Best Universities for Microbiology 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 Microbiology. A graph of 89.7M citations received by 2.76M academic papers made by 3,602 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 Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

2. University of Washington - Seattle

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

3. Cornell University

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

4. Johns Hopkins University

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

6. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

7. Stanford University

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

8. Washington University in St Louis

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

9. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

11. University of Toronto

For Microbiology

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

12. University of British Columbia

For Microbiology

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

13. University of California - Los Angeles

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

14. University of Sao Paulo

For Microbiology

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

15. University of Pennsylvania

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

16. University of Iowa

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

17. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,667
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

18. University of California - Davis

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

19. Ghent University

For Microbiology

#1 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

22. University of Florida

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

23. Yale University

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

24. University of California-San Diego

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

25. Ohio State University

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

26. University of Tokyo

For Microbiology

#1 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

27. University of Queensland

For Microbiology

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Enrollment
48,771
Founded
1909

28. Karolinska Institute

For Microbiology

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

29. Baylor College of Medicine

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,699
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1900

30. University of Pittsburgh

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

31. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

33. University of Copenhagen

For Microbiology

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

34. Emory University

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

35. University of California - Berkeley

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

36. Tufts University

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333

37. University of Georgia

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

38. University of Helsinki

For Microbiology

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

39. Utrecht University

For Microbiology

#8 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

40. Zhejiang University

For Microbiology

#2 in Asia
#1 in China
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

41. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

42. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

43. University of Melbourne

For Microbiology

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

44. Catholic University of Leuven

For Microbiology

#9 in Europe
#2 in Belgium
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

45. Case Western Reserve University

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

46. Michigan State University

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

47. University of Calgary

For Microbiology

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

48. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

49. University of Guelph

For Microbiology

#4 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1964

50. University of Alberta

For Microbiology

#5 in Canada
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

51. Lund University

For Microbiology

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

52. University of Zurich

For Microbiology

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

53. Columbia University

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

55. Osaka University

For Microbiology

#3 in Asia
#2 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

56. University of Sydney

For Microbiology

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

57. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
68%

58. Seoul National University

For Microbiology

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

59. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Microbiology

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

60. University of Gothenburg

For Microbiology

#14 in Europe
#3 in Sweden
Enrollment
36,003
Founded
1891

62. Wayne State University

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

63. University of Amsterdam

For Microbiology

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

67. University of Barcelona

For Microbiology

#19 in Europe
#1 in Spain
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
64,236
Male:Female
86:14

68. Mahidol University

For Microbiology

#5 in Asia
#1 in Thailand
Enrollment
6,332
Founded
1888

69. Sao Paulo State University

For Microbiology

#2 in Brazil
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1976

70. Duke University

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

71. University of Groningen

For Microbiology

#20 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

72. Technical University of Denmark

For Microbiology

#21 in Europe
#2 in Denmark
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1829

73. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
90%

74. McGill University

For Microbiology

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

75. University of Arizona

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

76. University of Hong Kong

For Microbiology

#6 in Asia
#2 in China
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

78. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,640
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1959

79. Boston University

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

80. University of Munich

For Microbiology

#23 in Europe
#1 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

81. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

82. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Microbiology

#7 in Asia
#3 in China
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

83. University of Manitoba

For Microbiology

#7 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
29,800
Founded
1877

84. Monash University

For Microbiology

#4 in Oceania
#4 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
78,000
Founded
1958

85. University of Chicago

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

86. New York University

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

87. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Microbiology

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

88. Rockefeller University

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
286
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1901

89. Tel Aviv University

For Microbiology

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

90. University of Tubingen

For Microbiology

#25 in Europe
#3 in Germany
Enrollment
28,238
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

91. China Agricultural University

For Microbiology

#9 in Asia
#4 in China
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1905

93. University at Buffalo

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

95. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Microbiology

#11 in Asia
#6 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

96. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

97. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$11,577
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$1,900

98. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Microbiology

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%