London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) has been ranked 2nd in the world and 1st in the UK for public health in the 2024 ShanghaiRanking.

It is LSHTM’s highest position in the ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects since it was first published in its current format in 2017, moving up from number 3 in the world for public health in 2023. LSHTM has also retained its top place for public health among UK universities in this year’s ranking.

The results are a recognition of LSHTM’s prestigious research and study programmes in public and global health. They are based on a range of indicators including academic awards and achievements, research quality, and international collaboration.

More than 1,900 universities are listed in the rankings. In this year’s rankings Harvard University retained the top spot while LSHTM moved into 2nd ahead of Johns Hopkins University, now ranked 4th. UCL, in 3rd position, was the next closest UK university with the University of Oxford in 5th.

Professor Liam Smeeth, the Director of LSHTM, said: “It’s great to see our strength as a world-leading public health university recognised in this way, all thanks to the hard work of our community.

“LSHTM is dedicated to improving health worldwide through generating high quality science and new ways of thinking about public health.

“We work with a unique global network to tackle the many challenges we face in today’s world because we believe our shared future depends on our shared health.”