University of California San Diego topped U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 list of the best universities for gastroenterology and hepatology in the U.S.
The ranking was published in June as part of U.S. News’ 2025-2026 “Best Global Universities,” which comprises 23,450 universities in total.
Eligible universities with gastroenterology and hepatology 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 gastroenterology and hepatology, per U.S. News:
- University of California San Diego
- Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (New York City)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, Va.)
- Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)
- Yale University (New Haven, Conn.)
- Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore)
- Stanford (Calif.) University
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas)
- Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)
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