100 Best colleges for Toxicology 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 Toxicology. A graph of 2.86M citations received by 90.6K academic papers made by 230 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: 1400
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

2. University of California - Davis

California | Davis

For Toxicology

#2 in North America

#2 in the World

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

3. University of California - Riverside

California | Riverside

For Toxicology

#3 in North America

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $24,355
Enrollment: 26,384

4. University of California - Berkeley

California | Berkeley

For Toxicology

#4 in North America

#4 in the World

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

5. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Texas | Houston

For Toxicology

#5 in North America

#5 in the World

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

6. Harvard University

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Toxicology

#6 in North America

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,525

7. Cornell University

New York State | Ithaca

For Toxicology

#7 in North America

#8 in the World

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

8. Michigan State University

Michigan | East Lansing

For Toxicology

#8 in North America

#9 in the World

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

9. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minnesota | Minneapolis

For Toxicology

#9 in North America

#10 in the World

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

10. North Carolina State University at Raleigh

North Carolina | Raleigh

For Toxicology

#10 in North America

#13 in the World

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

11. Johns Hopkins University

Maryland | Baltimore

For Toxicology

#11 in North America

#15 in the World

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

12. Kansas State University

Kansas State | Manhattan

For Toxicology

#12 in North America

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1160
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: 60%
Average SAT: 1405
Average ACT: 32
Receiving Aid: 89%

14. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Jersey | New Brunswick

For Toxicology

#15 in North America

#19 in the World

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

15. University of Washington - Seattle

Washington | Seattle

For Toxicology

#16 in North America

#20 in the World

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

16. University of Arizona

Arizona | Tucson

For Toxicology

#18 in North America

#23 in the World

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

17. Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas | College Station

For Toxicology

#19 in North America

#24 in the World

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

18. University of Georgia

Georgia | Athens

For Toxicology

#20 in North America

#25 in the World

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

19. University of California - San Francisco

California | San Francisco

For Toxicology

#21 in North America

#28 in the World

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

20. New York University

New York State | New York City

For Toxicology

#22 in North America

#30 in the World

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

21. Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania | University Park

For Toxicology

#23 in North America

#31 in the World

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

22. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia | Blacksburg

For Toxicology

#24 in North America

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 67%

23. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Wisconsin | Madison

For Toxicology

#25 in North America

#33 in the World

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

24. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina | Chapel Hill

For Toxicology

#26 in North America

#36 in the World

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

25. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Michigan | Ann Arbor

For Toxicology

#27 in North America

#38 in the World

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

26. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Illinois | Champaign

For Toxicology

#29 in North America

#42 in the World

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

27. Oregon State University

Oregon | Corvallis

For Toxicology

#30 in North America

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 92%

28. Purdue University

Indiana | West Lafayette

For Toxicology

#31 in North America

#52 in the World

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

29. Washington State University

Washington | Pullman

For Toxicology

#32 in North America

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,886
Enrollment: 25,685

30. Mississippi State University

Mississippi | Starkville

For Toxicology

#33 in North America

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Average SAT: 1225
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 97%

31. University of Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh

For Toxicology

#34 in North America

#57 in the World

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

32. Iowa State University

Iowa State | Ames

For Toxicology

#35 in North America

#60 in the World

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

33. Ohio State University

Ohio | Columbus

For Toxicology

#36 in North America

#61 in the World

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

34. Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Colorado | Fort Collins

For Toxicology

#37 in North America

#64 in the World

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

35. University of Kentucky

Kentucky | Lexington

For Toxicology

#38 in North America

#65 in the World

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

36. Duke University

North Carolina | Durham

For Toxicology

#39 in North America

#71 in the World

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

37. Emory University

Georgia | Atlanta

For Toxicology

#41 in North America

#78 in the World

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

38. Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State | Stillwater

For Toxicology

#42 in North America

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 96%

39. University of Rochester

New York State | Rochester

For Toxicology

#44 in North America

#86 in the World

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

40. Auburn University

Alabama | Auburn

For Toxicology

#45 in North America

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 85%

41. Columbia University

New York State | New York City

For Toxicology

#46 in North America

#90 in the World

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

42. University of Missouri - Columbia

Missouri | Columbia

For Toxicology

#47 in North America

#92 in the World

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

43. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

New York State | New York City

For Toxicology

#48 in North America

#97 in the World

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

44. University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Nebraska | Lincoln

For Toxicology

#49 in North America

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1214
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 96%

45. SUNY at Albany

New York State | Albany

For Toxicology

#50 in North America

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $11,210
Enrollment: 17,560

46. University of California - Los Angeles

California | Los Angeles

For Toxicology

#52 in North America

#119 in the World

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

47. University of Maryland - College Park

Maryland | College Park

For Toxicology

#53 in North America

#120 in the World

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

48. Miami University - Oxford

Ohio | Oxford

For Toxicology

#54 in North America

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 98%

49. Case Western Reserve University

Ohio | Cleveland

For Toxicology

#55 in North America

#132 in the World

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

50. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tennessee | Knoxville

For Toxicology

#56 in North America

#134 in the World

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

51. University of Iowa

Iowa State | Iowa City

For Toxicology

#57 in North America

#141 in the World

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

52. Yale University

Connecticut | New Haven

For Toxicology

#58 in North America

#142 in the World

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

53. Stanford University

California | Stanford

For Toxicology

#59 in North America

#143 in the World

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

54. University of California-San Diego

California | San Diego

For Toxicology

#60 in North America

#145 in the World

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

55. Vanderbilt University

Tennessee | Nashville

For Toxicology

#61 in North America

#146 in the World

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

56. Boston University

Massachusetts | Boston

For Toxicology

#62 in North America

#152 in the World

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

57. Texas Tech University

Texas | Lubbock

For Toxicology

#63 in North America

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

58. University of Louisiana at Monroe

Louisiana | Monroe

For Toxicology

#65 in North America

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

59. Tufts University

Massachusetts | Medford

For Toxicology

#67 in North America

#163 in the World

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

60. University of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania | Philadelphia

For Toxicology

#68 in North America

#192 in the World

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

61. Clemson University

South Carolina | Clemson

For Toxicology

#69 in North America

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Average SAT: 1325
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 86%

62. University of Cincinnati

Ohio | Cincinnati

For Toxicology

#70 in North America

#195 in the World

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

63. University of Illinois at Chicago

Illinois | Chicago

For Toxicology

#71 in North America

#197 in the World

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

64. University of Southern California

California | Los Angeles

For Toxicology

#73 in North America

#203 in the World

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

65. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Louisiana | Baton Rouge

For Toxicology

#74 in North America

#204 in the World

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

66. Wayne State University

Michigan | Detroit

For Toxicology

#75 in North America

#205 in the World

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

67. University of Maryland, Baltimore

Maryland | Baltimore

For Toxicology

#76 in North America

#207 in the World

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

68. University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alabama | Birmingham

For Toxicology

#77 in North America

#208 in the World

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

69. University of Nebraska Medical Center

Nebraska | Omaha

For Toxicology

#78 in North America

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 3,988
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1869

70. University of Miami

Florida | Coral Gables

For Toxicology

#79 in North America

#216 in the World

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

71. Jackson State University

Mississippi | Jackson

For Toxicology

#80 in North America

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 945
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 96%

72. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Colorado | Denver

For Toxicology

#82 in North America

#222 in the World

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

73. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Texas | Houston

For Toxicology

#83 in North America

#227 in the World

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

74. University of Mississippi

Mississippi | University

For Toxicology

#84 in North America

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 83%

75. University of California - Irvine

California | Irvine

For Toxicology

#85 in North America

#268 in the World

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

76. University of Arkansas

Arkansas | Fayetteville

For Toxicology

#86 in North America

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 77%

77. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Maryland | Bethesda

For Toxicology

#88 in North America

#297 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

#306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1187
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 76%

79. University of Texas Medical Branch

Texas | Galveston

For Toxicology

#90 in North America

#308 in the World

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

80. Utah State University

Utah | Logan

For Toxicology

#91 in North America

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 92%

81. Tulane University of Louisiana

Louisiana | New Orleans

For Toxicology

#92 in North America

#314 in the World

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

82. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Massachusetts | Cambridge

For Toxicology

#93 in North America

#316 in the World

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

83. Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Illinois | Carbondale

For Toxicology

#95 in North America

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 98%

84. Oregon Health & Science University

Oregon | Portland

For Toxicology

#96 in North America

#333 in the World

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

85. University of South Florida

Florida | Tampa

For Toxicology

#97 in North America

#335 in the World

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

86. San Diego State University

California | San Diego

For Toxicology

#98 in North America

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $12,053
Enrollment: 41,137

87. Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia | Richmond

For Toxicology

#99 in North America

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 92%

88. University of Utah

Utah | Salt Lake

For Toxicology

#101 in North America

#353 in the World

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

89. University of Texas at Austin

Texas | Austin

For Toxicology

#102 in North America

#358 in the World

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

90. Rockefeller University

New York State | New York City

For Toxicology

#103 in North America

#367 in the World

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

91. Medical University of South Carolina

South Carolina | Charleston

For Toxicology

#104 in North America

#370 in the World

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

92. University at Buffalo

New York State | Buffalo

For Toxicology

#106 in North America

#390 in the World

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

93. University of Virginia

Virginia | Charlottesville

For Toxicology

#108 in North America

#401 in the World

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

94. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Indiana | Indianapolis

For Toxicology

#110 in North America

#404 in the World

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

95. Arizona State University - Tempe

Arizona | Tempe

For Toxicology

#111 in North America

#411 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $12,172
Enrollment: 79,818

96. West Virginia University

West Virginia | Morgantown

For Toxicology

#112 in North America

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 97%

97. University of Louisville

Kentucky | Louisville

For Toxicology

#113 in North America

#416 in the World

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

98. United States Military Academy

New York State | West Point

For Toxicology

#114 in North America

#422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 30
Enrollment: 4,473

99. Washington University in St Louis

Missouri | St. Louis

For Toxicology

#115 in North America

#432 in the World

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

100. Baylor College of Medicine

Texas | Houston

For Toxicology

#116 in North America

#434 in the World

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

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