Best Molecular Universities in the World [2026 Rankings]

1

Japan | Tokyo

University of Tokyo

For Molecular

#1 in Asia #1 in Japan

36% Acceptance

28,918 Enrollment

1877 Founded

2

United States | California

Stanford University

For Molecular

#3 in North America #3 in United States

4% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

3

Japan | Suita

Osaka University

For Molecular

#3 in Asia #3 in Japan

13% Acceptance

23,234 Enrollment

1931 Founded

4

Japan | Kyoto

Kyoto University

For Molecular

#2 in Asia #2 in Japan

11% Acceptance

22,365 Enrollment

1897 Founded

5

United States | Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign

For Molecular

#46 in North America #42 in United States

42% Acceptance

37,140 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1867 Founded

6

United States | Massachusetts

Harvard University

For Molecular

#1 in North America #1 in United States

4% Acceptance

1,489 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1636 Founded

7

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Molecular

#35 in Europe #13 in Germany

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

8

United States | Minnesota

University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

For Molecular

#26 in North America #24 in United States

80% Acceptance

15,019 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

9

United States | Massachusetts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For Molecular

#2 in North America #2 in United States

5% Acceptance

4,535 Enrollment

1550 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

10

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Molecular

#4 in Europe #2 in United Kingdom

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

11

United States | Washington

University of Washington – Seattle

For Molecular

#7 in North America #7 in United States

39% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1315 Avg SAT

1861 Founded

12

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Molecular

#2 in Europe #1 in United Kingdom

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

13

United States | Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin – Madison

For Molecular

#13 in North America #13 in United States

45% Acceptance

38,040 Enrollment

1450 Avg SAT

1848 Founded

14

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Molecular

#9 in Europe #1 in France

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

15

United States | New York State

Cornell University

For Molecular

#11 in North America #11 in United States

9% Acceptance

16,128 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1865 Founded

16

United States | Michigan

University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

For Molecular

#9 in North America #9 in United States

16% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1445 Avg SAT

1817 Founded

17

United States | California

University of California – Los Angeles

For Molecular

#17 in North America #16 in United States

9% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1919 Founded

18

United States | Connecticut

Yale University

For Molecular

#6 in North America #6 in United States

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1520 Avg SAT

1701 Founded

19

Germany | Hesse

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Molecular

#28 in Europe #10 in Germany

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

20

United States | California

University of California – Berkeley

For Molecular

#1 in North America #1 in United States

11% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1175 Avg SAT

1868 Founded

21

United States | California

University of California-San Diego

For Molecular

#8 in North America #8 in United States

27% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1960 Founded

22

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Molecular

#14 in Europe #5 in United Kingdom

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

23

United States | Michigan

Michigan State University

For Molecular

#66 in North America #62 in United States

85% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1270 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

24

United States | Illinois

Northwestern University

For Molecular

#27 in North America #25 in United States

8% Acceptance

9,399 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1851 Founded

25

United States | New York State

University of Rochester

For Molecular

#53 in North America #49 in United States

40% Acceptance

6,580 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1850 Founded

26

United States | Illinois

University of Chicago

For Molecular

#23 in North America #22 in United States

4% Acceptance

7,598 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

27

Canada | Ontario

University of Toronto

For Molecular

#15 in North America #1 in Canada

54% Acceptance

102,431 Enrollment

1827 Founded

28

Australia | Canberra

Australian National University

For Molecular

#5 in Oceania #5 in Australia

71% Acceptance

31,313 Enrollment

1946 Founded

29

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Molecular

#1 in Europe #1 in Germany

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

30

United States | Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State University

For Molecular

#47 in North America #43 in United States

61% Acceptance

42,604 Enrollment

1330 Avg SAT

1855 Founded

31

United States | Ohio

Ohio State University

For Molecular

#38 in North America #36 in United States

61% Acceptance

10,603 Enrollment

1395 Avg SAT

1870 Founded

32

United States | New York State

Columbia University

For Molecular

#16 in North America #15 in United States

4% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1754 Founded

33

United States | Texas

Texas A&M University – College Station

For Molecular

#71 in North America #67 in United States

57% Acceptance

60,710 Enrollment

1275 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

34

United States | North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Molecular

#18 in North America #17 in United States

15% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1460 Avg SAT

1789 Founded

35

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Bonn

For Molecular

#41 in Europe #15 in Germany

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

36

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Molecular

#24 in Europe #7 in Germany

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

37

China | Beijing

Peking University

For Molecular

#11 in Asia #2 in China

21% Acceptance

44,730 Enrollment

1898 Founded

38

United States | Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Molecular

#40 in North America #37 in United States

12% Acceptance

1,261 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1962 Founded

39

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

For Molecular

#47 in Europe #2 in Denmark

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

40

United States | Florida

University of Florida

For Molecular

#35 in North America #33 in United States

24% Acceptance

36,573 Enrollment

1400 Avg SAT

1853 Founded

41

Japan | Sendai

Tohoku University

For Molecular

#4 in Asia #4 in Japan

30% Acceptance

17,975 Enrollment

1907 Founded

42

Japan | Fukuoka

Kyushu University

For Molecular

#4 in Asia #4 in Japan

14% Acceptance

18,813 Enrollment

1911 Founded

43

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

For Molecular

#5 in North America #5 in United States

5% Acceptance

1,947 Enrollment

1540 Avg SAT

1740 Founded

44

Japan | Nagoya

Nagoya University

For Molecular

#5 in Asia #5 in Japan

14% Acceptance

15,959 Enrollment

1939 Founded

45

Sweden | Uppsala

Uppsala University

For Molecular

#19 in Europe #3 in Sweden

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

46

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Munster

For Molecular

#50 in Europe #20 in Germany

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

47

United States | New York State

Stony Brook University

For Molecular

#62 in North America #58 in United States

49% Acceptance

18,263 Enrollment

1415 Avg SAT

1957 Founded

48

Israel | Rehovot

Weizmann Institute of Science

For Molecular

#6 in Asia #1 in Israel

8% Acceptance

1,380 Enrollment

1934 Founded

49

United States | Arizona

University of Arizona

For Molecular

#56 in North America #52 in United States

86% Acceptance

37,297 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

50

United States | Iowa State

Iowa State University

For Molecular

#98 in North America #87 in United States

89% Acceptance

25,628 Enrollment

1240 Avg SAT

1858 Founded

51

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Molecular

#7 in Europe #2 in Sweden

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

52

Germany | Brandenburg

Free University of Berlin

For Molecular

#30 in Europe #11 in Germany

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

53

Germany | Bavaria

University of Munich

For Molecular

#5 in Europe #2 in Germany

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

54

United States | California

California Institute of Technology

For Molecular

#5 in North America #5 in United States

3% Acceptance

26,133 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1891 Founded

55

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Molecular

#6 in Europe #3 in United Kingdom

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

56

United States | Pennsylvania

Thomas Jefferson University

For Molecular

#51 in North America #47 in United States

81% Acceptance

814 Enrollment

1245 Avg SAT

1824 Founded

57

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Molecular

#38 in Europe #7 in United Kingdom

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

58

United States | California

University of Southern California

For Molecular

#32 in North America #30 in United States

10% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1880 Founded

59

Austria | Innsbruck

University of Innsbruck

For Molecular

#74 in Europe #2 in Austria

34% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1669 Founded

60

United States | Tennessee

University of Tennessee – Knoxville

For Molecular

#99 in North America #88 in United States

42% Acceptance

30,564 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1794 Founded

61

Spain | Madrid

Autonomous University of Madrid

For Molecular

#36 in Europe #1 in Spain

53% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1968 Founded

62

Israel | Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

For Molecular

#19 in Asia #2 in Israel

23% Acceptance

23,500 Enrollment

1918 Founded

63

United States | New Jersey

Rutgers University – New Brunswick

For Molecular

#34 in North America #32 in United States

58% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1405 Avg SAT

1766 Founded

64

United States | Virginia

University of Virginia

For Molecular

#41 in North America #38 in United States

17% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1475 Avg SAT

1819 Founded

65

Israel | Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

For Molecular

#29 in Asia #3 in Israel

44% Acceptance

30,000 Enrollment

1956 Founded

66

Germany | Hamburg State

University of Hamburg

For Molecular

#31 in Europe #12 in Germany

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

67

Canada | British Columbia

University of British Columbia

For Molecular

#39 in North America #3 in Canada

52% Acceptance

71,201 Enrollment

1908 Founded

68

Japan | Tsukuba

University of Tsukuba

For Molecular

#22 in Asia #9 in Japan

18% Acceptance

16,684 Enrollment

1973 Founded

69

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Molecular

#13 in Europe #1 in Belgium

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

70

Brazil | Sao Paulo

University of Sao Paulo

For Molecular

#1 in Latin America #1 in Brazil

9% Acceptance

97,964 Enrollment

1827 Founded

71

Germany | Bavaria

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Molecular

#43 in Europe #16 in Germany

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

72

United States | California

University of California – Irvine

For Molecular

#59 in North America #55 in United States

29% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1500 Avg SAT

1965 Founded

73

Finland | Helsinki

University of Helsinki

For Molecular

#16 in Europe #1 in Finland

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

74

Germany | Lower Saxony

Hannover Medical School

For Molecular

#23 in Europe #6 in Germany

10% Acceptance

3,843 Enrollment

1965 Founded

75

Japan | Sapporo

Hokkaido University

For Molecular

#8 in Asia #7 in Japan

27% Acceptance

17,770 Enrollment

1918 Founded

76

United States | Maryland

Johns Hopkins University

For Molecular

#2 in North America #2 in United States

6% Acceptance

6,636 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1876 Founded

77

Netherlands | Groningen

University of Groningen

For Molecular

#77 in Europe #6 in Netherlands

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

78

United States | Utah

University of Utah

For Molecular

#42 in North America #39 in United States

86% Acceptance

47,335 Enrollment

1285 Avg SAT

1850 Founded

79

United States | Texas

University of Texas at Austin

For Molecular

#12 in North America #12 in United States

27% Acceptance

43,165 Enrollment

1380 Avg SAT

1883 Founded

80

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Molecular

#48 in Europe #2 in France

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

81

China | Changchun

Jilin University

For Molecular

#38 in Asia #15 in China

30% Acceptance

68,000 Enrollment

1946 Founded

82

United States | Arizona

Arizona State University – Tempe

For Molecular

#142 in North America #126 in United States

90% Acceptance

38,313 Enrollment

970 Avg SAT

1885 Founded

83

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

For Molecular

#88 in Europe #7 in Netherlands

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

84

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Cologne

For Molecular

#20 in Europe #5 in Germany

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

85

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Tubingen

For Molecular

#12 in Europe #3 in Germany

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

86

United States | Pennsylvania

University of Pittsburgh

For Molecular

#28 in North America #26 in United States

58% Acceptance

25,900 Enrollment

1370 Avg SAT

1787 Founded

87

Japan | Tokyo

Tokyo University of Science

For Molecular

#23 in Asia #10 in Japan

31% Acceptance

19,768 Enrollment

1881 Founded

88

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Molecular

#17 in Europe #1 in Denmark

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

89

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Molecular

#22 in Europe #3 in Netherlands

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

90

United States | Indiana

Purdue University

For Molecular

#37 in North America #36 in United States

50% Acceptance

44,819 Enrollment

1340 Avg SAT

1869 Founded

91

Austria | Vienna

University of Vienna

For Molecular

#21 in Europe #1 in Austria

33% Acceptance

93,628 Enrollment

1365 Founded

92

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Freiburg

For Molecular

#25 in Europe #8 in Germany

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

93

United States | California

University of California – Davis

For Molecular

#30 in North America #28 in United States

42% Acceptance

25,685 Enrollment

1545 Avg SAT

1905 Founded

94

Sweden | Stockholm

Stockholm University

For Molecular

#95 in Europe #6 in Sweden

52% Acceptance

37,484 Enrollment

1878 Founded

95

Canada | Alberta

University of Alberta

For Molecular

#45 in North America #4 in Canada

53% Acceptance

31,185 Enrollment

1908 Founded

96

United States | Kansas State

Kansas State University

For Molecular

#130 in North America #115 in United States

82% Acceptance

34,096 Enrollment

1160 Avg SAT

1863 Founded

97

China | Hong Kong

University of Hong Kong

For Molecular

#26 in Asia #11 in China

17% Acceptance

21,652 Enrollment

1911 Founded

98

United States | North Carolina

Duke University

For Molecular

#48 in North America #44 in United States

6% Acceptance

29,640 Enrollment

1535 Avg SAT

1838 Founded

99

Germany | Bavaria

University of Wurzburg

For Molecular

#27 in Europe #9 in Germany

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

100

Singapore | Singapore City

National University of Singapore

For Molecular

#16 in Asia #1 in Singapore

20% Acceptance

30,098 Enrollment

1905 Founded

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