According to U.S. News & World Report‘s 2026-27 rankings, UT Southwestern Medical Center is the No. 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth for the 10th consecutive year and ranks among the top hospitals for care in 11 national specialties, the most of any hospital in Texas. For more than 75 years, the academic medical center has trained physicians, medical scientists and health care professionals while advancing medical research and patient care in North Texas. UT Southwestern’s faculty has received six Nobel Prizes since 1985 and currently includes 28 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 26 members of the National Academy of Medicine and 14 Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators. The medical center’s faculty of more than 3,400 conducts research ranging from the microscopic level to whole-patient care, contributing to medical advances and new treatment options. UT Southwestern is the official health care partner to the Dallas Mavericks, FC Dallas, Dallas Trinity FC, National Cricket League, PGA Frisco and Southern Methodist University Athletics. Recent news includes the April 2026 launch of the North Texas Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, a collaboration with UT Dallas and UT Arlington, aimed at advancing the national Alzheimer’s disease research agenda. UT Southwestern Medical Center also ranked No. 1 in the world for healthcare research by Nature Index in 2026.
