One hundred schools were ranked based on academic reputation, employer reputation, research citations per paper, H-index and international research network.
Here are the 13 U.S. dental schools included in the top 50 of the rankings and their score out of 100:
1. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: 89.2
9. University of California, San Francisco: 83.3
10. Harvard University (Cambridge, Mass.): 82.7
15. University of California, Los Angeles: 79.8
19. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 79.1
20. University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia): 77.9
21. University of Washington (Seattle): 77.6
26. New York University (New York CIty): 75.8
27. Tufts University (Medford, Mass.): 75.1
38. University of Iowa (Iowa City): 73.6
45: Columbia University (New York City): 72.4
47. Boston University: 72.1
50. The Ohio State University (Columbus): 71.8