See the specialties where Cincinnati Children's ranked within the top 5 nationwide, and how other hospitals were ranked.

For the third year in a row, Wake Forest has dropped in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best National Universities list. After falling dramatically from a top 30 spot in 2023, Wake Forest is now below the top 50 line.

U.S. News & World Report ranked 7 Mississippi universities among best in the nation. 3 were top liberal arts colleges, more are leading regional schools.

The new edition names 86 top pediatric hospitals, includes the second annual evaluation of pediatric and adolescent behavioral health programs. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — U.S. News & World Report,

Despite the drop, FAMU continues to be ranked the No. 1 public HBCU in the nation for the seventh consecutive year, all while coming in fifth place among both public and private HBCUs after being third in the overall category for the past two years.

The two schools are no stranger to the US News & World Report annual lists. Here's where they ranked this year.