Best Universities for Biochemistry in North America

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Biochemistry. A graph of 428M citations received by 8.33M academic papers made by 1,344 universities in North America 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

For Biochemistry

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

2. Johns Hopkins University

For Biochemistry

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

3. Stanford University

For Biochemistry

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

4. University of California - San Francisco

For Biochemistry

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

5. Yale University

For Biochemistry

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Biochemistry

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

7. University of Pennsylvania

For Biochemistry

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

8. University of Washington - Seattle

For Biochemistry

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

9. University of California-San Diego

For Biochemistry

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

10. Cornell University

For Biochemistry

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

11. University of Toronto

For Biochemistry

#1 in Canada
#12 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

12. University of California - Los Angeles

For Biochemistry

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

13. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Biochemistry

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

14. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Biochemistry

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

15. University of California - Berkeley

For Biochemistry

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

16. Columbia University

For Biochemistry

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

17. Washington University in St Louis

For Biochemistry

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

18. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Biochemistry

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

20. Baylor College of Medicine

For Biochemistry

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,699
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1900

21. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Biochemistry

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

22. University of Pittsburgh

For Biochemistry

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

23. University of California - Davis

For Biochemistry

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

24. University of Chicago

For Biochemistry

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

26. University of British Columbia

For Biochemistry

#2 in Canada
#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

27. McGill University

For Biochemistry

#3 in Canada
#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

28. Northwestern University

For Biochemistry

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

29. Ohio State University

For Biochemistry

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

30. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Biochemistry

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

31. Emory University

For Biochemistry

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

32. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Biochemistry

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

33. University of Florida

For Biochemistry

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

34. New York University

For Biochemistry

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

35. University of Southern California

For Biochemistry

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

36. Pennsylvania State University

For Biochemistry

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

37. Duke University

For Biochemistry

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

38. Vanderbilt University

For Biochemistry

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

39. University of Utah

For Biochemistry

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

40. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Biochemistry

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$11,577
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$1,900

41. Rockefeller University

For Biochemistry

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
286
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1901

42. Case Western Reserve University

For Biochemistry

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

43. University of Alberta

For Biochemistry

#4 in Canada
#60 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

44. Boston University

For Biochemistry

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

45. University of Iowa

For Biochemistry

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

46. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Biochemistry

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

47. University of California - Irvine

For Biochemistry

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

48. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Biochemistry

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,234
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1963

49. University of Virginia

For Biochemistry

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

50. University of Arizona

For Biochemistry

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

51. California Institute of Technology

For Biochemistry

#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

52. Purdue University

For Biochemistry

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

53. Michigan State University

For Biochemistry

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

54. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Biochemistry

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

55. University of Texas at Austin

For Biochemistry

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

56. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Biochemistry

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

57. Tufts University

For Biochemistry

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333

58. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Biochemistry

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,667
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

59. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Biochemistry

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,394
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1962

60. University of Georgia

For Biochemistry

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

61. Oregon Health & Science University

For Biochemistry

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,877
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

62. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Biochemistry

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

63. Princeton University

For Biochemistry

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

64. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Biochemistry

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
90%

65. University of Montreal

For Biochemistry

#5 in Canada
#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

66. University of Kentucky

For Biochemistry

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

67. University of Rochester

For Biochemistry

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,900

68. Wayne State University

For Biochemistry

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

69. McMaster University

For Biochemistry

#6 in Canada
#130 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

70. Iowa State University

For Biochemistry

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

71. University of Calgary

For Biochemistry

#7 in Canada
#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

72. University of Miami

For Biochemistry

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

73. University of Colorado Boulder

For Biochemistry

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

74. Washington State University

For Biochemistry

#146 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$10,370
Enrollment
26,490

75. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Biochemistry

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,640
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1959

76. Stony Brook University

For Biochemistry

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

77. University of Ottawa

For Biochemistry

#8 in Canada
#153 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

78. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Biochemistry

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

79. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Biochemistry

#156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
68%

80. Laval University

For Biochemistry

#9 in Canada
#165 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

81. Western University

For Biochemistry

#10 in Canada
#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

82. University of Maryland - College Park

For Biochemistry

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

83. Thomas Jefferson University

For Biochemistry

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$29,097

84. University at Buffalo

For Biochemistry

#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

85. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Biochemistry

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

86. University of Cincinnati

For Biochemistry

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

87. University of Texas Medical Branch

For Biochemistry

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
3,315
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1891

88. Brown University

For Biochemistry

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,608

89. University of California - Riverside

For Biochemistry

#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$21,566
Enrollment
26,426

91. Georgetown University

For Biochemistry

#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,967

92. Wake Forest University

For Biochemistry

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,790

93. Medical University of South Carolina

For Biochemistry

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
3,117
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1824

94. University of Manitoba

For Biochemistry

#11 in Canada
#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
29,800
Founded
1877

95. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Biochemistry

#218 in the World
Enrollment
1,661
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1893

96. University of Guelph

For Biochemistry

#12 in Canada
#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1964

97. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Biochemistry

#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

98. University of Connecticut

For Biochemistry

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

99. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Biochemistry

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$10,554
Enrollment
33,500

100. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Biochemistry

#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
73%