Here are the latest best graduate schools rankings

The 2025 best graduate school rankings measure universities’ performance in a range of subjects, from medical to business to education.

U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday released its annual list that has added a stronger focus on student outcomes in recent years. The list is designed to help students identify the best options in their course of study.

“This year’s rankings emphasize the results that education can bring,” U.S. News proclaimed.

Best law schools

Stanford University and Yale University tied for No. 1. University of Chicago is No. 3, University of Virginia is No. 4 and University of Pennsylvania–Carey is No. 5.

Best medical schools: Research

The top tier includes:

• Baylor College of Medicine
• Case Western Reserve University
• Emory University
• Hofstra University/Northwell Health (Zucker)
• The Mayo Clinic School of Medicine (Alix)
• The Ohio State University
• University of California, Los Angeles (Geffen)
• University of California San Diego
• University of California San Francisco
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of Pittsburgh
• University of Rochester
• University of South Florida (Morsani)
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• Vanderbilt University
• Yale University.

Best medical schools: Primary care

The top tier includes:

• East Carolina University–Brody
• East Tennessee State University–Quillen
• Saint Louis University
• Texas A&M University
• Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
• UMass Chan Medical School
• University of Arizona
• University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• University of California, Davis
• University of California San Francisco
• University of Hawaii at Manoa
• University of Kansas Medical Center
• University of Minnesota
• University of New Mexico
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Western University of Health Sciences

Best education schools

University of Wisconsin–Madison is No. 1. Tied at No. 2 are Teachers College-Columbia University, University of Michigan and Vanderbilt University. No. 5 is University of California, Los Angeles.

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Best engineering schools

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2. Stanford University
3. University of California, Berkeley
4. Georgia Institute of Technology
5. Tie: California Institute of Technology, Purdue University

Best nursing schools-master’s programs

1. Emory University
2. John Hopkins University
3. The Ohio State University
4. Vanderbilt University
5. Duke University

Best nursing schools-DNP programs

1. Johns Hopkins University
2. Duke University
3. University of Washington
4. Tie: Rutgers University-Newark, University of Minnesota Twin Cities