Best Universities for Microbiology in North America

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Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Microbiology. A graph of 32.6M citations received by 705K academic papers made by 571 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 Microbiology

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

2. University of Washington - Seattle

For Microbiology

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

3. Cornell University

For Microbiology

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

4. Johns Hopkins University

For Microbiology

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

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Microbiology

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

6. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Microbiology

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

7. Stanford University

For Microbiology

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

8. Washington University in St Louis

For Microbiology

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

9. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Microbiology

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

10. University of California - San Francisco

For Microbiology

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

11. University of Toronto

For Microbiology

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

12. University of British Columbia

For Microbiology

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

13. University of California - Los Angeles

For Microbiology

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

14. University of Pennsylvania

For Microbiology

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

15. University of Iowa

For Microbiology

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

16. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Microbiology

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

17. University of California - Davis

For Microbiology

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

18. University of Florida

For Microbiology

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

19. Yale University

For Microbiology

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

20. University of California-San Diego

For Microbiology

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

21. Ohio State University

For Microbiology

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

22. Baylor College of Medicine

For Microbiology

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

23. University of Pittsburgh

For Microbiology

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

24. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Microbiology

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

25. Emory University

For Microbiology

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

26. University of California - Berkeley

For Microbiology

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

27. Tufts University

For Microbiology

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

28. University of Georgia

For Microbiology

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

29. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Microbiology

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

30. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Microbiology

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

31. Case Western Reserve University

For Microbiology

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

32. Michigan State University

For Microbiology

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

33. University of Calgary

For Microbiology

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

34. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Microbiology

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

35. University of Guelph

For Microbiology

#4 in Canada
#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1964

36. University of Alberta

For Microbiology

#5 in Canada
#50 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

37. Columbia University

For Microbiology

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

38. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Microbiology

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

39. Wayne State University

For Microbiology

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

41. Duke University

For Microbiology

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

42. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Microbiology

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

43. McGill University

For Microbiology

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

44. University of Arizona

For Microbiology

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

45. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Microbiology

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

46. Boston University

For Microbiology

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

47. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Microbiology

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

48. University of Manitoba

For Microbiology

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

49. University of Chicago

For Microbiology

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

50. New York University

For Microbiology

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

51. Rockefeller University

For Microbiology

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

52. University at Buffalo

For Microbiology

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

53. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Microbiology

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

54. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Microbiology

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

55. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Microbiology

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

57. Vanderbilt University

For Microbiology

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

58. McMaster University

For Microbiology

#8 in Canada
#103 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

59. Pennsylvania State University

For Microbiology

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

60. Northwestern University

For Microbiology

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

61. University of Virginia

For Microbiology

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

62. Iowa State University

For Microbiology

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

63. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Microbiology

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$10,554
Enrollment
33,500

64. University of Southern California

For Microbiology

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

65. University of Utah

For Microbiology

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

66. Purdue University

For Microbiology

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

67. Laval University

For Microbiology

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

68. University of Montreal

For Microbiology

#10 in Canada
#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

69. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Microbiology

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

70. University of Maryland - College Park

For Microbiology

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

71. Montana State University

For Microbiology

#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

72. University of Kentucky

For Microbiology

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

73. Washington State University

For Microbiology

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

74. Kansas State University

For Microbiology

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
95%

75. University of California - Irvine

For Microbiology

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

76. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Microbiology

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
90%

77. University of Rochester

For Microbiology

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

79. University of Texas at Austin

For Microbiology

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

80. University of Miami

For Microbiology

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

81. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Microbiology

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

82. University of Texas Medical Branch

For Microbiology

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

83. Oregon State University

For Microbiology

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$9,922
Enrollment
35,622

84. Oregon Health & Science University

For Microbiology

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

85. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Microbiology

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

86. Brown University

For Microbiology

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

87. University of Nebraska Medical Center

For Microbiology

#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
3,786
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1869

88. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Microbiology

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

89. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Microbiology

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

90. Stony Brook University

For Microbiology

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

91. University of Saskatchewan

For Microbiology

#11 in Canada
#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907

92. Dartmouth College

For Microbiology

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

93. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Microbiology

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

94. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Microbiology

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

96. Georgetown University

For Microbiology

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

97. Texas Tech University

For Microbiology

#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

98. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Microbiology

#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1210
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

99. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

For Microbiology

#246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
3,121
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1911

100. Princeton University

For Microbiology

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