Best Molecular Universities in North America [2026 Rankings]

1

United States | California

Stanford University

#2 in United States #2 in the World

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

2

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

#19 in United States #24 in the World

42% Acceptance

37,140 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

3

United States | Massachusetts

Harvard University

#1 in United States #1 in the World

4% Acceptance

1,489 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1636 Founded

4

United States | Minnesota

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

#14 in United States #18 in the World

80% Acceptance

15,019 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

5

United States | Washington

University of Washington – Seattle

#8 in United States #10 in the World

39% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

6

United States | Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#6 in United States #8 in the World

5% Acceptance

4,535 Enrollment

1550 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

7

United States | Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin – Madison

#13 in United States #17 in the World

45% Acceptance

38,040 Enrollment

1450 Avg SAT

1848 Founded

8

United States | New York State

Cornell University

#4 in United States #5 in the World

9% Acceptance

16,128 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

9

United States | Michigan

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

#3 in United States #4 in the World

16% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1445 Avg SAT

1817 Founded

10

United States | California

University of California – Los Angeles

#11 in United States #13 in the World

9% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1919 Founded

11

United States | Connecticut

Yale University

#10 in United States #12 in the World

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1701 Founded

12

United States | California

University of California-San Diego

#20 in United States #25 in the World

27% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1960 Founded

13

United States | Michigan

Michigan State University

#31 in United States #40 in the World

85% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1270 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

14

United States | Illinois

Northwestern University

#25 in United States #31 in the World

8% Acceptance

9,399 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

15

United States | New York State

University of Rochester

#56 in United States #90 in the World

40% Acceptance

6,580 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1850 Founded

16

United States | California

University of California – Berkeley

#5 in United States #7 in the World

11% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

17

United States | Illinois

University of Chicago

#15 in United States #20 in the World

4% Acceptance

7,598 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

18

Canada | Ontario

University of Toronto

#1 in Canada #14 in the World

54% Acceptance

102,431 Enrollment

1827 Founded

19

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

#17 in United States #22 in the World

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

20

United States | Ohio

Ohio State University

#18 in United States #23 in the World

61% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1395 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

21

United States | New York State

Columbia University

#7 in United States #9 in the World

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1754 Founded

22

United States | Texas

Texas A&M University – College Station

#36 in United States #46 in the World

57% Acceptance

60,710 Enrollment

1275 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

23

United States | North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#24 in United States #30 in the World

15% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1460 Avg SAT

1789 Founded

24

United States | Florida

University of Florida

#23 in United States #28 in the World

24% Acceptance

36,573 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

25

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

#12 in United States #15 in the World

5% Acceptance

1,947 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1740 Founded

26

United States | New York State

Stony Brook University

#86 in United States #199 in the World

49% Acceptance

18,263 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1957 Founded

27

United States | Arizona

University of Arizona

#35 in United States #45 in the World

86% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

28

United States | Iowa State

Iowa State University

#53 in United States #83 in the World

89% Acceptance

25,628 Enrollment

1240 Avg SAT

1858 Founded

29

United States | California

University of Southern California

#22 in United States #27 in the World

10% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1880 Founded

30

United States | Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

#154 in United States #483 in the World

12% Acceptance

1,261 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1962 Founded

31

United States | Tennessee

University of Tennessee – Knoxville

#69 in United States #135 in the World

42% Acceptance

30,564 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1794 Founded

32

United States | New Jersey

Rutgers University – New Brunswick

#29 in United States #37 in the World

58% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1405 Avg SAT

1766 Founded

33

United States | Virginia

University of Virginia

#40 in United States #55 in the World

17% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1819 Founded

34

Canada | British Columbia

University of British Columbia

#2 in Canada #29 in the World

52% Acceptance

71,201 Enrollment

1908 Founded

35

United States | California

University of California – Irvine

#43 in United States #59 in the World

29% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1965 Founded

36

United States | Maryland

Johns Hopkins University

#9 in United States #11 in the World

6% Acceptance

6,636 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

37

United States | Utah

University of Utah

#41 in United States #57 in the World

86% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1850 Founded

38

United States | Arizona

Arizona State University – Tempe

#42 in United States #58 in the World

90% Acceptance

38,313 Enrollment

970 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

39

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh

#33 in United States #43 in the World

58% Acceptance

25,900 Enrollment

1370 Avg SAT

1787 Founded

40

United States | California

California Institute of Technology

#46 in United States #71 in the World

3% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

41

United States | Pennsylvania

Thomas Jefferson University

#145 in United States #465 in the World

81% Acceptance

814 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1824 Founded

42

United States | California

University of California – Davis

#28 in United States #34 in the World

42% Acceptance

25,685 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1905 Founded

43

Canada | Alberta

University of Alberta

#4 in Canada #68 in the World

53% Acceptance

31,185 Enrollment

1908 Founded

44

United States | Kansas State

Kansas State University

#112 in United States #295 in the World

82% Acceptance

34,096 Enrollment

1160 Avg SAT

1863 Founded

45

United States | North Carolina

Duke University

#27 in United States #33 in the World

6% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1838 Founded

46

Canada | Ontario

McMaster University

#9 in Canada #134 in the World

49% Acceptance

27,965 Enrollment

1887 Founded

47

United States | North Carolina

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

#44 in United States #63 in the World

42% Acceptance

28,422 Enrollment

1385 Avg SAT

1887 Founded

48

Canada | Quebec State

University of Montreal

#7 in Canada #126 in the World

41% Acceptance

66,972 Enrollment

1878 Founded

49

United States | Tennessee

Vanderbilt University

#48 in United States #73 in the World

6% Acceptance

7,221 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1873 Founded

50

Canada | Ontario

Western University

#10 in Canada #141 in the World

31% Acceptance

21,836 Enrollment

1878 Founded

51

United States | Georgia, US

University of Georgia

#54 in United States #86 in the World

38% Acceptance

3,177 Enrollment

1375 Avg SAT

1785 Founded

52

United States | Missouri

Washington University in St Louis

#39 in United States #53 in the World

12% Acceptance

2,256 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

53

United States | Texas

University of Texas at Austin

#26 in United States #32 in the World

27% Acceptance

43,165 Enrollment

1380 Avg SAT

1883 Founded

54

United States | Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana

#100 in United States #245 in the World

14% Acceptance

8,192 Enrollment

1460 Avg SAT

1834 Founded

55

United States | New York State

New York University

#16 in United States #21 in the World

9% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1831 Founded

56

United States | New York State

University at Buffalo

#75 in United States #152 in the World

74% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1295 Avg SAT

1846 Founded

57

United States | Washington

Washington State University

#76 in United States #165 in the World

87% Acceptance

26,384 Enrollment

1110 Avg SAT

1890 Founded

58

United States | Connecticut

University of Connecticut

#72 in United States #145 in the World

52% Acceptance

20,056 Enrollment

1325 Avg SAT

1881 Founded

59

United States | Indiana

Purdue University

#34 in United States #44 in the World

50% Acceptance

44,819 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

60

United States | New Mexico

University of New Mexico

#83 in United States #187 in the World

95% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1030 Avg SAT

1889 Founded

61

United States | Iowa State

University of Iowa

#49 in United States #74 in the World

84% Acceptance

22,738 Enrollment

1230 Avg SAT

1847 Founded

62

United States | Massachusetts

Boston University

#37 in United States #48 in the World

11% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

63

United States | Nebraska

University of Nebraska – Lincoln

#64 in United States #115 in the World

87% Acceptance

34,096 Enrollment

1214 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

64

United States | Texas

University of Houston

#93 in United States #213 in the World

74% Acceptance

39,257 Enrollment

1250 Avg SAT

1927 Founded

65

United States | Rhode Island

Brown University

#50 in United States #77 in the World

5% Acceptance

7,910 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1764 Founded

66

United States | New Jersey

Princeton University

#21 in United States #26 in the World

5% Acceptance

5,813 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1746 Founded

67

United States | Oregon

University of Oregon

#92 in United States #212 in the World

88% Acceptance

13,061 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

68

United States | Georgia, US

Emory University

#52 in United States #82 in the World

11% Acceptance

967 Enrollment

1510 Avg SAT

1836 Founded

69

United States | Louisiana

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#79 in United States #174 in the World

73% Acceptance

34,242 Enrollment

1260 Avg SAT

1860 Founded

70

United States | Colorado

University of Colorado Boulder

#45 in United States #67 in the World

78% Acceptance

34,096 Enrollment

1335 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

71

United States | Michigan

Wayne State University

#91 in United States #211 in the World

81% Acceptance

16,012 Enrollment

1165 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

72

United States | California

University of California – Riverside

#89 in United States #203 in the World

76% Acceptance

25,685 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1954 Founded

73

United States | South Carolina

Medical University of South Carolina

#165 in United States #527 in the World

56% Acceptance

2,617 Enrollment

1035 Avg SAT

1824 Founded

74

United States | Kentucky

University of Kentucky

#59 in United States #102 in the World

93% Acceptance

25,534 Enrollment

1180 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

75

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago

#63 in United States #113 in the World

77% Acceptance

22,495 Enrollment

1240 Avg SAT

1858 Founded

76

United States | Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts – Amherst

#60 in United States #105 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,560 Enrollment

1405 Avg SAT

1863 Founded

77

United States | Colorado

Colorado State University – Fort Collins

#65 in United States #117 in the World

89% Acceptance

10,813 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

78

Canada | Ontario

University of Ottawa

#11 in Canada #172 in the World

47% Acceptance

42,027 Enrollment

1848 Founded

79

Canada | Quebec State

McGill University

#3 in Canada #35 in the World

46% Acceptance

37,888 Enrollment

1821 Founded

80

United States | Ohio

Case Western Reserve University

#68 in United States #123 in the World

37% Acceptance

6,636 Enrollment

1485 Avg SAT

1826 Founded

81

United States | Pennsylvania

Temple University

#81 in United States #180 in the World

80% Acceptance

21,457 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1884 Founded

82

Canada | Alberta

University of Calgary

#6 in Canada #111 in the World

55% Acceptance

33,000 Enrollment

1966 Founded

83

United States | Alabama

Auburn University

#109 in United States #280 in the World

46% Acceptance

27,907 Enrollment

1325 Avg SAT

1856 Founded

84

United States | Arkansas

University of Arkansas

#128 in United States #375 in the World

74% Acceptance

28,859 Enrollment

1125 Avg SAT

1871 Founded

85

United States | Kansas State

University of Kansas

#73 in United States #147 in the World

93% Acceptance

15,019 Enrollment

1185 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

86

United States | South Carolina

University of South Carolina – Columbia

#88 in United States #202 in the World

60% Acceptance

6,768 Enrollment

1270 Avg SAT

1801 Founded

87

Canada | British Columbia

Simon Fraser University

#8 in Canada #129 in the World

77% Acceptance

15,999 Enrollment

1965 Founded

88

Canada | Ontario

York University

#13 in Canada #205 in the World

32% Acceptance

53,000 Enrollment

1959 Founded

89

United States | Florida

Florida College

#906 in United States #3444 in the World

70% Acceptance

3,246 Enrollment

1075 Avg SAT

1946 Founded

90

United States | Maryland

University of Maryland, Baltimore

#94 in United States #216 in the World

65% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1807 Founded

91

United States | Maryland

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

#238 in United States #875 in the World

100% Acceptance

2,500 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1972 Founded

92

United States | Texas

Texas Tech University

#116 in United States #304 in the World

73% Acceptance

32,580 Enrollment

1185 Avg SAT

1923 Founded

93

Canada | Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan

#17 in Canada #297 in the World

50% Acceptance

20,953 Enrollment

1907 Founded

94

United States | Missouri

University of Missouri – Columbia

#67 in United States #121 in the World

78% Acceptance

24,449 Enrollment

1240 Avg SAT

1839 Founded

95

Canada | Ontario

University of Guelph

#19 in Canada #315 in the World

68% Acceptance

4,336 Enrollment

1964 Founded

96

Canada | Manitoba

University of Manitoba

#15 in Canada #248 in the World

52% Acceptance

29,800 Enrollment

1877 Founded

97

United States | Oregon

Oregon State University

#61 in United States #107 in the World

77% Acceptance

25,685 Enrollment

1270 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

98

United States | Ohio

University of Cincinnati

#78 in United States #173 in the World

85% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1265 Avg SAT

1819 Founded

99

Canada | Quebec State

Laval University

#12 in Canada #177 in the World

49% Acceptance

56,000 Enrollment

1852 Founded

100

United States | Maryland

University of Maryland – College Park

#30 in United States #39 in the World

45% Acceptance

31,133 Enrollment

1465 Avg SAT

1856 Founded

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