Best Universities for Forensic Science in the World

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 690K citations received by 41.9K academic papers made by 658 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

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: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

3. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Forensic Science

#2 in Europe

#1 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

4. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Forensic Science

#2 in North America

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

5. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

India | Haryana

For Forensic Science

#1 in Asia

#1 in India

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1905

6. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Forensic Science

#3 in North America

#3 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

7. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Forensic Science

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

8. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#4 in Europe

#2 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

9. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Forensic Science

#5 in Europe

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

10. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Forensic Science

#4 in North America

#4 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

11. University of Santiago de Compostela

Spain | Santiago de Compostela

For Forensic Science

#6 in Europe

#1 in Spain

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1495

12. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Forensic Science

#7 in Europe

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

13. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Forensic Science

#5 in North America

#5 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

14. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Forensic Science

#6 in North America

#6 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

15. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Forensic Science

#8 in Europe

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

16. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

India | Tamil Nadu

For Forensic Science

#2 in Asia

#2 in India

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Founded: 1971

17. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Forensic Science

#9 in Europe

#1 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

18. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Forensic Science

#7 in North America

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

19. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Forensic Science

#8 in North America

#8 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

20. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Forensic Science

#1 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

21. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#10 in Europe

#3 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1829

22. Simon Fraser University

Canada | British Columbia

For Forensic Science

#9 in North America

#1 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1965

23. Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

India | Haryana

For Forensic Science

#3 in Asia

#3 in India

Founded: 1970

24. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#11 in Europe

#4 in the United Kingdom

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

25. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Forensic Science

#10 in North America

#9 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

26. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Forensic Science

#2 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

27. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Forensic Science

#12 in Europe

#2 in Switzerland

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

28. University of Oslo

For Forensic Science

#13 in Europe

#1 in Norway

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

29. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Forensic Science

#14 in Europe

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

30. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#15 in Europe

#5 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

31. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Forensic Science

#16 in Europe

#3 in Switzerland

Enrollment: 18,576

32. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Forensic Science

#11 in North America

#10 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,610
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

33. University of Saskatchewan

Canada | Saskatchewan

For Forensic Science

#12 in North America

#2 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,953
Founded: 1907

34. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Forensic Science

#13 in North America

#11 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

35. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Forensic Science

#14 in North America

#12 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

36. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Forensic Science

#15 in North America

#3 in Canada

Enrollment: 27,651
Founded: 1827

37. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Forensic Science

#16 in North America

#4 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 66,972
Founded: 1878

38. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

United States | Nebraska

For Forensic Science

#17 in North America

#13 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

39. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#17 in Europe

#6 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1948

40. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

United States | New York State

For Forensic Science

#18 in North America

#14 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $9,043
Enrollment: 13,921

41. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Forensic Science

#18 in Europe

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

42. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#19 in Europe

#7 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

43. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

United States | Arkansas

For Forensic Science

#19 in North America

#15 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 3,240
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1879

44. University of North Texas

United States | Texas

For Forensic Science

#20 in North America

#16 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

45. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Forensic Science

#3 in Australia

Founded: 1966

46. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

United States | North Carolina

For Forensic Science

#21 in North America

#17 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

47. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Forensic Science

#4 in Australia

Founded: 1965

48. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Forensic Science

#22 in North America

#18 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

49. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Forensic Science

#20 in Europe

#1 in Italy

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

50. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Forensic Science

#23 in North America

#19 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

51. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Forensic Science

#21 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

52. Punjab Agricultural University

For Forensic Science

#4 in Asia

#4 in India

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 1962

53. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Forensic Science

#5 in Australia

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

54. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Forensic Science

#22 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

55. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#23 in Europe

#8 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1892

56. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Forensic Science

#24 in North America

#20 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

57. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Forensic Science

#25 in North America

#21 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

58. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Forensic Science

#24 in Europe

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

59. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Forensic Science

#6 in Australia

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

60. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Forensic Science

#26 in North America

#5 in Canada

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 20,893
Founded: 1908

61. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Forensic Science

#25 in Europe

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

62. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Forensic Science

#1 in Latin America

#1 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

63. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Forensic Science

#27 in North America

#22 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

64. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Forensic Science

#28 in North America

#23 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

65. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Forensic Science

#7 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

66. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#26 in Europe

#9 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1824

67. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Forensic Science

#27 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

68. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Forensic Science

#29 in North America

#24 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

69. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Forensic Science

#30 in North America

#25 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

70. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Forensic Science

#8 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

71. University of North Texas Health Science Center

United States | Texas

For Forensic Science

#31 in North America

#26 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,337
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1970

72. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Forensic Science

#28 in Europe

#2 in Italy

Founded: 1990

73. University of Central Florida

United States | Florida

For Forensic Science

#32 in North America

#27 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

74. West Virginia University

United States | West Virginia

For Forensic Science

#33 in North America

#28 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

75. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Forensic Science

#34 in North America

#29 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

76. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Forensic Science

#29 in Europe

#10 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

77. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Forensic Science

#2 in Latin America

#2 in Brazil

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1927

78. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Forensic Science

#30 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

79. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Forensic Science

#1 in New Zealand

Founded: 1883

80. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Forensic Science

#10 in Oceania

#9 in Australia

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

81. SUNY at Albany

United States | New York State

For Forensic Science

#35 in North America

#30 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

82. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Forensic Science

#31 in Europe

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

83. Chiang Mai University

Thailand | Chiang Mai

For Forensic Science

#5 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1964

84. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Forensic Science

#36 in North America

#31 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

85. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Forensic Science

#32 in Europe

#11 in the United Kingdom

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

86. Stanford University

United States | California

For Forensic Science

#37 in North America

#32 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

87. Sam Houston State University

United States | Texas

For Forensic Science

#38 in North America

#33 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

88. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Forensic Science

#39 in North America

#34 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

89. Florida International University

United States | Florida

For Forensic Science

#40 in North America

#35 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

90. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

United States | Virginia

For Forensic Science

#41 in North America

#36 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

91. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Forensic Science

#33 in Europe

#12 in the United Kingdom

Founded: 1964

92. University of Bari

For Forensic Science

#34 in Europe

#3 in Italy

Founded: 1924

93. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Forensic Science

#42 in North America

#37 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

94. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Forensic Science

#11 in Oceania

#10 in Australia

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

95. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Forensic Science

#43 in North America

#38 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,381
Enrollment: 80,065

96. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Forensic Science

#35 in Europe

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

97. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Forensic Science

#36 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

98. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Forensic Science

#37 in Europe

#2 in the Netherlands

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

99. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Forensic Science

#38 in Europe

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

100. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Forensic Science

#39 in Europe

#1 in Sweden

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in the World

Anthropology4117

Archaeology6040

Art History1941

Broadcast Journalism1052

Classics and Ancient History2556

Communications and Public Relations3255

Criminology and Criminal Justice1307

Early Childhood Education1039

Education Majors4239

Gender Studies2091

Human Rights Law1000

Intellectual Property and Patent Law1054

International Law1021

International Relations and Diplomacy1024

Journalism and Digital Media1510

Law Enforcement1013

Library and Information science2980

Linguistics5870

Media Studies1385

Military science1139

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution1019

Occupational Safety and Health1027

Political Economy1244

Political Science6606

Public Policy / Administration1677

Radio and Television broadcasting1187

Social Work1028

Special Education1011

Sports / Exercise science1145

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies4103

Urban and Regional planning1321