What you would study
- Bachelor's
- BS / BSc Biology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience
- Master's / PhD
- MS / MSc; PhD (often funded)
- Class 12 stream
- PCB, PCMB
- Careers
- Explore Biological Sciences careers →
Exams you may need
- For bachelor's
- SAT (USA) · IELTS/TOEFL
- For master's
- GRE (some programmes) · IELTS/TOEFL
Ranked for Biological Sciences
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025
#1Harvard UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts, United States · World #1 · UG fees ~₹59.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide#2Stanford UniversityStanford, California, United States · World #2 · UG fees ~₹64.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#3Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, Massachusetts, United States · World #3 · UG fees ~₹63.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#4University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA, United States · World #21#5University of CambridgeCambridge, England, United Kingdom · World #4 · UG fees ~₹39.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide#6University of OxfordOxford, England, United Kingdom · World #6Admission guide#7Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland, United States · World #19 · UG fees ~₹62.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#8Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT, United States · World #11 · UG fees ~₹69.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#9University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington, United States · World #17 · UG fees ~₹41.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#10University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, California, United States · World #5 · UG fees ~₹48.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide#11Rockefeller UniversityNew York City, New York, United States · World #29Admission guide#12University College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #14Admission guide#13University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolWorcester, Massachusetts, United States · World 151–200#14University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina, United States · World #39 · UG fees ~₹45.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#15University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, San Diego, California, United States · World #20 · UG fees ~₹48.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#16Columbia UniversityNew York, NY, United States · World #8 · UG fees ~₹68.8 lakh/yr#17Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY, United States · World #12 · UG fees ~₹70.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#18Kyoto UniversityKyoto Prefecture, Japan · World #46Admission guide#19University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, Texas, United States · World #58Admission guide#20University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · World #14 · UG fees ~₹65.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#21University of AlbertaEdmonton, Alberta, Canada · World 101–150Admission guide#22Institute of Science TokyoŌokayama, Japan · World 101–150Admission guide#23University of TorontoToronto, Ontario, Canada · World #25 · UG fees ~₹44.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#24Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri, United States · World #26 · UG fees ~₹63 lakh/yrAdmission guide#25University of PittsburghPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States · World #88 · UG fees ~₹41.5 lakh/yrAdmission guide#26University of CopenhagenCopenhagen Municipality, Denmark · World #35#27Princeton UniversityPrinceton, New Jersey, United States · World #7 · UG fees ~₹65.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#27Université Paris CitéParis, France · World #60 · UG fees ~₹3.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide#29University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, California, United States · World #16 · UG fees ~₹47.3 lakh/yrAdmission guide#30University of Michigan, Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI, United States · World #33 · UG fees ~₹58.4 lakh/yr#31The University of Western AustraliaPerth, Western Australia, Australia · World 101–150Admission guide#32Peking UniversityBeijing, China · World #23#33University of California, DavisDavis, California, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹48.8 lakh/yrAdmission guide#34Imperial College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #26Admission guide#35Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina, United States · World #46 · UG fees ~₹65.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide#36Zhejiang UniversityHangzhou, China · World #24#37The University of TokyoHongō, Japan · World #31Admission guide#38Tsinghua UniversityBeijing, China · World #18#39Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · World #51Admission guide#40University of British ColumbiaVancouver, British Columbia, Canada · World #53Admission guide#41New York UniversityNew York, NY, United States · World #28 · UG fees ~₹60.2 lakh/yr#42The University of QueenslandSt Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · World #65Admission guide#43University of FloridaGainesville, Florida, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹33.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide#44Utrecht UniversityUtrecht, Netherlands · World #56Admission guide#45China Agricultural UniversityBeijing, China · World 151–200#46The University of MelbourneParkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · World #38Admission guide#47Cardiff UniversityCardiff, United Kingdom · World 201–300Admission guide#48Karolinska InstitutetSolna Municipality, Sweden · World #50Admission guide#49University of ChicagoChicago, IL, United States · World #10 · UG fees ~₹67.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide#50KU LeuvenLeuven, Belgium · World #76
Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Biological Sciences. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.