Best Universities for Biophysics in the World

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Biophysics. A graph of 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 1,669 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 Biophysics

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Biophysics

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biophysics

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

4. Stanford University

United States | California

For Biophysics

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

5. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Biophysics

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

6. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Biophysics

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

7. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Biophysics

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

8. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Biophysics

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

9. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Biophysics

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

10. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

11. University of Tokyo

For Biophysics

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

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

12. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

13. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Biophysics

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

14. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Biophysics

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

15. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Biophysics

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

16. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Biophysics

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

17. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Biophysics

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

18. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Biophysics

#15 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

19. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Biophysics

#16 in North America

#1 in Canada

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

20. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Biophysics

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

21. Kyoto University

For Biophysics

#2 in Asia

#2 in Japan

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

22. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

23. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Biophysics

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

24. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Biophysics

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

25. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Biophysics

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

26. Osaka University

For Biophysics

#3 in Asia

#3 in Japan

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

27. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Biophysics

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

28. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Biophysics

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

29. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Biophysics

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

30. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Biophysics

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

31. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Biophysics

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

32. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Biophysics

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

33. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Biophysics

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

34. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biophysics

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

35. Rockefeller University

United States | New York State

For Biophysics

#29 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

36. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Biophysics

#30 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

37. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Biophysics

#31 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

38. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Biophysics

#32 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

39. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biophysics

#33 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

40. Weizmann Institute of Science

Israel | Rehovot

For Biophysics

#4 in Asia

#1 in Israel

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

41. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Biophysics

#34 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

42. New York University

United States | New York State

For Biophysics

#35 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

43. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Biophysics

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

44. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Biophysics

#36 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

45. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Biophysics

#37 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

46. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Biophysics

#38 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,984
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1887

47. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Biophysics

#39 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

48. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Biophysics

#40 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

49. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#5 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

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

50. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Biophysics

#6 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

51. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Biophysics

#41 in North America

#38 in the United States

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

52. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biophysics

#42 in North America

#39 in the United States

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

53. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Biophysics

#43 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,244
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1807

54. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Biophysics

#44 in North America

#41 in the United States

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

55. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Biophysics

#45 in North America

#42 in the United States

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

56. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Biophysics

#46 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

57. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#7 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

58. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Biophysics

#47 in North America

#43 in the United States

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

59. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biophysics

#8 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

60. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#9 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

61. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Biophysics

#10 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1636

62. Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Biophysics

#5 in Asia

#4 in Japan

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

63. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Biophysics

#11 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

64. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Biophysics

#48 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

65. University of Padua

For Biophysics

#12 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

66. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Biophysics

#49 in North America

#44 in the United States

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

67. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Biophysics

#50 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 82%

68. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Biophysics

#13 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,811

69. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Biophysics

#51 in North America

#46 in the United States

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

70. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Biophysics

#52 in North America

#47 in the United States

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

71. Nagoya University

For Biophysics

#6 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 16,376
Founded: 1939

72. Brandeis University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biophysics

#53 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $35,147

73. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Biophysics

#7 in Asia

#2 in Israel

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

74. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Biophysics

#14 in Europe

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

75. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

United States | Massachusetts

For Biophysics

#54 in North America

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,292
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1962

76. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biophysics

#15 in Europe

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

77. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biophysics

#16 in Europe

#3 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

78. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biophysics

#17 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 24,391
Founded: 1457

79. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Biophysics

#55 in North America

#50 in the United States

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

80. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#18 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

81. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Biophysics

#19 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

82. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Biophysics

#56 in North America

#51 in the United States

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

83. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Biophysics

#57 in North America

#52 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

84. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Biophysics

#58 in North America

#53 in the United States

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

85. University of Vermont

United States | Vermont

For Biophysics

#59 in North America

#54 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 96%

86. Lund University

For Biophysics

#20 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

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

87. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Biophysics

#8 in Asia

#6 in Japan

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

88. Tohoku University

For Biophysics

#9 in Asia

#7 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,665
Founded: 1907

89. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Biophysics

#10 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

90. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#21 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

91. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Biophysics

#60 in North America

#55 in the United States

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

92. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Biophysics

#61 in North America

#56 in the United States

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

93. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Biophysics

#22 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

94. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Biophysics

#62 in North America

#57 in the United States

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

95. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Biophysics

#63 in North America

#58 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

96. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Biophysics

#11 in Asia

#3 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

97. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biophysics

#23 in Europe

#4 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 12,576

98. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Biophysics

#64 in North America

#59 in the United States

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

99. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biophysics

#24 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 28,515
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

100. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Biophysics

#25 in Europe

#1 in Russia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755