Best Universities for Biochemistry in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Biochemistry. A graph of 850M citations received by 26.8M academic papers made by 5,847 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 Biochemistry

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

2. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Biochemistry

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Biochemistry

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

4. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Biochemistry

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

5. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Biochemistry

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Biochemistry

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

7. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biochemistry

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

8. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Biochemistry

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

9. University of Tokyo

For Biochemistry

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

10. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Biochemistry

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

11. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Biochemistry

#10 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

12. Kyoto University

For Biochemistry

#2 in Asia

#2 in Japan

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

13. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Biochemistry

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

14. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Biochemistry

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

15. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

16. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Biochemistry

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

17. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

18. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Biochemistry

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

19. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Biochemistry

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

20. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

21. Osaka University

For Biochemistry

#3 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

22. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Biochemistry

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

23. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Biochemistry

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

24. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Biochemistry

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

25. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Biochemistry

#4 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

26. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Biochemistry

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Enrollment: 2,354
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1943

27. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biochemistry

#5 in Europe

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

28. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Biochemistry

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

29. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Biochemistry

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,610
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

30. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biochemistry

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

31. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Biochemistry

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

32. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Biochemistry

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

33. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Biochemistry

#25 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

34. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Biochemistry

#26 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

35. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Biochemistry

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

Enrollment: 364
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

36. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Biochemistry

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

37. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Biochemistry

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

38. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Biochemistry

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,680

39. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Biochemistry

#31 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

40. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Biochemistry

#32 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

41. New York University

United States | New York State

For Biochemistry

#33 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

42. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#6 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

43. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biochemistry

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

44. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Biochemistry

#4 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

45. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Biochemistry

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

46. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Biochemistry

#7 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

47. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Biochemistry

#36 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

48. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Biochemistry

#37 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

49. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Biochemistry

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

50. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Biochemistry

#8 in Europe

#1 in France

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

51. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biochemistry

#38 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

52. Rockefeller University

United States | New York State

For Biochemistry

#39 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 273
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1901

53. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Biochemistry

#9 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

54. Lund University

For Biochemistry

#10 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

55. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Biochemistry

#40 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

56. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biochemistry

#11 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

57. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Biochemistry

#41 in North America

#4 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

58. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Biochemistry

#42 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

59. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Biochemistry

#5 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

60. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Biochemistry

#6 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 18,560
Founded: 1911

61. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Biochemistry

#12 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

62. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Biochemistry

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

63. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Biochemistry

#7 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

64. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Biochemistry

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

65. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Biochemistry

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

66. Tohoku University

For Biochemistry

#8 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

67. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Biochemistry

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

68. Nagoya University

For Biochemistry

#9 in Asia

#6 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 15,834
Founded: 1939

69. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Biochemistry

#10 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

70. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Biochemistry

#45 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $11,830
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,182

71. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Biochemistry

#46 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

72. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Biochemistry

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

73. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Biochemistry

#47 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

74. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Biochemistry

#48 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

75. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#14 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

76. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Biochemistry

#49 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,253
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1963

77. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Biochemistry

#11 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

78. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Biochemistry

#12 in Asia

#7 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

79. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Biochemistry

#50 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

80. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Biochemistry

#13 in Asia

#4 in China

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

81. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Biochemistry

#15 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

82. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Biochemistry

#51 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

83. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Biochemistry

#52 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

84. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biochemistry

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

85. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biochemistry

#16 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

86. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Biochemistry

#17 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1829

87. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Biochemistry

#18 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

88. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Biochemistry

#53 in North America

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

89. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Biochemistry

#14 in Asia

#5 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

90. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Biochemistry

#54 in North America

#50 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

91. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Biochemistry

#19 in Europe

#3 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

92. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Biochemistry

#55 in North America

#51 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

93. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Biochemistry

#56 in North America

#52 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

94. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Biochemistry

#15 in Asia

#1 in Israel

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

95. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Biochemistry

#20 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

96. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biochemistry

#57 in North America

#53 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

97. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Biochemistry

#21 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Founded: 1923

98. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Biochemistry

#22 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

99. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Biochemistry

#58 in North America

#54 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,931
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

100. Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Biochemistry

#16 in Asia

#6 in China

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905