Harvard University, US
No big surprises here – Harvard is well known for its leadership in life sciences and also ranks as the world’s number one for Chemistry, medicine, biological sciences, and psychology.
University of Cambridge, UK
As you may expect of Cambridge, research is particularly strong – the university outscores even Harvard on this measure. Major research interests at the Department of Chemistry, Pharmacology include cellular neuroscience, systems neuroscience, cell signaling and ion and drug transport mechanisms.
Stanford University
Holding rank 3 in the Global Universities Rankings, Stanford University is known by everyone worldwide. It also holds subject rankings in Chemistry, Materials Science,Health and medicine.
National University of Singapore, Singapore
The National University of Singapore (NUS) ranks well across all life sciences, but particularly so in Chemistry and pharmacology - both of which have dedicated departments offering a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Columbia University
Ranking 6 in the global Universities Rankings, Columbia University is a private institution. It holds subject rankings in Psychiatry/Psychology, Chemistry, Neuroscience and Behaviour, Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems, Economics and Business etc.
University of Washington
The University of Washington offers over 370 graduate-level programs. It is ranked 7 in Best Global Universities and tops in subjects like Chemistry, Clinical Medicine, Immunology, Geosciences, Social Sciences and Public Health, Microbiology etc.
University of Oxford, UK
As ever, Cambridge’s historic rival is not far behind. Oxford’s Department of Chemistry and Pharmacology offers taught and research-based master’s programs, and four-year DPhil courses.
Johns Hopkins University
This private university has campuses in Baltimore and Columbia. The John Hopkins University, tied with the California Institute of Technology, ranks 9th in Best Global Universities. Chemistry, Surgery, Immunology, Clinical Medicine, Infectious Diseases etc., are the most ranked courses there.
Monash University, Australia
It has emerged as one of Australia’s top destinations for life sciences subjects. Its Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences offers a wide selection of undergraduate and postgraduate courses – including combinations such as pharmacy and commerce, or pharmaceutical science with chemical engineering.
University of Tokyo, Japan
Like all of these Chemistry and pharmacology top ten, the University of Tokyo has strong scores across all indicators used in the QS Rankings by Subject, but especially for employer reputation.