100 Best colleges for Toxicology in the United States

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Toxicology. A graph of 2.74M citations received by 88.6K academic papers made by 226 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. University of Florida

Florida | Gainesville

For Toxicology

#1 in North America

#1 in the World

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

2. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Toxicology

#2 in North America

#2 in the World

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

3. University of California - Riverside

California | Riverside

For Toxicology

#3 in North America

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $21,566
Enrollment: 26,426

4. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Toxicology

#4 in North America

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

5. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Texas | Houston

For Toxicology

#5 in North America

#5 in the World

Enrollment: 5,048
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

6. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Toxicology

#6 in North America

#7 in the World

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

7. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Toxicology

#7 in North America

#8 in the World

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

8. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Toxicology

#8 in North America

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 97%

9. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Toxicology

#9 in North America

#10 in the World

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

10. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Toxicology

#10 in North America

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 68%

11. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Toxicology

#11 in North America

#14 in the World

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

12. Kansas State University

Kansas State | Manhattan

For Toxicology

#12 in North America

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

13. University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Massachusetts | Amherst

For Toxicology

#13 in North America

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 87%

14. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Toxicology

#14 in North America

#18 in the World

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

15. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Toxicology

#15 in North America

#19 in the World

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

16. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Toxicology

#18 in North America

#22 in the World

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

17. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Toxicology

#19 in North America

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

18. University of Georgia

Georgia | Athens

For Toxicology

#20 in North America

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 84%

19. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Toxicology

#21 in North America

#28 in the World

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

20. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Toxicology

#22 in North America

#29 in the World

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

21. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Toxicology

#23 in North America

#30 in the World

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

22. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia | Blacksburg

For Toxicology

#24 in North America

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1330
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

23. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Toxicology

#25 in North America

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 66%

24. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Toxicology

#26 in North America

#35 in the World

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

25. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Toxicology

#27 in North America

#36 in the World

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

26. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Toxicology

#29 in North America

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 61%

27. Oregon State University

Oregon | Corvallis

For Toxicology

#30 in North America

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,922
Enrollment: 35,622

28. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Toxicology

#31 in North America

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 60%

29. Washington State University

Washington | Pullman

For Toxicology

#32 in North America

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $10,370
Enrollment: 26,490

30. Mississippi State University

Mississippi | Starkville

For Toxicology

#33 in North America

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

31. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Toxicology

#34 in North America

#56 in the World

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

32. Iowa State University

Iowa State | Ames

For Toxicology

#35 in North America

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 89%

33. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Toxicology

#36 in North America

#60 in the World

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

34. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Toxicology

#37 in North America

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $10,554
Enrollment: 33,500

35. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Toxicology

#38 in North America

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

36. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Toxicology

#39 in North America

#69 in the World

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

37. Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State | Stillwater

For Toxicology

#41 in North America

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 96%

38. Emory University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Toxicology

#42 in North America

#75 in the World

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

39. University of Rochester

New York State | Rochester

For Toxicology

#43 in North America

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Average SAT: 1470
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $40,900

40. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Toxicology

#44 in North America

#82 in the World

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

41. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York State | New York City

For Toxicology

#45 in North America

#84 in the World

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

42. Auburn University

Alabama | Auburn

For Toxicology

#46 in North America

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 81%

43. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Toxicology

#48 in North America

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

44. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Nebraska | Lincoln

For Toxicology

#49 in North America

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

45. SUNY at Albany

New York State | Albany

For Toxicology

#50 in North America

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $9,747
Enrollment: 16,880

46. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Toxicology

#52 in North America

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1445
Average ACT: 34
Receiving Aid: 65%

47. Miami University - Oxford

Ohio | Oxford

For Toxicology

#53 in North America

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 98%

48. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Toxicology

#54 in North America

#121 in the World

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

49. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Toxicology

#55 in North America

#123 in the World

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

50. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tennessee | Knoxville

For Toxicology

#56 in North America

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 90%

51. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Toxicology

#57 in North America

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 88%

52. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Toxicology

#58 in North America

#137 in the World

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

53. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Toxicology

#59 in North America

#143 in the World

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

54. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Toxicology

#60 in North America

#146 in the World

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

55. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Toxicology

#61 in North America

#150 in the World

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

56. University of Louisiana at Monroe

Louisiana | Monroe

For Toxicology

#62 in North America

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1200
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 99%

57. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Toxicology

#63 in North America

#154 in the World

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

58. Tufts University

Massachusetts | Medford

For Toxicology

#64 in North America

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $33,333

59. Texas Tech University

Texas | Lubbock

For Toxicology

#65 in North America

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

60. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Toxicology

#68 in North America

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 87%

61. Clemson University

South Carolina | Clemson

For Toxicology

#69 in North America

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 84%

62. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Toxicology

#70 in North America

#187 in the World

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

63. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Toxicology

#71 in North America

#190 in the World

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

64. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Toxicology

#72 in North America

#191 in the World

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

65. University of Maryland, Baltimore

Maryland | Baltimore

For Toxicology

#73 in North America

#197 in the World

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

66. Wayne State University

Michigan | Detroit

For Toxicology

#75 in North America

#202 in the World

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

67. University of Miami

Florida | Coral Gables

For Toxicology

#76 in North America

#203 in the World

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

68. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Toxicology

#77 in North America

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 93%

69. University of Nebraska Medical Center

Nebraska | Omaha

For Toxicology

#79 in North America

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 3,786
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1869

70. University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alabama | Birmingham

For Toxicology

#80 in North America

#213 in the World

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

71. Jackson State University

Mississippi | Jackson

For Toxicology

#81 in North America

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 965
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 98%

72. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Colorado | Denver

For Toxicology

#82 in North America

#223 in the World

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

73. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Texas | Houston

For Toxicology

#83 in North America

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 355
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1941

74. University of Mississippi

Mississippi | University

For Toxicology

#84 in North America

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 85%

75. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Toxicology

#86 in North America

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

76. University of Arkansas

Arkansas | Fayetteville

For Toxicology

#87 in North America

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 73%

77. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Maryland | Bethesda

For Toxicology

#88 in North America

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 2,500
Founded: 1972

78. University of Hawaii at Manoa

Hawaii | Honolulu

For Toxicology

#89 in North America

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 79%

79. University of Texas Medical Branch

Texas | Galveston

For Toxicology

#90 in North America

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,315
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

80. Utah State University

Utah | Logan

For Toxicology

#91 in North America

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 95%

81. Tulane University of Louisiana

Louisiana | New Orleans

For Toxicology

#92 in North America

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $50,631

82. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Toxicology

#93 in North America

#315 in the World

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

83. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Illinois | Carbondale

For Toxicology

#95 in North America

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 97%

84. Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia | Richmond

For Toxicology

#96 in North America

#328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 100%

85. University of South Florida

Florida | Tampa

For Toxicology

#97 in North America

#333 in the World

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

86. Oregon Health & Science University

Oregon | Portland

For Toxicology

#98 in North America

#335 in the World

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

87. Rockefeller University

New York State | New York City

For Toxicology

#100 in North America

#337 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 286
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1901

88. San Diego State University

California | San Diego

For Toxicology

#101 in North America

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $5,459
Enrollment: 39,241

89. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Toxicology

#102 in North America

#349 in the World

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

90. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Toxicology

#103 in North America

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

91. Medical University of South Carolina

South Carolina | Charleston

For Toxicology

#104 in North America

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 3,117
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1824

92. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Toxicology

#105 in North America

#361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1295
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

93. West Virginia University

West Virginia | Morgantown

For Toxicology

#108 in North America

#389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

94. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Toxicology

#109 in North America

#390 in the World

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

95. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indiana | Indianapolis

For Toxicology

#110 in North America

#393 in the World

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

96. United States Military Academy

New York State | West Point

For Toxicology

#111 in North America

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 31
Enrollment: 4,508

97. University of Louisville

Kentucky | Louisville

For Toxicology

#112 in North America

#402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1135
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

98. Baylor College of Medicine

Texas | Houston

For Toxicology

#114 in North America

#416 in the World

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

99. University of Nevada - Reno

Nevada | Reno

For Toxicology

#115 in North America

#420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $6,658
Enrollment: 21,778

100. Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia | Atlanta

For Toxicology

#116 in North America

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 73%

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