UT Health San Antonio ranks among top 5% globally for clinical medicine

The race to draw the best and brightest students has become an international one, with candidates weighing options not only in their state or country, but also across the globe. Universities likewise face fierce competition globally for top scientists and research funding.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) was ranked No. 51 out of the top 1,000 universities in the world that have a clinical medicine program in the 2024-2025 U.S. News and World Report's Best Global Universities. UT Health San Antonio ranked No. 269 overall out of the top 2,250 universities in the report, released June 24, placing it among the top 12% of universities in the world.

"Being ranked among the best in the world is a testament to the caliber of our research and the dedication of our faculty, students, and staff. In an increasingly interconnected world, a global reputation allows us to attract diverse talent, foster international collaborations and address the most pressing health challenges across borders. This aligns with the objective we share with The University of Texas at San Antonio to become a world-class global university," said Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH, UT Health San Antonio senior vice president for research, founding director of Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders and professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences.

UT Health San Antonio is the largest academic research institution in the South Texas area, with an annual portfolio of $413 million. The university remains focused on areas of excellence where it has a critical mass of expertise and resources to advance groundbreaking research and find solutions to the most difficult health challenges facing the global community.

The university's high ranking was boosted, in part, by its reputation for quality research output locally and around the world. Additionally, the university ranked 12th for normalized citation impact, which is the total number of citations per paper that comes from the university, a core measure of an institution's research impact.

UT Health San Antonio also stood out as a subject leader not only in clinical medicine, but also in endocrinology and metabolism and surgery. Subject matter scores were calibrated separately based on several factors including academic research performance, number of publications and citations along with global and regional reputation in that subject.

"An increasing global recognition that we are a top-tier university is a reflection of our commitment to excellence and the groundbreaking discoveries that our investigators are making that have a global impact not only in advancing scientific knowledge but also in delivering novel solutions to human diseases that at present have no cures," said Manzoor Bhat, MS, PhD, vice dean for research and distinguished chair in neurosciences at the university's Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine.

"With state-of-the-art infrastructure, our investigators are at the cutting edge of making new discoveries that will transform not only how we manage human diseases but actually cure them," said Bhat.

This summer, UT Health San Antonio was rated by Nature Index as No. 6 among institutions in the United States that are seeing the fastest growth in research output. The university boasted an increase in adjusted research output share of nearly 53% from 2017 to 2022.

Among UT Health San Antonio's many accomplishments are innovative advances in the treatment of cancer, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic diseases including diabetes, mental health and military health.

The announced merger between The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and The University of Texas at San Antonio will further catapult the powerhouse institution to a premier global university for its outstanding academic reputation and research output. Additionally, the combined institution will be better poised to address the region's burgeoning health needs, drive economic growth, advance innovation and draw new partnerships.

About the rankings

Global university rankings are compiled using data and metrics provided by Clarivate™, a supplier of data and analytics specializing in academia, government institutions, intellectual property, life sciences and health care. Overall scores were figured on 13 different weights and factors with global reputation, regional reputation and number of publications among the top 10% most cited carrying the most weight. Academic reputation metrics were determined by survey data for the past five years from 28,000 university staff and faculty members from all over the world.

This year's overall rankings encompass 2,250 universities across 104 countries, up from last year's 2,000 universities in 95 countries. Subject rankings include 51 subjects at 21,950 institutions in 98 countries.

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