Best Universities for Forensic Science in the World

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Forensic Science. A graph of 1.8B citations received by 83.2M academic papers made by 518 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.

1. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#1 in Europe

#1 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

2. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Forensic Science

#1 in North America

#1 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 72%

3. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Forensic Science

#2 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

4. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Forensic Science

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

5. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Forensic Science

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

6. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

India | Haryana

For Forensic Science

#1 in Asia

#1 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

7. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Forensic Science

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

8. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Forensic Science

#4 in Europe

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

9. University of Santiago de Compostela

Spain | Santiago de Compostela

For Forensic Science

#5 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1495

10. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Forensic Science

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

11. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Forensic Science

#6 in Europe

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

12. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Forensic Science

#5 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1965

13. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Forensic Science

#7 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

14. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Forensic Science

#6 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1207
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

15. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Forensic Science

#2 in Asia

#2 in India

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1971

16. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#8 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

17. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Forensic Science

#7 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

18. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#9 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

19. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Forensic Science

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

20. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Forensic Science

#8 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 73%

21. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

India | Haryana

For Forensic Science

#3 in Asia

#3 in India

Founded: 1970

22. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#10 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

23. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Forensic Science

#9 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,262

24. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Forensic Science

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $17,628
Enrollment: 40,050

25. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#11 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

26. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#12 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

27. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Forensic Science

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,596
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1900

28. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Forensic Science

#13 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

29. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Forensic Science

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

30. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Forensic Science

#12 in North America

#11 in the United States

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

31. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Forensic Science

#13 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $20,605

32. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Forensic Science

#14 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 83%

33. University of Oslo

For Forensic Science

#14 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

34. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Forensic Science

#15 in North America

#2 in Canada

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

35. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Forensic Science

#16 in North America

#3 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 45,360
Founded: 1878

36. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Forensic Science

#15 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

37. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Forensic Science

#16 in Europe

#3 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 18,576

38. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

United States | New York State

For Forensic Science

#17 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $8,365
Enrollment: 15,210

39. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#17 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1989

40. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Forensic Science

#18 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

41. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Forensic Science

#3 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1965

42. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Forensic Science

#19 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 49,382
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

43. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Forensic Science

#4 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

44. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#20 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

45. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Forensic Science

#5 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

46. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#21 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

47. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Forensic Science

#18 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1513
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,297

48. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Forensic Science

#22 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,278
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1669

49. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Forensic Science

#19 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

50. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Forensic Science

#20 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,298

51. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Forensic Science

#21 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

52. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Forensic Science

#22 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 20,953
Founded: 1907

53. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Forensic Science

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

54. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Forensic Science

#6 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Founded: 1966

55. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Forensic Science

#23 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 46,429
Founded: 1914

56. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Forensic Science

#23 in North America

#5 in Canada

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

57. Punjab Agricultural University

For Forensic Science

#4 in Asia

#4 in India

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

58. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Forensic Science

#24 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 44,692
Founded: 1780

59. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Forensic Science

#24 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

60. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Forensic Science

#7 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

61. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Forensic Science

#25 in Europe

#1 in Italy

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

62. Sam Houston State University

United States | Texas

For Forensic Science

#25 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 84%

63. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Forensic Science

#26 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 64%

64. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Forensic Science

#27 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

65. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Forensic Science

#28 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $21,406
Enrollment: 45,036

66. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#26 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

67. University of North Texas Health Science Center

United States | Texas

For Forensic Science

#29 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 2,472
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1970

68. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

United States | Arkansas

For Forensic Science

#30 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 3,088
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1879

69. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Forensic Science

#8 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

70. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Forensic Science

#27 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

71. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Forensic Science

#9 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

72. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Forensic Science

#28 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

73. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Forensic Science

#10 in Oceania

#10 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

74. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Forensic Science

#29 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

75. Florida International University

United States | Florida

For Forensic Science

#31 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 96%

76. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Forensic Science

#32 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 63%

77. University of Pretoria

South Africa | Pretoria

For Forensic Science

#1 in Africa

#1 in South Africa

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 56,483
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1908

78. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel | Jerusalem

For Forensic Science

#5 in Asia

#1 in Israel

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 23,500
Founded: 1918

79. SUNY at Albany

United States | New York State

For Forensic Science

#33 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

80. West Virginia University

United States | West Virginia

For Forensic Science

#34 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

81. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Forensic Science

#35 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $15,895
Enrollment: 52,434

82. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Forensic Science

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1927

83. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Forensic Science

#30 in Europe

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

84. Chiang Mai University

Thailand | Chiang Mai

For Forensic Science

#6 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1964

85. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Forensic Science

#36 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $12,201
Enrollment: 77,881

86. Washington State University

United States | Washington

For Forensic Science

#37 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $9,993
Enrollment: 29,843

87. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Forensic Science

#38 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

88. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Forensic Science

#39 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $16,868
Enrollment: 36,505

89. University of Central Lancashire

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#31 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Founded: 1992

90. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Forensic Science

#32 in Europe

#13 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1964

91. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Forensic Science

#40 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

92. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#33 in Europe

#14 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1900

93. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Forensic Science

#34 in Europe

#15 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1451

94. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Forensic Science

#35 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 3,134
Founded: 2004

95. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Forensic Science

#11 in Oceania

#1 in New Zealand

Founded: 1883

96. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

India | Uttarakhand

For Forensic Science

#7 in Asia

#5 in India

Founded: 1960

97. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Forensic Science

#36 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

98. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Forensic Science

#37 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

99. University of Bari

For Forensic Science

#38 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Founded: 1924

100. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Forensic Science

#39 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 28,878
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

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