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Best for Biological Sciences

Life from molecules to ecosystems. The usual first degree before US medical school, and a strong research route.

What you would study

Bachelor's: BS / BSc Biology, Biochemistry, Neuroscience
Master's / PhD: MS / MSc; PhD (often funded)
Class 12 stream: PCB, PCMB
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Exams you may need

For bachelor's: SAT (USA) · IELTS/TOEFL
For master's: GRE (some programmes) · IELTS/TOEFL

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Ranked for Biological Sciences

ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025

51–75Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX, United States · World 201–300 51–75California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA, United States · World #9 · UG fees ~₹65.7 lakh/yrAdmission guide 51–75Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹61.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide 51–75Fudan UniversityYangpu District, China · World #41 51–75Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, New York, United States · World 101–150Admission guide 51–75McGill UniversityMontreal, Quebec, Canada · World #76Admission guide 51–75Monash UniversityClayton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · World #76Admission guide 51–75National University of SingaporeSingapore, Singapore · World #56Admission guide 51–75Ohio State University, ColumbusColumbus, Ohio, United States · World #83 · UG fees ~₹45.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide 51–75Pennsylvania State University, University ParkUniversity Park, Pennsylvania, United States · World 101–150Admission guide 51–75Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · World #30 51–75Sorbonne UniversityParis, France · World #43 · UG fees ~₹19,000/yrAdmission guide 51–75The University of EdinburghEdinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom · World #37Admission guide 51–75The University of Hong KongCentral and Western District, Hong Kong · World #67 · UG fees ~₹34.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide 51–75The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas, United States · World #86Admission guide 51–75University of GothenburgGothenburg Municipality, Sweden · World 151–200Admission guide 51–75University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN, United States · World #51 · UG fees ~₹36.8 lakh/yr 51–75University of MunichMunich, Bavaria, Germany · World #42Admission guide 51–75University of Sao PauloSão Carlos, Brazil · World 101–150 51–75University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California, United States · World #68 · UG fees ~₹70.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide 51–75University of SydneyCamperdown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · World #72 · UG fees ~₹33.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide 51–75University of ZurichSwitzerland · World #64Admission guide 51–75Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee, United States · World #62 · UG fees ~₹65.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide 51–75Wageningen University & ResearchWageningen, Netherlands · World 151–200Admission guide 51–75Weizmann Institute of ScienceRehovot, Israel · World #71 76–100Aarhus UniversityAarhus Municipality, Denmark · World #85 76–100Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam, Netherlands · World 101–150Admission guide 76–100ETH ZurichZurich, Switzerland · World #22Admission guide 76–100Ghent UniversityGhent, Belgium · World #91 76–100Huazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhan, China · World 201–300 76–100Humboldt University of BerlinBerlin, Germany 76–100King's College LondonLondon, England, United Kingdom · World #61Admission guide 76–100Leiden UniversityLeiden, Netherlands · World 101–150Admission guide 76–100Lund UniversityLund Municipality, Sweden · World 101–150Admission guide 76–100Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, MinnesotaRochester, Minnesota, United States · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹3.1 lakh/yrAdmission guide 76–100Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China · World 201–300 76–100Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois, United States · World #31 · UG fees ~₹65.4 lakh/yrAdmission guide 76–100Paris-Saclay UniversityGif-sur-Yvette, France · World #13 · UG fees ~₹3.2 lakh/yrAdmission guide 76–100Peking Union Medical CollegeDonghuamen Subdistrict, China · World 151–200 76–100Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey, United States · World 151–200Admission guide 76–100Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangdong, China · World #65 76–100Technical University of MunichMunich, Bavaria, Germany · World #45Admission guide 76–100The University of New South WalesKensington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · World #80Admission guide 76–100University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California, United States · World 151–200 · UG fees ~₹36 lakh/yrAdmission guide 76–100University of GlasgowGlasgow, United Kingdom · World 101–150 · UG fees ~₹35.9 lakh/yrAdmission guide 76–100University of GroningenGroningen, Netherlands · World #73Admission guide 76–100University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland · World #94 76–100University of ViennaVienna, Austria · World 101–150 76–100University of Wisconsin, MadisonMadison, Wisconsin, United States · World #36 · UG fees ~₹43.6 lakh/yrAdmission guide 76–100University of WuerzburgWürzburg, Bavaria, Germany · World 201–300Admission guide

Source: ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 — Biological Sciences. Beyond the top 100 ranks are published in bands.

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