100 Best colleges for Biophysics in the United States

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Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Biophysics. A graph of 20M citations received by 405K academic papers made by 357 universities in the United States 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 Biophysics

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

2. University of Pennsylvania

For Biophysics

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

3. Stanford University

For Biophysics

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

4. Yale University

For Biophysics

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

5. University of California - San Francisco

For Biophysics

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

6. Johns Hopkins University

For Biophysics

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

7. University of California-San Diego

For Biophysics

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

8. University of California - Berkeley

For Biophysics

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

9. University of Washington - Seattle

For Biophysics

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

10. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Biophysics

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

11. Cornell University

For Biophysics

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

12. University of California - Los Angeles

For Biophysics

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

13. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Biophysics

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

14. Washington University in St Louis

For Biophysics

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

15. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Biophysics

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

16. Columbia University

For Biophysics

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

17. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Biophysics

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

18. University of Chicago

For Biophysics

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

19. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Biophysics

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

20. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

For Biophysics

#27 in the World
Enrollment
2,354
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1943

21. Northwestern University

For Biophysics

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

22. University of California - Davis

For Biophysics

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

23. Baylor College of Medicine

For Biophysics

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,610
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

24. University of California - Irvine

For Biophysics

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

25. University of Utah

For Biophysics

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

26. University of Virginia

For Biophysics

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

27. Rockefeller University

For Biophysics

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
273
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1901

28. Duke University

For Biophysics

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

29. Case Western Reserve University

For Biophysics

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

30. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Biophysics

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

31. California Institute of Technology

For Biophysics

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

32. University of Pittsburgh

For Biophysics

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

33. New York University

For Biophysics

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

34. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Biophysics

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,931
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

35. University of Iowa

For Biophysics

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

36. Oregon Health & Science University

For Biophysics

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,870
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

37. Boston University

For Biophysics

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

38. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Biophysics

#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

39. Vanderbilt University

For Biophysics

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

40. Emory University

For Biophysics

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

41. Purdue University

For Biophysics

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

42. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Biophysics

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

43. Pennsylvania State University

For Biophysics

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

44. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Biophysics

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

45. Princeton University

For Biophysics

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

46. Ohio State University

For Biophysics

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

47. University of Florida

For Biophysics

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

48. Stony Brook University

For Biophysics

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

49. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Biophysics

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,352
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1962

50. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Biophysics

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Net Price
$11,830
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,182

51. University of Southern California

For Biophysics

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

52. Brandeis University

For Biophysics

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,565

53. University of Texas at Austin

For Biophysics

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

54. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Biophysics

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

55. University of Colorado Boulder

For Biophysics

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

56. University of Arizona

For Biophysics

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

57. University of Vermont

For Biophysics

#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1345
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

58. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Biophysics

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

59. University at Buffalo

For Biophysics

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

60. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Biophysics

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

61. University of Miami

For Biophysics

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

62. University of Rochester

For Biophysics

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

63. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Biophysics

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

64. Washington State University

For Biophysics

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$10,689
Enrollment
27,539

65. Rice University

For Biophysics

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,902

66. Michigan State University

For Biophysics

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

67. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Biophysics

#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

68. Tufts University

For Biophysics

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,479

69. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Biophysics

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,253
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1963

70. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Biophysics

#136 in the World
Enrollment
1,615
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1893

71. University of Maryland - College Park

For Biophysics

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

72. University of Texas Medical Branch

For Biophysics

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
3,361
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1891

73. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Biophysics

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

74. Thomas Jefferson University

For Biophysics

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$28,110

75. Iowa State University

For Biophysics

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

76. University of Kentucky

For Biophysics

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

77. Wayne State University

For Biophysics

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

78. Florida State University

For Biophysics

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

79. University of California - Santa Cruz

For Biophysics

#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$21,202
Enrollment
19,478

80. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Biophysics

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

81. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Biophysics

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,518
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1959

82. Brown University

For Biophysics

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

83. Temple University

For Biophysics

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,575
Enrollment
33,196

84. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Biophysics

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

85. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Biophysics

#184 in the World
Enrollment
5,354
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1972

86. University of Oregon

For Biophysics

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

87. Carnegie Mellon University

For Biophysics

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

88. Providence College

For Biophysics

#195 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,970

89. University of Kansas

For Biophysics

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

90. University of California - Riverside

For Biophysics

#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

91. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

For Biophysics

#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
3,139
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1911

92. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Biophysics

#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

93. Loyola University Chicago

For Biophysics

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$37,511

94. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Biophysics

#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

95. University of South Florida

For Biophysics

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

96. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Biophysics

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

97. Dartmouth College

For Biophysics

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,208

98. University of Nevada - Reno

For Biophysics

#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$7,829
Enrollment
20,945

99. University of Connecticut

For Biophysics

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

100. University of Cincinnati

For Biophysics

#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

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