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
#25
University of Michigan

United States

76.4 73.0 86.2 77.2
#27
University of Washington

United States

76.1 76.9 74.9 75.7
#28
University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom

75.5 82.3 83.7 68.5
#29
Rockefeller University

United States

75.4 75.6 90.4
#30 75.3 77.2 81.4 72.5
#31 75.2 81.5 88.7 67.4
#32 75.0 80.6 89.0 67.8
#33
University of Dundee

United Kingdom

74.8 69.0 67.2 80.9
#34 74.6 74.4 86.8 72.4
#34 74.6 78.5 78.2 70.8
#36 74.5 67.4 80.2 79.1
#36 74.5 76.9 78.7 71.8
#38 74.1 75.3 91.7 69.7
#39 73.9 79.8 79.8 68.0
#40 73.0 69.3 70.0 76.5
#41
University of Manchester

United Kingdom

72.8 74.9 85.3 68.7
#42 72.6 78.5 81.7 66.0
#43 72.5 77.9 92.0 64.2
#43 72.5 74.6 73.3 70.6
#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
#47 72.1 72.2 49.2 76.6
#48 72.0 73.9 79.1 69.1
#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
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