The World University Index

Boston, United States

Boston University

Ranked in the world

16

Boston University is ranked 16th in the world for Public Health.

Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects: Public Health, 2025

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Full ranking profile

Boston University's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.

RankingPublisherWorld rank
ARWU GRAS 2025Headlinein the world for Public HealthShanghaiRanking Consultancy16
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University21
RUR 2026RUR Rankings Agency25
QS by Subject 2026in the world for Economics & EconometricsQuacquarelli Symonds26
SCImago 2025in the world for PsychologySCImago Research Group33
NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences, GeneralNational Taiwan University38
NTU 2025in the world for Psychiatry/PsychologyNational Taiwan University42
USN-Nat 2026U.S. News & World Report42
RUR 2026in the world for researchRUR Rankings Agency43
RUR 2026in the world for international diversityRUR Rankings Agency44
NTU 2025in the world for Social SciencesNational Taiwan University44
Forbes 2025-2026Forbes45
NTU 2025in the world for Neuroscience & BehaviorNational Taiwan University49
Nature 2025in the world for health sciencesNature / Springer Nature51
Time 2026Time / Statista54
RUR 2026in the world for teachingRUR Rankings Agency57
Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025)Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC57
MosIUR 2025Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR)65
ARTU 2025UNSW Sydney72
THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputationTimes Higher Education75
THE 2026Times Higher Education76
NTU 2025in the world for Clinical MedicineNational Taiwan University82
SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSCImago Research Group84
QS 2026Quacquarelli Symonds88
SCImago 2025in the world for MedicineSCImago Research Group91
Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University92
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Human Movement & Sports SciencesURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University95
URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human SocietyURAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University97
NTU 2025in the world for Life SciencesNational Taiwan University98
Nature 2025in the world for physical sciencesNature / Springer Nature101
NTU 2025National Taiwan University104
SCImago 2025in the world for Social SciencesSCImago Research Group108
RUR 2026in the world for financial sustainabilityRUR Rankings Agency112
SCImago 2026in the world for ChemistrySCImago Research Group112
SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologySCImago Research Group114
SCImago 2026SCImago Research Group116
Nature 2025Nature / Springer Nature118
SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and HumanitiesSCImago Research Group118
Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University128
SCImago 2026in the world for DentistrySCImago Research Group159
Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers)CWTS, Leiden University160
Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University161
URAP 2025-2026URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University161
Nature 2025in the world for biological sciencesNature / Springer Nature174
NTU 2025in the world for Natural SciencesNational Taiwan University176
SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and AstronomySCImago Research Group178
SCImago 2025in the world for EngineeringSCImago Research Group182
SCImago 2026in the world for VeterinarySCImago Research Group185
Leiden 2025Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University189
SCImago 2025in the world for Computer ScienceSCImago Research Group189
SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsSCImago Research Group201
SCImago 2025in the world for MathematicsSCImago Research Group203
Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University209
SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological SciencesSCImago Research Group214
NTU 2025in the world for AgricultureNational Taiwan University234
SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and AccountingSCImago Research Group254
Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers)Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University255
NTU 2025in the world for EngineeringNational Taiwan University309
SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary SciencesSCImago Research Group392
Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciencesNature / Springer Nature394
SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental ScienceSCImago Research Group483

Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.