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Updated on - Dec 4, 2025

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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Ranking	College Info	Top Courses	Fees & Cost of Living
#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: $67K/Yr Living: $21.3K/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: Duolingo140TOEFL104 View 7 Other Programs	Tuition: $56.1K/Yr Living: $13.6K/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	BS Biology Course duration: 4 years View 15 Other Programs	Tuition: $65.6K/Yr Living: $34.3K/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 Exams Accepted: GRE296TOEFL110 View 4 Other Programs	Tuition: $64.3K/Yr Living: $21K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
Partner Colleges W. P. Carey School of Business Tempe, Arizona $59.5K 1st Year Fees MBA Apply Now 7.6 Best In Infrastructure Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona $30.3K 1st Year Fees MS Computer Science Apply Now 7.6 Best In Social Life San Jose State University San Jose, California $10.5K 1st Year Fees MS Computer Science Apply Now 8.3 Best In Infrastructure New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey $40.7K 1st Year Fees MS Data Science Apply Now 7.4 Best In Infrastructure Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts $29.2K 1st Year Fees MS Project Management Apply Now 8.0 Best In Social Life California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California $17.1K 1st Year Fees MS Computer Science Apply Now 7.2 Best In Faculty University at Albany Albany, New York $30.8K 1st Year Fees MS Data Science Apply Now 7.5 Best In Faculty University of Illinois-Chicago Chicago, Illinois $42.5K 1st Year Fees MS Business Analytics Apply Now 6.8 Best In Infrastructure Pace University New York City, New York $60.8K 1st Year Fees MBA Business Analytics Apply Now 7.8 Best In Infrastructure University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona $34.9K 1st Year Fees MS Data 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: $16.8K/Yr Living: $7.8K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	University of Chicago, Chicago 8.0(Based on 6 User Reviews)Illinois, USA	B.S Biological Sciences Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL100PTE54 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: $67.4K/Yr Living: $29K/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	M.S Biology Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo135TOEFL100 View 4 Other Programs	Tuition: $42.2K/Yr Living: $19K/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	M.Eng Chemical and Biological Engineering Course duration: 1 year Exams Accepted: Duolingo125TOEFL108 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: $63.8K/Yr Living: $21.2K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#6/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	Yale University, New Haven 8.2(Based on 3 User Reviews)Connecticut, USA4.6%Acceptance Rate	M.S Biostatistics Course duration: 18 months Exams Accepted: GRE322IELTS7PTE70 View 7 Other Programs	Tuition: $57.6K/Yr Living: $19.9K/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	M.S Biological and Environmental Engineering Course duration: 1 year Exams Accepted: IELTS7.0 View 19 Other Programs	Tuition: $42.9K/Yr Living: $18.6K/Yr Check Admission Requirements

#7/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore 8.7(Based on 10 User Reviews)Maryland, USA6%Acceptance Rate	B.S Biology Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo125IELTS7 View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: $64.7K/Yr Living: $15.4K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#17/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	Columbia University, New York City 7.0(Based on 22 User Reviews)New York, USA4%Acceptance Rate	B.A Biology Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo135TOEFL100 View 1 Other Program	Tuition: $75.4K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	UC-Los Angeles, Los Angeles 7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA9%Acceptance Rate	M.S Biology Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: GMAT703IELTS7 View 5 Other Programs	Tuition: $37.1K/Yr Living: $27.4K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	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 Exams Accepted: IELTS6.5 View 6 Other Programs	Tuition: $100K/Yr Living: $21K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Northwestern University, Evanston 9.0(Based on 5 User Reviews)Illinois, USA	M.S Neurobiology Course duration: 1 year Exams Accepted: GRE315IELTS7.5 View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: $74.4K/Yr Living: $2.1K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	New York University, New York City 8.7(Based on 24 User Reviews)New York, USA9%Acceptance Rate	M.S Biology Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: Duolingo135TOEFL100 View 2 Other Programs	Tuition: $53.4K/Yr Living: $6.6K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	Duke University, Durham 9.7(Based on 13 User Reviews)North Carolina, USA	B.S Biology - Pharmacology Course duration: 4 years Exams Accepted: SAT1450IELTS7.0PTE70 View 12 Other Programs	Tuition: $63.4K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	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: $66K/Yr Living: $15.4K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
--	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: $45.2K/Yr Check Admission Requirements
#82/700 QS Ranking 2025(Biology) Check Other Rankings	UI-Urbana, Urbana 9.0(Based on 19 User Reviews)Illinois, USA43.7%Acceptance Rate	MS Agricultural and Biological Engineering Course duration: 2 years Exams Accepted: TOEFL4 View 16 Other Programs	Tuition: $39K/Yr Living: $14.5K/Yr Check Admission Requirements