100 Best colleges for Anatomy / Physiology in the United States

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 73.2M citations received by 1.81M academic papers made by 864 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: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

2. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Anatomy and Physiology

#2 in North America

#2 in the World

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

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: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
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: 16%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 33
Receiving Aid: 69%

5. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Anatomy and Physiology

#5 in North America

#6 in the World

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

6. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Anatomy and Physiology

#6 in North America

#7 in the World

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

7. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#7 in North America

#8 in the World

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

8. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Anatomy and Physiology

#9 in North America

#10 in the World

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

9. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Minnesota | Rochester

For Anatomy and Physiology

#10 in North America

#11 in the World

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

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: $22,408

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: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

12. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Anatomy and Physiology

#13 in North America

#14 in the World

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

13. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Anatomy and Physiology

#14 in North America

#15 in the World

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

14. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Anatomy and Physiology

#15 in North America

#16 in the World

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

15. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Anatomy and Physiology

#16 in North America

#17 in the World

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

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: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $22,520

17. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Anatomy and Physiology

#18 in North America

#20 in the World

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

18. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Anatomy and Physiology

#19 in North America

#21 in the World

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

19. Northwestern University

Illinois | Evanston

For Anatomy and Physiology

#20 in North America

#22 in the World

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

20. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Anatomy and Physiology

#21 in North America

#23 in the World

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

21. Baylor College of Medicine

Texas | Houston

For Anatomy and Physiology

#22 in North America

#25 in the World

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

22. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Anatomy and Physiology

#24 in North America

#29 in the World

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

23. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Texas | Dallas

For Anatomy and Physiology

#25 in North America

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 2,549
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1943

24. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Anatomy and Physiology

#26 in North America

#32 in the World

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

25. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Anatomy and Physiology

#27 in North America

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 90%

26. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Anatomy and Physiology

#28 in North America

#35 in the World

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

27. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Anatomy and Physiology

#29 in North America

#36 in the World

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

28. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Anatomy and Physiology

#31 in North America

#39 in the World

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

29. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Anatomy and Physiology

#32 in North America

#42 in the World

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

30. Emory University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Anatomy and Physiology

#33 in North America

#45 in the World

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

31. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Anatomy and Physiology

#34 in North America

#48 in the World

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

32. University of Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Anatomy and Physiology

#35 in North America

#50 in the World

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

33. University of Miami

Florida | Coral Gables

For Anatomy and Physiology

#36 in North America

#51 in the World

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

34. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Anatomy and Physiology

#37 in North America

#53 in the World

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

35. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Anatomy and Physiology

#38 in North America

#55 in the World

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

36. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indiana | Indianapolis

For Anatomy and Physiology

#39 in North America

#56 in the World

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

37. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Anatomy and Physiology

#40 in North America

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

38. University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alabama | Birmingham

For Anatomy and Physiology

#42 in North America

#59 in the World

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

39. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Anatomy and Physiology

#44 in North America

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

40. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Anatomy and Physiology

#45 in North America

#65 in the World

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

41. University of Maryland, Baltimore

Maryland | Baltimore

For Anatomy and Physiology

#47 in North America

#70 in the World

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

42. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Texas | Houston

For Anatomy and Physiology

#49 in North America

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 359
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1941

43. Oregon Health & Science University

Oregon | Portland

For Anatomy and Physiology

#50 in North America

#74 in the World

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

44. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Anatomy and Physiology

#51 in North America

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

45. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Anatomy and Physiology

#52 in North America

#79 in the World

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

46. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Anatomy and Physiology

#53 in North America

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 64%

47. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Anatomy and Physiology

#54 in North America

#81 in the World

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

48. Tufts University

Massachusetts | Medford

For Anatomy and Physiology

#55 in North America

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1515
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $32,367

49. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Anatomy and Physiology

#56 in North America

#86 in the World

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

50. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York State | New York City

For Anatomy and Physiology

#57 in North America

#87 in the World

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

51. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Anatomy and Physiology

#58 in North America

#89 in the World

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

52. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Colorado | Denver

For Anatomy and Physiology

#60 in North America

#93 in the World

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

53. Wake Forest University

North Carolina | Winston-Salem

For Anatomy and Physiology

#61 in North America

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $24,401

54. Medical College of Wisconsin

Wisconsin | Milwaukee

For Anatomy and Physiology

#62 in North America

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 1,677
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1893

55. Wayne State University

Michigan | Detroit

For Anatomy and Physiology

#63 in North America

#103 in the World

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

56. University of Rochester

New York State | Rochester

For Anatomy and Physiology

#64 in North America

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,462

57. Brown University

Rhode Island | Providence

For Anatomy and Physiology

#65 in North America

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 5%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $26,256

58. Thomas Jefferson University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#66 in North America

#113 in the World

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

59. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Anatomy and Physiology

#67 in North America

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

60. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#68 in North America

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 97%

61. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Texas | San Antonio

For Anatomy and Physiology

#69 in North America

#120 in the World

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

62. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Anatomy and Physiology

#70 in North America

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

63. University of Texas Medical Branch

Texas | Galveston

For Anatomy and Physiology

#71 in North America

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,241
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1891

64. Medical University of South Carolina

South Carolina | Charleston

For Anatomy and Physiology

#73 in North America

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 3,246
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1824

65. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Anatomy and Physiology

#74 in North America

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 88%

66. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Anatomy and Physiology

#75 in North America

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

67. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#76 in North America

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

68. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Anatomy and Physiology

#78 in North America

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 59%

69. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Anatomy and Physiology

#79 in North America

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

70. University of Louisville

Kentucky | Louisville

For Anatomy and Physiology

#80 in North America

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 98%

71. Tulane University of Louisiana

Louisiana | New Orleans

For Anatomy and Physiology

#82 in North America

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1460
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $47,427

72. University of South Florida

Florida | Tampa

For Anatomy and Physiology

#83 in North America

#174 in the World

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

73. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Anatomy and Physiology

#84 in North America

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

74. University of Connecticut

Connecticut | Storrs

For Anatomy and Physiology

#85 in North America

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 88%

75. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Texas | Houston

For Anatomy and Physiology

#86 in North America

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 4,938
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

76. University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Tennessee | Memphis

For Anatomy and Physiology

#87 in North America

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 3,101
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1911

77. Georgetown University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Anatomy and Physiology

#88 in North America

#182 in the World

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

78. Rockefeller University

New York State | New York City

For Anatomy and Physiology

#89 in North America

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 281
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1901

79. Stony Brook University

New York State | Stony Brook

For Anatomy and Physiology

#90 in North America

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 99%

80. Florida College

Florida | Temple Terrace

For Anatomy and Physiology

#93 in North America

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $24,335

81. University of Vermont

Vermont | Burlington

For Anatomy and Physiology

#94 in North America

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 95%

82. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Anatomy and Physiology

#95 in North America

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,160
Enrollment: 34,096

83. University of Georgia

Georgia | Athens

For Anatomy and Physiology

#97 in North America

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1375
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

84. University of Colorado Boulder

Colorado | Boulder

For Anatomy and Physiology

#98 in North America

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1335
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 67%

85. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tennessee | Knoxville

For Anatomy and Physiology

#99 in North America

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 96%

86. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Arkansas | Little Rock

For Anatomy and Physiology

#100 in North America

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 3,485
Male:Female: 25:75
Founded: 1879

87. George Washington University

District of Columbia | Washington

For Anatomy and Physiology

#101 in North America

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $46,485

88. California Institute of Technology

California | Pasadena

For Anatomy and Physiology

#102 in North America

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $14,513
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $72,373

89. University of New Mexico

New Mexico | Albuquerque

For Anatomy and Physiology

#103 in North America

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 100%

90. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Anatomy and Physiology

#104 in North America

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

91. Temple University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#105 in North America

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $14,837
Enrollment: 29,640

92. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

Massachusetts | Worcester

For Anatomy and Physiology

#106 in North America

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,489
Male:Female: 31:69
Founded: 1962

93. Augusta University

Georgia | Augusta

For Anatomy and Physiology

#107 in North America

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

94. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Anatomy and Physiology

#108 in North America

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1465
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 67%

95. Iowa State University

Iowa State | Ames

For Anatomy and Physiology

#109 in North America

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

96. Saint Louis University

Missouri | St. Louis

For Anatomy and Physiology

#110 in North America

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $27,749

97. Pennsylvania State University - College of Medicine

Pennsylvania | Hershey

For Anatomy and Physiology

#111 in North America

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

98. Drexel University

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#112 in North America

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $42,801

99. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Anatomy and Physiology

#113 in North America

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

100. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Anatomy and Physiology

#115 in North America

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 73%

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