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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Medicine

Discover the top universities around the world for studying medicine according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject. 

Medicine is often one of the most popular subjects at university level, and 850 different universities have been ranked this year to demonstrate the breadth of options available to students interested in the subject. 

Both the UK and the US are well-represented among the top 20 universities for medicine, although there are alternatives from elsewhere in the world. Sweden’s Karolinska Institute continues to perform well for academic reputation and is ranked ninth overall, while the University of Toronto is a non-mover at 14th. 

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QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025: Medicine

Discover the top universities around the world for studying medicine according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject. 

Medicine is often one of the most popular subjects at university level, and 850 different universities have been ranked this year to demonstrate the breadth of options available to students interested in the subject. 

Both the UK and the US are well-represented among the top 20 universities for medicine, although there are alternatives from elsewhere in the world. Sweden’s Karolinska Institute continues to perform well for academic reputation and is ranked ninth overall, while the University of Toronto is a non-mover at 14th. 

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Published on: 12 March 2025

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Rank 31 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.3
Cornell University Cornell University
location Ithaca, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

80.9

H-index Citations

88.1

Citations per Paper

89.8

Academic Reputation

75.8

International Research Network

72.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 32 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81.1

Employer Reputation

72.8

H-index Citations

84

Citations per Paper

86

Academic Reputation

78.2

International Research Network

85.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 33 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 81
The University of Manchester The University of Manchester
location Manchester, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

80.3

H-index Citations

83.5

Citations per Paper

91.3

Academic Reputation

75.5

International Research Network

78

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 34 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.7
University of Chicago University of Chicago
location Chicago, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

79.2

H-index Citations

83.3

Citations per Paper

89.2

Academic Reputation

80.3

International Research Network

61.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 35 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.5
New York University (NYU) New York University (NYU)
location New York City, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

78.6

H-index Citations

86.6

Citations per Paper

88.1

Academic Reputation

76.8

International Research Network

69.4

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =36 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.1
KU Leuven KU Leuven
location Leuven, Belgium
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

75.5

H-index Citations

86

Citations per Paper

89.9

Academic Reputation

72.8

International Research Network

82.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =36 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 80.1
University of Amsterdam University of Amsterdam
location Amsterdam, Netherlands
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

70.6

H-index Citations

87

Citations per Paper

89.9

Academic Reputation

73.9

International Research Network

80.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =38 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.9
Emory University Emory University
location Atlanta, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

61.7

H-index Citations

87.6

Citations per Paper

88.3

Academic Reputation

74.8

International Research Network

86.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =38 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.9

Employer Reputation

84.2

H-index Citations

81.6

Citations per Paper

83.7

Academic Reputation

81.3

International Research Network

58.8

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =38 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.9

Employer Reputation

80.9

H-index Citations

83.8

Citations per Paper

85.7

Academic Reputation

74.9

International Research Network

79.9

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 41 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.7

Employer Reputation

68.8

H-index Citations

84.8

Citations per Paper

92.2

Academic Reputation

74.7

International Research Network

75

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =42 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.6

Employer Reputation

66

H-index Citations

85.6

Citations per Paper

88

Academic Reputation

77.8

International Research Network

72

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =42 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.6
Northwestern University Northwestern University
location Evanston, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

74.2

H-index Citations

89.6

Citations per Paper

90.5

Academic Reputation

72.5

International Research Network

71.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 44 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.2
University of Glasgow University of Glasgow
location Glasgow, United Kingdom
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

71.6

H-index Citations

83.3

Citations per Paper

95

Academic Reputation

71.1

International Research Network

79.2

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 45 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79.1

Employer Reputation

75.3

H-index Citations

85.6

Citations per Paper

88

Academic Reputation

71.3

International Research Network

83

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 46 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 79

Employer Reputation

60.7

H-index Citations

88.6

Citations per Paper

89.8

Academic Reputation

74.5

International Research Network

74.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 47 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.8
Monash University Monash University
location Melbourne, Australia
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

75

H-index Citations

84.8

Citations per Paper

89.6

Academic Reputation

73

International Research Network

72.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 48 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.7

Employer Reputation

86.6

H-index Citations

71.8

Citations per Paper

78.1

Academic Reputation

85.5

International Research Network

58.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 49 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.3
University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh
location Pittsburgh, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

61.1

H-index Citations

88.3

Citations per Paper

87.1

Academic Reputation

74

International Research Network

75.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 50 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.2

Employer Reputation

48.6

H-index Citations

90.3

Citations per Paper

92.7

Academic Reputation

76.1

International Research Network

62.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 51 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78.1
Boston University Boston University
location Boston, United States
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

74

H-index Citations

83.3

Citations per Paper

87.7

Academic Reputation

72.8

International Research Network

73.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 52 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 78

Employer Reputation

68.7

H-index Citations

86

Citations per Paper

86.4

Academic Reputation

71.4

International Research Network

80.5

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 53 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 77.9

Employer Reputation

72.5

H-index Citations

82.1

Citations per Paper

84.5

Academic Reputation

74.7

International Research Network

74.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 54 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 77.7

Employer Reputation

70.6

H-index Citations

85

Citations per Paper

85.6

Academic Reputation

71.2

International Research Network

80.6

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 55 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 77.6
Yonsei University Yonsei University
location Seoul, South Korea
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

79.3

H-index Citations

77.2

Citations per Paper

82.6

Academic Reputation

79.3

International Research Network

60.3

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =56 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 77.1

Employer Reputation

58.7

H-index Citations

82.5

Citations per Paper

85.5

Academic Reputation

74.9

International Research Network

77.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =56 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 77.1

Employer Reputation

68.7

H-index Citations

82.2

Citations per Paper

87.8

Academic Reputation

70.9

International Research Network

79.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank 58 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 77

Employer Reputation

75.8

H-index Citations

80.3

Citations per Paper

79

Academic Reputation

73

International Research Network

83.1

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =59 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.9
Fudan University Fudan University
location Shanghai, China (Mainland)
QS stars QS Stars

Employer Reputation

76.3

H-index Citations

80.9

Citations per Paper

81.9

Academic Reputation

78.6

International Research Network

53

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

Rank =59 Dagger Icon
Overall Score: 76.9

Employer Reputation

66.1

H-index Citations

82.2

Citations per Paper

95

Academic Reputation

67.3

International Research Network

79.7

International Fees

Scholarship

Student Mix

English Tests

Academic Tests

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