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 |
McGill University
Canada |
75.3 | 77.2 | 81.4 | 72.5 |
| #31 |
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore |
75.2 | 81.5 | 88.7 | 67.4 |
| #32 |
UCL (University College London)
United Kingdom |
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 |
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 |
| #38 |
University of Queensland (UQ)
Australia |
74.1 | 75.3 | 91.7 | 69.7 |
| #39 |
University of California, Davis (UCD)
United States |
73.9 | 79.8 | 79.8 | 68.0 |
| #40 |
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
United States |
73.0 | 69.3 | 70.0 | 76.5 |
| #41 |
University of Manchester
United Kingdom |
72.8 | 74.9 | 85.3 | 68.7 |
| #42 |
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
Hong Kong |
72.6 | 78.5 | 81.7 | 66.0 |
| #43 |
Australian National University (ANU)
Australia |
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 |
Washington University in St. Louis
United States |
72.1 | 72.2 | 49.2 | 76.6 |
| #48 |
Karolinska Institute
Sweden |
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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