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World University Rankings 2008 - Life Sciences and Biomedicine

2008 World Rank School Name Country Life Score
Source: QS Intelligence Unit (www.topuniversities.com) 
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1 HARVARD University United States 100.0
2 University of CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom 87.1
3 JOHNS HOPKINS University United States 84.7
4 University of California, BERKELEY United States 83.7
5 University of OXFORD United Kingdom 81.4
6 STANFORD University United States 80.3
7 YALE University United States 76.4
8 MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology (M... United States 75.7
9 University of CALIFORNIA, San Diego United States 69.4
10 MCGILL University Canada 68.0
11= IMPERIAL College London United Kingdom 65.4
11= University of CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles (U... United States 65.4
13 University of TORONTO Canada 64.1
14 University of BRITISH COLUMBIA Canada 61.8
15 University of TOKYO Japan 60.5
16 CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology (Calt... United States 59.5
17 National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore 58.7
18 CORNELL University United States 57.6
19 PEKING University China 56.9
20 COLUMBIA University United States 56.3
21 DUKE University United States 55.7
22 PRINCETON University United States 54.4
23 KAROLINSKA Institute Sweden 54.0
24 KYOTO University Japan 53.1
25 UCL (University College London) United Kingdom 52.6
26 University of MELBOURNE Australia 52.3
27 University of SYDNEY Australia 51.9
28= WASHINGTON University in St. Louis United States 51.4
28= University of CALIFORNIA, Davis United States 51.4
30 MONASH University Australia 50.4
31 University of MICHIGAN United States 49.6
32= University of QUEENSLAND Australia 48.9
32= University of EDINBURGH United Kingdom 48.9
34 KING'S College London United Kingdom 48.7
35 University of CHICAGO United States 48.4
36 OSAKA University Japan 47.5
37 AUSTRALIAN National University Australia 46.9
38 UPPSALA University Sweden 45.6
39 University of HONG KONG Hong Kong 45.0
40 SEOUL National University Korea, South 44.9
41 University of PENNSYLVANIA United States 44.8
42 The University of AUCKLAND New Zealand 43.9
43 BOSTON University United States 43.2
44 University of WASHINGTON United States 43.1
45 University of ALBERTA Canada 41.9
46 University of BRISTOL United Kingdom 40.4
47 University of WISCONSIN-Madison United States 40.3
48 HEIDELBERG University Germany 40.0
49 FUDAN University China 39.0
50= University of NEW SOUTH WALES Australia 38.2
50= BROWN University United States 38.2
52 MCMASTER University Canada 38.1
53= EMORY University United States 37.9
53= NEW YORK University (NYU) United States 37.9
55 VANDERBILT University United States 37.7
56 TSINGHUA University China 37.1
57 University of MANCHESTER United Kingdom 36.8
58 Hebrew University of JERUSALEM Israel 36.7
59 University of COPENHAGEN Denmark 36.1
60= Université de Montréal Canada 36.0
60= University of VIENNA Austria 36.0
62 UTRECHT University Netherlands 35.3
63 University of NORTH CAROLINA, Chapel Hil... United States 35.0
64= Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ... Mexico 34.9
64= The CHINESE University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 34.9
64= University of CALIFORNIA, Irvine United States 34.9
67= ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of T... Switzerland 34.7
67= HONG KONG University of Science and Tech... Hong Kong 34.7
69 PURDUE University United States 34.5
70 University of OTAGO New Zealand 34.2
71 University of HELSINKI Finland 33.9
72 NORTHWESTERN University United States 33.8
73 CARNEGIE MELLON University United States 33.7
74= University of GLASGOW United Kingdom 33.6
74= LEIDEN University Netherlands 33.6
76 CASE WESTERN RESERVE University United States 33.0
77 Universite de Strasbourg France 32.6
78 Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore 32.3
79 University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Barbara United States 32.2
80 University of AMSTERDAM Netherlands 32.1
81 University of WESTERN AUSTRALIA Australia 32.0
82= University of ZURICH Switzerland 31.9
82= SHANGHAI JIAO TONG University China 31.9
84= TEXAS A&M University United States 31.8
84= National TAIWAN University Taiwan 31.8
84= University of MINNESOTA United States 31.8
84= NANJING University China 31.8
84= Katholieke Universiteit LEUVEN Belgium 31.8
89 University of Science and Technology of ... China 31.4
90 DALHOUSIE University Canada 31.3
91 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit�t M�nch... Germany 31.2
92 University of NOTTINGHAM United Kingdom 31.1
93 Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen Germany 31.0
94 CARDIFF University United Kingdom 30.8
95 University of DELHI India 30.6
96 INDIANA University Bloomington United States 30.2
97= BRANDEIS University United States 30.1
97= TRINITY College Dublin Ireland 30.1
99= ERASMUS University Rotterdam Netherlands 29.7
99= University of BIRMINGHAM United Kingdom 29.7
101 University of TEXAS at Austin United States 29.5
102= University of BARCELONA Spain 29.4
102= JAWAHARLAL NEHRU University India 29.4
104 Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie PARIS V... France 29.3
105 University of BASEL Switzerland 29.2
106= DARTMOUTH College United States 29.1
106= Universitas GADJAH MADA Indonesia 29.1
108= CHULALONGKORN University Thailand 29.0
108= University of DUNDEE United Kingdom 29.0
110 University of SHEFFIELD United Kingdom 28.9
111= QUEENSLAND University of Technology Australia 28.5
111= QUEEN'S University Canada 28.5
113 MAHIDOL University Thailand 28.4
114 University of SÃO PAULO Brazil 28.2
115= University of CALGARY Canada 28.0
115= TEL AVIV University Israel 28.0
115= University of Illinois, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN United States 28.0
118 Universität FREIBURG Germany 27.9
119 LUND University Sweden 27.7
120= ZHEJIANG University China 27.4
120= VU University AMSTERDAM Netherlands 27.4
120= University of GENEVA Switzerland 27.4
123 Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Malaysia 27.3
124 Universität GÖTTINGEN Germany 27.2
125 HUMBOLDT-Universität zu Berlin Germany 27.1
126 University of PITTSBURGH United States 26.9
127= University of GHENT Belgium 26.8
127= Université du QUÉBEC Canada 26.8
127= Universiti Malaya (UM) Malaysia 26.8
127= AARHUS University Denmark 26.8
127= University of VIRGINIA United States 26.8
132 Lomonosov MOSCOW STATE University Russia 26.5
133 University of WATERLOO Canada 26.4
134= KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Scie... Korea, South 26.3
134= HOKKAIDO University Japan 26.3
136 Ecole normale supérieure, PARIS France 26.2
137= University of BOLOGNA Italy 26.1
137= University of MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst United States 26.1
139= University of IOWA United States 26.0
139= University of ADELAIDE Australia 26.0
141 Université catholique de LOUVAIN (UCL) Belgium 25.8
142 TECHNION - Israel Institute of Technolog... Israel 25.7
143 QUEEN MARY, University of London United Kingdom 25.3
144= Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Malaysia 25.2
144= MAASTRICHT University Netherlands 25.2
146 OHIO STATE University United States 25.0
147 FLORIDA STATE University United States 24.9
148 University of CAPE TOWN South Africa 24.8
149 University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Cruz United States 24.7
150= University of OREGON United States 24.6
150= University of COLORADO at Boulder United States 24.6
150= University of YORK United Kingdom 24.6
153 GEORGETOWN University United States 24.5
154 KOREA University Korea, South 24.3
155= University of ABERDEEN United Kingdom 24.1
155= SIMON FRASER University Canada 24.1
157= CHIBA University Japan 24.0
157= University of LEEDS United Kingdom 24.0
159 University of BUENOS AIRES Argentina 23.9
160= WASEDA University Japan 23.8
160= TUFTS University United States 23.8
162= University of GRONINGEN Netherlands 23.6
162= BEN GURION University of the Negev Israel 23.6
162= TIANJIN University China 23.6
165= KEIO University Japan 23.5
165= University of MARYLAND, College Park United States 23.5
167= University of TURKU Finland 23.4
167= University of LIVERPOOL United Kingdom 23.4
169 KOBE University Japan 23.2
170 The University of WESTERN ONTARIO Canada 22.9
171= STOCKHOLM University Sweden 22.8
171= Technische Universitaet Muenchen Germany 22.8
173= WAGENINGEN University Netherlands 22.6
173= Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (II... India 22.6
175= Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (I... India 22.5
175= University College DUBLIN Ireland 22.5
177 Freie Universitaet BERLIN Germany 22.4
178 KYUSHU University Japan 22.2
179 SOUTHEAST University China 22.1
180= PENNSYLVANIA STATE University United States 22.0
180= TOHOKU University Japan 22.0
182 University of CINCINNATI United States 21.9
183 University of ROCHESTER United States 21.8
184 Sapienza University of Rome Italy 21.7
185= STONY BROOK University, State University... United States 21.6
185= Federal University of RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil 21.6
187= LOUGHBOROUGH University United Kingdom 21.4
187= University of SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA United States 21.4
187= University of OSLO Norway 21.4
190= University of SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom 21.3
190= University of ARIZONA United States 21.3
190= NAGOYA University Japan 21.3
193= University of MUMBAI India 21.2
193= ARIZONA STATE University United States 21.2
195 Universit�t WüRZBURG Germany 21.1
196= MACQUARIE University Australia 21.0
196= RMIT University Australia 21.0
198= Radboud University NIJMEGEN Netherlands 20.9
198= UMEÅ University Sweden 20.9
198= University of PADUA Italy 20.9
201= University of ST ANDREWS United Kingdom 20.8
201= RICE University United States 20.8
201= University of WARWICK United Kingdom 20.8
204= University of CALIFORNIA, Riverside United States 20.7
204= MICHIGAN STATE University United States 20.7
206 City University of NEW YORK United States 20.6
207 Universitas INDONESIA Indonesia 20.5
208= TONGJI University China 20.4
208= Universität HAMBURG Germany 20.4
210= CITY University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 20.2
210= BANDUNG Institute of Technology (ITB) Indonesia 20.2
210= Pontificia Universidad Católica de CHIL... Chile 20.2
213= Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Malaysia 20.1
213= NEWCASTLE University United Kingdom 20.1
215= YONSEI University Korea, South 20.0
215= University of BATH United Kingdom 20.0
217 University Complutense MADRID Spain 19.9
218= LA TROBE University Australia 19.8
218= IOWA STATE University United States 19.8
218= Universität DÜSSELDORF Germany 19.8
218= DURHAM University United Kingdom 19.8
218= University of CAMPINAS (Unicamp) Brazil 19.8
223 Universidad de SANTIAGO de Chile Chile 19.5
224 University of MANITOBA Canada 19.3
225= RUTGERS, The State University of New Jer... United States 19.2
225= NORTH CAROLINA STATE University United States 19.2
225= University of KANSAS United States 19.2
225= University of NEWCASTLE Australia 19.2
229= University of SUSSEX United Kingdom 19.1
229= TOKYO Institute of Technology Japan 19.1
231 University Montpellier 2 - Sciences and ... France 18.9
232= CURTIN University of Technology Australia 18.8
232= TEMPLE University United States 18.8
234= Université Joseph-Fourier, GRENOBLE I France 18.7
234= University of CALCUTTA India 18.7
234= TOKYO University of Science (TUS) Japan 18.7
237= University of NAVARRA Spain 18.6
237= SAINT-PETERSBURG State University Russia 18.6
237= SHANDONG University China 18.6
240 University of FLORIDA United States 18.5
241 Universität FRANKFURT am Main Germany 18.3
242= Technische Universität DRESDEN Germany 18.2
242= Technische Universität BERLIN Germany 18.2
244= MASSEY University New Zealand 18.1
244= Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Malaysia 18.1
244= LOYOLA University Chicago United States 18.1
247= University of PISA Italy 17.9
247= Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) Belgium 17.9
249 Universite Libre de BRUXELLES (ULB) Belgium 17.8
250= Universität LEIPZIG Germany 17.6
250= University of ALABAMA United States 17.6
252= BRIGHAM YOUNG University United States 17.4
252= University of LAUSANNE Switzerland 17.4
254 BANGOR University United Kingdom 17.3
255= University of OTTAWA Canada 17.2
255= GEORGE WASHINGTON University United States 17.2
255= BAYLOR University United States 17.2
255= University of MILANO Italy 17.2
259 Karl-Franzens-Universitaet GRAZ Austria 17.1
260 National University of Ireland, GALWAY Ireland 17.0
261= University of PUNE India 16.9
261= WASHINGTON STATE University United States 16.9
261= University of Technology, Sydney Australia 16.9
264= GEORGIA Institute of Technology United States 16.8
264= LONDON School of Economics and Political... United Kingdom 16.8
266= KASETSART University Thailand 16.7
266= University of the PHILIPPINES Philippines 16.7
266= University of BERGEN Norway 16.7
266= CHARLES University Czech Republic 16.7
270 Leibniz Universität HANNOVER Germany 16.6
271= University of TSUKUBA Japan 16.4
271= CAIRO University Egypt 16.4
271= University of COIMBRA Portugal 16.4
271= LANCASTER University United Kingdom 16.4
271= Politecnico di MILANO Italy 16.4
271= Université Paris Sorbonne (PARIS IV) France 16.4
277 National TAIWAN University of Science an... Taiwan 16.3
278= ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE France 16.1
278= TULANE University United States 16.1
278= University of BRADFORD United Kingdom 16.1
278= FLINDERS University Australia 16.1
282= Universität STUTTGART Germany 16.0
282= The HONG KONG Polytechnic University Hong Kong 16.0
284= University of DHAKA Bangladesh 15.9
284= XI'AN JIAOTONG University China 15.9
284= LOUISIANA STATE University United States 15.9
284= University of WOLLONGONG Australia 15.9
284= Université PARIS V Descartes France 15.9
289= Universität BIELEFELD Germany 15.8
289= Université PARIS I Panthéon Sorbonne France 15.8
289= University of EXETER United Kingdom 15.8
292= Universidad Autónoma de BARCELONA Spain 15.7
292= National University of Sciences and Tech... Pakistan 15.7
294= University of NOTRE DAME United States 15.6
294= Universidade Estadual PAULISTA Brazil 15.6
296= University of GEORGIA United States 15.5
296= University of HOUSTON United States 15.5
296= University of TWENTE Netherlands 15.5
296= University of BERN Switzerland 15.5
296= University of ESSEX United Kingdom 15.5