Best Universities for Virology in the World

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Virology. A graph of 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 2,912 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 Virology

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $13,910

2. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Virology

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

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

3. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Virology

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

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

4. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Virology

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

5. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Virology

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

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

6. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Virology

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

7. Stanford University

United States | California

For Virology

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

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

8. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Virology

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

9. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Virology

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

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

10. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Virology

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

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

11. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Virology

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

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

12. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Virology

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

13. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Virology

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

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

14. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Virology

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

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

15. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Virology

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

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

16. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Virology

#15 in North America

#15 in the United States

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

17. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Virology

#16 in North America

#1 in Canada

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

18. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Virology

#2 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

19. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Virology

#17 in North America

#16 in the United States

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

20. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Virology

#3 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

21. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Virology

#18 in North America

#17 in the United States

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

22. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Virology

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

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

23. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Virology

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

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

24. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Virology

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

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

25. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Virology

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

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

26. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Virology

#4 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

27. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Virology

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

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

28. University of Texas Medical Branch

United States | Texas

For Virology

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,484
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1891

29. Rockefeller University

United States | New York State

For Virology

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

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

30. University of Tokyo

For Virology

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,133
Founded: 1877

31. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Virology

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

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

32. New York University

United States | New York State

For Virology

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

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

33. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Virology

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

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

34. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Virology

#5 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

35. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Virology

#1 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

36. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Virology

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

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

37. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Virology

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

38. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Virology

#29 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

39. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Virology

#30 in North America

#28 in the United States

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

40. Osaka University

For Virology

#2 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,044
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

41. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Virology

#7 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

42. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Virology

#8 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

43. Chinese University of Hong Kong

China | Hong Kong

For Virology

#3 in Asia

#1 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

44. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Virology

#31 in North America

#29 in the United States

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

45. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Virology

#32 in North America

#30 in the United States

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

46. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Virology

#33 in North America

#31 in the United States

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

47. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Virology

#34 in North America

#32 in the United States

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

48. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

United States | Massachusetts

For Virology

#35 in North America

#33 in the United States

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

49. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Virology

#9 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 31,123
Founded: 1632

50. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Virology

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

51. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Virology

#3 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

52. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Virology

#10 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

53. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Virology

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

54. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Virology

#36 in North America

#34 in the United States

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

55. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Virology

#11 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

56. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Virology

#12 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1451

57. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Virology

#37 in North America

#3 in Canada

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

58. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

United States | Texas

For Virology

#38 in North America

#35 in the United States

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

59. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Virology

#39 in North America

#36 in the United States

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

60. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Virology

#40 in North America

#37 in the United States

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

61. Kyoto University

For Virology

#4 in Asia

#3 in Japan

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

62. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Virology

#41 in North America

#38 in the United States

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

63. Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Virology

#5 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 17,541
Founded: 1918

64. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Virology

#13 in Europe

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

65. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Virology

#42 in North America

#39 in the United States

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

66. Mahidol University

Thailand | Nakhon Pathom

For Virology

#6 in Asia

Enrollment: 6,332
Founded: 1888

67. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Virology

#14 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

68. National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Virology

#7 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

69. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Virology

#15 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

70. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Virology

#43 in North America

#40 in the United States

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

71. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Virology

#44 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1908

72. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Virology

#45 in North America

#41 in the United States

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

73. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Virology

#46 in North America

#42 in the United States

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

74. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Virology

#47 in North America

#43 in the United States

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

75. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Virology

#5 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

76. University of Cape Town

South Africa | Cape Town

For Virology

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Founded: 1874

77. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Virology

#48 in North America

#44 in the United States

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

78. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Virology

#49 in North America

#45 in the United States

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

79. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Virology

#16 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 50,918
Founded: 1472

80. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Virology

#50 in North America

#46 in the United States

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

81. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Virology

#17 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1636

82. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Virology

#18 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,256
Founded: 1965

83. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Virology

#19 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

84. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Virology

#51 in North America

#47 in the United States

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

85. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Virology

#52 in North America

#48 in the United States

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

86. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Virology

#20 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

87. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Virology

#8 in Asia

#2 in China

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1953

88. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Virology

#21 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

89. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Virology

#22 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

90. University of Padua

For Virology

#23 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

91. University of the Witwatersrand

South Africa | Johannesburg

For Virology

#2 in Africa

#2 in South Africa

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1922

92. Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Virology

#9 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 60,739
Founded: 1897

93. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Virology

#24 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 18,576

94. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Virology

#53 in North America

#49 in the United States

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

95. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Virology

#54 in North America

#50 in the United States

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

96. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Virology

#55 in North America

#51 in the United States

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

97. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Virology

#25 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

98. Sapienza University of Rome

For Virology

#26 in Europe

#4 in Italy

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

99. National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei

For Virology

#10 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1945

100. Tel Aviv University

Israel | Tel Aviv

For Virology

#11 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1956