Best Universities for Biology in the World

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Biology. A graph of 354M citations received by 8.14M academic papers made by 4,496 universities in the World was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biology

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

2. Stanford University

United States | California

For Biology

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

3. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Biology

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

4. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Biology

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,165
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Biology

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

6. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Biology

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

7. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Biology

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

8. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biology

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

9. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Biology

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

10. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Biology

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,298

11. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Biology

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

12. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Biology

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Net Price: $20,680
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $45,373

13. University of Tokyo

For Biology

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

14. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Biology

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

15. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Biology

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

16. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Biology

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

17. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Biology

#15 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

18. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Biology

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

19. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Biology

#16 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

20. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Biology

#17 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1513
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,297

21. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Biology

#18 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 95,055
Founded: 1827

22. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Biology

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Enrollment: 358
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

23. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Biology

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

24. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Biology

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 60%

25. Kyoto University

For Biology

#2 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

26. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biology

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 78%

27. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Biology

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

28. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Biology

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $29,999

29. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Biology

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

30. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Biology

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

31. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Biology

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

32. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Biology

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Net Price: $11,188
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $2,100

33. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Biology

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

34. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Biology

#29 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 59,659
Founded: 1908

35. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Biology

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,596
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1900

36. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Biology

#4 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

37. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Biology

#5 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

38. Osaka University

For Biology

#3 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

39. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Biology

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,727

40. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Biology

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

Enrollment: 2,308
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1943

41. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Biology

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $28,367

42. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biology

#34 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $8,719
Enrollment: 40,363

43. New York University

United States | New York State

For Biology

#35 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $50,991

44. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Biology

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 50,918
Founded: 1472

45. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Biology

#36 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

46. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Biology

#37 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

47. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Biology

#38 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

48. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biology

#7 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

49. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Biology

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

50. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Biology

#39 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

51. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Biology

#40 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,553

52. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Biology

#41 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,166

53. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Biology

#8 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

54. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Biology

#42 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

55. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biology

#9 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

56. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Biology

#10 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1636

57. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Biology

#43 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

58. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Biology

#44 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 89%

59. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Biology

#45 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

60. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Biology

#4 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

61. Lund University

For Biology

#11 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

62. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Biology

#46 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

63. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Biology

#47 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 79%

64. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Biology

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

65. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Biology

#12 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

66. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Biology

#5 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

67. Rockefeller University

United States | New York State

For Biology

#48 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 268
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1901

68. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Biology

#49 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

69. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Biology

#6 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

70. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Biology

#50 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

71. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Biology

#51 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1281
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

72. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Biology

#52 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

73. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Biology

#53 in North America

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

74. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Biology

#54 in North America

#50 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,249
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1963

75. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Biology

#7 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

76. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Biology

#8 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

77. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Biology

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

78. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Biology

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

79. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Biology

#9 in Asia

#3 in China

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

80. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Biology

#10 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

81. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Biology

#55 in North America

#51 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

82. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Biology

#14 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

83. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Biology

#56 in North America

#52 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,125

84. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biology

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

85. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Biology

#11 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

86. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Biology

#57 in North America

#53 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 63%

87. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biology

#58 in North America

#54 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

88. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Biology

#12 in Asia

#5 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

89. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biology

#15 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

90. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Biology

#16 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 31,123
Founded: 1632

91. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Biology

#17 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

92. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Biology

#59 in North America

#55 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

93. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Biology

#60 in North America

#56 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

94. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Biology

#13 in Asia

#2 in Israel

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 1,380
Founded: 1934

95. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Biology

#18 in Europe

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

96. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Biology

#61 in North America

#57 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,908

97. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Biology

#62 in North America

#58 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 94%

98. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Biology

#63 in North America

#59 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

99. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Biology

#14 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

100. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Biology

#19 in Europe

#3 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477