Cornell University
Public University · 4 courses in Medicine & Health Sciences
- Biomedical EngineeringBachelor's Degree
- Global & Public Health SciencesBachelor's Degree
- Health Care PolicyBachelor's Degree
- Nutritional SciencesBachelor's Degree
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Cornell University tops our list of 949 Public Medicine & Health Sciences universities in the United States at #13 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by University of Chicago (QS World #13) and Johns Hopkins University (QS World #24). Across the whole list there are 4,496 courses to choose from.
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63 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #13 (Cornell University) to #593 (University of Central Florida); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: University of Washington is cited most (98,078,141 citations). 35 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
949 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, New York (4), Missouri (2) and Texas (2) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of California, Berkeley, founded in 1868. Ohio State University-Main Campus is the largest, with 45,638 students.
By level: 1,693 bachelor's, 589 master's, 505 diploma and 338 professional. Within the subject, the largest areas are Medicine & Health Sciences (4,406), Nursing (22), Public Health (17) and Health Administration (11). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 92% are full-time and 313 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (91% of courses with a stated intake). Oregon Health Sciences University offers the widest choice, with 47 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 24 of these universities. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at USD 5,274 a year and University of California, Berkeley the most at USD 44,000; the middle of the range is about USD 18,784. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Cornell University (QS World #13), University of Chicago (QS World #13) and Johns Hopkins University (QS World #24) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez is the least expensive at about USD 5,274 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
949 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
313 of these courses are listed as online.
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