Best Universities for Microbiology in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Microbiology. A graph of 69.2M citations received by 2.39M academic papers made by 3,384 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

United States | Massachusetts

For Microbiology

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Microbiology

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Microbiology

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

4. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Microbiology

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Microbiology

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

6. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Microbiology

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

7. Stanford University

United States | California

For Microbiology

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

8. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Microbiology

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

9. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Microbiology

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

10. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Microbiology

#10 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

11. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Microbiology

#11 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

12. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Microbiology

#12 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

13. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Microbiology

#13 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

14. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Microbiology

#14 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

15. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Microbiology

#15 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

16. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Microbiology

#1 in Europe

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

17. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Microbiology

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

18. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Microbiology

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

19. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Microbiology

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

20. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#2 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

21. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#3 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

22. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Microbiology

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

23. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Microbiology

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

24. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Microbiology

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

25. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Microbiology

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

26. University of Tokyo

For Microbiology

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 28,218
Founded: 1877

27. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Microbiology

#4 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

28. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Microbiology

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

29. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Microbiology

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

30. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Microbiology

#5 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

31. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Microbiology

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

32. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Microbiology

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

33. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Microbiology

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

34. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Microbiology

#26 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

35. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Microbiology

#27 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

36. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Microbiology

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

37. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Microbiology

#28 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

38. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#7 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

39. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Microbiology

#29 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

40. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Microbiology

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

41. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Microbiology

#2 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

42. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Microbiology

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

43. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Microbiology

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

44. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Microbiology

#8 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

45. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Microbiology

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

46. Lund University

For Microbiology

#9 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

47. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Microbiology

#10 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

48. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Microbiology

#33 in North America

#3 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

49. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Microbiology

#34 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

50. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Microbiology

#35 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

51. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Microbiology

#36 in North America

#5 in Canada

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

52. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Microbiology

#11 in Europe

#1 in France

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

53. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Microbiology

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

54. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Microbiology

#37 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

55. Osaka University

For Microbiology

#3 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 23,123
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

56. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Microbiology

#12 in Europe

#3 in Sweden

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

57. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Microbiology

#13 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

58. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Microbiology

#38 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

59. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Microbiology

#39 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

60. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Microbiology

#40 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

61. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Microbiology

#4 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

62. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Microbiology

#14 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

63. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Microbiology

#41 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

64. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Microbiology

#15 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

65. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Microbiology

#16 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

66. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Microbiology

#17 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

67. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Microbiology

#18 in Europe

#5 in the Netherlands

Founded: 1923

68. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#19 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

69. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Microbiology

#20 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

70. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

United States | Texas

For Microbiology

#42 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

71. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Microbiology

#21 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

72. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Microbiology

#43 in North America

#38 in the United States

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

73. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Microbiology

#44 in North America

#6 in Canada

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

74. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Microbiology

#5 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

75. University of Manitoba

Canada | Manitoba

For Microbiology

#45 in North America

#7 in Canada

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

76. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#22 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

77. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Microbiology

#6 in Asia

#2 in China

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 21,652
Founded: 1911

78. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Microbiology

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

79. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Microbiology

#46 in North America

#39 in the United States

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

80. New York University

United States | New York State

For Microbiology

#47 in North America

#40 in the United States

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

81. Rockefeller University

United States | New York State

For Microbiology

#48 in North America

#41 in the United States

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

82. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Microbiology

#7 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956

83. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Microbiology

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

84. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Microbiology

#24 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

85. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Microbiology

#49 in North America

#42 in the United States

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

86. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

United States | Colorado

For Microbiology

#50 in North America

#43 in the United States

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

87. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Microbiology

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

88. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Microbiology

#51 in North America

#44 in the United States

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

89. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Microbiology

#25 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

90. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Microbiology

#52 in North America

#45 in the United States

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

91. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#26 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

92. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Microbiology

#53 in North America

#46 in the United States

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

93. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Microbiology

#54 in North America

#47 in the United States

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

94. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Microbiology

#55 in North America

#48 in the United States

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

95. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Microbiology

#56 in North America

#49 in the United States

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

96. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#27 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

97. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Microbiology

#28 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 18,576

98. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#29 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

99. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Microbiology

#57 in North America

#50 in the United States

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

100. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#30 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948