Top 50 Universities for Biophysics in the World (2026)
Exploring Biophysics 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 Biophysics 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: Biophysics
Rankings
1 World
1 North America
1
United States
1 Cambridge
University Information
Acceptance
3%
Publications
669060
Citations
43305893
2
Stanford, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
2 World
2 North America
2
United States
1 Stanford
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
464042
Citations
27749034
3
Ann Arbor, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
3 World
3 North America
3
United States
1 Ann Arbor
University Information
Acceptance
18%
Publications
488505
Citations
22226614
4
Ithaca, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
5 World
4 North America
4
United States
1 Ithaca
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
407264
Citations
18350997
5
Berkeley, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
6 World
5 North America
5
United States
2 Berkeley
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
392253
Citations
21489706
6
New York City, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
9 World
7 North America
7
United States
2 New York City
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
352589
Citations
17252102
7
Baltimore, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
11 World
9 North America
9
United States
1 Baltimore
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
424425
Citations
21475164
8
Los Angeles, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
13 World
11 North America
11
United States
3 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
364058
Citations
18223106
9
Toronto, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
14 World
12 North America
1
Canada
1 Toronto
University Information
Acceptance
54%*
Publications
489594
Citations
19738928
10
Philadelphia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
16 World
13 North America
12
United States
1 Philadelphia
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
362411
Citations
18224304
11
Madison, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
17 World
14 North America
13
United States
1 Madison
University Information
Acceptance
43%
Publications
330440
Citations
14733290
12
Chicago, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
19 World
16 North America
15
United States
1 Chicago
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
259567
Citations
13284954
13
Columbus, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
23 World
19 North America
18
United States
1 Columbus
University Information
Acceptance
51%
Publications
332689
Citations
10489118
14
Champaign, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
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: Biophysics
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: Biophysics
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: Biophysics
Rankings
27 World
23 North America
22
United States
5 Los Angeles
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
250052
Citations
10201550
18
Durham, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
33 World
29 North America
27
United States
2 Durham
University Information
Acceptance
7%
Publications
227645
Citations
10337561
19
Davis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
34 World
30 North America
28
United States
6 Davis
University Information
Acceptance
42%
Publications
265216
Citations
10743933
20
College Park, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
37 World
32 North America
30
United States
2 College Park
University Information
Acceptance
45%
Publications
214017
Citations
8987126
21
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
41 World
35 North America
33
United States
3 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
50%
Publications
270060
Citations
11530096
22
San Francisco, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
48 World
40 North America
37
United States
7 San Francisco
University Information
Acceptance
13%
Publications
266349
Citations
15389929
23
Pittsburgh, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
50 World
41 North America
38
United States
4 Pittsburgh
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
137967
Citations
7118629
24
St. Louis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
51 World
42 North America
39
United States
1 St. Louis
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
217908
Citations
11228109
25
Charlottesville, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
53 World
43 North America
40
United States
1 Charlottesville
University Information
Acceptance
17%
Publications
178234
Citations
6550160
26
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
56 World
3 Asia
2
China
2 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
298169
Citations
6997569
27
Tempe, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
61 World
46 North America
43
United States
2 Tempe
University Information
Acceptance
90%
Publications
165203
Citations
5999495
28
Providence, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
74 World
53 North America
49
United States
1 Providence
University Information
Acceptance
5%
Publications
125684
Citations
5539426
29
Atlanta, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
78 World
55 North America
51
United States
2 Atlanta
University Information
Acceptance
11%
Publications
198442
Citations
8131621
30
Rochester, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
84 World
58 North America
54
United States
4 Rochester
University Information
Acceptance
36%
Publications
133197
Citations
6016526
31
Ames, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
91 World
60 North America
56
United States
2 Ames
University Information
Acceptance
89%
Publications
180621
Citations
4539834
32
Hangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
100 World
8 Asia
4
China
1 Hangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
297142
Citations
6039598
33
Tallahassee, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
138 World
79 North America
69
United States
3 Tallahassee
University Information
Acceptance
25%
Publications
99221
Citations
3440698
34
Storrs, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
140 World
80 North America
70
United States
2 Storrs
University Information
Acceptance
54%
Publications
107744
Citations
3636118
35
Berlin, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
153 World
47 Europe
8
Germany
2 Berlin
University Information
Acceptance
34%*
Publications
101115
Citations
2909244
36
Seoul, South Korea
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
155 World
14 Asia
1
South Korea
1 Seoul
University Information
Acceptance
20%
Publications
211076
Citations
5667818
37
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
157 World
50 Europe
9
Germany
3 Freiburg im Breisgau
University Information
Acceptance
33%
Publications
119336
Citations
4111745
38
Notre Dame, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
158 World
86 North America
76
United States
2 Notre Dame
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
84831
Citations
2783926
39
Shanghai, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
160 World
16 Asia
7
China
2 Shanghai
University Information
Acceptance
19%*
Publications
192984
Citations
4201697
40
Moscow, Russia
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
165 World
54 Europe
1
Russia
1 Moscow
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
165018
Citations
2435115
41
Philadelphia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
176 World
91 North America
80
United States
5 Philadelphia
University Information
Acceptance
83%
Publications
90389
Citations
2809174
42
Wuhan, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
181 World
18 Asia
8
China
1 Wuhan
University Information
Acceptance
17%*
Publications
182387
Citations
3390624
43
Erlangen, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
189 World
62 Europe
13
Germany
3 Erlangen
University Information
Acceptance
46%
Publications
128824
Citations
3707202
44
Riverside, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
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: Biophysics
Rankings
200 World
101 North America
89
United States
2 Provo
University Information
Acceptance
69%
Publications
60825
Citations
1649220
46
Stockholm, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
213 World
72 Europe
5
Sweden
2 Stockholm
University Information
Acceptance
52%*
Publications
98050
Citations
4037891
47
Guangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
215 World
26 Asia
12
China
1 Guangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
227051
Citations
4553649
48
Boston, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
216 World
107 North America
95
United States
6 Boston
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
67822
Citations
2183413
49
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
221 World
3 Latin America
2
Brazil
1 Rio de Janeiro
University Information
Acceptance
10%
Publications
142967
Citations
2251534
50
Lisbon, Portugal
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Biophysics
Rankings
222 World
76 Europe
1
Portugal
1 Lisbon
University Information
Acceptance
37%*
Publications
123846
Citations
2733746