Best biology universities in usa

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Biology is an extraordinary field of study with an ocean of disciplines to choose from and especially one can find a good number of the best biology universities in USA. All the top-ranked universities have a strong department of biology and faculty with expertise in different substreams of the field.

These universities offer undergraduate, postgraduate and research programs with specialisations in genetics, microbiology, immunology, neuroscience, physiology, structural biology, cancer biology, cognitive science, biological engineering and many more.

Top-ranked universities with a relatively low acceptance rate have an annual tuition fee above INR 40 Lakhs. Some of the best biology universities in USA offer courses with annual tuition below INR 25 Lakhs as well.

Top biology universities in USA are given below with their popular programs, fees, and acceptance rates.

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#2/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge Massachusetts, USA4.52%Acceptance Rate	M.S Biology Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL100 View 6 Other Programs	Tuition: ($67,038/Yr)₹64.91L/Yr Living: ($21,264/Yr)₹20.59L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#1/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	Harvard University, Cambridge 7.7(Based on 6 User Reviews)Massachusetts, USA3%Acceptance Rate	MS Biostatistics Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo140TOEFL5.5 View 7 Other Programs	Tuition: ($56,136/Yr)₹54.36L/Yr Living: ($13,644/Yr)₹13.21L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#3/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	Stanford University, Stanford 7.2(Based on 4 User Reviews)California, USA4%Acceptance Rate	BSc Biology Course duration: 4 years View 15 Other Programs	Tuition: ($61,664/Yr)₹59.71L/Yr Living: ($34,320/Yr)₹33.23L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#18/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 8.3(Based on 3 User Reviews)California, USA3%Acceptance Rate	M.S Biology Course duration: 2 years View 4 Other Programs	Tuition: ($55,737/Yr)₹53.97L/Yr Living: ($20,991/Yr)₹20.33L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
Partner Colleges 7.6 Best In Infrastructure George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia ₹39.82L 1st Year Fees MS Data Analytics Engineering Apply Now 7.2 Best In Social Life Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon ₹35.67L 1st Year Fees MS Computer Science Apply Now 8.4 Best In Faculty UA-Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama ₹34.79L 1st Year Fees MSc Computer Sciences Apply Now 7.6 Best In Social Life San Jose State University San Jose, California ₹19.12L 1st Year Fees MSc Computer Science Apply Now 7.9 Best In Infrastructure University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona ₹34.89L 1st Year Fees MS Data Science Apply Now 7.4 Best In Infrastructure Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts ₹28.24L 1st Year Fees MS Project Management Apply Now 7.5 Best In Faculty University of Illinois-Chicago Chicago, Illinois ₹41.18L 1st Year Fees MS Business Analytics Apply Now 7.7 Best In Infrastructure Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona ₹25.71L 1st Year Fees MSc Computer Science Apply Now W. P. Carey School of Business Tempe, Arizona ₹115.23L 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 8.0 Best In Social Life California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California ₹16.59L 1st Year Fees MS Computer Science Apply Now
#8/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	UC-Berkeley, Berkeley 7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA11.7%Acceptance Rate	M.A Biostatistics Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo125IELTS7 View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: ($16,805/Yr)₹16.27L/Yr Living: ($7,806/Yr)₹7.56L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#21/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	University of Chicago, Chicago 8.7(Based on 7 User Reviews)Illinois, USA	B.S Biological Sciences Course duration: 4 years View 1 Other Program	Tuition: ($67,446/Yr)₹65.31L/Yr Living: ($29,000/Yr)₹28.08L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#19/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 7.3(Based on 6 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA5%Acceptance Rate	MS Biostatistics Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo130TOEFL100 View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: ($51,046/Yr)₹49.43L/Yr Living: ($18,966/Yr)₹18.36L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#24/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	Princeton University, Princeton 8.3(Based on 1 User Reviews)New Jersey, USA5%Acceptance Rate	MEng Chemical and Biological Engineering Course duration: 10 months Exams Accepted: Duolingo125TOEFL108 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: ($47,503/Yr)₹46L/Yr Living: ($21,170/Yr)₹20.5L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#6/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	Yale University, New Haven 9.7(Based on 4 User Reviews)Connecticut, USA4.6%Acceptance Rate	MS Biostatistics Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL100 View 7 Other Programs	Tuition: ($57,095/Yr)₹55.28L/Yr Living: ($19,900/Yr)₹19.27L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#14/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	Cornell University, Ithaca 5.7(Based on 11 User Reviews)New York, USA8%Acceptance Rate	MS Biological and Environmental Engineering Course duration: 1 year Exams Accepted: TOEFL82 View 17 Other Programs	Tuition: ($34,818/Yr)₹33.71L/Yr Living: ($18,640/Yr)₹18.05L/Yr Check Admission Requirements

#7/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore 10.0(Based on 11 User Reviews)Maryland, USA6%Acceptance Rate	B.S Biology Course duration: 4 years View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: ($64,730/Yr)₹62.68L/Yr Living: ($15,381/Yr)₹14.89L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#17/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	Columbia University, New York City 10.0(Based on 23 User Reviews)New York, USA4%Acceptance Rate	B.A Biology Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo135TOEFL100 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: ($75,388/Yr)₹73L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#12/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	UC-Los Angeles, Los Angeles 7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA9%Acceptance Rate	MS Biology Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: IELTS7 View 5 Other Programs	Tuition: ($14,638/Yr)₹14.17L/Yr Living: ($27,396/Yr)₹26.53L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#37/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	Umich-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor 9.7(Based on 17 User Reviews)Michigan, USA16%Acceptance Rate	M.S Molecular and Integrative Physiology Course duration: 1 year View 6 Other Programs	Tuition: ($100,035/Yr)₹96.86L/Yr Living: ($21,016/Yr)₹20.35L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#55/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	Northwestern University, Evanston 9.0(Based on 5 User Reviews)Illinois, USA	M.S Neurobiology Course duration: 1 year View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: ($74,375/Yr)₹72.02L/Yr Living: ($2,064/Yr)₹2L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#35/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	New York University, New York City 8.7(Based on 24 User Reviews)New York, USA9%Acceptance Rate	MS Biology Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL5 View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: ($50,855/Yr)₹49.24L/Yr Living: ($6,581/Yr)₹6.37L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#32/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	Duke University, Durham 4.3(Based on 14 User Reviews)North Carolina, USA	BS Biology - Pharmacology Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo130IELTS7PTE70 View 12 Other Programs	Tuition: ($70,265/Yr)₹68.04L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#172/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh 7.2(Based on 9 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA12%Acceptance Rate	M.S Computational Biology Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo120IELTS7.5 View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: ($67,801/Yr)₹65.65L/Yr Living: ($15,390/Yr)₹14.9L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#11/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	UC-San Diego, San Diego 6.0(Based on 9 User Reviews)California, USA	M.S Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo120TOEFL85PTE65 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: ($45,161/Yr)₹43.73L/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#28/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	University of Washington, Bothell 6.8(Based on 3 User Reviews)Washington, USA42%Acceptance Rate	B.S Neuroscience Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: SAT1220IELTS6.5PTE61 Programs	Tuition: ($27,942/Yr)₹27.06L/Yr Living: ($11,259/Yr)₹10.9L/Yr Check Admission Requirements