"U.S. colleges and universities lead the world in interdisciplinary science research according to the Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings 2026 (THE is Inside Higher Ed 's parent company). American institutions occupy six of the top 10 slots on this year's table. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is first for the second year in a row, followed by Stanford University in second, also retaining its 2025 position."
"American institutions occupy six of the top 10 slots on this year's table. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is first for the second year in a row, followed by Stanford University in second, also retaining its 2025 position. The California Institute of Technology rose one spot to third place, and the University of California, Berkeley, debuts on the list in fourth position."
"THE broadened the interdisciplinary scope of research for this year's list to cover any project that comprises multiple scientific disciplines or one or more scientific disciplines combined with the social sciences, education, psychology, law, economics or clinical and health. The U.S.'s performance in the rankings is driven by high scores for outputs metrics, which include the number and share of interdisciplinary science research publications, the citations of interdisciplinary science research, and the reputation of support for interdisciplinary teams."
U.S. universities lead the 2026 interdisciplinary science rankings, with six of the top ten institutions represented. MIT ranks first for a second consecutive year, Stanford holds second, Caltech advances to third, and UC Berkeley debuts at fourth. Duke falls to sixth while Georgia Tech appears at seventh. Nearly a quarter of the top 100 institutions are based in the United States, the largest national share. The rankings, launched in 2024 with Schmidt Science Fellows, aim to promote cross-disciplinary excellence and benchmarking. THE expanded the scope to include projects combining scientific disciplines with social sciences, education, psychology, law, economics, and clinical health. U.S. strength is driven by high outputs metrics: publication volume and share, citations, and reputation for supporting interdisciplinary teams.
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