Best Universities for Biotechnology in North America

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Biotechnology. A graph of 24.6M citations received by 583K academic papers made by 483 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 Biotechnology

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

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

2. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Biotechnology

#1 in Canada

#2 in the World

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

3. Stanford University

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#2 in the United States

#3 in the World

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

4. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Biotechnology

#3 in the United States

#4 in the World

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

5. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Biotechnology

#4 in the United States

#5 in the World

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

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Biotechnology

#5 in the United States

#6 in the World

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

7. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biotechnology

#6 in the United States

#7 in the World

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

8. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Biotechnology

#7 in the United States

#8 in the World

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

9. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Biotechnology

#8 in the United States

#9 in the World

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

10. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#9 in the United States

#11 in the World

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

11. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#10 in the United States

#13 in the World

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

12. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#11 in the United States

#14 in the World

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

13. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biotechnology

#12 in the United States

#15 in the World

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

14. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Biotechnology

#13 in the United States

#16 in the World

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

15. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Biotechnology

#14 in the United States

#18 in the World

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

16. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Biotechnology

#15 in the United States

#21 in the World

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

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Biotechnology

#16 in the United States

#22 in the World

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

18. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

United States | Texas

For Biotechnology

#17 in the United States

#24 in the World

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

19. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Biotechnology

#2 in Canada

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

20. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Biotechnology

#18 in the United States

#28 in the World

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

21. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Biotechnology

#19 in the United States

#29 in the World

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

22. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Biotechnology

#20 in the United States

#31 in the World

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

23. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Biotechnology

#21 in the United States

#32 in the World

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

24. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Biotechnology

#22 in the United States

#33 in the World

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

25. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Biotechnology

#3 in Canada

#34 in the World

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

26. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#23 in the United States

#35 in the World

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

27. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#24 in the United States

#36 in the World

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

28. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Biotechnology

#25 in the United States

#39 in the World

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

29. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Biotechnology

#26 in the United States

#42 in the World

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

30. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Biotechnology

#4 in Canada

#44 in the World

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

31. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biotechnology

#27 in the United States

#45 in the World

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

32. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Biotechnology

#28 in the United States

#46 in the World

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

33. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Biotechnology

#29 in the United States

#48 in the World

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

34. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Biotechnology

#30 in the United States

#50 in the World

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

35. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Biotechnology

#31 in the United States

#51 in the World

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

36. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Biotechnology

#32 in the United States

#53 in the World

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

37. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Biotechnology

#33 in the United States

#54 in the World

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

38. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

United States | Indiana

For Biotechnology

#34 in the United States

#56 in the World

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

39. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Biotechnology

#35 in the United States

#57 in the World

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

40. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Biotechnology

#36 in the United States

#61 in the World

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

41. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Biotechnology

#37 in the United States

#62 in the World

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

42. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

United States | Colorado

For Biotechnology

#38 in the United States

#63 in the World

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

43. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Biotechnology

#39 in the United States

#64 in the World

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

44. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Biotechnology

#40 in the United States

#65 in the World

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

45. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biotechnology

#41 in the United States

#69 in the World

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

46. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biotechnology

#42 in the United States

#72 in the World

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

47. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Biotechnology

#43 in the United States

#74 in the World

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

48. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Biotechnology

#44 in the United States

#76 in the World

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

49. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#45 in the United States

#77 in the World

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

50. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Biotechnology

#5 in Canada

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

51. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Biotechnology

#46 in the United States

#82 in the World

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

52. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Biotechnology

#47 in the United States

#89 in the World

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

53. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Biotechnology

#48 in the United States

#90 in the World

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

54. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Biotechnology

#49 in the United States

#92 in the World

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

55. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Biotechnology

#50 in the United States

#94 in the World

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

56. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Biotechnology

#51 in the United States

#95 in the World

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

57. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Biotechnology

#52 in the United States

#99 in the World

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

58. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Biotechnology

#53 in the United States

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

59. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Biotechnology

#6 in Canada

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

60. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Biotechnology

#54 in the United States

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

61. New York University

United States | New York State

For Biotechnology

#55 in the United States

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

62. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

United States | Massachusetts

For Biotechnology

#56 in the United States

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,352
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1962

63. Wake Forest University

United States | North Carolina

For Biotechnology

#57 in the United States

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Net Price: $26,197
Receiving Aid: 37%
Average Aid: $54,233

64. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Biotechnology

#58 in the United States

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

65. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Biotechnology

#59 in the United States

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

66. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Biotechnology

#60 in the United States

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,870
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1887

67. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Biotechnology

#61 in the United States

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

68. Tulane University of Louisiana

United States | Louisiana

For Biotechnology

#62 in the United States

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,263

69. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Biotechnology

#63 in the United States

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

70. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Biotechnology

#7 in Canada

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 27,965
Founded: 1887

71. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Biotechnology

#64 in the United States

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

72. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Biotechnology

#65 in the United States

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

73. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Biotechnology

#8 in Canada

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

74. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Biotechnology

#66 in the United States

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

75. Rockefeller University

United States | New York State

For Biotechnology

#67 in the United States

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 273
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1901

76. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Biotechnology

#9 in Canada

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

77. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Biotechnology

#68 in the United States

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,775

78. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Biotechnology

#10 in Canada

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 21,836
Founded: 1878

79. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Biotechnology

#69 in the United States

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 86%

80. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Biotechnology

#70 in the United States

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

81. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

United States | Tennessee

For Biotechnology

#71 in the United States

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,139
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1911

82. Thomas Jefferson University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biotechnology

#72 in the United States

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,110

83. University of Texas Medical Branch

United States | Texas

For Biotechnology

#73 in the United States

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,361
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

84. Medical University of South Carolina

United States | South Carolina

For Biotechnology

#74 in the United States

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 3,175
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1824

85. University of Manitoba

Canada | Manitoba

For Biotechnology

#11 in Canada

#176 in the World

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

86. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Biotechnology

#75 in the United States

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,723

87. Medical College of Wisconsin

United States | Wisconsin

For Biotechnology

#76 in the United States

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 1,615
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1893

88. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Biotechnology

#77 in the United States

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,970

89. University of Vermont

United States | Vermont

For Biotechnology

#78 in the United States

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 98%

90. Temple University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biotechnology

#79 in the United States

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,575
Enrollment: 33,196

91. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Biotechnology

#80 in the United States

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

92. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Biotechnology

#81 in the United States

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

93. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Biotechnology

#82 in the United States

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

94. Florida College

United States | Florida

For Biotechnology

#83 in the United States

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $21,360

95. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

United States | Arkansas

For Biotechnology

#84 in the United States

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 3,240
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1879

96. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Biotechnology

#12 in Canada

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

97. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Biotechnology

#85 in the United States

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

98. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Biotechnology

#13 in Canada

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,953
Founded: 1907

99. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Biotechnology

#86 in the United States

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

100. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Biotechnology

#87 in the United States

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%