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
- Acceptance Rate
 - 3%
 - Average SAT
 - 1540
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $17,900
 
2. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Enrollment
 - 355
 - Male:Female
 - 21:79
 - Founded
 - 1941
 
3. Johns Hopkins University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 8%
 - Average SAT
 - 1555
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $22,844
 
4. University of California - San Francisco
- Acceptance Rate
 - 13%
 - Enrollment
 - 3,126
 - Male:Female
 - 35:65
 - Founded
 - 1864
 
5. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- Acceptance Rate
 - 18%
 - Average SAT
 - 1440
 - Average ACT
 - 33
 - Receiving Aid
 - 66%
 
6. Stanford University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 4%
 - Average SAT
 - 1545
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $17,998
 
7. University of Pennsylvania
- Acceptance Rate
 - 6%
 - Average SAT
 - 1535
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $26,017
 
10. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
- Acceptance Rate
 - 39%
 - Net Price
 - $11,577
 - Receiving Aid
 - 100%
 - Average Aid
 - $1,900
 
11. Cornell University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 8%
 - Average SAT
 - 1520
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $26,455
 
12. University of California - Los Angeles
- Acceptance Rate
 - 9%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 60%
 - Average Aid
 - $22,441
 - Enrollment
 - 46,678
 
14. Baylor College of Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
 - 9%
 - Enrollment
 - 1,699
 - Male:Female
 - 41:59
 - Founded
 - 1900
 
15. University of Washington - Seattle
- Acceptance Rate
 - 43%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 55%
 - Average Aid
 - $14,390
 - Enrollment
 - 55,620
 
16. Yale University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 5%
 - Average SAT
 - 1540
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $26,044
 
17. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Acceptance Rate
 - 19%
 - Average SAT
 - 1450
 - Average ACT
 - 32
 - Receiving Aid
 - 58%
 
18. University of California-San Diego
- Acceptance Rate
 - 25%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 70%
 - Average Aid
 - $24,176
 - Enrollment
 - 42,376
 
20. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Enrollment
 - 2,501
 - Male:Female
 - 44:56
 - Founded
 - 1943
 
21. Washington University in St Louis
- Acceptance Rate
 - 12%
 - Average SAT
 - 1535
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $22,440
 
22. University of Pittsburgh
- Acceptance Rate
 - 50%
 - Average SAT
 - 1360
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Receiving Aid
 - 87%
 
23. University College London
- Enrollment
 - 42,000
 - Founded
 - 1826
 
24. University of Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
 - 5%
 - Average SAT
 - 1540
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $27,979
 
25. University of Southern California
- Acceptance Rate
 - 10%
 - Average SAT
 - 1495
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $41,496
 
26. Northwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 7%
 - Average SAT
 - 1525
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $23,341
 
27. Ohio State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 51%
 - Average SAT
 - 1405
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Receiving Aid
 - 75%
 
31. Columbia University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 4%
 - Average SAT
 - 1530
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $20,869
 
33. Emory University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 11%
 - Average SAT
 - 1505
 - Average ACT
 - 33
 - Net Price
 - $27,986
 
34. New York University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 9%
 - Average SAT
 - 1525
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $30,730
 
37. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis
- Acceptance Rate
 - 81%
 - Average SAT
 - 1135
 - Average ACT
 - 25
 - Receiving Aid
 - 91%
 
38. University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Acceptance Rate
 - 43%
 - Average SAT
 - 1435
 - Average ACT
 - 30
 - Receiving Aid
 - 60%
 
41. University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Acceptance Rate
 - 88%
 - Average SAT
 - 1265
 - Average ACT
 - 26
 - Receiving Aid
 - 97%
 
42. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- Acceptance Rate
 - 77%
 - Average SAT
 - 1395
 - Average ACT
 - 29
 - Receiving Aid
 - 81%
 
43. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
- Acceptance Rate
 - 12%
 - Enrollment
 - 1,234
 - Male:Female
 - 39:61
 - Founded
 - 1963
 
44. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Acceptance Rate
 - 5%
 - Average SAT
 - 1545
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $21,519
 
45. Vanderbilt University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 6%
 - Average SAT
 - 1535
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $26,689
 
46. University of Oxford
- Acceptance Rate
 - 22%
 - Founded
 - 1096
 
50. University of Cambridge
- Acceptance Rate
 - 21%
 - Founded
 - 1209
 
52. University of British Columbia
- Acceptance Rate
 - 52%
 - Enrollment
 - 71,201
 - Founded
 - 1908
 
53. Duke University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 7%
 - Average SAT
 - 1540
 - Average ACT
 - 35
 - Net Price
 - $23,422
 
54. McGill University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 46%
 - Enrollment
 - 37,888
 - Founded
 - 1821
 
59. Seoul National University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 20%
 - Enrollment
 - 28,378
 - Founded
 - 1946
 
61. Case Western Reserve University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 29%
 - Average SAT
 - 1485
 - Average ACT
 - 34
 - Net Price
 - $41,351
 
62. Yonsei University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 18%
 - Enrollment
 - 29,502
 - Founded
 - 1957
 
64. Wayne State University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 82%
 - Average SAT
 - 1150
 - Average ACT
 - 25
 - Receiving Aid
 - 97%
 
65. Oregon Health & Science University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 10%
 - Enrollment
 - 2,877
 - Male:Female
 - 30:70
 - Founded
 - 1887
 
68. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
- Acceptance Rate
 - 78%
 - Average SAT
 - 1100
 - Average ACT
 - 24
 - Receiving Aid
 - 90%
 
69. Georgetown University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 13%
 - Average SAT
 - 1470
 - Average ACT
 - 33
 - Net Price
 - $37,967
 
73. University of Utah
- Acceptance Rate
 - 87%
 - Average SAT
 - 1289
 - Average ACT
 - 26
 - Receiving Aid
 - 79%
 
74. University of Miami
- Acceptance Rate
 - 19%
 - Average SAT
 - 1400
 - Average ACT
 - 32
 - Net Price
 - $41,028
 
75. Imperial College London
- Enrollment
 - 17,565
 - Founded
 - 1907
 
76. Thomas Jefferson University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 86%
 - Average SAT
 - 1250
 - Average ACT
 - 30
 - Net Price
 - $29,097
 
77. University of Illinois at Chicago
- Acceptance Rate
 - 79%
 - Average SAT
 - 1230
 - Average ACT
 - 29
 - Receiving Aid
 - 80%
 
80. University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Acceptance Rate
 - 65%
 - Enrollment
 - 6,667
 - Male:Female
 - 27:73
 - Founded
 - 1807
 
81. Rutgers University - New Brunswick
- Acceptance Rate
 - 65%
 - Average SAT
 - 1375
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Receiving Aid
 - 71%
 
82. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Acceptance Rate
 - 8%
 - Enrollment
 - 3,640
 - Male:Female
 - 35:65
 - Founded
 - 1959
 
86. Boston University
- Acceptance Rate
 - 11%
 - Average SAT
 - 1460
 - Average ACT
 - 33
 - Net Price
 - $27,551
 
91. University of Virginia
- Acceptance Rate
 - 17%
 - Average SAT
 - 1470
 - Average ACT
 - 33
 - Receiving Aid
 - 44%
 
93. University of Arizona
- Acceptance Rate
 - 86%
 - Average SAT
 - 1290
 - Average ACT
 - 26
 - Receiving Aid
 - 98%
 
94. University of Florida
- Acceptance Rate
 - 24%
 - Average SAT
 - 1390
 - Average ACT
 - 31
 - Receiving Aid
 - 92%
 
95. University of California - Davis
- Acceptance Rate
 - 42%
 - Receiving Aid
 - 58%
 - Average Aid
 - $21,258
 - Enrollment
 - 39,707
 
98. University of South Florida
- Acceptance Rate
 - 41%
 - Average SAT
 - 1235
 - Average ACT
 - 27
 - Receiving Aid
 - 88%