UNC SOM Disciplines Ranked High in Global Universities Rankings, including UNC Biochemistry!

The UNC School of Medicine ranked in the top 30 in 13 areas in the latest “Best Global Universities” rankings, published by U.S. News & World Report, and UNC-Chapel Hill was ranked 36^th overall.

Pharmacology and toxicology, which are separate disciplines at UNC, both ranked 2^nd, behind only Harvard. UNC endocrinology/metabolism ranked 8^th. These three areas were the only disciplines ranked in the top 10.

Here are the other UNC disciplines that were ranked:

Gastroenterology / Hepatology, 11^th

Infectious Diseases, 11^th

Public, Environmental, Occupational Health, 13^th

Microbiology, 14^th

Psychiatry, 19^th

Clinical Medicine, 25^th

Molecular Biology and Genetics, 25^th

Immunology, 29^th

Oncology, 29^th

Cell Biology, 30^th

Radiology / Nuclear Medicine / Medical Imaging, 32^nd

Neuroscience and Behavior, 44^th

Biology and Biochemistry, 46^th

Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology, 53^rd

Surgery, 62^nd

From the U.S. News & World Report:

“Universities from the United States and more than 80 other countries have been ranked based on 13 indicators that measure their academic research performance and their global and regional reputations. Students can use these rankings to explore the higher education options that exist beyond their own countries’ borders and to compare key aspects of schools’ research missions. These are the world’s nearly 1,500 top universities.

Read more here, including about the methodology.

News courtesy of UNC SOM News Room.