100 Best colleges for Biology in the United States

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Biology. A graph of 551M citations received by 14.2M academic papers made by 1,582 universities in the United States 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 Biology

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

2. Johns Hopkins University

For Biology

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

3. Stanford University

For Biology

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

4. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Biology

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

5. University of Washington - Seattle

For Biology

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

6. University of California - San Francisco

For Biology

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

7. Cornell University

For Biology

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

8. University of Pennsylvania

For Biology

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

9. Yale University

For Biology

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

10. University of California - Los Angeles

For Biology

#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

11. University of California-San Diego

For Biology

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

12. University of California - Berkeley

For Biology

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

13. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Biology

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

14. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Biology

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

15. Columbia University

For Biology

#20 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

16. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Biology

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

17. Washington University in St Louis

For Biology

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

18. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Biology

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

20. University of Pittsburgh

For Biology

#26 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

21. University of California - Davis

For Biology

#27 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

22. University of Florida

For Biology

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

23. Northwestern University

For Biology

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

24. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Biology

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

25. Ohio State University

For Biology

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

26. University of Chicago

For Biology

#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

27. Baylor College of Medicine

For Biology

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,610
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

28. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

For Biology

#40 in the World
Enrollment
2,354
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1943

29. Pennsylvania State University

For Biology

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

30. University of Southern California

For Biology

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

31. Emory University

For Biology

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

32. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Biology

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Net Price
$11,830
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,182

33. New York University

For Biology

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

34. Boston University

For Biology

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

35. University of Utah

For Biology

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

36. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Biology

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

37. Duke University

For Biology

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

38. University of Arizona

For Biology

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

39. Case Western Reserve University

For Biology

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

40. University of Texas at Austin

For Biology

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

41. University of Iowa

For Biology

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

42. Michigan State University

For Biology

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

43. Vanderbilt University

For Biology

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

44. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Biology

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

45. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Biology

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

46. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Biology

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,253
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1963

47. University of California - Irvine

For Biology

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

48. University of Virginia

For Biology

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

49. Purdue University

For Biology

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

50. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Biology

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

51. California Institute of Technology

For Biology

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

52. University of Miami

For Biology

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

53. University of Georgia

For Biology

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

54. Iowa State University

For Biology

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

55. Princeton University

For Biology

#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

56. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Biology

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,931
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

57. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Biology

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

58. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Biology

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

59. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Biology

#121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

60. Tufts University

For Biology

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,479

61. University of Kentucky

For Biology

#124 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

62. University of Maryland - College Park

For Biology

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

63. Rockefeller University

For Biology

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
273
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1901

64. Oregon Health & Science University

For Biology

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,870
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

65. Wayne State University

For Biology

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

66. University of Rochester

For Biology

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

67. University of Colorado Boulder

For Biology

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

68. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Biology

#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

69. Brown University

For Biology

#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

70. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Biology

#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

71. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Biology

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

72. Providence College

For Biology

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,970

73. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Biology

#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

74. Washington State University

For Biology

#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$10,689
Enrollment
27,539

75. Stony Brook University

For Biology

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

76. University at Buffalo

For Biology

#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

77. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Biology

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,352
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1962

78. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Biology

#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,518
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1959

79. University of Cincinnati

For Biology

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

80. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Biology

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

81. Oregon State University

For Biology

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,260
Enrollment
34,292

82. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Biology

#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

83. University of California - Riverside

For Biology

#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

84. University of Connecticut

For Biology

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

85. Georgetown University

For Biology

#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,566

86. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Biology

#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

87. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Biology

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

88. University of South Florida

For Biology

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

89. Wake Forest University

For Biology

#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Net Price
$26,197
Receiving Aid
37%
Average Aid
$54,233

90. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Biology

#217 in the World
Enrollment
1,615
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1893

91. Thomas Jefferson University

For Biology

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$28,110

92. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Biology

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

93. University of New Mexico

For Biology

#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,280

94. Carnegie Mellon University

For Biology

#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

95. University of Texas Medical Branch

For Biology

#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
3,361
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1891

96. Medical University of South Carolina

For Biology

#241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
3,175
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1824

97. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Biology

#247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

99. Tulane University of Louisiana

For Biology

#277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$50,263

100. Dartmouth College

For Biology

#280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$19,208

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