Best Universities for Paleontology 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 Paleontology. A graph of 317M citations received by 12.7M academic papers made by 5,892 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 Paleontology

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

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

2. Stanford University

United States | California

For Paleontology

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Paleontology

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

4. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Paleontology

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

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

5. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Paleontology

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Paleontology

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

7. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Paleontology

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

8. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Paleontology

#7 in North America

#1 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

9. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Paleontology

#2 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

10. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Paleontology

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

11. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Paleontology

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

12. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Paleontology

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

13. University of Tokyo

For Paleontology

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

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

14. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Paleontology

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

15. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Paleontology

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

16. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Paleontology

#13 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

17. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Paleontology

#3 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

18. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Paleontology

#14 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

19. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Paleontology

#15 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

20. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Paleontology

#16 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

21. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Paleontology

#17 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

22. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Paleontology

#18 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

23. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Paleontology

#19 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

24. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Paleontology

#20 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

25. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Paleontology

#21 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

26. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Paleontology

#22 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

27. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Paleontology

#4 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

28. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Paleontology

#23 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

29. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Paleontology

#24 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

30. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Paleontology

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

31. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Paleontology

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

32. Kyoto University

For Paleontology

#2 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 22,455
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

33. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Paleontology

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

34. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Paleontology

#25 in North America

#23 in the United States

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

35. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Paleontology

#26 in North America

#3 in Canada

Enrollment: 31,185
Founded: 1908

36. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Paleontology

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

37. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Paleontology

#5 in Europe

#1 in France

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

38. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Paleontology

#6 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

39. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Paleontology

#7 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

40. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Paleontology

#8 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

41. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Paleontology

#27 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

42. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Paleontology

#28 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

43. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Paleontology

#9 in Europe

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

44. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Paleontology

#4 in Australia

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

45. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Paleontology

#29 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

46. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Paleontology

#10 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

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

47. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Paleontology

#30 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

48. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Paleontology

#11 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

49. Lund University

For Paleontology

#12 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

50. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Paleontology

#31 in North America

#4 in Canada

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

51. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Paleontology

#32 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

52. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Paleontology

#33 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

53. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Paleontology

#13 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

54. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Paleontology

#14 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

55. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Paleontology

#34 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

56. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Paleontology

#35 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

57. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Paleontology

#3 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

58. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Paleontology

#36 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

59. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Paleontology

#37 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

60. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Paleontology

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

61. California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Paleontology

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

62. University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Paleontology

#4 in Asia

#2 in China

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

63. Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Paleontology

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,698

64. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Paleontology

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

65. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Paleontology

#15 in Europe

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

66. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Paleontology

#41 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

67. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Paleontology

#42 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 63%

68. University of Colorado Boulder

United States | Colorado

For Paleontology

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

69. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Paleontology

#16 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

70. Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Paleontology

#5 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

71. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Paleontology

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

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

72. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Paleontology

#6 in Australia

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

73. Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Paleontology

#6 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

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

74. Osaka University

For Paleontology

#7 in Asia

#3 in Japan

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

75. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Paleontology

#45 in North America

#5 in Canada

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

76. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Paleontology

#46 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

77. Oregon State University

United States | Oregon

For Paleontology

#47 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,260
Enrollment: 34,292

78. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Paleontology

#17 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1904

79. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Paleontology

#18 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1905

80. New York University

United States | New York State

For Paleontology

#48 in North America

#43 in the United States

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

81. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Paleontology

#49 in North America

#44 in the United States

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

82. Peking University

China | Beijing

For Paleontology

#8 in Asia

#4 in China

Enrollment: 44,730
Founded: 1898

83. Tohoku University

For Paleontology

#9 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,591
Founded: 1907

84. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Paleontology

#10 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

85. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Paleontology

#19 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

86. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Paleontology

#20 in Europe

#3 in the Netherlands

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

87. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Paleontology

#21 in Europe

#4 in the Netherlands

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

88. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Paleontology

#2 in Latin America

#1 in Mexico

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

89. University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Paleontology

#50 in North America

#45 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

90. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Paleontology

#51 in North America

#46 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

91. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Paleontology

#52 in North America

#47 in the United States

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

92. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Paleontology

#22 in Europe

#2 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

93. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Paleontology

#53 in North America

#48 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

94. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Paleontology

#23 in Europe

#3 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 18,576

95. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Paleontology

#24 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

96. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Paleontology

#11 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

97. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Paleontology

#25 in Europe

#5 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

98. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Paleontology

#7 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

99. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Paleontology

#26 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

100. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Paleontology

#54 in North America

#49 in the United States

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