Best Universities for Genetics in the World

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Genetics. A graph of 808M citations received by 26.1M academic papers made by 5,852 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

For Genetics

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

2. Johns Hopkins University

For Genetics

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

3. Stanford University

For Genetics

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

4. University of California - San Francisco

For Genetics

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

5. Yale University

For Genetics

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

6. University of Pennsylvania

For Genetics

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

7. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Genetics

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

8. University of Washington - Seattle

For Genetics

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

9. University of Toronto

For Genetics

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

10. Cornell University

For Genetics

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

11. University of California-San Diego

For Genetics

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

13. University of California - Los Angeles

For Genetics

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

14. University of Tokyo

For Genetics

#1 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,218
Founded
1877

17. Washington University in St Louis

For Genetics

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

18. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Genetics

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

19. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Genetics

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

21. Columbia University

For Genetics

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

22. Kyoto University

For Genetics

#2 in Asia
#2 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Male:Female
76:24
Founded
1897

23. Karolinska Institute

For Genetics

#4 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Enrollment
8,070
Founded
1861

24. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Genetics

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

25. University of California - Berkeley

For Genetics

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

26. Baylor College of Medicine

For Genetics

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

28. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Genetics

#5 in Europe
#1 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

29. Osaka University

For Genetics

#3 in Asia
#3 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Male:Female
68:32
Founded
1931

30. University of Pittsburgh

For Genetics

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

31. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Genetics

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

32. University of Chicago

For Genetics

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

33. University of British Columbia

For Genetics

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

34. University of California - Davis

For Genetics

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

35. Emory University

For Genetics

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

36. Northwestern University

For Genetics

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

37. McGill University

For Genetics

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

38. New York University

For Genetics

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

39. Ohio State University

For Genetics

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

40. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Genetics

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

41. University of Southern California

For Genetics

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

42. University of Florida

For Genetics

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

44. University of Melbourne

For Genetics

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

45. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Genetics

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

46. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Genetics

#7 in Europe
#1 in France
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

47. University of Utah

For Genetics

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

49. Boston University

For Genetics

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

50. Case Western Reserve University

For Genetics

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

51. Rockefeller University

For Genetics

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

52. University of Copenhagen

For Genetics

#9 in Europe
#1 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

53. Catholic University of Leuven

For Genetics

#10 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

54. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Genetics

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

55. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Genetics

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

56. Duke University

For Genetics

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

57. Vanderbilt University

For Genetics

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

58. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Genetics

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

59. Lund University

For Genetics

#11 in Europe
#2 in Sweden
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

60. University of Munich

For Genetics

#12 in Europe
#2 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

61. University of Iowa

For Genetics

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

62. Pennsylvania State University

For Genetics

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

64. University of Alberta

For Genetics

#4 in Canada
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

65. University of Helsinki

For Genetics

#13 in Europe
#1 in Finland
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

66. University of Sydney

For Genetics

#3 in Oceania
#3 in Australia
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

67. University of Virginia

For Genetics

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

68. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Genetics

#4 in Asia
#1 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

69. University of California - Irvine

For Genetics

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

70. Seoul National University

For Genetics

#5 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

72. Peking University

For Genetics

#6 in Asia
#2 in China
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

73. University of Arizona

For Genetics

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

74. Tel Aviv University

For Genetics

#7 in Asia
#1 in Israel
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1956

76. University of Sao Paulo

For Genetics

#1 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

77. University of Milan

For Genetics

#16 in Europe
#1 in Italy
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

78. University of Zurich

For Genetics

#17 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
25,732

79. Kyushu University

For Genetics

#8 in Asia
#4 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

80. University of Amsterdam

For Genetics

#18 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

83. Zhejiang University

For Genetics

#9 in Asia
#3 in China
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

84. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Genetics

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

85. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Genetics

#10 in Asia
#4 in China
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

87. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Genetics

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

88. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Genetics

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

89. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Genetics

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

90. University of Hong Kong

For Genetics

#12 in Asia
#5 in China
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

91. Oregon Health & Science University

For Genetics

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

92. Michigan State University

For Genetics

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

93. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Genetics

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

94. Weizmann Institute of Science

For Genetics

#13 in Asia
#2 in Israel
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
1,380
Founded
1934

95. Nagoya University

For Genetics

#14 in Asia
#5 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
15,834
Founded
1939

96. University of Miami

For Genetics

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

97. Tohoku University

For Genetics

#15 in Asia
#6 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
17,591
Founded
1907

98. Uppsala University

For Genetics

#21 in Europe
#3 in Sweden
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
35,556
Founded
1477

99. Utrecht University

For Genetics

#22 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

100. Wayne State University

For Genetics

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