Best Universities for Biotechnology in North America

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Biotechnology. A graph of 1.28M citations received by 19.8K academic papers made by 141 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. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Biotechnology

#1 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,522

2. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#2 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 74%

3. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Biotechnology

#3 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 58%

4. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Biotechnology

#4 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

5. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Biotechnology

#5 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

6. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biotechnology

#6 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,037

7. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Biotechnology

#7 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

8. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Biotechnology

#8 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 70%

9. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Biotechnology

#9 in the United States

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

10. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Biotechnology

#1 in Canada

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1964

11. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#10 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 63%

12. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Biotechnology

#11 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 71%

13. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Biotechnology

#12 in the United States

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,215

14. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Biotechnology

#13 in the United States

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

15. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biotechnology

#14 in the United States

#20 in the World

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

16. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Biotechnology

#15 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 61%

17. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Biotechnology

#2 in Canada

#23 in the World

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

18. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Biotechnology

#16 in the United States

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

19. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Biotechnology

#3 in Canada

#29 in the World

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

20. Kansas State University

United States | Kansas State

For Biotechnology

#17 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $8,453
Enrollment: 20,854

21. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Biotechnology

#18 in the United States

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

22. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Biotechnology

#19 in the United States

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

23. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Biotechnology

#4 in Canada

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1908

24. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Biotechnology

#20 in the United States

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,998

25. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Biotechnology

#21 in the United States

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 93%

26. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Biotechnology

#22 in the United States

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

27. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Biotechnology

#23 in the United States

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 66%

28. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Biotechnology

#24 in the United States

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,241

29. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Biotechnology

#25 in the United States

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

30. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#26 in the United States

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

31. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Biotechnology

#27 in the United States

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 66%

32. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Biotechnology

#28 in the United States

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 81%

33. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Biotechnology

#5 in Canada

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 20,953
Founded: 1907

34. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biotechnology

#29 in the United States

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,720

35. University of Manitoba

Canada | Manitoba

For Biotechnology

#6 in Canada

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 29,800
Founded: 1877

36. Stanford University

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#30 in the United States

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $20,023

37. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Biotechnology

#31 in the United States

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1327
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 56%

38. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#32 in the United States

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

39. University of Arkansas

United States | Arkansas

For Biotechnology

#33 in the United States

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

40. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Biotechnology

#7 in Canada

#88 in the World

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

41. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Biotechnology

#34 in the United States

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 90%

42. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Biotechnology

#35 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

43. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#36 in the United States

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $15,461
Enrollment: 44,589

44. Auburn University

United States | Alabama

For Biotechnology

#37 in the United States

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

45. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Biotechnology

#38 in the United States

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1222
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

46. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Biotechnology

#39 in the United States

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 95%

47. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#40 in the United States

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,201
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

48. University of Waterloo

Canada | Ontario

For Biotechnology

#8 in Canada

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 35,900
Founded: 1957

49. Montana State University

United States | Montana

For Biotechnology

#41 in the United States

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 92%

50. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Biotechnology

#42 in the United States

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

51. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Biotechnology

#43 in the United States

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 64%

52. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Biotechnology

#44 in the United States

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,233

53. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Biotechnology

#45 in the United States

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 67%

54. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Biotechnology

#46 in the United States

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,525

55. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Biotechnology

#9 in Canada

#150 in the World

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

56. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Biotechnology

#47 in the United States

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,672

57. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Biotechnology

#10 in Canada

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

58. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Biotechnology

#48 in the United States

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,137
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1807

59. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Biotechnology

#49 in the United States

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,932

60. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biotechnology

#50 in the United States

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,167

61. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Biotechnology

#51 in the United States

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,511

62. Mississippi State University

United States | Mississippi

For Biotechnology

#52 in the United States

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

63. Oklahoma State University

United States | Oklahoma State

For Biotechnology

#53 in the United States

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 92%

64. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biotechnology

#54 in the United States

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1332
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 78%

65. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Biotechnology

#55 in the United States

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 85%

66. North Dakota State University

United States | North Dakota

For Biotechnology

#56 in the United States

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1136
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

67. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Biotechnology

#57 in the United States

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 94%

68. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Biotechnology

#58 in the United States

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $36,002

69. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Biotechnology

#11 in Canada

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

70. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Biotechnology

#12 in Canada

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

71. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Biotechnology

#59 in the United States

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

72. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Biotechnology

#60 in the United States

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,685

73. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Biotechnology

#61 in the United States

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

74. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#62 in the United States

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $26,591

75. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Biotechnology

#13 in Canada

#235 in the World

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

76. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Biotechnology

#63 in the United States

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,126

77. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Biotechnology

#14 in Canada

#248 in the World

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

78. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Biotechnology

#64 in the United States

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

79. University of Nevada - Reno

United States | Nevada

For Biotechnology

#65 in the United States

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

80. University of Delaware

United States | Delaware

For Biotechnology

#66 in the United States

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 89%

81. University of Hawaii at Manoa

United States | Hawaii

For Biotechnology

#67 in the United States

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 72%

82. Texas Tech University

United States | Texas

For Biotechnology

#68 in the United States

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

83. South Dakota State University

United States | South Dakota

For Biotechnology

#69 in the United States

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

84. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Biotechnology

#70 in the United States

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

85. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Biotechnology

#71 in the United States

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 67%

86. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Biotechnology

#72 in the United States

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,584

87. University of Idaho

United States | Idaho

For Biotechnology

#73 in the United States

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 99%

88. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Biotechnology

#74 in the United States

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 77%

89. Norwich University

United States | Vermont

For Biotechnology

#75 in the United States

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $25,641
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $34,057

90. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Biotechnology

#76 in the United States

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 358
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1941

91. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#77 in the United States

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

92. Northeastern University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biotechnology

#78 in the United States

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $37,738

93. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#79 in the United States

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,759

94. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Biotechnology

#80 in the United States

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

95. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Biotechnology

#81 in the United States

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Enrollment: 1,607
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1900

96. Clemson University

United States | South Carolina

For Biotechnology

#82 in the United States

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

97. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biotechnology

#83 in the United States

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $29,154

98. New York University

United States | New York State

For Biotechnology

#84 in the United States

#341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,417

99. Memorial University of Newfoundland

Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador

For Biotechnology

#15 in Canada

#366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1925

100. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#85 in the United States

#370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%