100 Best colleges for Chemistry in the United States
Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 693M citations received by 21.4M academic papers made by 1,357 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
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $13,910
2. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $14,402
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Net Price
- $30,958
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $32,562
4. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
- Average Aid
- $16,326
- Enrollment
- 50,278
5. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $21,406
- Enrollment
- 45,036
6. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $15,895
- Enrollment
- 52,434
7. Johns Hopkins University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Net Price
- $20,680
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $45,373
8. Yale University
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $20,605
9. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $14,578
10. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 34%
- Receiving Aid
- 54%
- Average Aid
- $18,083
- Enrollment
- 41,885
11. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Enrollment
- 3,165
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1864
12. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 64%
13. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,262
14. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Receiving Aid
- 56%
- Average Aid
- $17,592
- Enrollment
- 46,116
15. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
16. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $12,411
17. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
18. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 55%
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
- Average Aid
- $8,719
- Enrollment
- 40,363
19. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
- Average Aid
- $17,628
- Enrollment
- 40,050
20. Washington University in St Louis
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $28,298
21. Ohio State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 57%
- Average SAT
- 1345
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
22. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
23. University of Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1385
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
24. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $29,999
25. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
26. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1365
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
27. University of Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $33,727
28. Boston University
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $25,852
29. California Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Net Price
- $30,162
- Receiving Aid
- 67%
- Average Aid
- $47,556
30. Purdue University
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 73%
31. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1475
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,021
32. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
33. Texas A&M University - College Station
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 78%
34. Baylor College of Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,596
- Male:Female
- 42:58
- Founded
- 1900
35. Georgia Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
36. University of Utah
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
37. Princeton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $20,908
38. University of Arizona
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
40. Michigan State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1210
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
41. Emory University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $28,367
42. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1510
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $50,991
43. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1513
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $27,297
44. Case Western Reserve University
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $38,166
46. Iowa State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1207
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
47. Vanderbilt University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $27,553
48. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
- Average Aid
- $16,868
- Enrollment
- 36,505
49. University of Iowa
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
50. University of Virginia
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 63%
51. North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
52. University of California - Santa Barbara
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $18,107
- Enrollment
- 26,124
53. University of Maryland - College Park
- Acceptance Rate
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1420
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 68%
54. University of Colorado Boulder
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
55. Rockefeller University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 268
- Male:Female
- 54:46
- Founded
- 1901
56. University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1281
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
57. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,125
58. Tufts University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $31,630
59. University of Kentucky
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1207
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
60. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Net Price
- $11,188
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $2,100
61. University of Georgia
- Acceptance Rate
- 40%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
62. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $12,201
- Enrollment
- 77,881
63. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,249
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1963
64. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
65. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
- 48%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
66. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1195
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
67. Wayne State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1145
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
68. Carnegie Mellon University
- Acceptance Rate
- 14%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $37,450
69. Indiana University - Bloomington
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
70. Washington State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
- Average Aid
- $9,993
- Enrollment
- 29,843
71. University of California - Riverside
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
- Average Aid
- $18,676
- Enrollment
- 26,847
72. University of Missouri - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
73. University of Miami
- Acceptance Rate
- 28%
- Average SAT
- 1380
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $34,492
74. Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
75. University of Tennessee - Knoxville
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
76. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,292
- Male:Female
- 34:66
- Founded
- 1962
77. University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1355
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
78. Brown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1515
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $25,028
79. Oregon Health & Science University
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Enrollment
- 2,984
- Male:Female
- 31:69
- Founded
- 1887
80. Oregon State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1245
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
81. Rice University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $18,521
82. University of Cincinnati
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
83. University of Connecticut
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
84. Providence College
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $39,566
85. University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 7,244
- Male:Female
- 26:74
- Founded
- 1807
86. University of Delaware
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1248
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
87. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
88. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1205
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
89. Tulane University of Louisiana
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1435
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $45,048
90. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
91. University of New Mexico
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $7,531
92. University of South Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
93. University of Notre Dame
- Acceptance Rate
- 15%
- Average SAT
- 1480
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,513
94. Thomas Jefferson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 28
- Net Price
- $24,227
95. Dartmouth College
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1500
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $24,078
96. University of Texas Medical Branch
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Enrollment
- 3,484
- Male:Female
- 28:72
- Founded
- 1891
97. University of South Carolina - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
98. University of Houston
- Acceptance Rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 85%
99. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Enrollment
- 3,499
- Male:Female
- 36:64
- Founded
- 1959
100. Kansas State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $6,774
- Enrollment
- 20,229