100 Best colleges for Bioethics/Medical Ethics 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 Bioethics/Medical Ethics. A graph of 557K citations received by 27.4K academic papers made by 140 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
- 3%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $17,900
2. Johns Hopkins University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1555
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $22,844
3. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,017
4. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Receiving Aid
- 55%
- Average Aid
- $14,390
- Enrollment
- 55,620
5. Georgetown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $37,967
6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Average SAT
- 1440
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
7. Baylor College of Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,699
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1900
8. University of Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $27,979
9. Yale University
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,044
10. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
- 13%
- Enrollment
- 3,126
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1864
11. Case Western Reserve University
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $41,351
12. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1545
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $17,998
13. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
14. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
15. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1530
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,869
16. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1395
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 81%
17. University of Virginia
- Acceptance Rate
- 17%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Receiving Aid
- 44%
18. Emory University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,986
19. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $23,422
20. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1520
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $26,455
21. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
- 25%
- Receiving Aid
- 70%
- Average Aid
- $24,176
- Enrollment
- 42,376
22. Boston University
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Average SAT
- 1460
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,551
23. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $30,730
24. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,234
- Male:Female
- 39:61
- Founded
- 1963
25. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,394
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1962
26. Medical College of Wisconsin
- Enrollment
- 1,661
- Male:Female
- 40:60
- Founded
- 1893
27. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 7%
- Average SAT
- 1525
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $23,341
28. University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Enrollment
- 6,667
- Male:Female
- 27:73
- Founded
- 1807
29. Michigan State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
30. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
- Average Aid
- $22,441
- Enrollment
- 46,678
31. Wake Forest University
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Average SAT
- 1450
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $27,790
32. University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
33. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1435
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 60%
34. Loyola University Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1250
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $37,592
35. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1230
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 80%
36. George Washington University
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1425
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $45,466
37. University of Utah
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Average SAT
- 1289
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
38. Washington University in St Louis
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $22,440
39. University of Arizona
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
40. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
41. Rice University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,587
42. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1495
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $41,496
43. Vanderbilt University
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,689
44. University of Louisville
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1135
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
45. Duquesne University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $35,125
46. Wright State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1072
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
47. Pennsylvania State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1310
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 66%
48. University of New Mexico
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1030
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
49. University of Iowa
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1225
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
50. Brown University
- Acceptance Rate
- 5%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $26,608
51. Saint Louis University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1320
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $30,911
52. Oregon Health & Science University
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Enrollment
- 2,877
- Male:Female
- 30:70
- Founded
- 1887
53. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Net Price
- $11,577
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $1,900
54. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
- 42%
- Receiving Aid
- 58%
- Average Aid
- $21,258
- Enrollment
- 39,707
55. Princeton University
- Acceptance Rate
- 4%
- Average SAT
- 1540
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $19,811
56. Dartmouth College
- Acceptance Rate
- 6%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $17,322
57. University of Rochester
- Acceptance Rate
- 36%
- Average SAT
- 1470
- Average ACT
- 33
- Net Price
- $40,900
58. Ohio State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 75%
59. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
60. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
61. University of Miami
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $41,028
62. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Enrollment
- 355
- Male:Female
- 21:79
- Founded
- 1941
63. Mitchell Hamline School of Law
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Enrollment
- 1,217
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 2015
64. East Carolina University
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
65. University of Texas Medical Branch
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Enrollment
- 3,315
- Male:Female
- 29:71
- Founded
- 1891
66. University of Kentucky
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
67. Stony Brook University
- Acceptance Rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1405
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
68. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Enrollment
- 5,048
- Male:Female
- 30:70
- Founded
- 1972
69. University of South Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
70. Boston College
- Acceptance Rate
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1485
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $32,590
71. Tufts University
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Average SAT
- 1505
- Average ACT
- 34
- Net Price
- $33,333
72. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Enrollment
- 2,501
- Male:Female
- 44:56
- Founded
- 1943
73. University of Florida
- Acceptance Rate
- 24%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
74. Arizona State University - Tempe
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
- Average Aid
- $11,992
- Enrollment
- 79,593
75. University of California - Berkeley
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
- Average Aid
- $25,951
- Enrollment
- 45,699
76. Indiana University - Bloomington
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1285
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
77. University of California - Irvine
- Acceptance Rate
- 26%
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
- Average Aid
- $21,533
- Enrollment
- 36,582
78. Albany Medical College
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 834
- Male:Female
- 38:62
- Founded
- 1839
79. West Virginia University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1125
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
80. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1375
- Average ACT
- 31
- Receiving Aid
- 71%
81. University at Buffalo
- Acceptance Rate
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1295
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
82. Virginia Commonwealth University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1150
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
83. Fordham University
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Average SAT
- 1410
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $45,368
84. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Average SAT
- 1390
- Average ACT
- 32
- Receiving Aid
- 61%
85. Medical University of South Carolina
- Acceptance Rate
- 56%
- Enrollment
- 3,117
- Male:Female
- 28:72
- Founded
- 1824
86. Marymount University
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Net Price
- $28,147
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $28,003
87. University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 1215
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
88. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 10%
- Founded
- 1967
89. Upstate Medical University
- Acceptance Rate
- 12%
- Enrollment
- 1,286
- Male:Female
- 37:63
- Founded
- 1834
90. University of Tennessee - Knoxville
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1265
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
91. University of Kansas
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1170
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 93%
92. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Enrollment
- 2,500
- Founded
- 1972
93. University of South Carolina - Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1280
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
94. DePaul University
- Acceptance Rate
- 74%
- Average SAT
- 1235
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $32,129
95. Temple University
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $11,891
- Enrollment
- 30,205
96. Drexel University
- Acceptance Rate
- 78%
- Average SAT
- 1330
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $42,342
97. University of Massachusetts - Boston
- Acceptance Rate
- 83%
- Average SAT
- 1185
- Average ACT
- 27
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
98. Baylor University
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $49,727
99. University of Maryland - College Park
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Average SAT
- 1445
- Average ACT
- 34
- Receiving Aid
- 65%
100. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Enrollment
- 3,640
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1959
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