The US News best hospitals rankings, including those of cancer centers, are based on a 4-pronged scoring system.

Mortality, which is adjusted for morbidity, accounts for 32.5% of the score. The other variables are: patient safety (5%), reputation (based on a survey of specialists, 32.5%), and other care measures such as technology and patient/nurse ratios (30%).

Ranking of cancer centers:

#1
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

#2

Overall 94.7/100
Survival 10/10
Patient Safety 4/5
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY

#3
Overall 91.0/100
Survival 10/10
Patient Safety 5/5
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Type: General medical and surgical

#4

Overall 90.3/100
Survival 8/10
Patient Safety 5/5
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Boston, MA
Type: General medical and surgical

#5


Overall 76.8/100
Survival 10/10
Patient Safety 3/5
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance/University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Type: General medical and surgical

#6 Tie

Overall 73.6/100
Survival 9/10
Patient Safety 1/5
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Type: General medical and surgical

#6 Tie

Overall 73.6/100
Survival 10/10
Patient Safety 5/5
UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Type: General medical and surgical

#8

Overall 73.4/100
Survival 8/10
Patient Safety 5/5
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Type: General medical and surgical

#9

Overall 71.5/100
Survival 9/10
Patient Safety 5/5
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Type: General medical and surgical

#10

Overall 70.5/100
Survival 9/10
Patient Safety 4/5
Stanford Health Care-Stanford Hospital
Stanford, CA
Type: General medical and surgical