MedUni Vienna has climbed several places up to place 189 in the latest US News Global University Ranking and is now among the 200 best universities in the world. In the ’Clinical Medicine’ category, the Medical University of Vienna ranks 66th, making it the best medical university in Austria. MedUni Vienna also ranked among the top institutions in other medical disciplines. In another ranking, the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking 2025, which measures the contribution of universities to achieving the United Nations’ global sustainability goals, MedUni Vienna ranked 10th globally.
MedUni Vienna climbed from 203rd to 189th place in the ’Best Global Universities’ ranking published by US News. In the European ranking, MedUni Vienna came in at 68th place.
MedUni Vienna also ranks among the top universities in the subject categories Gastroenterology and Hepatology (23rd place), Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging (25th place), Surgery (46th place), Oncology (57th place), Clinical Medicine (66th place), Immunology (81st place) and Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems (92nd place).
The ranking places particular emphasis on the number and quality of scientific publications and the opinion of the academic community. The ranking score is weighted most heavily by the number of top 10% most cited publications and the ’global’ and ’regional research reputation’ (each accounting for 12.5%), the latter based on Clarivate’s ’Academic Reputation Survey’ (Web of Science) with over 27,000 participants (65% of whom are academic staff).
10th place in THE Impact Ranking for ’Good Health and Well-Being’
The Medical University of Vienna has also made a significant leap forward in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking 2025: In the category ’Good Health and Well-Being’ (SDG 3), MedUni Vienna improved from 94th to 10th place worldwide.
The ranking assesses the contribution of universities to achieving the United Nations’ global sustainability goals - particularly in the area of health and well-being. Among other things, it takes into account the quality of health research, the training of health professionals and (internal) university and social engagement in the health sector. Link: MedUni Vienna in the field of ’Good Health and Well-Being’
