University of California, San Francisco
UCSF
🇺🇸 United States
/
San Francisco
Est. 1873
www.ucsf.edu
Ranked Top 50 worldwide across 4 major ranking systems
Ranked in 29 subject rankings
Ranking Overview
QS
=878
23
56.2
2026
THE
=83
36
50.1
2025
ARWU
21
1
44.7
2025
US News
15
1
2025
Historical Trend
QS
THE
ARWU
US News
:
Score:
Top Subjects
3
Clinical Medicine
ARWU 3
3
Medical Technology
ARWU 3
4
Biological Sciences
ARWU 4
4
Human Biological Sciences
ARWU 4
=6
Life Sciences & Medicine
QS =6
6
Dentistry
QS 6
8
Public Health
ARWU 8
8
Medicine
QS 8
9
Dentistry & Oral Sciences
ARWU 9
11
Biological Sciences
QS 11
11
Pharmacy & Pharmacology
QS 11
15
Nursing
ARWU 15
17
Biotechnology
ARWU 17
27
Nursing
QS 27
37
Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
ARWU 37
Subject Rankings
ARWU
19 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Medicine | 3 | 338.2 | 2025 |
| Medical Technology | 3 | 292.0 | 2025 |
| Biological Sciences | 4 | 315.9 | 2025 |
| Human Biological Sciences | 4 | 259.4 | 2025 |
| Public Health | 8 | 230.2 | 2025 |
| Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 9 | 256.5 | 2025 |
| Nursing | 15 | 212.1 | 2025 |
| Biotechnology | 17 | 155.8 | 2025 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | 37 | 159.5 | 2025 |
| Library & Information Science | 43 | 156.1 | 2022 |
| Sociology | 76-100 | - | 2025 |
| Education | 76-100 | - | 2025 |
| Psychology | 76-100 | - | 2025 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Statistics | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Law | 101-150 | - | 2025 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | 201-300 | - | 2017 |
| Communication | 201-300 | - | 2021 |
| Chemistry | 401-500 | - | 2023 |
QS
10 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Sciences & Medicine | =6 | 90.2 | 2026 |
| Dentistry | 6 | 89.2 | 2026 |
| Medicine | 8 | 86.6 | 2026 |
| Biological Sciences | 11 | 86.2 | 2026 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 11 | 84.3 | 2026 |
| Nursing | 27 | 82.4 | 2026 |
| Anatomy & Physiology | 42 | 81.5 | 2026 |
| Library & Information Management | =50 | 60.5 | 2021 |
| Sports-Related Subjects | 51-100 | - | 2021 |
| Physics & Astronomy | 301-350 | - | 2026 |