Best Universities for Genetics in North America

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Genetics. A graph of 446M citations received by 9.08M academic papers made by 1,366 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

For Genetics

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

2. Johns Hopkins University

For Genetics

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

3. Stanford University

For Genetics

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

4. University of California - San Francisco

For Genetics

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Genetics

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

6. University of Pennsylvania

For Genetics

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

7. Yale University

For Genetics

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

8. University of Washington - Seattle

For Genetics

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

9. Cornell University

For Genetics

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

10. University of California-San Diego

For Genetics

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

11. University of Toronto

For Genetics

#1 in Canada
#11 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

12. University of California - Los Angeles

For Genetics

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

14. Washington University in St Louis

For Genetics

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

15. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Genetics

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

16. Columbia University

For Genetics

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

17. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Genetics

#21 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

18. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Genetics

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

19. Baylor College of Medicine

For Genetics

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,699
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1900

21. University of California - Berkeley

For Genetics

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

22. University of Pittsburgh

For Genetics

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

23. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Genetics

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

24. University of Chicago

For Genetics

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

25. University of California - Davis

For Genetics

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

26. University of British Columbia

For Genetics

#2 in Canada
#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

27. Northwestern University

For Genetics

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

28. Emory University

For Genetics

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

29. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Genetics

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$11,577
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$1,900

30. New York University

For Genetics

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

31. McGill University

For Genetics

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

32. Ohio State University

For Genetics

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

33. University of Southern California

For Genetics

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

34. University of Florida

For Genetics

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

35. Duke University

For Genetics

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

36. University of Utah

For Genetics

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

37. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Genetics

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

38. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Genetics

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

39. Case Western Reserve University

For Genetics

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

40. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Genetics

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,234
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1963

41. Vanderbilt University

For Genetics

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

42. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Genetics

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

43. Rockefeller University

For Genetics

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
286
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1901

44. Pennsylvania State University

For Genetics

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

45. Boston University

For Genetics

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

46. University of Iowa

For Genetics

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

47. University of Alberta

For Genetics

#4 in Canada
#68 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

48. University of Virginia

For Genetics

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

49. University of California - Irvine

For Genetics

#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

50. University of Arizona

For Genetics

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

51. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Genetics

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,667
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

52. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Genetics

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

53. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Genetics

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

54. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Genetics

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
90%

55. Oregon Health & Science University

For Genetics

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,877
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

56. Michigan State University

For Genetics

#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

57. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Genetics

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,394
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1962

58. University of Miami

For Genetics

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

59. Tufts University

For Genetics

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333

60. Wayne State University

For Genetics

#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

61. California Institute of Technology

For Genetics

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

62. University of Texas at Austin

For Genetics

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

63. Purdue University

For Genetics

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

64. University of Georgia

For Genetics

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

65. University of Rochester

For Genetics

#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,900

66. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Genetics

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

67. University of Montreal

For Genetics

#5 in Canada
#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

68. University of Calgary

For Genetics

#6 in Canada
#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

69. University of Kentucky

For Genetics

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

70. Princeton University

For Genetics

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

71. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Genetics

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,640
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1959

72. Thomas Jefferson University

For Genetics

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$29,097

73. McMaster University

For Genetics

#7 in Canada
#136 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

74. Stony Brook University

For Genetics

#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

75. University of Colorado Boulder

For Genetics

#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

76. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Genetics

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

77. Georgetown University

For Genetics

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,967

78. Brown University

For Genetics

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,608

79. University of Texas Medical Branch

For Genetics

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
3,315
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1891

81. Washington State University

For Genetics

#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$10,370
Enrollment
26,490

82. Western University

For Genetics

#8 in Canada
#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

83. Iowa State University

For Genetics

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

84. University of Cincinnati

For Genetics

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

85. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Genetics

#180 in the World
Enrollment
1,661
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1893

86. Laval University

For Genetics

#9 in Canada
#181 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

87. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Genetics

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
68%

88. Medical University of South Carolina

For Genetics

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
3,117
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1824

89. Wake Forest University

For Genetics

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,790

90. University of Maryland - College Park

For Genetics

#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

91. University at Buffalo

For Genetics

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

92. University of Ottawa

For Genetics

#10 in Canada
#191 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

93. University of South Florida

For Genetics

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

94. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Genetics

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

95. University of Manitoba

For Genetics

#11 in Canada
#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
29,800
Founded
1877

96. Dartmouth College

For Genetics

#209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,322

97. University of California - Riverside

For Genetics

#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$21,566
Enrollment
26,426

98. University of Connecticut

For Genetics

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

99. Tulane University of Louisiana

For Genetics

#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$50,631

100. University of Guelph

For Genetics

#12 in Canada
#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1964