100 Best colleges for Chemistry 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 Chemistry. A graph of 441M citations received by 10.9M academic papers made by 1,407 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

For Chemistry

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,491

2. Stanford University

For Chemistry

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,279

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
36
Net Price
$20,232

4. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Chemistry

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
74%

5. Johns Hopkins University

For Chemistry

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$24,034

6. University of California - Berkeley

For Chemistry

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$21,669
Enrollment
45,307

7. Cornell University

For Chemistry

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,060

8. University of Washington - Seattle

For Chemistry

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
48%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$14,731
Enrollment
52,319

9. University of California-San Diego

For Chemistry

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$20,782
Enrollment
42,006

10. University of Pennsylvania

For Chemistry

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,123

11. University of California - Los Angeles

For Chemistry

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
57%
Average Aid
$21,766
Enrollment
46,430

12. Yale University

For Chemistry

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,647

13. University of California - San Francisco

For Chemistry

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,140
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

14. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Chemistry

#18 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
58%

15. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Chemistry

#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1415
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
64%

16. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Chemistry

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

17. Columbia University

For Chemistry

#24 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,058

18. Pennsylvania State University

For Chemistry

#25 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

19. University of California - Davis

For Chemistry

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Receiving Aid
63%
Average Aid
$20,548
Enrollment
39,679

20. Northwestern University

For Chemistry

#31 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,095

21. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Chemistry

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
59%

22. Ohio State University

For Chemistry

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

23. Washington University in St Louis

For Chemistry

#34 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,432

24. University of Florida

For Chemistry

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
23%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

25. University of Pittsburgh

For Chemistry

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

26. University of Chicago

For Chemistry

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$36,991

27. University of Texas at Austin

For Chemistry

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

28. California Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Net Price
$20,755
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$59,192

29. Purdue University

For Chemistry

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

30. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

For Chemistry

#53 in the World
Enrollment
2,354
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1943

31. University of Southern California

For Chemistry

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$36,808

32. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Chemistry

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
70%

33. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Chemistry

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

34. Baylor College of Medicine

For Chemistry

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,610
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

35. Georgia Institute of Technology

For Chemistry

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
73%

36. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Chemistry

#65 in the World
Enrollment
364
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1941

37. University of Utah

For Chemistry

#67 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

38. Princeton University

For Chemistry

#69 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$18,698

39. University of Arizona

For Chemistry

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

40. New York University

For Chemistry

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$29,499

41. Michigan State University

For Chemistry

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

42. Emory University

For Chemistry

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1490
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$26,680

43. Duke University

For Chemistry

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,694

44. Iowa State University

For Chemistry

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
89%

45. Case Western Reserve University

For Chemistry

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$38,279

46. Boston University

For Chemistry

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,829

47. University of California - Irvine

For Chemistry

#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Receiving Aid
80%
Average Aid
$17,411
Enrollment
35,937

48. Vanderbilt University

For Chemistry

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,606

49. University of Maryland - College Park

For Chemistry

#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
63%

50. University of Iowa

For Chemistry

#96 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

51. University of California - Santa Barbara

For Chemistry

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$20,389
Enrollment
26,420

52. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Chemistry

#98 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
80%

53. University of Virginia

For Chemistry

#99 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
54%

54. University of Colorado Boulder

For Chemistry

#105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
68%

55. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Chemistry

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Net Price
$11,830
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,182

56. University of Georgia

For Chemistry

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
94%

57. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Chemistry

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
81%

58. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Chemistry

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1305
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

59. Rockefeller University

For Chemistry

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
273
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1901

60. University of Rochester

For Chemistry

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Average SAT
1465
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,775

61. University of Kentucky

For Chemistry

#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

62. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Chemistry

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$12,381
Enrollment
80,065

63. Tufts University

For Chemistry

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,479

64. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Chemistry

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,253
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1963

65. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Chemistry

#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
71%

66. Washington State University

For Chemistry

#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$10,689
Enrollment
27,539

67. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Chemistry

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,931
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

68. Stony Brook University

For Chemistry

#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
88%

69. Wayne State University

For Chemistry

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
98%

70. Carnegie Mellon University

For Chemistry

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$33,499

71. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Chemistry

#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

72. University at Buffalo

For Chemistry

#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
86%

73. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Chemistry

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
91%

74. University of Miami

For Chemistry

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$36,467

75. University of California - Riverside

For Chemistry

#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Receiving Aid
79%
Average Aid
$22,042
Enrollment
26,809

76. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Chemistry

#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
94%

77. Brown University

For Chemistry

#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,723

78. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Chemistry

#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
91%

79. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Chemistry

#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
84%

80. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Chemistry

#209 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
91%

81. Rice University

For Chemistry

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,902

82. Oregon Health & Science University

For Chemistry

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,870
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

83. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Chemistry

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,352
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1962

84. Providence College

For Chemistry

#217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$43,970

85. Oregon State University

For Chemistry

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$9,260
Enrollment
34,292

86. University of Cincinnati

For Chemistry

#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
84%

87. University of Connecticut

For Chemistry

#228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

88. University of Delaware

For Chemistry

#244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
93%

89. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Chemistry

#245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

90. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Chemistry

#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
95%

91. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Chemistry

#267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,518
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1959

92. Tulane University of Louisiana

For Chemistry

#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$50,263

93. University of New Mexico

For Chemistry

#275 in the World
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$9,280

94. University of Notre Dame

For Chemistry

#287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$28,474

95. University of South Florida

For Chemistry

#290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
90%

96. University of Houston

For Chemistry

#301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

97. Thomas Jefferson University

For Chemistry

#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$28,110

98. Georgetown University

For Chemistry

#307 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$35,566

99. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Chemistry

#310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
98%

100. University of Texas Medical Branch

For Chemistry

#313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
3,361
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1891

The best cities to study Chemistry in the United States based on the number of universities and their ranks are Cambridge, Stanford, Ann Arbor, and Baltimore.