Best Universities for Oncology and Cancer research in the World

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Below is a list of best universities in the World ranked based on their research performance in Oncology and Cancer research. A graph of 210M citations received by 5.96M academic papers made by 3,454 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. Harvard University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

2. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Oncology and Cancer research

Enrollment
355
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1941

3. Johns Hopkins University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

4. University of California - San Francisco

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

6. Stanford University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

7. University of Pennsylvania

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

8. University of Toronto

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
27,651
Founded
1827

9. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Europe
#1 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

10. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$11,577
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$1,900

11. Cornell University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

12. University of California - Los Angeles

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

13. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Asia
#1 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
65,638
Founded
1924

14. Baylor College of Medicine

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,699
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1900

15. University of Washington - Seattle

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

16. Yale University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

17. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

18. University of California-San Diego

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

19. Karolinska Institute

For Oncology and Cancer research

#2 in Europe
#1 in Sweden
Enrollment
8,070
Founded
1861

20. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

For Oncology and Cancer research

Enrollment
2,501
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1943

21. Washington University in St Louis

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

22. University of Pittsburgh

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

23. University College London

For Oncology and Cancer research

#3 in Europe
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

24. University of Chicago

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

25. University of Southern California

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

26. Northwestern University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

27. Ohio State University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

28. Peking Union Medical College

For Oncology and Cancer research

#2 in Asia
#2 in China
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1917

29. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#3 in Asia
#3 in China
Enrollment
47,000
Founded
1896

30. University of Tokyo

For Oncology and Cancer research

#4 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,479
Founded
1877

31. Columbia University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

32. Nanjing Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#5 in Asia
#4 in China
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
1934

33. Emory University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

34. New York University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

35. Fudan University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#6 in Asia
#5 in China
Enrollment
33,000
Founded
1905

36. Peking University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#7 in Asia
#6 in China
Enrollment
44,730
Founded
1898

37. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

38. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

39. Sichuan University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#8 in Asia
#7 in China
Enrollment
44,200
Founded
1896

40. Osaka University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#9 in Asia
#2 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,123
Founded
1931

41. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

42. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

43. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,234
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1963

44. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,519

45. Vanderbilt University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

46. University of Oxford

For Oncology and Cancer research

#4 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

47. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Oncology and Cancer research

#10 in Asia
#8 in China
Enrollment
71,970
Founded
1953

48. Central South University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#11 in Asia
#9 in China
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1914

49. Kyoto University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#12 in Asia
#3 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,455
Founded
1897

50. University of Cambridge

For Oncology and Cancer research

#5 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

52. University of British Columbia

For Oncology and Cancer research

#2 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
71,201
Founded
1908

53. Duke University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

54. McGill University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#3 in Canada
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
37,888
Founded
1821

55. Zhejiang University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#13 in Asia
#10 in China
Enrollment
60,739
Founded
1897

56. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#7 in Europe
#1 in France
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

57. University of Sydney

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Oceania
#1 in Australia
Enrollment
63,602
Founded
1850

58. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

For Oncology and Cancer research

#8 in Europe
#2 in Germany
Enrollment
9,340
Founded
1710

59. Seoul National University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#14 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
28,378
Founded
1946

60. Catholic University of Leuven

For Oncology and Cancer research

#9 in Europe
#1 in Belgium
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

61. Case Western Reserve University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

62. Yonsei University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#15 in Asia
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
29,502
Founded
1957

63. Kyushu University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#16 in Asia
#4 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,560
Founded
1911

64. Wayne State University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

65. Oregon Health & Science University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,877
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

66. University of Hong Kong

For Oncology and Cancer research

#17 in Asia
#11 in China
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
21,652
Founded
1911

67. University of Munich

For Oncology and Cancer research

#10 in Europe
#3 in Germany
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

68. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
90%

69. Georgetown University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,967

70. China Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#18 in Asia
#12 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
16,366
Founded
1931

71. Lund University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#11 in Europe
#2 in Sweden
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

72. University of Melbourne

For Oncology and Cancer research

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
49,000
Founded
1853

73. University of Utah

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

74. University of Miami

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

75. Imperial College London

For Oncology and Cancer research

#12 in Europe
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

76. Thomas Jefferson University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$29,097

77. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

78. Medical University of Vienna

For Oncology and Cancer research

#13 in Europe
#1 in Austria
Enrollment
7,915
Founded
2004

79. Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Oncology and Cancer research

#19 in Asia
#13 in China
Founded
1963

80. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,667
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

81. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

82. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,640
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1959

83. University of Milan

For Oncology and Cancer research

#14 in Europe
#1 in Italy
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

84. University of Helsinki

For Oncology and Cancer research

#15 in Europe
#1 in Finland
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

85. Southern Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#20 in Asia
#14 in China
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
13,380
Founded
1951

86. Boston University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

87. University of Hamburg

For Oncology and Cancer research

#16 in Europe
#4 in Germany
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

88. Sungkyunkwan University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#21 in Asia
Founded
1398

89. University of Turin

For Oncology and Cancer research

#17 in Europe
#2 in Italy
Founded
1404

90. Harbin Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#22 in Asia
#15 in China
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1926

91. University of Virginia

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

92. Wuhan University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#23 in Asia
#16 in China
Enrollment
60,000
Founded
1893

93. University of Arizona

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

94. University of Florida

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

95. University of California - Davis

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

96. Soochow University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#24 in Asia
#17 in China
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
48,901
Founded
1899

97. Sapienza University of Rome

For Oncology and Cancer research

#18 in Europe
#3 in Italy
Enrollment
100,155
Founded
1303

98. University of South Florida

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

100. University of Tubingen

For Oncology and Cancer research

#20 in Europe
#5 in Germany
Enrollment
28,238
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477