100 Best Cardiology schools in the United States

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Cardiology. A graph of 43M citations received by 1.12M academic papers made by 521 universities in the United States was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Cardiology

#1 in North America

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,900

2. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Minnesota | Rochester

For Cardiology

#2 in North America

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $11,577
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $1,900

3. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Cardiology

#3 in North America

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,844

4. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Cardiology

#5 in North America

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Cardiology

#6 in North America

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

6. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Cardiology

#7 in North America

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

7. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Cardiology

#8 in North America

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Receiving Aid: 55%
Average Aid: $14,390
Enrollment: 55,620

8. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Cardiology

#9 in North America

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,017

9. Baylor College of Medicine

Texas | Houston

For Cardiology

#10 in North America

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,699
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1900

10. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Cardiology

#11 in North America

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

11. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Cardiology

#12 in North America

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

12. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Cardiology

#13 in North America

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

13. Emory University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Cardiology

#14 in North America

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,986

14. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Cardiology

#15 in North America

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,551

15. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Cardiology

#16 in North America

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

16. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Cardiology

#17 in North America

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,455

17. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Cardiology

#18 in North America

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,044

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Cardiology

#19 in North America

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

19. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Texas | Dallas

For Cardiology

#20 in North America

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 2,501
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1943

20. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Cardiology

#21 in North America

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,341

21. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Cardiology

#22 in North America

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,440

22. University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alabama | Birmingham

For Cardiology

#23 in North America

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 97%

23. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Cardiology

#24 in North America

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,422

24. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York State | New York City

For Cardiology

#25 in North America

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,234
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1963

25. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Cardiology

#27 in North America

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

26. Wake Forest University

North Carolina | Winston-Salem

For Cardiology

#29 in North America

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,790

27. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Cardiology

#30 in North America

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,351

28. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Cardiology

#31 in North America

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

29. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indiana | Indianapolis

For Cardiology

#32 in North America

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

30. University of Miami

Florida | Coral Gables

For Cardiology

#33 in North America

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $41,028

31. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Cardiology

#34 in North America

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

32. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Colorado | Denver

For Cardiology

#35 in North America

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 90%

33. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Cardiology

#36 in North America

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 60%

34. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Cardiology

#37 in North America

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,979

35. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Cardiology

#40 in North America

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 75%

36. Medical University of South Carolina

South Carolina | Charleston

For Cardiology

#41 in North America

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 3,117
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1824

37. University of Maryland, Baltimore

Maryland | Baltimore

For Cardiology

#42 in North America

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,667
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

38. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Cardiology

#43 in North America

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 58%

39. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Cardiology

#44 in North America

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

40. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Cardiology

#45 in North America

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

41. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Cardiology

#47 in North America

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 44%

42. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Cardiology

#48 in North America

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

43. Medical College of Wisconsin

Wisconsin | Milwaukee

For Cardiology

#50 in North America

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 1,661
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1893

44. Oregon Health & Science University

Oregon | Portland

For Cardiology

#52 in North America

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,877
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1887

45. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Cardiology

#54 in North America

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 80%

46. Tufts University

Massachusetts | Medford

For Cardiology

#55 in North America

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

47. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Cardiology

#56 in North America

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,689

48. Wayne State University

Michigan | Detroit

For Cardiology

#57 in North America

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

49. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Texas | Houston

For Cardiology

#58 in North America

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 5,048
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

50. New York Medical College

New York State | Valhalla

For Cardiology

#59 in North America

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,470
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1860

51. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Cardiology

#60 in North America

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

52. University of Louisville

Kentucky | Louisville

For Cardiology

#61 in North America

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

53. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Cardiology

#62 in North America

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

54. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Massachusetts | Worcester

For Cardiology

#63 in North America

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,394
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1962

55. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Cardiology

#64 in North America

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

56. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Cardiology

#65 in North America

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

57. University of Rochester

New York State | Rochester

For Cardiology

#66 in North America

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

58. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Texas | San Antonio

For Cardiology

#67 in North America

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,640
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

59. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Cardiology

#68 in North America

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

60. Georgetown University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Cardiology

#69 in North America

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $37,967

61. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Cardiology

#70 in North America

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

62. Brown University

Rhode Island | Providence

For Cardiology

#72 in North America

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,608

63. University of Vermont

Vermont | Burlington

For Cardiology

#73 in North America

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 100%

64. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Cardiology

#74 in North America

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

65. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Cardiology

#75 in North America

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 71%

66. Tulane University of Louisiana

Louisiana | New Orleans

For Cardiology

#76 in North America

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,631

67. University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma State | Oklahoma City

For Cardiology

#77 in North America

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 3,563
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1900

68. University of Mississippi Medical Center

Mississippi | Jackson

For Cardiology

#78 in North America

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1955

69. Thomas Jefferson University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Cardiology

#79 in North America

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,097

70. Florida College

Florida | Temple Terrace

For Cardiology

#80 in North America

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $23,885

71. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Tennessee | Memphis

For Cardiology

#82 in North America

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,121
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1911

72. Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia | Richmond

For Cardiology

#83 in North America

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

73. Temple University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Cardiology

#84 in North America

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $11,891
Enrollment: 30,205

74. George Washington University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Cardiology

#85 in North America

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,466

75. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Pennsylvania | Hershey

For Cardiology

#86 in North America

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

76. University of South Florida

Florida | Tampa

For Cardiology

#87 in North America

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

77. Saint Louis University

Missouri | St. Louis

For Cardiology

#88 in North America

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $30,911

78. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Cardiology

#89 in North America

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $21,519

79. University of Connecticut

Connecticut | Storrs

For Cardiology

#90 in North America

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

80. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Cardiology

#92 in North America

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

81. Augusta University

Georgia | Augusta

For Cardiology

#93 in North America

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 94%

82. University of Texas Medical Branch

Texas | Galveston

For Cardiology

#94 in North America

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,315
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

83. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Texas | Houston

For Cardiology

#95 in North America

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 355
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1941

84. University of Nebraska Medical Center

Nebraska | Omaha

For Cardiology

#96 in North America

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 3,786
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1869

85. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Arkansas | Little Rock

For Cardiology

#97 in North America

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 3,275
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1879

86. West Virginia University

West Virginia | Morgantown

For Cardiology

#98 in North America

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

87. Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel

New York State | New York City

For Cardiology

#100 in North America

#232 in the World

Receiving Aid: 0%
Enrollment: 273
Male:Female: 12:88

88. Loma Linda University

California | Loma Linda

For Cardiology

#101 in North America

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 4,202
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

89. University of Missouri - Kansas City

Missouri | Kansas

For Cardiology

#102 in North America

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

90. Stony Brook University

New York State | Stony Brook

For Cardiology

#103 in North America

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

91. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Cardiology

#104 in North America

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

92. Upstate Medical University

New York State | Syracuse

For Cardiology

#105 in North America

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,286
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1834

93. SUNY Downstate Medical Center

New York State | New York City

For Cardiology

#106 in North America

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,204
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1860

94. University of New Mexico

New Mexico | Albuquerque

For Cardiology

#107 in North America

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 100%

95. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Cardiology

#108 in North America

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

96. Drexel University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Cardiology

#109 in North America

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,342

97. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Cardiology

#110 in North America

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

98. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Cardiology

#111 in North America

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

99. Loyola University Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Cardiology

#112 in North America

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $37,592

100. East Carolina University

North Carolina | Greenville

For Cardiology

#113 in North America

#310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 79%

The best cities to study Cardiology in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, Rochester, Baltimore, and San Francisco.