Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University was ranked the top university for oncology — both globally and in the U.S. — as part of U.S. News & World Report’s “2026-2027 Best Global Universities” rankings.
Harvard University also earned the top spot for overall best global university, according to a June 16 news release from U.S. News & World Report.
U.S. News ranked more than 2,250 universities overall and by 51 subject areas based on data collected by Clarivate from 2020 to 2024. Read more about the methodology here.
Here are the 25 top U.S. universities for oncology according to U.S. News, listed with subject score:
1. Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.): 100
2. University of California San Francisco: 86.9
3. Cornell University (Ithaca, N.Y.): 83.5
4. Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore): 82.6
5. University of California Los Angeles: 81.2
6. University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia): 79.7
7. Yale University (New Haven, Conn.): 78.8
8. Washington University in St. Louis: 77.5
9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Mass.): 77.2
10. University of Michigan Ann Arbor: 76.4
11. Vanderbilt University (Nashville): 76
12. Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.): 73.8
13. Duke University (Durham, N.C.): 72.9
14. Ohio State University (Columbus): 72
15. University of Chicago: 71.2
16. University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (Aurora): 70.5
17. University of Washington (Seattle): 70.1
18. Emory University (Atlanta): 68.6
19. University of Pittsburgh: 68.3
20. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas): 68.2
21. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (New York City): 67.6
22. University of California San Diego: 67.3
23. Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland): 66.9
24. University of Utah (Salt Lake City): 66.6
25. New York University (New York City): 66
Read the full ranking here.
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