100 Best colleges for Anatomy / Physiology in the United States

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Anatomy and Physiology. A graph of 55M citations received by 1.61M academic papers made by 820 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

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Anatomy and Physiology

#1 in North America

#1 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,491

2. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Anatomy and Physiology

#2 in North America

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $24,034

3. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Anatomy and Physiology

#3 in North America

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

4. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Anatomy and Physiology

#4 in North America

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 74%

5. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Anatomy and Physiology

#5 in North America

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $14,731
Enrollment: 52,319

6. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Anatomy and Physiology

#6 in North America

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

7. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#7 in North America

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,123

8. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Anatomy and Physiology

#9 in North America

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

9. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Minnesota | Rochester

For Anatomy and Physiology

#10 in North America

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Net Price: $11,830
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,182

10. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Anatomy and Physiology

#11 in North America

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $23,432

11. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Anatomy and Physiology

#12 in North America

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

12. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Anatomy and Physiology

#13 in North America

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

13. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Anatomy and Physiology

#14 in North America

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,647

14. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Anatomy and Physiology

#15 in North America

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $26,060

15. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Anatomy and Physiology

#16 in North America

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 58%

16. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Anatomy and Physiology

#17 in North America

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,058

17. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Anatomy and Physiology

#18 in North America

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 82%

18. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Anatomy and Physiology

#19 in North America

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $22,095

19. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Anatomy and Physiology

#20 in North America

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

20. Baylor College of Medicine

Texas | Houston

For Anatomy and Physiology

#21 in North America

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,610
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

21. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Anatomy and Physiology

#23 in North America

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

22. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Texas | Dallas

For Anatomy and Physiology

#24 in North America

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 2,354
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1943

23. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Anatomy and Physiology

#25 in North America

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

24. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Anatomy and Physiology

#26 in North America

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 91%

25. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Anatomy and Physiology

#27 in North America

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 59%

26. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Anatomy and Physiology

#28 in North America

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $38,279

27. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Anatomy and Physiology

#29 in North America

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,829

28. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Anatomy and Physiology

#30 in North America

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 99%

29. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Anatomy and Physiology

#32 in North America

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,499

30. Emory University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Anatomy and Physiology

#33 in North America

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1490
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $26,680

31. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Anatomy and Physiology

#34 in North America

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 83%

32. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Anatomy and Physiology

#35 in North America

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $36,991

33. University of Miami

Florida | Coral Gables

For Anatomy and Physiology

#36 in North America

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,467

34. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Anatomy and Physiology

#37 in North America

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

35. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Anatomy and Physiology

#38 in North America

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 54%

36. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indiana | Indianapolis

For Anatomy and Physiology

#40 in North America

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

37. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Anatomy and Physiology

#42 in North America

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1555
Average ACT: 36
Net Price: $20,232

38. University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alabama | Birmingham

For Anatomy and Physiology

#43 in North America

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

39. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Anatomy and Physiology

#44 in North America

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

40. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Anatomy and Physiology

#45 in North America

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 6%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,694

41. University of Maryland, Baltimore

Maryland | Baltimore

For Anatomy and Physiology

#46 in North America

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 6,931
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1807

42. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Texas | Houston

For Anatomy and Physiology

#48 in North America

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 364
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

43. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Anatomy and Physiology

#49 in North America

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,606

44. Oregon Health & Science University

Oregon | Portland

For Anatomy and Physiology

#50 in North America

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,870
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1887

45. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Anatomy and Physiology

#52 in North America

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

46. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Anatomy and Physiology

#53 in North America

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

47. Tufts University

Massachusetts | Medford

For Anatomy and Physiology

#54 in North America

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,479

48. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Anatomy and Physiology

#55 in North America

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 81%

49. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Anatomy and Physiology

#56 in North America

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

50. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York State | New York City

For Anatomy and Physiology

#58 in North America

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,253
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1963

51. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Anatomy and Physiology

#59 in North America

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 70%

52. Medical College of Wisconsin

Wisconsin | Milwaukee

For Anatomy and Physiology

#60 in North America

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 1,615
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1893

53. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Colorado | Denver

For Anatomy and Physiology

#61 in North America

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 94%

54. Wake Forest University

North Carolina | Winston-Salem

For Anatomy and Physiology

#62 in North America

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Net Price: $26,197
Receiving Aid: 37%
Average Aid: $54,233

55. Wayne State University

Michigan | Detroit

For Anatomy and Physiology

#63 in North America

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 98%

56. University of Rochester

New York State | Rochester

For Anatomy and Physiology

#64 in North America

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $39,775

57. Brown University

Rhode Island | Providence

For Anatomy and Physiology

#65 in North America

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,723

58. Thomas Jefferson University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#66 in North America

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,110

59. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Texas | San Antonio

For Anatomy and Physiology

#67 in North America

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,518
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

60. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Anatomy and Physiology

#68 in North America

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 94%

61. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#69 in North America

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 91%

62. Providence College

Rhode Island | Providence

For Anatomy and Physiology

#70 in North America

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $43,970

63. University of Texas Medical Branch

Texas | Galveston

For Anatomy and Physiology

#72 in North America

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,361
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

64. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Anatomy and Physiology

#73 in North America

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 84%

65. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Anatomy and Physiology

#74 in North America

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

66. Medical University of South Carolina

South Carolina | Charleston

For Anatomy and Physiology

#75 in North America

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 3,175
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1824

67. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#76 in North America

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 86%

68. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Anatomy and Physiology

#78 in North America

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

69. Rockefeller University

New York State | New York City

For Anatomy and Physiology

#79 in North America

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 273
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1901

70. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Anatomy and Physiology

#80 in North America

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

71. University of Louisville

Kentucky | Louisville

For Anatomy and Physiology

#81 in North America

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

72. Tulane University of Louisiana

Louisiana | New Orleans

For Anatomy and Physiology

#82 in North America

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,263

73. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Anatomy and Physiology

#84 in North America

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

74. Stony Brook University

New York State | Stony Brook

For Anatomy and Physiology

#85 in North America

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

75. University of Connecticut

Connecticut | Storrs

For Anatomy and Physiology

#86 in North America

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 89%

76. Georgetown University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Anatomy and Physiology

#87 in North America

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1485
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $35,566

77. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Anatomy and Physiology

#88 in North America

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 98%

78. University of South Florida

Florida | Tampa

For Anatomy and Physiology

#91 in North America

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%

79. Florida College

Florida | Temple Terrace

For Anatomy and Physiology

#92 in North America

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $21,360

80. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Texas | Houston

For Anatomy and Physiology

#93 in North America

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 5,354
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1972

81. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Tennessee | Memphis

For Anatomy and Physiology

#94 in North America

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,139
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1911

82. University of Vermont

Vermont | Burlington

For Anatomy and Physiology

#95 in North America

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 98%

83. California Institute of Technology

California | Pasadena

For Anatomy and Physiology

#96 in North America

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

84. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Anatomy and Physiology

#97 in North America

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 68%

85. George Washington University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Anatomy and Physiology

#98 in North America

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $42,723

86. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Anatomy and Physiology

#99 in North America

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

87. University of Georgia

Georgia | Athens

For Anatomy and Physiology

#100 in North America

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 94%

88. University of New Mexico

New Mexico | Albuquerque

For Anatomy and Physiology

#101 in North America

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $9,280

89. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tennessee | Knoxville

For Anatomy and Physiology

#102 in North America

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 91%

90. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Massachusetts | Worcester

For Anatomy and Physiology

#103 in North America

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,352
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1962

91. Iowa State University

Iowa State | Ames

For Anatomy and Physiology

#104 in North America

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

92. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Arkansas | Little Rock

For Anatomy and Physiology

#105 in North America

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 3,240
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1879

93. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Anatomy and Physiology

#107 in North America

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 80%

94. Temple University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#108 in North America

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $11,575
Enrollment: 33,196

95. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Anatomy and Physiology

#109 in North America

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 91%

96. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Pennsylvania | Hershey

For Anatomy and Physiology

#110 in North America

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

97. Augusta University

Georgia | Augusta

For Anatomy and Physiology

#111 in North America

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 96%

98. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Anatomy and Physiology

#112 in North America

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 73%

99. Seattle University

Washington | Seattle

For Anatomy and Physiology

#114 in North America

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $35,412

100. Saint Louis University

Missouri | St. Louis

For Anatomy and Physiology

#115 in North America

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $29,651

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