Thomas Jefferson University
![The Tivoli Theater in Philadelphia, first home of the Jefferson Medical College.](/Images/godic/202502/16/Tivoli_Theater_Jefferson_Medical_College5043.jpg")
![Thomas Jefferson University Hospital](/Images/godic/202502/16/Thomas_Jefferson_University_Hospital5043.jpg")
![Thomas Eakins' painting The Gross Clinic was housed at Jefferson University from 1876 to 2006.](/Images/godic/202502/16/EakinsTheGrossClinic5043.jpg")
- For the unrelated California law school, see Thomas Jefferson School of Law.
Thomas Jefferson University is a private health sciences university in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. The university consists of six constituent colleges and schools, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Biomedical Sciences, Jefferson College of Health Professions, Jefferson College of Nursing, Jefferson College of Pharmacy, and Jefferson College of Population Health. In 2016, the Sidney Kimmel Medical College was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as tied for 56th place among research institutions and tied for 54th among primary care institutions.