Best Universities for Biotechnology in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Biotechnology. A graph of 63.7M citations received by 2.03M academic papers made by 3,140 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 Biotechnology

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

2. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Biotechnology

#2 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#3 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

4. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Biotechnology

#4 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

5. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Biotechnology

#5 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Biotechnology

#6 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

7. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biotechnology

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

8. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Biotechnology

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

9. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Biotechnology

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

10. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Biotechnology

#1 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

11. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

12. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Biotechnology

#2 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

13. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

14. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

15. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biotechnology

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

16. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Biotechnology

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

17. Lund University

For Biotechnology

#3 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

18. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Biotechnology

#15 in North America

#14 in the United States

Enrollment: 2,354
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1943

19. Osaka University

For Biotechnology

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

20. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#4 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

21. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Biotechnology

#16 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

22. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Biotechnology

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

23. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#5 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

24. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

United States | Texas

For Biotechnology

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,518
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

25. University of Tokyo

For Biotechnology

#2 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

26. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#6 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

27. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Biotechnology

#19 in North America

#2 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

28. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Biotechnology

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

29. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Biotechnology

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

30. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Biotechnology

#7 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

31. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Biotechnology

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

32. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Biotechnology

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

33. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Biotechnology

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

34. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Biotechnology

#25 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

35. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#26 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

36. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

37. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Biotechnology

#8 in Europe

#3 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

38. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Biotechnology

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

39. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Biotechnology

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,610
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

40. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Biotechnology

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

41. Kyoto University

For Biotechnology

#3 in Asia

#3 in Japan

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

42. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Biotechnology

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,680

43. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#9 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

44. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Biotechnology

#30 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 37,888
Founded: 1821

45. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biotechnology

#31 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

46. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Biotechnology

#32 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

47. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Biotechnology

#10 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

48. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Biotechnology

#33 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

49. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biotechnology

#11 in Europe

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

50. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Biotechnology

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $11,830
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,182

51. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Biotechnology

#35 in North America

#31 in the United States

Enrollment: 364
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

52. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Biotechnology

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

53. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Biotechnology

#36 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

54. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Biotechnology

#37 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

55. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biotechnology

#12 in Europe

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

56. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

United States | Indiana

For Biotechnology

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

57. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Biotechnology

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

58. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Biotechnology

#4 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

59. University of Padua

For Biotechnology

#13 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

60. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#14 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1829

61. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Biotechnology

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,467

62. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Biotechnology

#41 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

63. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

United States | Colorado

For Biotechnology

#42 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

64. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Biotechnology

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,253
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1963

65. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Biotechnology

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

66. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biotechnology

#15 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

67. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Biotechnology

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

68. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Biotechnology

#5 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

69. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biotechnology

#45 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

70. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Biotechnology

#16 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

71. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Biotechnology

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

72. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biotechnology

#46 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

73. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Biotechnology

#6 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

74. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Biotechnology

#47 in North America

#43 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

75. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Biotechnology

#17 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

76. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Biotechnology

#48 in North America

#44 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,931
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

77. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#49 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

78. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Biotechnology

#18 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

79. Sun Yat - Sen University

China | Guangzhou

For Biotechnology

#7 in Asia

#3 in China

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 65,638
Founded: 1924

80. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Biotechnology

#50 in North America

#5 in Canada

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

81. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Biotechnology

#19 in Europe

#4 in Sweden

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

82. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Biotechnology

#51 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

83. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Biotechnology

#20 in Europe

#1 in France

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

84. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Biotechnology

#8 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

85. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#21 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1963

86. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Biotechnology

#22 in Europe

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

87. Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Biotechnology

#9 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

88. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Biotechnology

#23 in Europe

#5 in Italy

Founded: 1404

89. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Biotechnology

#52 in North America

#47 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

90. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Biotechnology

#53 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

91. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Biotechnology

#24 in Europe

#6 in Italy

Founded: 1990

92. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Biotechnology

#54 in North America

#49 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

93. Peking Union Medical College

China | Beijing

For Biotechnology

#10 in Asia

#6 in China

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1917

94. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Biotechnology

#55 in North America

#50 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

95. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Biotechnology

#56 in North America

#51 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

96. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Biotechnology

#25 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

97. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Biotechnology

#5 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

98. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Biotechnology

#26 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

99. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Biotechnology

#57 in North America

#52 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

100. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Biotechnology

#11 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 71,970
Founded: 1953