{"id":1759,"date":"2026-06-19T11:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1759"},"modified":"2026-06-19T11:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:35:09","slug":"see-where-sc-universities-ran-among-best-in-world-for-2026-according-to-us-news-world-report-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1759","title":{"rendered":"See where SC universities ran among best in world for 2026, according to US News & World Report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. News & World Report released its list of the best universities worldwide for 2026-2027, and several South Carolina schools made the ranking, placing higher than you might expect.<\/p>\n

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The American media company, best known for its consumer rankings and data journalism, looked at higher education institutions across more than 100 countries, ranking them based on 13 indicators that measure their academic research performance and their global and regional reputations.<\/p>\n

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Their goal? To give future students greater insight into higher education options outside their home country and allow them to compare key aspects of different schools. While a school\u2019s ranking is meant to showcase its achievements, U.S. News emphasized that it should only be one consideration, not the lone determinant, in deciding where a student applies.<\/p>\n

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In the report, U.S. News listed 2,250 universities they say are the world\u2019s best. The Best Global Universities rankings are a variation of their national Best Colleges rankings, which were first published more than 40 years ago. The U.S. has 275 universities that ranked in the top 2,250, following China with the highest number of ranked universities.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s where the SC schools that made the ranking placed and why:<\/p>\n

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There wasn\u2019t an SC school that cracked the top 100, but a couple of the Palmetto State\u2019s universities placed in the top quartile worldwide.<\/p>\n

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University of South Carolina<\/b><\/p>\n

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The University of South Carolina ranked #391<\/b> in the Best Global Universities ranking. The ranking might sound low, but USC beat thousands of other universities across the world and placed in the top 18% of all institutions evaluated, making it a top-tier research powerhouse.<\/p>\n

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USC\u2019s best subjects include Economics and Business (#170), Mathematics (#145), Social Sciences and Public Health (#125) and Public, Environmental and Occupational Health (#160).<\/p>\n

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Medical University of South Carolina<\/b><\/p>\n

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The Medical University of South Carolina ranked #520<\/b> worldwide out of 2,250 institutions. Its best subjects include:<\/p>\n

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