Best Universities for Chemistry in the World

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 235M citations received by 7.55M academic papers made by 4,317 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.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

United States | Massachusetts

For Chemistry

#1 in the World

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,998

University of Tokyo

For Chemistry

#2 in the World

#1 in Asia

#1 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 28,171
Founded: 1877

Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Chemistry

#3 in the World

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,037

Kyoto University

For Chemistry

#4 in the World

#2 in Asia

#2 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 22,615
Male:Female: 76:24
Founded: 1897

Tsinghua University

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#5 in the World

#3 in Asia

#1 in China

Enrollment: 48,739
Founded: 1911

Stanford University

United States | California

For Chemistry

#6 in the World

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $20,023

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Chemistry

#7 in the World

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Chemistry

#8 in the World

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 63%

University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Chemistry

#9 in the World

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 70%

Tohoku University

For Chemistry

#10 in the World

#4 in Asia

#3 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 17,831
Founded: 1907

University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Chemistry

#11 in the World

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 22,500
Founded: 1209

Osaka University

For Chemistry

#12 in the World

#5 in Asia

#4 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 23,316
Male:Female: 68:32
Founded: 1931

Zhejiang University

China | Hangzhou

For Chemistry

#13 in the World

#6 in Asia

#2 in China

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1897

Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Chemistry

#14 in the World

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

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

Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Chemistry

#15 in the World

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,344

University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Chemistry

#16 in the World

#9 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

National University of Singapore

Singapore | Singapore City

For Chemistry

#17 in the World

#7 in Asia

#1 in Singapore

Enrollment: 30,098
Founded: 1905

Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Chemistry

#18 in the World

#10 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,522

University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Chemistry

#19 in the World

#11 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 58%

University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Chemistry

#20 in the World

#12 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $15,461
Enrollment: 44,589

University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Chemistry

#21 in the World

#13 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1327
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 56%

Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Chemistry

#22 in the World

#14 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 61%

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Chemistry

#23 in the World

#2 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 11,449

Nanyang Technological University

Singapore | Singapore City

For Chemistry

#24 in the World

#8 in Asia

#2 in Singapore

Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1955

California Institute of Technology

United States | California

For Chemistry

#25 in the World

#15 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $26,591

Georgia Institute of Technology

United States | Georgia

For Chemistry

#26 in the World

#16 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

Tokyo Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#27 in the World

#9 in Asia

#5 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 10,357
Founded: 1881

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Chemistry

#28 in the World

#17 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Chemistry

#29 in the World

#18 in North America

#1 in Canada

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

Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Chemistry

#30 in the World

#3 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

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

Seoul National University

South Korea | Seoul

For Chemistry

#31 in the World

#10 in Asia

#1 in South Korea

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 28,378
Founded: 1946

University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Chemistry

#32 in the World

#4 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1096

University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Chemistry

#33 in the World

#19 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

China | Shanghai

For Chemistry

#34 in the World

#11 in Asia

#3 in China

Enrollment: 47,000
Founded: 1896

University of Science and Technology of China

For Chemistry

#35 in the World

#12 in Asia

#4 in China

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1958

Kyushu University

Japan | Fukuoka

For Chemistry

#36 in the World

#13 in Asia

#6 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 15,959
Founded: 1911

University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Chemistry

#37 in the World

#20 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,167

Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Chemistry

#38 in the World

#21 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

Peking University

China | Beijing

For Chemistry

#39 in the World

#14 in Asia

#5 in China

Enrollment: 35,915
Founded: 1898

Harbin Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#40 in the World

#15 in Asia

#6 in China

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1920

Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Chemistry

#41 in the World

#5 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Chemistry

#42 in the World

#22 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Chemistry

#43 in the World

#6 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

Jilin University

China | Changchun

For Chemistry

#44 in the World

#16 in Asia

#7 in China

Enrollment: 68,000
Founded: 1946

University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Chemistry

#45 in the World

#7 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,500
Founded: 1824

KAIST

South Korea | Daejeon

For Chemistry

#46 in the World

#17 in Asia

#2 in South Korea

Enrollment: 10,249
Founded: 1971

University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Chemistry

#47 in the World

#23 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

Nanjing University

China | Nanjing

For Chemistry

#48 in the World

#18 in Asia

#8 in China

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

Nagoya University

For Chemistry

#49 in the World

#19 in Asia

#7 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 16,376
Founded: 1939

University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Chemistry

#50 in the World

#24 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 74%

University of California - Santa Barbara

United States | California

For Chemistry

#51 in the World

#25 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

Hokkaido University

Japan | Sapporo

For Chemistry

#52 in the World

#20 in Asia

#8 in Japan

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 18,628
Founded: 1918

Tianjin University

China | Tianjin

For Chemistry

#53 in the World

#21 in Asia

#9 in China

Enrollment: 35,370
Founded: 1895

Princeton University

United States | New Jersey

For Chemistry

#54 in the World

#26 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1510
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,685

South China University of Technology

China | Guangzhou

For Chemistry

#55 in the World

#22 in Asia

#10 in China

Enrollment: 42,720
Founded: 1952

Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Chemistry

#56 in the World

#27 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,511

Fudan University

China | Shanghai

For Chemistry

#57 in the World

#23 in Asia

#11 in China

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1905

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Chemistry

#58 in the World

#28 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Chemistry

#59 in the World

#8 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

Sichuan University

China | Chengdu

For Chemistry

#60 in the World

#24 in Asia

#12 in China

Enrollment: 44,200
Founded: 1896

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Chemistry

#61 in the World

#25 in Asia

#13 in China

Acceptance Rate: 1%
Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1953

National Taiwan University

Taiwan | Taipei City

For Chemistry

#62 in the World

#26 in Asia

#1 in Taiwan

Enrollment: 32,500
Founded: 1945

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Chemistry

#63 in the World

#29 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 66%

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Chemistry

#64 in the World

#30 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 64%

Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Chemistry

#65 in the World

#31 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,126

McGill University

Canada | Quebec

For Chemistry

#66 in the World

#32 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

Shandong University

For Chemistry

#67 in the World

#27 in Asia

#14 in China

Enrollment: 60,000
Founded: 1901

University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Chemistry

#68 in the World

#33 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1908

Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Chemistry

#69 in the World

#34 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 71%

Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Chemistry

#70 in the World

#35 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,932

University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Chemistry

#71 in the World

#36 in North America

#4 in Canada

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

Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Chemistry

#72 in the World

#37 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,241

Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Chemistry

#73 in the World

#9 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1829

University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Chemistry

#74 in the World

#10 in Europe

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

Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Chemistry

#75 in the World

#38 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,233

Iowa State University

United States | Iowa

For Chemistry

#76 in the World

#39 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Chemistry

#77 in the World

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

Xi'an Jiaotong University

For Chemistry

#78 in the World

#28 in Asia

#15 in China

Enrollment: 40,346
Founded: 1896

Dalian University of Technology

For Chemistry

#79 in the World

#29 in Asia

#16 in China

Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1949

University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Chemistry

#80 in the World

#40 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Chemistry

#81 in the World

#41 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,201
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

Central South University

China | Changsha

For Chemistry

#82 in the World

#30 in Asia

#17 in China

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1914

International Hellenic University

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Chemistry

#83 in the World

#11 in Europe

#1 in Greece

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 2005

Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Chemistry

#84 in the World

#42 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $36,002

Nankai University

China | Tianjin

For Chemistry

#85 in the World

#31 in Asia

#18 in China

Enrollment: 26,568
Founded: 1919

University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Chemistry

#86 in the World

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1949

Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Chemistry

#87 in the World

#12 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Chemistry

#88 in the World

#13 in Europe

#1 in Russia

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1755

RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Chemistry

#89 in the World

#14 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

Rice University

United States | Texas

For Chemistry

#90 in the World

#43 in North America

#39 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,215

University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Chemistry

#91 in the World

#2 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Chemistry

#92 in the World

#44 in North America

#40 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Chemistry

#93 in the World

#15 in Europe

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Chemistry

#94 in the World

#16 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

Lund University

For Chemistry

#95 in the World

#17 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

University of Southern California

United States | California

For Chemistry

#96 in the World

#45 in North America

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,759

University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Chemistry

#97 in the World

#18 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Chemistry

#98 in the World

#46 in North America

#42 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 67%

East China University of Science and Technology

China | Shanghai

For Chemistry

#99 in the World

#32 in Asia

#19 in China

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 26,000
Founded: 1952

Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Chemistry

#100 in the World

#19 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Enrollment: 27,500
Founded: 1636

Chemistry subfields in the World

Biochemical Engineering1008

Biochemistry1978

Chemical Engineering2018

Computational Chemistry1012

Environmental Chemistry1209

Inorganic Chemistry1718

Materials Science3574

Nanotechnology1540

Nutrition and Food Science1514

Organic Chemistry1645

Petrology and Geochemistry1015

Physical chemistry1016

Polymer science and Plastics engineering1236

Radiochemistry1571