100 Best colleges for Virology in the United States
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Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Virology. A graph of 40.1M citations received by 968K academic papers made by 599 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $17,525
2. Johns Hopkins University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,017
3. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 3,007
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1864
4. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
- Average Aid
- $16,156
- Enrollment
- 56,997
5. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $23,570
6. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $25,078
7. Yale University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,408
8. Emory University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,303
9. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
10. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,361
11. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $22,520
12. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
- Average Aid
- $25,627
- Enrollment
- 47,335
13. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1370
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
14. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
- Average Aid
- $25,757
- Enrollment
- 44,256
15. Baylor College of Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,774
- Male:Female
- 40:60
- Founded
- 1900
16. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,261
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1963
17. Washington University in St Louis
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,408
18. University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
19. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
20. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
21. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
22. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $24,591
- Enrollment
- 40,065
23. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $30,325
24. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $43,412
25. University of Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
26. University of Texas Medical Branch
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Enrollment
- 3,241
- Male:Female
- 30:70
- Founded
- 1891
27. University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Enrollment
- 6,636
- Male:Female
- 27:73
- Founded
- 1807
28. Rockefeller University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 281
- Male:Female
- 47:53
- Founded
- 1901
29. Ohio State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
30. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,830
31. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
- Average Aid
- $29,608
- Enrollment
- 45,882
33. University of Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $28,060
34. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Net Price
- $12,328
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $2,018
35. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $21,981
36. University of Miami
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $45,397
37. University of Iowa
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
38. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
39. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,489
- Male:Female
- 31:69
- Founded
- 1962
40. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1550
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,996
41. University of Georgia
- Acceptance Rate
- 38%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
42. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
43. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
44. University of Virginia
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 57%
45. Boston University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $24,420
46. Tufts University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $32,367
47. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
48. Vanderbilt University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $25,186
49. Oregon Health & Science University
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Enrollment
- 2,942
- Male:Female
- 30:70
- Founded
- 1887
50. Case Western Reserve University
- Acceptance Rate
- 37%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $44,000
51. Purdue University
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1340
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 59%
52. Iowa State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
53. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,462
54. Brown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,256
55. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $23,110
- Enrollment
- 37,297
56. Princeton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $15,313
57. Tulane University of Louisiana
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $47,427
58. Texas A&M University - College Station
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
59. Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $10,160
- Enrollment
- 34,096
60. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 27%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
61. Georgetown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $39,083
62. University of Utah
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
63. University of Kentucky
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
64. University of Arizona
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
66. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
67. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Enrollment
- 3,786
- Male:Female
- 34:66
- Founded
- 1959
68. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
69. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 2,500
- Founded
- 1972
70. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
71. United States Military Academy
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1315
- Average ACT
- 30
- Enrollment
- 4,473
72. George Washington University
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $46,485
73. Michigan State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
74. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
76. University of Maryland - College Park
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1465
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
77. Thomas Jefferson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $29,325
78. Washington State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
- Average Aid
- $10,886
- Enrollment
- 25,685
79. University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Enrollment
- 3,988
- Male:Female
- 28:72
- Founded
- 1869
80. Saint Louis University
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $27,749
81. Upstate Medical University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,341
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1834
83. University of Tennessee - Knoxville
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
84. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
85. University of New Mexico
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1030
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
86. Kansas State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1160
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
87. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
88. Dartmouth College
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $20,322
89. Wake Forest University
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Average SAT
- 1465
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $24,401
90. Wayne State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1165
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
91. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
92. University of Missouri - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
93. University of Connecticut
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1325
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
94. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $12,172
- Enrollment
- 79,818
95. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 3%
- Net Price
- $14,513
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
- Average Aid
- $72,373
96. University of South Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
97. University of Tennessee Health Science Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Enrollment
- 3,101
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1911
98. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1214
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
99. University of California - Riverside
- Acceptance Rate
- 76%
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
- Average Aid
- $24,355
- Enrollment
- 26,384
100. Georgia State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Average SAT
- 1060
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
The best cities to study Virology in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, Baltimore, San Francisco, and Seattle.