Durham, United States
Duke University
Ranked in the world
5
Duke University is ranked 5th in the world for Nursing.
Source: QS World University Rankings by Subject: Nursing, 2026
Full ranking profile
Duke University's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.
| Ranking | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| QS by Subject 2026Headlinein the world for Nursing | Quacquarelli Symonds | 5 |
| USN-Nat 2026 | U.S. News & World Report | 7 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 8 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Nursing | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 9 |
| ARWU GRAS 2025in the world for Biomedical Engineering | ShanghaiRanking Consultancy | 10 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 12 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 12 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 14 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 15 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Medical and Health Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 20 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 21 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Medicine | SCImago Research Group | 22 |
| Forbes 2025-2026 | Forbes | 22 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 23 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 26 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 28 |
| THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputation | Times Higher Education | 29 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 32 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences, General | National Taiwan University | 35 |
| Nature 2025in the world for biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 37 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | SCImago Research Group | 37 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 38 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Psychiatry/Psychology | National Taiwan University | 38 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Immunology | National Taiwan University | 39 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 39 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 40 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Biology & Biochemistry | National Taiwan University | 40 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Psychology | SCImago Research Group | 40 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Law and Legal Studies | METU (URAP Lab) | 40 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 41 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Molecular Biology & Genetics | National Taiwan University | 41 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | 43 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 45 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 45 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Microbiology | National Taiwan University | 46 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Neuroscience & Behavior | National Taiwan University | 46 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 48 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | 48 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Biological Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 48 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 52 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Human Movement & Sports Sciences | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 54 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 58 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 62 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 65 |
| WSJ 2026 | Wall Street Journal | 68 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | 69 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | SCImago Research Group | 72 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 92 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | 92 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 99 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 102 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 107 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 113 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 114 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | 116 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Engineering | SCImago Research Group | 122 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | 141 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 145 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 159 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 162 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 174 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 183 |
| Nature 2025in the world for physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 199 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Veterinary | SCImago Research Group | 273 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Dentistry | SCImago Research Group | 287 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 309 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 332 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | 336 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.