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 225M citations received by 6.27M academic papers made by 3,533 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
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,525

2. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Oncology and Cancer research

Enrollment
359
Male:Female
22:78
Founded
1941

3. Johns Hopkins University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

4. University of California - San Francisco

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,007
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1864

5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
16%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
69%

6. Stanford University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,078

7. University of Pennsylvania

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,570

8. 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

9. University of Toronto

For Oncology and Cancer research

#1 in Canada
Enrollment
102,431
Founded
1827

10. Sun Yat - Sen University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

11. Cornell University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,361

12. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$12,328
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$2,018

13. University of California - Los Angeles

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
59%
Average Aid
$25,627
Enrollment
47,335

14. Baylor College of Medicine

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,774
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

15. University of Washington - Seattle

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
39%
Receiving Aid
56%
Average Aid
$16,156
Enrollment
56,997

16. Yale University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

17. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
59%

18. University of California-San Diego

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
27%
Receiving Aid
66%
Average Aid
$25,757
Enrollment
44,256

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
2,549
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1943

21. Washington University in St Louis

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,408

22. Peking Union Medical College

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

23. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

24. University College London

For Oncology and Cancer research

#3 in Europe
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

25. University of Pittsburgh

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
74%

26. University of Chicago

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$28,060

27. Northwestern University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,830

28. University of Southern California

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1500
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$43,412

29. Ohio State University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
80%

30. University of Tokyo

For Oncology and Cancer research

#4 in Asia
#1 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
28,918
Founded
1877

31. Nanjing Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

32. Columbia University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,520

33. Peking University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

34. Fudan University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

35. Emory University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1510
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$27,303

36. Sichuan University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

37. New York University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$30,325

38. Central South University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

39. Huazhong University of Science and Technology

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

40. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

41. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,261
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1963

42. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
95%

43. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

44. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

45. Osaka University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#11 in Asia
#2 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
23,234
Founded
1931

46. Vanderbilt University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$25,186

47. University of Oxford

For Oncology and Cancer research

#4 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

48. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1550
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,996

49. Zhejiang University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

50. University of Cambridge

For Oncology and Cancer research

#5 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

51. Kyoto University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#13 in Asia
#3 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
22,365
Founded
1897

52. University of British Columbia

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

54. Duke University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$21,981

55. McGill University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

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. Seoul National University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

59. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

60. Yonsei University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

61. Catholic University of Leuven

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

62. Case Western Reserve University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$44,000

63. China Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

64. Wayne State University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1165
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
99%

65. Kyushu University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#17 in Asia
#4 in Japan
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
18,813
Founded
1911

66. University of Hong Kong

For Oncology and Cancer research

#18 in Asia
#12 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. Oregon Health & Science University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,942
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

69. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
94%

70. University of Melbourne

For Oncology and Cancer research

#2 in Oceania
#2 in Australia
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
77,162
Founded
1853

71. Georgetown University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$39,083

72. Lund University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

73. Imperial College London

For Oncology and Cancer research

#12 in Europe
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

74. University of Miami

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$45,397

75. University of Utah

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

76. Medical University of Vienna

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

77. Thomas Jefferson University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
28
Net Price
$29,325

78. Chinese University of Hong Kong

For Oncology and Cancer research

#19 in Asia
#13 in China
Founded
1963

79. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
80%

80. Southern Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

81. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
69%

82. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,636
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

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 Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,786
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1959

85. Harbin Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

86. Wuhan University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

87. University of Helsinki

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

88. Sungkyunkwan University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#23 in Asia
Founded
1398

89. University of Hamburg

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

90. Soochow University

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

91. Boston University

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$24,420

92. University of Turin

For Oncology and Cancer research

#17 in Europe
#2 in Italy
Founded
1404

93. Capital Medical University

For Oncology and Cancer research

#25 in Asia
#18 in China
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1960

94. University of Virginia

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1475
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
57%

95. University of Florida

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
94%

96. University of California - Davis

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
65%
Average Aid
$24,591
Enrollment
40,065

97. Sapienza University of Rome

For Oncology and Cancer research

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

98. University of Arizona

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
96%

100. University of South Florida

For Oncology and Cancer research

Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
89%