The University of Texas at Austin is the 15th best university for Chemistry, according the the Best Global University rankings published by U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday.
The rankings focus on the institutions overall research. The methodology weighs factors that measure a university's global and regional reputation; academic research performance using bibliometric indicators; and school-level data on faculty and Ph.D. graduates.
The 2015 rankings are U.S. News' first evaluation of higher education institutions worldwide. For 30 years, U.S. News has produced the Best Colleges rankings, which help prospective students identify the best schools for them in the U.S.