
The U.S. News ranking methodology — 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 UW 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
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