Best Universities for Chemistry in North America

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Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 622M citations received by 13.7M academic papers made by 1,530 universities in North America 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 Chemistry

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

2. Stanford University

For Chemistry

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

4. Johns Hopkins University

For Chemistry

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Chemistry

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

6. University of California - Berkeley

For Chemistry

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

7. Cornell University

For Chemistry

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

8. University of Washington - Seattle

For Chemistry

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

9. University of Toronto

For Chemistry

#1 in Canada
#11 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

10. University of California-San Diego

For Chemistry

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

11. University of Pennsylvania

For Chemistry

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

12. University of California - Los Angeles

For Chemistry

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

13. Yale University

For Chemistry

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

14. University of California - San Francisco

For Chemistry

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

15. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Chemistry

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

16. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Chemistry

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

17. Columbia University

For Chemistry

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

18. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Chemistry

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

19. Pennsylvania State University

For Chemistry

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

20. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Chemistry

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

21. Washington University in St Louis

For Chemistry

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

22. Northwestern University

For Chemistry

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

23. University of California - Davis

For Chemistry

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

24. Ohio State University

For Chemistry

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

25. University of Florida

For Chemistry

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

26. University of British Columbia

For Chemistry

#2 in Canada
#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

27. University of Pittsburgh

For Chemistry

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

28. University of Texas at Austin

For Chemistry

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

29. University of Chicago

For Chemistry

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

30. McGill University

For Chemistry

#3 in Canada
#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

31. Purdue University

For Chemistry

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

32. California Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$23,397
Receiving Aid
68%
Average Aid
$60,201

33. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Chemistry

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

35. University of Southern California

For Chemistry

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

36. Baylor College of Medicine

For Chemistry

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,699
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1900

37. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Chemistry

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

38. University of Alberta

For Chemistry

#4 in Canada
#62 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

40. Princeton University

For Chemistry

#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,811

41. Duke University

For Chemistry

#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

42. University of Utah

For Chemistry

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

43. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1430
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
73%

44. New York University

For Chemistry

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

45. University of Arizona

For Chemistry

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

46. Emory University

For Chemistry

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

47. Michigan State University

For Chemistry

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

48. Case Western Reserve University

For Chemistry

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

49. Vanderbilt University

For Chemistry

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

50. University of California - Irvine

For Chemistry

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

51. University of Virginia

For Chemistry

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

52. University of Maryland - College Park

For Chemistry

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

53. Boston University

For Chemistry

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

54. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Chemistry

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
68%

55. University of Iowa

For Chemistry

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

56. Iowa State University

For Chemistry

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

57. University of Colorado Boulder

For Chemistry

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
66%

58. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Chemistry

#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$11,577
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$1,900

59. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Chemistry

#106 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,732
Enrollment
26,068

60. University of Georgia

For Chemistry

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

61. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Chemistry

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

62. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Chemistry

#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

63. McMaster University

For Chemistry

#5 in Canada
#130 in the World
Enrollment
27,965
Founded
1887

64. Rockefeller University

For Chemistry

#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
286
Male:Female
51:49
Founded
1901

65. University of Rochester

For Chemistry

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,900

66. University of Calgary

For Chemistry

#6 in Canada
#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1966

67. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Chemistry

#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,234
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1963

68. University of Kentucky

For Chemistry

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

69. Tufts University

For Chemistry

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333

70. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Chemistry

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,667
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

71. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Chemistry

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

72. Washington State University

For Chemistry

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$10,370
Enrollment
26,490

73. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Chemistry

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

74. Stony Brook University

For Chemistry

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

75. University of Montreal

For Chemistry

#7 in Canada
#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

76. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Chemistry

#174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

77. Wayne State University

For Chemistry

#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

78. Carnegie Mellon University

For Chemistry

#180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$32,964

79. Western University

For Chemistry

#8 in Canada
#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

80. University of Ottawa

For Chemistry

#9 in Canada
#185 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

81. University of Miami

For Chemistry

#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

82. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Chemistry

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
90%

83. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Chemistry

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
90%

84. University at Buffalo

For Chemistry

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

85. Queen's University

For Chemistry

#10 in Canada
#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Enrollment
30,386
Founded
1841

86. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Chemistry

#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

87. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Chemistry

#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$10,554
Enrollment
33,500

89. University of California - Riverside

For Chemistry

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Receiving Aid
75%
Average Aid
$21,566
Enrollment
26,426

90. Brown University

For Chemistry

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,608

91. Laval University

For Chemistry

#12 in Canada
#209 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

92. Oregon Health & Science University

For Chemistry

#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,877
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

93. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Chemistry

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

95. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Chemistry

#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
93%

96. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Chemistry

#217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,394
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1962

97. Rice University

For Chemistry

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,587

98. Oregon State University

For Chemistry

#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$9,922
Enrollment
35,622

99. University of Cincinnati

For Chemistry

#227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

100. University of Connecticut

For Chemistry

#230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%