Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University topped U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 list of the best universities for cardiac and cardiovascular systems in the U.S.
The ranking was published in June as part of U.S. News’ 2025-2026 “Best Global Universities” rankings, which comprise 23,450 universities in total.
Eligible universities with cardiac and cardiovascular system programs of study were ranked based on the following factors: publications, total citations, books, conferences, number of publications that are among the 10% most cited, number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited in their respective fields, international collaboration and global and regional research reputation.
Here are the top 10 universities for cardiology in the U.S., per U.S. News:
- Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.)
- Duke University (Durham, N.C.)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (New York City)
- Columbia University (New York City)
- Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore)
- Stanford (Calif.) University
- Yale University (New Haven, Conn.)
- Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)
- University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
- Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tenn.)
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