Top 50 Universities for Population Biology in the World (2026)
Exploring Population Biology 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 Population Biology education and research.
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Degree Level
Bachelor, Master, PhD
Subject Area
Science, Business, Arts
Location
Worldwide destinations
1
Berkeley, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
6 World
5 North America
5
United States
2 Berkeley
University Information
Acceptance
12%
Publications
392253
Citations
21489706
2
Baltimore, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
11 World
9 North America
9
United States
1 Baltimore
University Information
Acceptance
8%
Publications
424425
Citations
21475164
3
Toronto, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
14 World
12 North America
1
Canada
1 Toronto
University Information
Acceptance
54%*
Publications
489594
Citations
19738928
4
Philadelphia, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
16 World
13 North America
12
United States
1 Philadelphia
University Information
Acceptance
6%
Publications
362411
Citations
18224304
5
Princeton, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
26 World
22 North America
21
United States
1 Princeton
University Information
Acceptance
4%
Publications
187660
Citations
10659460
6
Davis, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
34 World
30 North America
28
United States
6 Davis
University Information
Acceptance
42%
Publications
265216
Citations
10743933
7
Irvine, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
59 World
45 North America
42
United States
8 Irvine
University Information
Acceptance
26%
Publications
167813
Citations
7111638
8
Lund, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
93 World
19 Europe
1
Sweden
17 Lund
University Information
Acceptance
58%*
Publications
196693
Citations
7440145
9
Hangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
100 World
8 Asia
4
China
1 Hangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
20%*
Publications
297142
Citations
6039598
10
Tel Aviv, Israel
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
108 World
10 Asia
1
Israel
1 Tel Aviv
University Information
Acceptance
44%*
Publications
184686
Citations
6114904
11
Montreal, Canada
North America
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
111 World
67 North America
5
Canada
2 Montreal
University Information
Acceptance
41%
Publications
159376
Citations
5350712
12
Tallahassee, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
138 World
79 North America
69
United States
3 Tallahassee
University Information
Acceptance
25%
Publications
99221
Citations
3440698
13
Southampton, United Kingdom
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
139 World
41 Europe
15
United Kingdom
13 Southampton
University Information
Acceptance
24%*
Publications
157323
Citations
5318389
14
Jerusalem, Israel
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
159 World
15 Asia
2
Israel
1 Jerusalem
University Information
Acceptance
23%
Publications
129885
Citations
4785501
15
Shanghai, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
160 World
16 Asia
7
China
2 Shanghai
University Information
Acceptance
19%*
Publications
192984
Citations
4201697
16
Prague, Czech Republic
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
161 World
51 Europe
1
Czech Republic
1 Prague
University Information
Acceptance
35%
Publications
119170
Citations
2763273
17
Geneva, Switzerland
Europe
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
169 World
57 Europe
5
Switzerland
1 Geneva
University Information
Acceptance
26%*
Publications
107920
Citations
4069944
18
Wuhan, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
181 World
18 Asia
8
China
1 Wuhan
University Information
Acceptance
17%*
Publications
182387
Citations
3390624
19
Stockholm, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
213 World
72 Europe
5
Sweden
2 Stockholm
University Information
Acceptance
52%*
Publications
98050
Citations
4037891
20
Guangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
215 World
26 Asia
12
China
1 Guangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
227051
Citations
4553649
21
Lisbon, Portugal
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
222 World
76 Europe
1
Portugal
1 Lisbon
University Information
Acceptance
37%*
Publications
123846
Citations
2733746
22
Cerdanyola del Valles, Spain
Europe
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
226 World
80 Europe
3
Spain
49 Cerdanyola del Valles
University Information
Acceptance
52%*
Publications
124740
Citations
3332695
23
Chengdu, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
229 World
27 Asia
13
China
1 Chengdu
University Information
Acceptance
27%*
Publications
204457
Citations
3378638
24
Campinas, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
234 World
4 Latin America
3
Brazil
1 Campinas
University Information
Acceptance
15%
Publications
170006
Citations
2700980
25
Kiel, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
273 World
101 Europe
23
Germany
1 Kiel
University Information
Acceptance
46%*
Publications
79350
Citations
2656087
26
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
283 World
107 Europe
4
Belgium
1 Louvain-la-Neuve
University Information
Acceptance
35%*
Publications
86421
Citations
3028302
27
Changsha, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
308 World
39 Asia
20
China
1 Changsha
University Information
Acceptance
77%
Publications
194191
Citations
3233815
28
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Latin America
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
309 World
8 Latin America
5
Brazil
1 Belo Horizonte
University Information
Acceptance
17%
Publications
118016
Citations
1774083
29
Umea, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
320 World
122 Europe
7
Sweden
49 Umea
University Information
Acceptance
51%*
Publications
71898
Citations
2880367
30
Linkoping, Sweden
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
333 World
126 Europe
8
Sweden
20 Linkoping
University Information
Acceptance
41%
Publications
75192
Citations
2363724
31
Zagreb, Croatia
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
352 World
137 Europe
1
Croatia
1 Zagreb
University Information
Acceptance
56%*
Publications
90603
Citations
1194548
32
Salamanca, Spain
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
438 World
182 Europe
13
Spain
1 Salamanca
University Information
Acceptance
55%*
Publications
51121
Citations
923106
33
Shanghai, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
445 World
63 Asia
33
China
4 Shanghai
University Information
Acceptance
30%
Publications
67023
Citations
1267822
34
Barcelona, Spain
Europe
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
447 World
184 Europe
15
Spain
3 Barcelona
University Information
Acceptance
59%*
Publications
40674
Citations
1320737
35
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
468 World
74 Asia
2
Thailand
1 Nakhon Pathom
University Information
Acceptance
55%*
Publications
62807
Citations
1340430
36
Rostock, Germany
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
471 World
191 Europe
40
Germany
1 Rostock
University Information
Acceptance
48%*
Publications
49241
Citations
1090094
37
Beijing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
491 World
78 Asia
39
China
8 Beijing
University Information
Acceptance
9%
Publications
37238
Citations
493364
38
Lisbon, Portugal
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
506 World
201 Europe
4
Portugal
2 Lisbon
University Information
Acceptance
38%*
Publications
50841
Citations
1114227
39
Ankara, Turkey
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
522 World
86 Asia
2
Turkey
1 Ankara
University Information
Acceptance
40%*
Publications
56636
Citations
837126
40
Wellington, New Zealand
Oceania
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
524 World
27 Oceania
5
New Zealand
35 Wellington
University Information
Acceptance
70%
Publications
49780
Citations
999298
41
Moscow, Russia
Europe
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
531 World
209 Europe
3
Russia
2 Moscow
University Information
Acceptance
19%
Publications
54657
Citations
375634
42
Shanghai, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
546 World
93 Asia
43
China
5 Shanghai
University Information
Acceptance
30%*
Publications
83073
Citations
1262345
43
San Antonio, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
557 World
196 North America
171
United States
15 San Antonio
University Information
Acceptance
88%
Publications
37128
Citations
1041204
44
Shenzhen, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
625 World
107 Asia
47
China
1 Shenzhen
University Information
Acceptance
37%*
Publications
67541
Citations
1305852
45
Guangzhou, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
630 World
108 Asia
48
China
3 Guangzhou
University Information
Acceptance
26%*
Publications
60614
Citations
1053811
46
Hamilton, New Zealand
Oceania
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
635 World
30 Oceania
6
New Zealand
133 Hamilton
University Information
Acceptance
71%
Publications
26139
Citations
720146
47
Beirut, Lebanon
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
683 World
125 Asia
1
Lebanon
1 Beirut
University Information
Acceptance
71%
Publications
24931
Citations
707647
48
San Marcos, United States
North America
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
717 World
235 North America
208
United States
19 San Marcos
University Information
Acceptance
89%
Publications
21940
Citations
400755
49
Wuhan, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
761 World
148 Asia
67
China
5 Wuhan
University Information
Acceptance
30%*
Publications
45634
Citations
1045946
50
Nanjing, China
Asia
Founded:
Subject: Population Biology
Rankings
792 World
160 Asia
74
China
6 Nanjing
University Information
Acceptance
36%*
Publications
57652
Citations
697400