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 447M citations received by 8.52M academic papers made by 1,353 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
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

2. Johns Hopkins University

For Biochemistry

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

3. Stanford University

For Biochemistry

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

4. University of California - San Francisco

For Biochemistry

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,007
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1864

5. Yale University

For Biochemistry

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Biochemistry

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

7. University of Pennsylvania

For Biochemistry

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

8. University of Washington - Seattle

For Biochemistry

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

9. University of California-San Diego

For Biochemistry

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

10. Cornell University

For Biochemistry

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

11. University of Toronto

For Biochemistry

#1 in Canada
#12 in the World
Enrollment
102,431
Founded
1827

12. University of California - Los Angeles

For Biochemistry

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

13. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Biochemistry

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

14. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Biochemistry

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

15. University of California - Berkeley

For Biochemistry

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$29,608
Enrollment
45,882

16. Columbia University

For Biochemistry

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

17. Washington University in St Louis

For Biochemistry

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

18. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Biochemistry

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

20. Baylor College of Medicine

For Biochemistry

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,774
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

21. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Biochemistry

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

22. University of Pittsburgh

For Biochemistry

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
74%

23. University of California - Davis

For Biochemistry

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

24. University of Chicago

For Biochemistry

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$28,060

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
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

29. Ohio State University

For Biochemistry

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
80%

30. Emory University

For Biochemistry

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,303

31. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Biochemistry

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

32. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Biochemistry

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
69%

33. University of Florida

For Biochemistry

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

34. New York University

For Biochemistry

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

35. University of Southern California

For Biochemistry

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

36. Pennsylvania State University

For Biochemistry

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
67%

37. Duke University

For Biochemistry

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,981

38. University of Utah

For Biochemistry

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

39. Vanderbilt University

For Biochemistry

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,186

40. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Biochemistry

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$12,328
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,018

41. Rockefeller University

For Biochemistry

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
281
Male:Female
47:53
Founded
1901

42. University of Alberta

For Biochemistry

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

43. Case Western Reserve University

For Biochemistry

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,000

44. Boston University

For Biochemistry

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

45. University of Iowa

For Biochemistry

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
90%

46. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Biochemistry

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
95%

47. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Biochemistry

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,261
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1963

48. University of California - Irvine

For Biochemistry

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$23,110
Enrollment
37,297

49. University of Virginia

For Biochemistry

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
57%

50. University of Arizona

For Biochemistry

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

51. California Institute of Technology

For Biochemistry

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$14,513
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$72,373

52. Purdue University

For Biochemistry

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

53. Michigan State University

For Biochemistry

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
92%

54. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Biochemistry

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

55. University of Texas at Austin

For Biochemistry

#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
65%

56. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Biochemistry

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

57. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Biochemistry

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,636
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

58. Tufts University

For Biochemistry

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$32,367

59. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Biochemistry

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,489
Male:Female
31:69
Founded
1962

60. University of Georgia

For Biochemistry

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

61. Oregon Health & Science University

For Biochemistry

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,942
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

62. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Biochemistry

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

63. Princeton University

For Biochemistry

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$15,313

64. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Biochemistry

#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

65. University of Montreal

For Biochemistry

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

66. University of Kentucky

For Biochemistry

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

67. McMaster University

For Biochemistry

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

68. University of Rochester

For Biochemistry

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,462

69. Wayne State University

For Biochemistry

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

70. University of Calgary

For Biochemistry

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

71. Iowa State University

For Biochemistry

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

72. University of Miami

For Biochemistry

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,397

73. University of Colorado Boulder

For Biochemistry

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
67%

74. Washington State University

For Biochemistry

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$10,886
Enrollment
25,685

75. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Biochemistry

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,786
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1959

76. University of Ottawa

For Biochemistry

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

77. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Biochemistry

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

78. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Biochemistry

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Average SAT
1385
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

79. Stony Brook University

For Biochemistry

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
99%

80. Laval University

For Biochemistry

#9 in Canada
#168 in the World
Enrollment
56,000
Founded
1852

81. Western University

For Biochemistry

#10 in Canada
#172 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
1465
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
67%

83. Thomas Jefferson University

For Biochemistry

#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$29,325

84. University at Buffalo

For Biochemistry

#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

85. University of Cincinnati

For Biochemistry

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

86. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Biochemistry

#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

87. University of Texas Medical Branch

For Biochemistry

#197 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
3,241
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1891

88. Brown University

For Biochemistry

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,256

89. University of California - Riverside

For Biochemistry

#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$24,355
Enrollment
26,384

91. Georgetown University

For Biochemistry

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,083

92. Wake Forest University

For Biochemistry

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,401

93. Medical University of South Carolina

For Biochemistry

#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
3,246
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1824

94. University of Manitoba

For Biochemistry

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

95. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Biochemistry

#220 in the World
Enrollment
1,677
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1893

96. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Biochemistry

#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
89%

97. University of Guelph

For Biochemistry

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

98. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Biochemistry

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1455
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
73%

99. University of Connecticut

For Biochemistry

#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

100. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Biochemistry

#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$10,160
Enrollment
34,096