The University of Toronto has climbed one spot to 16th globally in the U.S. News & World Report ranking of universities.
U of T shares the 16th position with three other institutions in the 2025-26 edition of the Best Global Universities Rankings : Princeton University, Cornell University and the University of California, San Francisco. Among public universities, U of T ranks ninth globally and fourth in North America - and is the top-ranked post-secondary institution in Canada.
Unlike other major rankings that also consider education quality, the U.S. media company evaluates universities - 2,250 institutions in 105 countries this year - based solely on academic research and reputation.
"The University of Toronto's strong performance in these and other international rankings confirms our status among the very best research institutions in the world," said U of T President Meric Gertler.
"It also reflects the global impact of the cutting-edge research happening across our three campuses every day."
For the 2025-26 edition of the ranking, U.S. News & World Report used data from Clarivate Analytics to assess the post-secondary institutions across 13 indicators, including most-cited publications and their impact, research reputation and international collaboration.
U of T ranked among the top 10 universities globally in nine subject areas, including 10th in space science - up two spots from the previous year. The other eight subjects were: endocrinology and metabolism (third); surgery (fourth); arts and humanities (fifth); clinical medicine (fifth); social sciences and public health (fifth); cardiac and cardiovascular systems (sixth); oncology (eighth); and psychiatry/psychology (ninth).
Of the 51 subject areas tracked by U.S. News & World Report, U of T ranked in 48 and was the top Canadian university in 29 of them.
Two other Canadian universities joined U of T in the top 100 this year: the University of British Columbia (41st) and McGill University (62nd).
The top four universities globally remain unchanged: Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University and the University of Oxford. The University of Cambridge moved up one spot from the previous year to round out the top five.
Overall, U of T continues to be ranked among the top 30 universities globally across the five most closely watched international rankings: QS World University Rankings, U.S. News & World Report's Best Global Universities, Times Higher Education's World University Rankings, ShanghaiRanking Consultancy's Academic Ranking of World Universities and National Taiwan University World University Rankings.
