Best Universities for Forensic Science in North America

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Forensic Science. A graph of 258K citations received by 10.5K academic papers made by 96 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. Michigan State University

For Forensic Science

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

2. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Forensic Science

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

3. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Forensic Science

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

4. Iowa State University

For Forensic Science

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

5. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Forensic Science

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

6. University of California - Davis

For Forensic Science

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

7. Cornell University

For Forensic Science

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

8. University of Iowa

For Forensic Science

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

9. Simon Fraser University

For Forensic Science

#1 in Canada
#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1965

10. Purdue University

For Forensic Science

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

11. Baylor College of Medicine

For Forensic Science

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

12. University of Saskatchewan

For Forensic Science

#2 in Canada
#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
20,953
Founded
1907

13. Pennsylvania State University

For Forensic Science

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

14. Ohio State University

For Forensic Science

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

15. University of Toronto

For Forensic Science

#3 in Canada
#36 in the World
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

16. University of Montreal

For Forensic Science

#4 in Canada
#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
66,972
Founded
1878

17. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

For Forensic Science

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

18. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Forensic Science

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$9,043
Enrollment
13,921

19. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

For Forensic Science

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
3,240
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1879

20. University of North Texas

For Forensic Science

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
95%

21. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

For Forensic Science

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

22. Duke University

For Forensic Science

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

23. Yale University

For Forensic Science

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

24. University of Florida

For Forensic Science

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

25. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Forensic Science

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

26. University of British Columbia

For Forensic Science

#5 in Canada
#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
20,893
Founded
1908

27. Washington University in St Louis

For Forensic Science

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

28. University of California - Berkeley

For Forensic Science

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

29. University of Washington - Seattle

For Forensic Science

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

30. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Forensic Science

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

31. University of North Texas Health Science Center

For Forensic Science

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
2,337
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1970

32. University of Central Florida

For Forensic Science

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
96%

33. West Virginia University

For Forensic Science

#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

34. University of Virginia

For Forensic Science

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

35. SUNY at Albany

For Forensic Science

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Average SAT
1220
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
97%

36. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Forensic Science

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

37. Stanford University

For Forensic Science

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

38. Sam Houston State University

For Forensic Science

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1050
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
87%

39. University of Arizona

For Forensic Science

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

40. Florida International University

For Forensic Science

#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
64%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
91%

41. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For Forensic Science

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

42. University of California - Irvine

For Forensic Science

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

43. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Forensic Science

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

44. University of California - Riverside

For Forensic Science

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

45. Washington State University

For Forensic Science

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

46. University of Southern California

For Forensic Science

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

47. University of Hawaii at Manoa

For Forensic Science

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1180
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
80%

48. University of Alberta

For Forensic Science

#6 in Canada
#122 in the World
Enrollment
31,185
Founded
1908

49. New York University

For Forensic Science

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

50. University of Pennsylvania

For Forensic Science

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

51. Kansas State University

For Forensic Science

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$8,537
Enrollment
19,722

52. Johns Hopkins University

For Forensic Science

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

53. University of Guelph

For Forensic Science

#7 in Canada
#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1964

54. George Washington University

For Forensic Science

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$42,723

55. University of Maryland - College Park

For Forensic Science

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

56. McGill University

For Forensic Science

#8 in Canada
#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

57. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Forensic Science

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

58. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Forensic Science

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

59. University of New Haven

For Forensic Science

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1180
Net Price
$33,135
Receiving Aid
100%

61. University of South Florida

For Forensic Science

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

62. University of Kentucky

For Forensic Science

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

63. Carleton University

For Forensic Science

#9 in Canada
#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
9,109
Founded
1942

64. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Forensic Science

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

65. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

For Forensic Science

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

66. South Dakota State University

For Forensic Science

#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1133
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
100%

67. University of New Mexico

For Forensic Science

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

68. University of Pittsburgh

For Forensic Science

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

69. University of Texas at Austin

For Forensic Science

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

70. Johnson University

For Forensic Science

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1088
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$21,012

71. Drexel University

For Forensic Science

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$39,267

72. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Forensic Science

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

73. University at Buffalo

For Forensic Science

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

74. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Forensic Science

#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

75. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Forensic Science

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

76. University of California-San Diego

For Forensic Science

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

77. Harvard University

For Forensic Science

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

78. Auburn University

For Forensic Science

#228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
79%

79. Laval University

For Forensic Science

#10 in Canada
#231 in the World
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1852

80. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

For Forensic Science

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

81. Dalhousie University

For Forensic Science

#11 in Canada
#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
30,867
Founded
1818

82. University of Alabama

For Forensic Science

#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

83. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Forensic Science

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

84. University of Georgia

For Forensic Science

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

85. Columbia University

For Forensic Science

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

86. University of California - Los Angeles

For Forensic Science

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

87. Albany State University

For Forensic Science

#249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$11,026
Enrollment
6,334

88. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

For Forensic Science

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

89. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Forensic Science

#258 in the World
Enrollment
5,354
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1972

90. Wayne State University

For Forensic Science

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

91. University of Louisville

For Forensic Science

#260 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
98%

92. Western University

For Forensic Science

#12 in Canada
#266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
21,836
Founded
1878

93. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Forensic Science

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

94. University of Arkansas

For Forensic Science

#270 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
77%

95. University of Ottawa

For Forensic Science

#13 in Canada
#276 in the World
Enrollment
42,027
Founded
1848

96. University of Quebec, Trois-Rivieres

For Forensic Science

#14 in Canada
#277 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1969