World's Best Universities: Biological Sciences
Students earning a biological sciences degree can specialize in fields such as cell or molecular biology. After graduation, students may become laboratory technicians, conservationists, and technical writers. These are the world's top universities for biological sciences. See the methodology.
| Rank | School | Overall Score | Academic Reputation Score | Employer Reputation Score | Citations per Paper Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Harvard University
United States |
90.5 | 98.6 | 100.0 | 78.0 |
| #2 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States |
82.7 | 81.1 | 85.6 | 83.9 |
| #3 |
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom |
80.5 | 100.0 | 88.2 | 54.3 |
| #4 |
University of Oxford
United Kingdom |
72.4 | 86.6 | 85.2 | 51.5 |
| #5 |
Stanford University
United States |
72.0 | 78.5 | 75.6 | 62.9 |
| #6 |
University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
United States |
70.5 | 86.7 | 63.8 | 51.9 |
| #7 |
Yale University
United States |
61.8 | 62.1 | 68.0 | 59.8 |
| #8 |
California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
United States |
60.0 | 58.2 | 38.0 | 67.7 |
| #9 |
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
United States |
58.4 | 60.6 | 49.5 | 57.8 |
| #10 |
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
United States |
56.4 | 61.9 | 34.4 | 55.1 |
| #11 |
Imperial College London
United Kingdom |
54.7 | 62.8 | 57.1 | 43.9 |
| #12 |
University of Toronto
Canada |
54.3 | 64.7 | 36.8 | 45.6 |
| #13 |
Johns Hopkins University
United States |
53.8 | 54.6 | 37.0 | 56.9 |
| #14 |
Columbia University
United States |
53.3 | 46.5 | 67.8 | 58.1 |
| #15 |
The University of Tokyo
Japan |
52.1 | 71.0 | 46.0 | 30.1 |
| #16 |
Cornell University
United States |
51.6 | 52.6 | 61.4 | 47.9 |
| #17 |
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
United States |
51.5 | 43.4 | 71.9 | 56.4 |
| #18 |
McGill University
Canada |
51.4 | 56.7 | 53.9 | 44.1 |
| #18 |
Princeton University
United States |
51.4 | 48.9 | 53.0 | 54.1 |
| #18 |
University of Chicago
United States |
51.4 | 47.3 | 49.9 | 56.8 |
| #21 |
Arizona State University
United States |
49.0 | 16.5 | 7.3 | 100.0 |
| #22 | 48.8 | 53.9 | 36.6 | 45.5 | |
| #23 |
University of Michigan
United States |
47.6 | 39.1 | 54.9 | 56.4 |
| #24 | 47.3 | 53.6 | 44.2 | 40.3 | |
| #25 |
Duke University
United States |
47.1 | 41.3 | 47.9 | 54.2 |
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