Top 50 Universities for Bioinformatics in the World (2026)
Exploring Bioinformatics programs worldwide? This page highlights 50 universities. Compare rankings, tuition fees, and admission rates to find the right match. These institutions are recognized for strong performance in Bioinformatics education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Cambridge, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
1 World
1 North America
1
United States
1 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
3%
Publications
669060
Citations
43305893
2
Ann Arbor, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
3 World
3 North America
3
United States
1 Ann Arbor
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
488505
Citations
22226614
3
Ithaca, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
5 World
4 North America
4
United States
1 Ithaca
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
407264
Citations
18350997
4
Berkeley, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
6 World
5 North America
5
United States
2 Berkeley
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
392253
Citations
21489706
5
Cambridge, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
8 World
6 North America
6
United States
2 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
315593
Citations
20571074
6
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
9 World
7 North America
7
United States
2 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
352589
Citations
17252102
7
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
13 World
11 North America
11
United States
3 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
364058
Citations
18223106
8
Philadelphia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
16 World
13 North America
12
United States
1 Philadelphia
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
362411
Citations
18224304
9
Madison, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
17 World
14 North America
13
United States
1 Madison
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
330440
Citations
14733290
10
Minneapolis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
18 World
15 North America
14
United States
1 Minneapolis
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
315563
Citations
13918850
11
Chicago, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
19 World
16 North America
15
United States
1 Chicago
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
259567
Citations
13284954
12
University Park, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
20 World
17 North America
16
United States
2 University Park
University Information
Acceptance
54%
Publications
302810
Citations
11063041
13
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
22 World
18 North America
17
United States
3 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
250036
Citations
10887825
14
Champaign, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
24 World
20 North America
19
United States
2 Champaign
University Information
Acceptance
44%
Publications
303409
Citations
12500654
15
San Diego, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
25 World
21 North America
20
United States
4 San Diego
University Information
Acceptance
25%
Publications
304245
Citations
16110179
16
Princeton, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
26 World
22 North America
21
United States
1 Princeton
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
187660
Citations
10659460
17
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
27 World
23 North America
22
United States
5 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
250052
Citations
10201550
18
Chapel Hill, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
30 World
26 North America
24
United States
1 Chapel Hill
University Information
Acceptance
19%
Publications
257232
Citations
12049315
19
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
41 World
35 North America
33
United States
3 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
270060
Citations
11530096
20
Tucson, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
43 World
37 North America
34
United States
1 Tucson
University Information
Acceptance
86%
Publications
231352
Citations
8679223
21
Boston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
47 World
39 North America
36
United States
3 Boston
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
182725
Citations
8540266
22
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
50 World
41 North America
38
United States
4 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
137967
Citations
7118629
23
St. Louis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
51 World
42 North America
39
United States
1 St. Louis
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
217908
Citations
11228109
24
Tempe, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
61 World
46 North America
43
United States
2 Tempe
University Information
Acceptance
90%
Publications
165203
Citations
5999495
25
Raleigh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
67 World
50 North America
46
United States
3 Raleigh
University Information
Acceptance
40%
Publications
162533
Citations
4892590
26
Atlanta, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
69 World
51 North America
47
United States
1 Atlanta
University Information
Acceptance
16%
Publications
175703
Citations
6414474
27
Providence, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
74 World
53 North America
49
United States
1 Providence
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
125684
Citations
5539426
28
Nashville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
76 World
54 North America
50
United States
1 Nashville
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
154991
Citations
6697687
29
Athens, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
83 World
57 North America
53
United States
3 Athens
University Information
Acceptance
37%
Publications
126214
Citations
4929170
30
Washington, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
88 World
59 North America
55
United States
1 Washington
University Information
Acceptance
13%
Publications
102640
Citations
3243749
31
Ames, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
91 World
60 North America
56
United States
2 Ames
University Information
Acceptance
89%
Publications
180621
Citations
4539834
32
Blacksburg, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
102 World
62 North America
58
United States
2 Blacksburg
University Information
Acceptance
57%
Publications
148192
Citations
4224601
33
Chicago, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
107 World
64 North America
60
United States
4 Chicago
University Information
Acceptance
79%
Publications
168389
Citations
5519325
34
Washington, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
117 World
71 North America
65
United States
2 Washington
University Information
Acceptance
44%
Publications
103590
Citations
2976877
35
Cleveland, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
122 World
74 North America
67
United States
2 Cleveland
University Information
Acceptance
29%
Publications
158725
Citations
6388562
36
Tallahassee, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
138 World
79 North America
69
United States
3 Tallahassee
University Information
Acceptance
25%
Publications
99221
Citations
3440698
37
Lawrence, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
142 World
82 North America
72
United States
1 Lawrence
University Information
Acceptance
88%
Publications
103384
Citations
3069067
38
Tampa, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
143 World
83 North America
73
United States
4 Tampa
University Information
Acceptance
41%
Publications
109825
Citations
3159734
39
Buffalo, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
146 World
84 North America
74
United States
5 Buffalo
University Information
Acceptance
69%
Publications
126751
Citations
4018454
40
Philadelphia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
176 World
91 North America
80
United States
5 Philadelphia
University Information
Acceptance
83%
Publications
90389
Citations
2809174
41
Bloomington, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
180 World
92 North America
81
United States
3 Bloomington
University Information
Acceptance
80%
Publications
63713
Citations
1618705
42
Santa Cruz, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
190 World
94 North America
83
United States
11 Santa Cruz
University Information
Acceptance
63%
Publications
63901
Citations
3611363
43
Birmingham, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
192 World
96 North America
85
United States
1 Birmingham
University Information
Acceptance
88%
Publications
134940
Citations
5211360
44
Riverside, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
198 World
99 North America
87
United States
12 Riverside
University Information
Acceptance
63%
Publications
88741
Citations
3442553
45
Provo, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
200 World
101 North America
89
United States
2 Provo
University Information
Acceptance
69%
Publications
60825
Citations
1649220
46
Newark, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
202 World
102 North America
90
United States
1 Newark
University Information
Acceptance
65%
Publications
85048
Citations
3002464
47
Indianapolis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
204 World
103 North America
91
United States
4 Indianapolis
University Information
Acceptance
81%
Publications
125664
Citations
4290551
48
Boston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
216 World
107 North America
95
United States
6 Boston
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
67822
Citations
2183413
49
Fairfax, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
233 World
112 North America
98
United States
3 Fairfax
University Information
Acceptance
89%
Publications
68075
Citations
1740527
50
Cape Town, South Africa
Africa
Founded:
Subject: Bioinformatics
Rankings
239 World
1 Africa
1
South Africa
1 Cape Town
University Information
Acceptance
51%*
Publications
95695
Citations
2920600