by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for immunology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 199 degrees in immunology annually.
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Your choice of immunology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Immunology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Immunology Schools list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the immunology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Stanford University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in immunology. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were roughly 17 immunology students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in immunology from Stanford University
Every student who is interested in immunology needs to check out University of Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.
There were roughly 9 immunology students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in immunology from University of Chicago
It is difficult to beat Yale University if you wish to pursue a degree in immunology. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were approximately 20 immunology students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in immunology from Yale University
Every student who is interested in immunology needs to check out Tufts University. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 immunology students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in immunology from Tufts University
Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 8 immunology students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in immunology from University of California - Davis
Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were about 9 immunology students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in immunology from Washington University in St Louis
Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 4 immunology students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in immunology from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were about 5 immunology students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in immunology from University of Pennsylvania
U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were about 7 immunology students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in immunology from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.More information about a degree in immunology from Iowa State University
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One of 8 majors within the Microbiological Sciences & Immunology area of study, Immunology has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Microbiology | 2,949 |
| Medical Microbiology & Bacteriology | 960 |
| Microbiology & Immunology | 409 |
| Other Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 224 |
| Infectious Disease and Global Health | 72 |
| Virology | 19 |
| Parasitology | 2 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.