Best Universities for Gerontology in North America

Ranking by academic field

Below is the list of best universities in North America ranked based on their research performance in Gerontology. A graph of 6.69M citations received by 125K academic papers made by 341 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. Harvard University

United States | Massachusetts

For Gerontology

#1 in the United States

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,037

2. Johns Hopkins University

United States | Maryland

For Gerontology

#2 in the United States

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,241

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

United States | Michigan

For Gerontology

#3 in the United States

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 66%

4. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

United States | North Carolina

For Gerontology

#4 in the United States

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 64%

5. University of Washington - Seattle

United States | Washington

For Gerontology

#5 in the United States

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1327
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 56%

6. University of California - Los Angeles

United States | California

For Gerontology

#6 in the United States

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $15,461
Enrollment: 44,589

7. University of California - San Francisco

United States | California

For Gerontology

#7 in the United States

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 3,201
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

8. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

United States | Minnesota

For Gerontology

#8 in the United States

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

9. Columbia University

United States | New York State

For Gerontology

#9 in the United States

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,126

10. University of Pittsburgh

United States | Pennsylvania

For Gerontology

#10 in the United States

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1332
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 78%

11. Yale University

United States | Connecticut

For Gerontology

#11 in the United States

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,511

12. Duke University

United States | North Carolina

For Gerontology

#12 in the United States

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,932

13. University of Pennsylvania

United States | Pennsylvania

For Gerontology

#13 in the United States

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,167

14. University of Toronto

Canada | Ontario

For Gerontology

#1 in Canada

#17 in the World

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

15. University of Southern California

United States | California

For Gerontology

#14 in the United States

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1435
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $39,759

16. Stanford University

United States | California

For Gerontology

#15 in the United States

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $20,023

17. Emory University

United States | Georgia

For Gerontology

#16 in the United States

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $25,672

18. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

United States | Minnesota

For Gerontology

#17 in the United States

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Net Price: $12,497
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $1,500

19. University of California-San Diego

United States | California

For Gerontology

#18 in the United States

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

20. Boston University

United States | Massachusetts

For Gerontology

#19 in the United States

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $29,154

21. University of South Carolina - Columbia

United States | South Carolina

For Gerontology

#20 in the United States

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

22. University of Illinois at Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Gerontology

#21 in the United States

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 85%

23. University of British Columbia

Canada | British Columbia

For Gerontology

#2 in Canada

#28 in the World

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

24. University of Alabama at Birmingham

United States | Alabama

For Gerontology

#22 in the United States

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1209
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 96%

25. University of Wisconsin - Madison

United States | Wisconsin

For Gerontology

#23 in the United States

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 58%

26. University of Texas at Austin

United States | Texas

For Gerontology

#24 in the United States

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

27. Northwestern University

United States | Illinois

For Gerontology

#25 in the United States

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,344

28. Washington University in St Louis

United States | Missouri

For Gerontology

#26 in the United States

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,233

29. Pennsylvania State University

United States | Pennsylvania

For Gerontology

#27 in the United States

#37 in the World

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

30. University of Chicago

United States | Illinois

For Gerontology

#28 in the United States

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,584

31. Brown University

United States | Rhode Island

For Gerontology

#29 in the United States

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,659

32. McMaster University

Canada | Ontario

For Gerontology

#3 in Canada

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 30,117
Founded: 1887

33. Cornell University

United States | New York State

For Gerontology

#30 in the United States

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $27,522

34. University of California - Berkeley

United States | California

For Gerontology

#31 in the United States

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 63%

35. New York University

United States | New York State

For Gerontology

#32 in the United States

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,417

36. Ohio State University

United States | Ohio

For Gerontology

#33 in the United States

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

37. University of Alberta

Canada | Alberta

For Gerontology

#4 in Canada

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 37,500
Founded: 1908

38. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

United States | New Jersey

For Gerontology

#34 in the United States

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 66%

39. University of South Florida

United States | Florida

For Gerontology

#35 in the United States

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

40. University of Florida

United States | Florida

For Gerontology

#36 in the United States

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

41. Indiana University - Bloomington

United States | Indiana

For Gerontology

#37 in the United States

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 80%

42. Wake Forest University

United States | North Carolina

For Gerontology

#38 in the United States

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Net Price: $26,324
Receiving Aid: 44%
Average Aid: $47,832

43. University of Maryland, Baltimore

United States | Maryland

For Gerontology

#39 in the United States

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 7,137
Male:Female: 26:74
Founded: 1807

44. Case Western Reserve University

United States | Ohio

For Gerontology

#40 in the United States

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $36,002

45. University of Miami

United States | Florida

For Gerontology

#41 in the United States

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $31,726

46. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

United States | New York State

For Gerontology

#42 in the United States

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 1,298
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1963

47. McGill University

Canada | Quebec State

For Gerontology

#5 in Canada

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 40,036
Founded: 1821

48. University of California - Davis

United States | California

For Gerontology

#43 in the United States

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 74%

49. University of Rochester

United States | New York State

For Gerontology

#44 in the United States

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,254

50. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

United States | Illinois

For Gerontology

#45 in the United States

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 70%

51. University of Arizona

United States | Arizona

For Gerontology

#46 in the United States

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 95%

52. Tufts University

United States | Massachusetts

For Gerontology

#47 in the United States

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,720

53. University of Iowa

United States | Iowa State

For Gerontology

#48 in the United States

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

54. University of Kentucky

United States | Kentucky

For Gerontology

#49 in the United States

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 95%

55. Dalhousie University

Canada | Nova Scotia

For Gerontology

#6 in Canada

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 18,500
Founded: 1818

56. Queen's University

Canada | Ontario

For Gerontology

#7 in Canada

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 30,386
Founded: 1841

57. Michigan State University

United States | Michigan

For Gerontology

#50 in the United States

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 71%

58. San Diego State University

United States | California

For Gerontology

#51 in the United States

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 61%

59. Oregon Health & Science University

United States | Oregon

For Gerontology

#52 in the United States

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Enrollment: 3,035
Male:Female: 32:68
Founded: 1887

60. University of Maryland - College Park

United States | Maryland

For Gerontology

#53 in the United States

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 67%

61. Baylor College of Medicine

United States | Texas

For Gerontology

#54 in the United States

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Enrollment: 1,607
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1900

62. University of Calgary

Canada | Alberta

For Gerontology

#8 in Canada

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 33,000
Founded: 1966

63. Saint Louis University

United States | Missouri

For Gerontology

#55 in the United States

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $27,872

64. University of Kansas

United States | Kansas State

For Gerontology

#56 in the United States

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

65. University of Utah

United States | Utah

For Gerontology

#57 in the United States

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 87%

66. Arizona State University - Tempe

United States | Arizona

For Gerontology

#58 in the United States

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 94%

67. Tulane University of Louisiana

United States | Louisiana

For Gerontology

#59 in the United States

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $47,413

68. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

United States | Texas

For Gerontology

#60 in the United States

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 3,478
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1959

69. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

United States | Texas

For Gerontology

#61 in the United States

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 5,608
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1972

70. University of Manitoba

Canada | Manitoba

For Gerontology

#9 in Canada

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 29,800
Founded: 1877

71. University of Connecticut

United States | Connecticut

For Gerontology

#62 in the United States

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 77%

72. University of California - Irvine

United States | California

For Gerontology

#63 in the United States

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 74%

73. Western University

Canada | Ontario

For Gerontology

#10 in Canada

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 27,300
Founded: 1878

74. Wayne State University

United States | Michigan

For Gerontology

#64 in the United States

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 98%

75. Vanderbilt University

United States | Tennessee

For Gerontology

#65 in the United States

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $25,804

76. University of Texas Medical Branch

United States | Texas

For Gerontology

#66 in the United States

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 3,458
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

77. University of Montreal

Canada | Quebec State

For Gerontology

#11 in Canada

#116 in the World

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

78. University of Ottawa

Canada | Ontario

For Gerontology

#12 in Canada

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 42,027
Founded: 1848

79. University of New Mexico

United States | New Mexico

For Gerontology

#67 in the United States

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

80. Medical University of South Carolina

United States | South Carolina

For Gerontology

#68 in the United States

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 3,083
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1824

81. Virginia Commonwealth University

United States | Virginia

For Gerontology

#69 in the United States

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 83%

82. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

United States | Colorado

For Gerontology

#70 in the United States

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 82%

83. University of Georgia

United States | Georgia

For Gerontology

#71 in the United States

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1355
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 92%

84. University of Missouri - Columbia

United States | Missouri

For Gerontology

#72 in the United States

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 93%

85. Medical College of Wisconsin

United States | Wisconsin

For Gerontology

#73 in the United States

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 1,506
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1893

86. Dartmouth College

United States | New Hampshire

For Gerontology

#74 in the United States

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $24,525

87. Texas A&M University - College Station

United States | Texas

For Gerontology

#75 in the United States

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 81%

88. University at Buffalo

United States | New York State

For Gerontology

#76 in the United States

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 86%

89. George Washington University

United States | District of Columbia

For Gerontology

#77 in the United States

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $40,308

90. West Virginia University

United States | West Virginia

For Gerontology

#78 in the United States

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

91. University of Virginia

United States | Virginia

For Gerontology

#79 in the United States

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 60%

92. Iowa State University

United States | Iowa State

For Gerontology

#80 in the United States

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 93%

93. Florida State University

United States | Florida

For Gerontology

#81 in the United States

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 96%

94. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

United States | Massachusetts

For Gerontology

#82 in the United States

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,292
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1962

95. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

United States | Texas

For Gerontology

#83 in the United States

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 358
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1941

96. Laval University

Canada | Quebec State

For Gerontology

#13 in Canada

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 45,000
Founded: 1852

97. Purdue University

United States | Indiana

For Gerontology

#84 in the United States

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 61%

98. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

United States | Massachusetts

For Gerontology

#85 in the United States

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 90%

99. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

United States | Tennessee

For Gerontology

#86 in the United States

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1222
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

100. University of Cincinnati

United States | Ohio

For Gerontology

#87 in the United States

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 93%

Medicine subfields in North America

Anatomy and Physiology337

Anesthesiology251

Bioethics/Medical Ethics295

Biomedical Engineering242

Clinical Psychology429

Critical Care Nursing250

Epidemiology212

Family medicine326

Forensic Science240

Gastroenterology and Hepatology206

Health Science583

Healthcare Management (MHA)387

Medical Physics255

Neurosurgery224

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)196

Occupational Therapy286

Oncology and Cancer research338

Ophthalmology221

Orthodontics210

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine273

Pharmacology272

Physical Therapy406

Plastic Surgery229

Public Health394

Radiation Therapy232

Radiology and Nuclear medicine231

Respiratory Therapy238

Sonography and Ultrasound221

Sports / Exercise science286

Sports Medicine282