Cambridge, Mass.-based Harvard University is the No. 1 university in the U.S. for cardiac and cardiovascular systems, according to U.S. News & World Report’s latest ranking.
The list was published in June as part of U.S. News’ 2025-2026 “Best Global Universities” rankings, which evaluated 23,450 universities in total. Read more about the methodology here.
Here are the top 15 universities for cardiology in the U.S., per U.S. News:
1. Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.)
2. Duke University (Durham, N.C.)
3. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (New York City)
4. Columbia University (New York City)
5. Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore)
6. Stanford (Calif.) University
7. Yale University (New Haven, Conn.)
8. Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)
9. University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
10. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas)
11. Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tenn.)
12. University of Washington (Seattle)
13. University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)
14. University of Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas)
15. Emory University (Atlanta)
Read U.S. News’ full ranking here.
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