San Francisco, California
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The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF or UC San Francisco) is a public land-grant research university in San Francisco, California, United States. It is part of the University of California system and is dedicated entirely to health science and life science. It conducts research and teaching in medical and biological sciences. UCSF was founded as Toland Medical College in 1864. In 1873, it became…
National rank
Ranked #23 in the US by CWUR (2026). Source: CWUR US ↗
World rank
Ranked #39 globally by CWUR (2026). Source: CWUR World ↗
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