Best Biotechnology Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

United States | Massachusetts

Harvard University

#1 in North America #1 in United States

4% Acceptance

1,489 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1636 Founded

2

United States | Connecticut

Yale University

#10 in North America #10 in United States

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1701 Founded

3

Canada | Ontario

University of Toronto

#12 in North America #1 in Canada

54% Acceptance

102,431 Enrollment

1827 Founded

4

United States | California

Stanford University

#2 in North America #2 in United States

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

5

United States | Washington

University of Washington – Seattle

#8 in North America #8 in United States

39% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

6

United States | Maryland

Johns Hopkins University

#9 in North America #9 in United States

6% Acceptance

6,636 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

7

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

#13 in North America #12 in United States

5% Acceptance

1,947 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1740 Founded

8

United States | Missouri

Washington University in St Louis

#42 in North America #39 in United States

12% Acceptance

2,256 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

9

United States | Michigan

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

#3 in North America #3 in United States

16% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1445 Avg SAT

1817 Founded

10

United States | California

University of California – San Francisco

#35 in North America #32 in United States

13% Acceptance

2,942 Enrollment

1100 Avg SAT

1864 Founded

11

United States | California

University of California-San Diego

#21 in North America #20 in United States

27% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1960 Founded

12

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

#9 in Europe #1 in Denmark

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

13

Sweden | Stockholm

Karolinska Institute

#39 in Europe #3 in Sweden

57% Acceptance

8,070 Enrollment

1861 Founded

14

United States | California

University of California – Los Angeles

#11 in North America #11 in United States

9% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1919 Founded

15

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh

#36 in North America #33 in United States

58% Acceptance

25,900 Enrollment

1370 Avg SAT

1787 Founded

16

United States | Minnesota

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

#15 in North America #14 in United States

80% Acceptance

15,019 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

17

United States | Texas

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

#132 in North America #115 in United States

59% Acceptance

3,680 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1943 Founded

18

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

#19 in Europe #1 in Sweden

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

19

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

#6 in Asia #3 in Japan

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

20

United Kingdom | England

University College London

#3 in Europe #3 in United Kingdom

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

21

United States | New York State

Cornell University

#4 in North America #4 in United States

9% Acceptance

16,128 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

22

United States | Texas

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

#194 in North America #170 in United States

8% Acceptance

1,774 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1959 Founded

23

United States | Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin – Madison

#14 in North America #13 in United States

45% Acceptance

38,040 Enrollment

1450 Avg SAT

1848 Founded

24

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

#1 in Europe #1 in United Kingdom

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

25

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

#2 in Europe #2 in United Kingdom

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

26

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

#1 in Asia #1 in Japan

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

27

United States | New York State

Columbia University

#7 in North America #7 in United States

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1754 Founded

28

United States | Tennessee

Vanderbilt University

#52 in North America #48 in United States

6% Acceptance

7,221 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1873 Founded

29

Canada | Alberta

University of Alberta

#49 in North America #4 in Canada

53% Acceptance

31,185 Enrollment

1908 Founded

30

United States | North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#26 in North America #24 in United States

15% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1460 Avg SAT

1789 Founded

31

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

#10 in Europe #1 in Belgium

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

32

United States | Florida

University of Florida

#24 in North America #23 in United States

24% Acceptance

36,573 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

33

Brazil | Sao Paulo

University of Sao Paulo

#1 in Latin America #1 in Brazil

9% Acceptance

97,964 Enrollment

1827 Founded

34

United States | Illinois

University of Chicago

#16 in North America #15 in United States

4% Acceptance

7,598 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

35

Canada | British Columbia

University of British Columbia

#25 in North America #2 in Canada

52% Acceptance

71,201 Enrollment

1908 Founded

36

United States | California

University of Southern California

#23 in North America #22 in United States

10% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1880 Founded

37

United States | California

University of California – Davis

#30 in North America #28 in United States

42% Acceptance

25,685 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1905 Founded

38

United States | Texas

Baylor College of Medicine

#119 in North America #104 in United States

9% Acceptance

3,241 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1900 Founded

39

Australia | Sydney

University of Sydney

#2 in Oceania #2 in Australia

71% Acceptance

63,602 Enrollment

1850 Founded

40

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

#5 in Europe #5 in United Kingdom

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

41

United States | Georgia, US

Emory University

#56 in North America #52 in United States

11% Acceptance

967 Enrollment

1510 Avg SAT

1836 Founded

42

Sweden | Uppsala

Uppsala University

#25 in Europe #2 in Sweden

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

43

United States | Minnesota

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

#224 in North America #197 in United States

39% Acceptance

1,677 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1972 Founded

44

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

#2 in Asia #2 in Japan

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

45

Canada | Quebec State

McGill University

#31 in North America #3 in Canada

46% Acceptance

37,888 Enrollment

1821 Founded

46

China | Shanghai

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

#11 in Asia #5 in China

20% Acceptance

47,000 Enrollment

1896 Founded

47

United States | Alabama

University of Alabama at Birmingham

#97 in North America #85 in United States

88% Acceptance

3,485 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1969 Founded

48

United States | Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#6 in North America #6 in United States

5% Acceptance

4,535 Enrollment

1550 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

49

United States | Massachusetts

Boston University

#40 in North America #37 in United States

11% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

50

United States | Texas

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

#109 in North America #96 in United States

74% Acceptance

2,549 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1941 Founded

51

United States | Ohio

Case Western Reserve University

#74 in North America #68 in United States

37% Acceptance

6,636 Enrollment

1485 Avg SAT

1826 Founded

52

United States | Virginia

University of Virginia

#43 in North America #40 in United States

17% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1819 Founded

53

Finland | Helsinki

University of Helsinki

#16 in Europe #1 in Finland

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

54

Australia | Melbourne

University of Melbourne

#1 in Oceania #1 in Australia

77% Acceptance

77,162 Enrollment

1853 Founded

55

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

#6 in Europe #1 in Germany

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

56

Italy | Veneto

University of Padua

#47 in Europe #4 in Italy

40% Acceptance

70,000 Enrollment

1222 Founded

57

United States | Indiana

Indiana University – Purdue University – Indianapolis

#113 in North America #99 in United States

76% Acceptance

1,677 Enrollment

1135 Avg SAT

1969 Founded

58

United States | Ohio

Ohio State University

#19 in North America #18 in United States

61% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1395 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

59

China | Beijing

Peking University

#4 in Asia #2 in China

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

60

United States | Illinois

Northwestern University

#27 in North America #25 in United States

8% Acceptance

9,399 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

61

United States | Colorado

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#122 in North America #107 in United States

75% Acceptance

2,256 Enrollment

1100 Avg SAT

1912 Founded

62

United States | New York State

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

#134 in North America #117 in United States

12% Acceptance

2,220 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1963 Founded

63

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

#20 in North America #19 in United States

42% Acceptance

37,140 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

64

United States | Florida

University of Miami

#67 in North America #62 in United States

19% Acceptance

2,986 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1925 Founded

65

United States | North Carolina

Duke University

#29 in North America #27 in United States

6% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1838 Founded

66

Australia | St Lucia

University of Queensland

#3 in Oceania #3 in Australia

70% Acceptance

48,771 Enrollment

1909 Founded

67

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Tubingen

#35 in Europe #5 in Germany

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

68

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

#18 in North America #17 in United States

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

69

China | Guangzhou

Sun Yat – Sen University

#30 in Asia #13 in China

30% Acceptance

65,638 Enrollment

1924 Founded

70

China | Beijing

Peking Union Medical College

#193 in Asia #64 in China

9% Acceptance

10,100 Enrollment

1917 Founded

71

Australia | Clayton

Monash University

#5 in Oceania #5 in Australia

73% Acceptance

78,000 Enrollment

1958 Founded

72

United States | Massachusetts

Tufts University

#61 in North America #57 in United States

11% Acceptance

7,126 Enrollment

1515 Avg SAT

1852 Founded

73

China | Hangzhou

Zhejiang University

#10 in Asia #4 in China

20% Acceptance

60,739 Enrollment

1897 Founded

74

Italy | Lombardy

University of Milan

#45 in Europe #3 in Italy

21% Acceptance

65,234 Enrollment

1924 Founded

75

South Korea | Seoul

Seoul National University

#14 in Asia #1 in South Korea

20% Acceptance

28,378 Enrollment

1946 Founded

76

Italy | Campania

Federico II University of Naples

#95 in Europe #8 in Italy

31% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1224 Founded

77

United States | California

University of California – Berkeley

#5 in North America #5 in United States

11% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

78

United States | Maryland

University of Maryland, Baltimore

#107 in North America #94 in United States

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1807 Founded

79

China | Chengdu

Sichuan University

#39 in Asia #19 in China

37% Acceptance

44,200 Enrollment

1896 Founded

80

United States | Michigan

Michigan State University

#34 in North America #31 in United States

85% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1270 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

81

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

#14 in Europe #2 in Netherlands

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

82

Italy | Tuscany

University of Pisa

#88 in Europe #6 in Italy

39% Acceptance

47,736 Enrollment

1343 Founded

83

Netherlands | Wageningen

Wageningen University

#71 in Europe #8 in Netherlands

47% Acceptance

12,819 Enrollment

1918 Founded

84

United States | New Jersey

Rutgers University – New Brunswick

#32 in North America #29 in United States

58% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1405 Avg SAT

1766 Founded

85

Sweden | Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

#60 in Europe #4 in Sweden

55% Acceptance

36,003 Enrollment

1891 Founded

86

United States | Missouri

University of Missouri – Columbia

#73 in North America #67 in United States

78% Acceptance

24,449 Enrollment

1240 Avg SAT

1839 Founded

87

China | Shanghai

Fudan University

#20 in Asia #7 in China

18% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1905 Founded

88

China | Wuhan

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

#27 in Asia #11 in China

26% Acceptance

71,970 Enrollment

1953 Founded

89

Canada | Quebec State

Laval University

#91 in North America #12 in Canada

49% Acceptance

56,000 Enrollment

1852 Founded

90

United States | Iowa State

University of Iowa

#53 in North America #49 in United States

84% Acceptance

22,738 Enrollment

1230 Avg SAT

1847 Founded

91

Australia | Adelaide

University of Adelaide

#9 in Oceania #8 in Australia

73% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1874 Founded

92

United Kingdom | England

Newcastle University

#52 in Europe #17 in United Kingdom

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

93

Brazil | Campinas

State University of Campinas

#4 in Latin America #2 in Brazil

15% Acceptance

97,964 Enrollment

1966 Founded

94

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

#61 in Europe #1 in France

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

95

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago

#69 in North America #63 in United States

77% Acceptance

22,495 Enrollment

1240 Avg SAT

1858 Founded

96

Germany | Brandenburg

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

#102 in Europe #22 in Germany

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

97

United States | Indiana

Purdue University

#37 in North America #34 in United States

50% Acceptance

44,819 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

98

Italy | Piedmont

University of Turin

#79 in Europe #5 in Italy

37% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1404 Founded

99

United States | Utah

University of Utah

#44 in North America #41 in United States

86% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1850 Founded

100

Netherlands | Maastricht

Maastricht University

#122 in Europe #12 in Netherlands

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

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