Best Universities for Genetics in North America

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Genetics. A graph of 25M citations received by 265K academic papers made by 316 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 Genetics

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

2. Stanford University

United States | California

For Genetics

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $14,402

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Genetics

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,958
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,562

4. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Genetics

#4 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

5. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Genetics

#5 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

6. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Genetics

#6 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

7. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Genetics

#7 in the United States

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,165
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

8. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Genetics

#8 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,298

9. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Genetics

#9 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

10. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Genetics

#10 in the United States

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

11. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Genetics

#11 in the United States

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $18,083
Enrollment: 41,885

12. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Genetics

#12 in the United States

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $16,326
Enrollment: 50,278

13. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Genetics

#13 in the United States

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,596
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1900

14. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Genetics

#14 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Net Price: $20,680
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $45,373

15. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Genetics

#15 in the United States

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 56%
Average Aid: $17,592
Enrollment: 46,116

16. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Genetics

#16 in the United States

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $14,578

17. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Genetics

#17 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $12,411

18. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Genetics

#18 in the United States

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1513
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,297

19. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Genetics

#1 in Canada

#23 in the World

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

20. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Genetics

#19 in the United States

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

21. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Genetics

#20 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

22. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Genetics

#21 in the United States

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,727

23. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Genetics

#22 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 60%

24. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Genetics

#23 in the United States

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 89%

25. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Genetics

#24 in the United States

#29 in the World

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

26. Rockefeller University

United States | New York State

For Genetics

#25 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 268
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1901

27. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Genetics

#2 in Canada

#33 in the World

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

28. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Genetics

#26 in the United States

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Net Price: $30,162
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $47,556

29. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Genetics

#27 in the United States

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,021

30. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Genetics

#28 in the United States

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Net Price: $11,188
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $2,100

31. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Genetics

#29 in the United States

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 78%

32. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Genetics

#30 in the United States

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 85%

33. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Genetics

#31 in the United States

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 79%

34. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Genetics

#32 in the United States

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 2,308
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1943

35. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Genetics

#3 in Canada

#42 in the World

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

36. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Genetics

#33 in the United States

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

37. New York University

United States | New York State

For Genetics

#34 in the United States

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $50,991

38. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Genetics

#35 in the United States

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

39. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Genetics

#36 in the United States

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

40. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Genetics

#37 in the United States

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,908

41. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Genetics

#38 in the United States

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

42. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Genetics

#39 in the United States

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1480
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $28,367

43. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Genetics

#40 in the United States

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

44. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Genetics

#41 in the United States

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

45. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Genetics

#42 in the United States

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

46. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Genetics

#43 in the United States

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,166

47. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Genetics

#44 in the United States

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

48. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Genetics

#45 in the United States

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $29,999

49. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Genetics

#46 in the United States

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

50. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Genetics

#47 in the United States

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 65%

51. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Genetics

#48 in the United States

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

52. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

United States | Massachusetts

For Genetics

#49 in the United States

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,292
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1962

53. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Genetics

#50 in the United States

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

54. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Genetics

#51 in the United States

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $27,553

55. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Genetics

#52 in the United States

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,249
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1963

56. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Genetics

#53 in the United States

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 358
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

57. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Genetics

#54 in the United States

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

58. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Genetics

#55 in the United States

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,125

59. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Genetics

#56 in the United States

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

60. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Genetics

#57 in the United States

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 63%

61. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Genetics

#58 in the United States

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 68%

62. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Genetics

#59 in the United States

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,852

63. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Genetics

#60 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

64. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Genetics

#61 in the United States

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $18,676
Enrollment: 26,847

65. University of Oregon

United States | Oregon

For Genetics

#62 in the United States

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $13,590
Enrollment: 22,257

66. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

United States | Texas

For Genetics

#63 in the United States

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 5,796
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1972

67. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Genetics

#64 in the United States

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

68. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Genetics

#65 in the United States

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1281
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

69. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Genetics

#66 in the United States

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,993
Enrollment: 29,843

70. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Genetics

#67 in the United States

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

71. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Genetics

#4 in Canada

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

72. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Genetics

#5 in Canada

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

73. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Genetics

#68 in the United States

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,984
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1887

74. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Genetics

#69 in the United States

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

75. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Genetics

#6 in Canada

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

76. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Genetics

#70 in the United States

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,078

77. University of California - Santa Cruz

United States | California

For Genetics

#71 in the United States

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $19,199
Enrollment: 19,841

78. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Genetics

#7 in Canada

#130 in the World

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

79. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Genetics

#72 in the United States

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $31,630

80. Rice University

United States | Texas

For Genetics

#73 in the United States

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $18,521

81. Thomas Jefferson University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Genetics

#74 in the United States

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $24,227

82. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Genetics

#75 in the United States

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 94%

83. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Genetics

#76 in the United States

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $25,028

84. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Genetics

#77 in the United States

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,244
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1807

85. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Genetics

#78 in the United States

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 99%

86. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Genetics

#79 in the United States

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 82%

87. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Genetics

#80 in the United States

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $34,492

88. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

United States | Texas

For Genetics

#81 in the United States

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,499
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1959

89. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Genetics

#82 in the United States

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

90. Kansas State University

United States | Kansas State

For Genetics

#83 in the United States

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $6,774
Enrollment: 20,229

91. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Genetics

#84 in the United States

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

92. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Genetics

#8 in Canada

#185 in the World

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

93. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Genetics

#9 in Canada

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 18,500
Founded: 1818

94. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

United States | Louisiana

For Genetics

#85 in the United States

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 95%

95. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Genetics

#86 in the United States

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

96. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Genetics

#87 in the United States

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

97. Brandeis University

United States | Massachusetts

For Genetics

#88 in the United States

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $35,147

98. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Genetics

#89 in the United States

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

99. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Genetics

#10 in Canada

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

100. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Genetics

#90 in the United States

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%