Best Universities for Biology in North America

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Biology. A graph of 770M citations received by 24.2M academic papers made by 1,613 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 Biology

#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 Biology

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

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

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Biology

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

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

4. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Biology

#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 - San Francisco

United States | California

For Biology

#5 in the United States

#5 in the World

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

6. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Biology

#1 in Canada

#6 in the World

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

7. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Biology

#6 in the United States

#7 in the World

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

8. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Biology

#7 in the United States

#8 in the World

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

9. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biology

#8 in the United States

#9 in the World

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

10. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Biology

#9 in the United States

#12 in the World

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

11. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Biology

#10 in the United States

#13 in the World

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

12. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Biology

#11 in the United States

#14 in the World

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

13. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Biology

#12 in the United States

#15 in the World

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

14. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Biology

#13 in the United States

#16 in the World

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

15. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Biology

#14 in the United States

#18 in the World

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

16. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Biology

#15 in the United States

#19 in the World

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

17. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Biology

#16 in the United States

#21 in the World

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

18. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Biology

#17 in the United States

#22 in the World

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

19. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biology

#18 in the United States

#23 in the World

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

20. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Biology

#19 in the United States

#24 in the World

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

21. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Biology

#20 in the United States

#25 in the World

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

22. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Biology

#2 in Canada

#26 in the World

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

23. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Biology

#21 in the United States

#28 in the World

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

24. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Biology

#22 in the United States

#29 in the World

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

25. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biology

#23 in the United States

#32 in the World

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

26. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Biology

#24 in the United States

#33 in the World

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

27. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Biology

#25 in the United States

#34 in the World

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

28. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Biology

#3 in Canada

#35 in the World

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

29. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Biology

#26 in the United States

#36 in the World

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

30. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Biology

#27 in the United States

#37 in the World

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

31. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Biology

#28 in the United States

#38 in the World

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

32. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biology

#29 in the United States

#39 in the World

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

33. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Biology

#30 in the United States

#41 in the World

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

34. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Biology

#31 in the United States

#42 in the World

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

35. New York University

United States | New York State

For Biology

#32 in the United States

#43 in the World

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

36. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Biology

#4 in Canada

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

37. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Biology

#33 in the United States

#51 in the World

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

38. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Biology

#34 in the United States

#52 in the World

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

39. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Biology

#35 in the United States

#53 in the World

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

40. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Biology

#36 in the United States

#54 in the World

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

41. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Biology

#37 in the United States

#55 in the World

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

42. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Biology

#38 in the United States

#58 in the World

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

43. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Biology

#39 in the United States

#62 in the World

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

44. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Biology

#40 in the United States

#63 in the World

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

45. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Biology

#41 in the United States

#64 in the World

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

46. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Biology

#42 in the United States

#65 in the World

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

47. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Biology

#43 in the United States

#66 in the World

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

48. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Biology

#44 in the United States

#69 in the World

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

49. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Biology

#45 in the United States

#73 in the World

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

50. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Biology

#46 in the United States

#75 in the World

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

51. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Biology

#47 in the United States

#76 in the World

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

52. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Biology

#48 in the United States

#78 in the World

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

53. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Biology

#49 in the United States

#84 in the World

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

54. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Biology

#50 in the United States

#86 in the World

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

55. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Biology

#51 in the United States

#93 in the World

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

56. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Biology

#52 in the United States

#94 in the World

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

57. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Biology

#5 in Canada

#95 in the World

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

58. Rockefeller University

United States | New York State

For Biology

#53 in the United States

#96 in the World

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

59. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Biology

#54 in the United States

#99 in the World

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

60. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Biology

#6 in Canada

#100 in the World

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

61. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Biology

#55 in the United States

#101 in the World

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

62. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Biology

#56 in the United States

#108 in the World

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

63. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Biology

#57 in the United States

#109 in the World

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

64. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Biology

#58 in the United States

#112 in the World

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

65. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Biology

#59 in the United States

#118 in the World

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

66. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Biology

#7 in Canada

#119 in the World

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

67. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Biology

#60 in the United States

#121 in the World

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

68. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Biology

#61 in the United States

#123 in the World

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

69. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Biology

#62 in the United States

#124 in the World

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

70. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Biology

#63 in the United States

#127 in the World

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

71. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Biology

#64 in the United States

#130 in the World

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

72. Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Biology

#65 in the United States

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 72%

73. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Biology

#8 in Canada

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

74. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Biology

#66 in the United States

#133 in the World

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

75. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Biology

#67 in the United States

#140 in the World

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

76. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Biology

#68 in the United States

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $18,107
Enrollment: 26,124

77. Stony Brook University

United States | New York State

For Biology

#69 in the United States

#147 in the World

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

78. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Biology

#70 in the United States

#148 in the World

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

79. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Biology

#71 in the United States

#149 in the World

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

80. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Biology

#9 in Canada

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

81. Providence College

United States | Rhode Island

For Biology

#72 in the United States

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,566

82. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

United States | Massachusetts

For Biology

#73 in the United States

#160 in the World

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

83. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Biology

#74 in the United States

#163 in the World

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

84. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

United States | Colorado

For Biology

#75 in the United States

#167 in the World

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

85. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Biology

#10 in Canada

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

86. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Biology

#76 in the United States

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 85%

87. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Biology

#77 in the United States

#172 in the World

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

88. University of Guelph

Canada | Ontario

For Biology

#11 in Canada

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1964

89. University of California - Riverside

United States | California

For Biology

#78 in the United States

#183 in the World

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

90. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Biology

#79 in the United States

#184 in the World

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

91. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Biology

#80 in the United States

#185 in the World

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

92. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Biology

#81 in the United States

#186 in the World

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

93. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Biology

#82 in the United States

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 99%

94. University of Manitoba

Canada | Manitoba

For Biology

#12 in Canada

#192 in the World

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

95. Medical College of Wisconsin

United States | Wisconsin

For Biology

#83 in the United States

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 1,538
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1893

96. Thomas Jefferson University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Biology

#84 in the United States

#197 in the World

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

97. Wake Forest University

United States | North Carolina

For Biology

#85 in the United States

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Net Price: $24,643
Receiving Aid: 41%
Average Aid: $53,244

98. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Biology

#86 in the United States

#201 in the World

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

99. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

United States | Texas

For Biology

#87 in the United States

#204 in the World

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

100. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Biology

#88 in the United States

#209 in the World

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