Top Biology Universities & Colleges in USA in 2025 - Fees, Courses & Eligibility
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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.
 

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#1Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Massachusetts, Usa4%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $65.7K/YrLiving$20.3K/YrAdmission M.Eng Computer Science and Molec...TOEFL100$83.4K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 2 by ARWU in 2022
#2Harvard University logo

Harvard University, Cambridge

Massachusetts, Usa3.4%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $52.4K/YrLiving$13.6K/YrAdmission M.S BiostatisticsDuolingo140TOEFL104$56K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.5/10(5 Users)Ranked 1 by ARWU in 2022
#3Princeton University logo

Princeton University, Princeton

New Jersey, Usa4.5%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $63.8K/YrLiving$18.6K/YrAdmission M.Eng Chemical and Biological En...Duolingo125TOEFL112$65.2K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.3/10(1 User)Ranked 20 by ARWU in 2022
#4Stanford University logo

Stanford University, Stanford

California, Usa3.9%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $66.3K/YrLiving$33.2K/YrAdmission B.S BiologySAT328$86.8K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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7.2/10(4 Users)Ranked 3 by ARWU in 2022
#5California Institute of Technology logo

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

California, Usa3%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $64.3K/YrLiving$20.3K/YrAdmission M.S BiologyGRE296TOEFL110$65.6K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.3/10(3 Users)Ranked 19 by ARWU in 2022
#6UC-Berkeley logo

UC-Berkeley, Berkeley

California, Usa16.4%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $10.9K/YrLiving$18K/YrAdmission M.A BiostatisticsDuolingo125IELTS7$12.8K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.3/10(11 Users)Ranked 13 by ARWU in 2022
#7Yale University logo

Yale University, New Haven

Connecticut, Usa4.6%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $57.4K/YrLiving$19.9K/YrAdmission M.S BiostatisticsGRE322IELTS7PTE70$69.9K/Yr
Course duration: 18 months
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8.2/10(3 Users)Ranked 12 by ARWU in 2022
#8University of Chicago logo

University of Chicago, Chicago

Illinois, Usa6%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $67.4K/YrLiving$29K/YrAdmission B.S Biological SciencesTOEFL100PTE54$67.4K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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7.3/10(5 Users)Ranked 14 by THE in 2025Ranked 13 by QS in 2026
#9University of Pennsylvania logo

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Pennsylvania, Usa4.9%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $42.2K/YrLiving$19K/YrAdmission M.S BiologyDuolingo135TOEFL100$32.8K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.3/10(6 Users)Ranked 13 by ARWU in 2022
#10Johns Hopkins University logo

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Maryland, Usa4.5%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $64.7K/YrLiving$20.1K/YrAdmission B.S BiologyDuolingo125IELTS7$64.7K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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3.8/10(9 Users)Ranked 8 by ARWU in 2022
#11UC-Los Angeles logo

UC-Los Angeles, Los Angeles

California, Usa11%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $39.6K/YrLiving$18.6K/YrAdmission M.S BiologyDuolingo130IELTS7$36.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.3/10(11 Users)Ranked 18 by THE in 2025Ranked 46 by QS in 2026
#12Columbia University logo

Columbia University, New York City

New York, Usa3.9%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $75.4K/YrLiving$11K/YrAdmission B.A BiologyACT31TOEFL100$68K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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9.3/10(20 Users)Ranked 3 by ARWU in 2022
#13Cornell University logo

Cornell University, Ithaca

New York, Usa8.4%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $42.2K/YrLiving$11.3K/YrAdmission M.S Biological and Environmental...IELTS7.0$68.4K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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5.7/10(11 Users)Ranked 21 by ARWU in 2022
#14Umich-Ann Arbor logo

Umich-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor

Michigan, Usa18%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $100K/YrLiving$15.3K/YrAdmission M.S Molecular and Integrative Ph...IELTS6.5$106.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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9.7/10(17 Users)Ranked 22 by THE in 2025Ranked 45 by QS in 2026
#15Carnegie Mellon University logo

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania, Usa11%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $62.8K/YrLiving$13.8K/YrAdmission M.S Computational BiologyDuolingo120IELTS7.5$64K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.2/10(9 Users)Ranked 24 by THE in 2025Ranked 52 by QS in 2026
#16Duke University logo

Duke University, Durham

North Carolina, Usa5.8%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $63.4K/YrLiving$17.7K/YrAdmission B.S Biology - PharmacologySAT1450IELTS7.0PTE70$63.4K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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7.3/10(11 Users)Ranked 27 by THE in 2025Ranked 62 by QS in 2026
#17Northwestern University logo

Northwestern University, Evanston

Illinois, Usa7%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $74.4K/YrLiving$16K/YrAdmission M.S NeurobiologyGRE315IELTS7.5$66.9K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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9.0/10(5 Users)Ranked 31 by THE in 2025Ranked 42 by QS in 2026
#18New York University logo

New York University, New York City

New York, Usa7.7%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $69.8K/YrLiving$6.6K/YrAdmission M.S BiologyDuolingo135TOEFL100$65.9K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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9.7/10(22 Users)Ranked 33 by THE in 2025Ranked 55 by QS in 2026
#19UC-San Diego logo

UC-San Diego, San Diego

California, Usa27%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $42.3K/YrLiving$26.5K/YrAdmission M.S Bioinformatics and Systems B...TOEFL85$30.7K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.0/10(9 Users)Ranked 34 by THE in 2025Ranked 66 by QS in 2026
#20Georgia Institute of Technology logo

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

Georgia, Usa10%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $32.9K/YrLiving$13.6K/YrAdmission M.Sc BiologyGRE318TOEFL95$31.2K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
1 More Program
8.3/10(11 Users)Ranked 40 by THE in 2025Ranked 123 by QS in 2026