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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #49 |
Boston University
United States |
71.5 | 67.4 | 70.1 | 75.1 |
| #49 |
University of Glasgow
United Kingdom |
71.5 | 67.2 | 75.2 | 74.1 |
| #48 |
Karolinska Institute
Sweden |
72.0 | 73.9 | 79.1 | 69.1 |
| #47 |
Washington University in St. Louis
United States |
72.1 | 72.2 | 49.2 | 76.6 |
| #45 |
University of Basel
Switzerland |
72.3 | 69.1 | 66.5 | 76.1 |
| #45 |
University of Zurich
Switzerland |
72.3 | 69.6 | 78.5 | 73.3 |
| #43 |
Australian National University (ANU)
Australia |
72.5 | 77.9 | 92.0 | 64.2 |
| #43 | 72.5 | 74.6 | 73.3 | 70.6 | |
| #42 |
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Hong Kong |
72.6 | 78.5 | 81.7 | 66.0 |
| #41 |
University of Manchester
United Kingdom |
72.8 | 74.9 | 85.3 | 68.7 |
| #40 |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
United States |
73.0 | 69.3 | 70.0 | 76.5 |
| #39 |
University of California, Davis (UCD)
United States |
73.9 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 68.0 |
| #38 |
University of Queensland (UQ)
Australia |
74.1 | 75.3 | 91.7 | 69.7 |
| #36 |
New York University (NYU)
United States |
74.5 | 67.4 | 80.2 | 79.1 |
| #36 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison
United States |
74.5 | 76.9 | 78.7 | 71.8 |
| #34 | 74.6 | 74.4 | 86.8 | 72.4 | |
| #34 | 74.6 | 78.5 | 78.2 | 70.8 | |
| #33 |
University of Dundee
United Kingdom |
74.8 | 69.0 | 67.2 | 80.9 |
| #32 |
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom |
75.0 | 80.6 | 89.0 | 67.8 |
| #31 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
75.2 | 81.5 | 88.7 | 67.4 |
| #30 |
McGill University
Canada |
75.3 | 77.2 | 81.4 | 72.5 |
| #29 |
Rockefeller University
United States |
75.4 | 75.6 | 90.4 | |
| #28 |
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom |
75.5 | 82.3 | 83.7 | 68.5 |
| #27 |
University of Washington
United States |
76.1 | 76.9 | 74.9 | 75.7 |
| #25 |
Duke University
United States |
76.4 | 76.7 | 85.2 | 74.3 |
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