Best Universities for Biophysics in North America

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Biophysics. A graph of 770M citations received by 24.2M academic papers made by 382 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

United States | Massachusetts

For Biophysics

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

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

2. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Biophysics

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

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

3. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biophysics

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

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

4. Stanford University

United States | California

For Biophysics

#4 in the United States

#4 in the World

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 the United States

#5 in the World

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 the United States

#6 in the World

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

7. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Biophysics

#7 in the United States

#7 in the World

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 the United States

#8 in the World

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 the United States

#9 in the World

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

10. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Biophysics

#10 in the United States

#13 in the World

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

11. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Biophysics

#11 in the United States

#14 in the World

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

12. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Biophysics

#12 in the United States

#15 in the World

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

13. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Biophysics

#13 in the United States

#16 in the World

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

14. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Biophysics

#14 in the United States

#17 in the World

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

15. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Biophysics

#15 in the United States

#18 in the World

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

16. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Biophysics

#1 in Canada

#19 in the World

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

17. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Biophysics

#16 in the United States

#20 in the World

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

18. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Biophysics

#17 in the United States

#23 in the World

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

19. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Biophysics

#18 in the United States

#24 in the World

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

20. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Biophysics

#19 in the United States

#25 in the World

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

21. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Biophysics

#20 in the United States

#27 in the World

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

22. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Biophysics

#21 in the United States

#28 in the World

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

23. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Biophysics

#22 in the United States

#29 in the World

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

24. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Biophysics

#23 in the United States

#30 in the World

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

25. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Biophysics

#24 in the United States

#31 in the World

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

26. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Biophysics

#25 in the United States

#32 in the World

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

27. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Biophysics

#26 in the United States

#33 in the World

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

28. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biophysics

#27 in the United States

#34 in the World

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

29. Rockefeller University

United States | New York State

For Biophysics

#28 in the United States

#35 in the World

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

30. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Biophysics

#29 in the United States

#36 in the World

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

31. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Biophysics

#30 in the United States

#37 in the World

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

32. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Biophysics

#31 in the United States

#38 in the World

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

33. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biophysics

#32 in the United States

#39 in the World

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

34. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Biophysics

#33 in the United States

#41 in the World

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

35. New York University

United States | New York State

For Biophysics

#34 in the United States

#42 in the World

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

36. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Biophysics

#35 in the United States

#44 in the World

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

37. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Biophysics

#2 in Canada

#45 in the World

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

38. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Biophysics

#36 in the United States

#46 in the World

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

39. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Biophysics

#3 in Canada

#47 in the World

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

40. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Biophysics

#37 in the United States

#48 in the World

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

41. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Biophysics

#38 in the United States

#51 in the World

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

42. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biophysics

#39 in the United States

#52 in the World

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

43. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Biophysics

#40 in the United States

#53 in the World

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

44. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Biophysics

#41 in the United States

#54 in the World

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

45. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Biophysics

#42 in the United States

#55 in the World

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

46. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Biophysics

#4 in Canada

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

47. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Biophysics

#43 in the United States

#58 in the World

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

48. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Biophysics

#5 in Canada

#64 in the World

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

49. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Biophysics

#44 in the United States

#66 in the World

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

50. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Biophysics

#45 in the United States

#67 in the World

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

51. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Biophysics

#46 in the United States

#69 in the World

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

52. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Biophysics

#47 in the United States

#70 in the World

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

53. Brandeis University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biophysics

#48 in the United States

#72 in the World

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

54. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

United States | Massachusetts

For Biophysics

#49 in the United States

#75 in the World

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

55. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Biophysics

#50 in the United States

#79 in the World

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

56. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Biophysics

#51 in the United States

#82 in the World

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

57. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Biophysics

#52 in the United States

#83 in the World

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

58. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Biophysics

#53 in the United States

#84 in the World

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

59. University of Vermont

United States | Vermont

For Biophysics

#54 in the United States

#85 in the World

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

60. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Biophysics

#55 in the United States

#91 in the World

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

61. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Biophysics

#56 in the United States

#92 in the World

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

62. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Biophysics

#57 in the United States

#94 in the World

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

63. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Biophysics

#58 in the United States

#95 in the World

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

64. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Biophysics

#59 in the United States

#98 in the World

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

65. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Biophysics

#60 in the United States

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,492

66. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Biophysics

#61 in the United States

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 72%

67. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Biophysics

#62 in the United States

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $18,521

68. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Biophysics

#63 in the United States

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

69. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Biophysics

#64 in the United States

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,993
Enrollment: 29,843

70. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Biophysics

#65 in the United States

#116 in the World

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

71. University of Texas Medical Branch

United States | Texas

For Biophysics

#66 in the United States

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,484
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1891

72. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Biophysics

#67 in the United States

#123 in the World

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

73. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Biophysics

#6 in Canada

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,360
Founded: 1878

74. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biophysics

#68 in the United States

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $31,630

75. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Biophysics

#69 in the United States

#127 in the World

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

76. Medical College of Wisconsin

United States | Wisconsin

For Biophysics

#70 in the United States

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 1,538
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1893

77. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Biophysics

#71 in the United States

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 84%

78. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Biophysics

#72 in the United States

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

79. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Biophysics

#73 in the United States

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

80. Thomas Jefferson University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biophysics

#74 in the United States

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,227

81. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Biophysics

#7 in Canada

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 30,117
Founded: 1887

82. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Biophysics

#75 in the United States

#145 in the World

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

83. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Biophysics

#76 in the United States

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

84. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Biophysics

#8 in Canada

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

85. University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

For Biophysics

#77 in the United States

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $19,199
Enrollment: 19,841

86. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Biophysics

#78 in the United States

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

87. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Biophysics

#79 in the United States

#167 in the World

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

88. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Biophysics

#80 in the United States

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $25,028

89. Temple University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biophysics

#81 in the United States

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $11,292
Enrollment: 35,626

90. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Biophysics

#82 in the United States

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

91. University of Oregon

United States | Oregon

For Biophysics

#83 in the United States

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $13,590
Enrollment: 22,257

92. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Biophysics

#9 in Canada

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

93. Carnegie Mellon University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biophysics

#84 in the United States

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $37,450

94. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Biophysics

#85 in the United States

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

95. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Biophysics

#86 in the United States

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

96. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Biophysics

#87 in the United States

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

97. Loyola University Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Biophysics

#88 in the United States

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $29,371

98. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

United States | Tennessee

For Biophysics

#89 in the United States

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,235
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1911

99. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Biophysics

#90 in the United States

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,566

100. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Biophysics

#91 in the United States

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,078