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2024 Best Biochemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools

343 Colleges in the United States
9,605 Bachelor's Degrees
Biochemistry is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #46 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 343 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Biochemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 9,605 bachelor's degrees in biochemistry to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Biochemistry School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Biochemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools Your choice of biochemistry for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality biological chemistry program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for biochemistry students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Biochemistry in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in biochemistry. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Biological Chemistry

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
33 Annual Graduates

University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in biochemistry. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of Pennsylvania

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
195 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in biochemistry. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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220 Annual Graduates

University of California - Los Angeles is a good option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in biochemistry. UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of California - Los Angeles

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Brown University
Providence, RI
29 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Brown University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in biochemistry. Brown is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Brown University

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285 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of California - San Diego

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
13 Annual Graduates

Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Georgetown University

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11 Annual Graduates

Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Columbia University in the City of New York

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29 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Purdue University - Main Campus

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30 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of Southern California

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
281 Annual Graduates

UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
50 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of Kansas

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Vanderbilt University

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71 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Northeastern University

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85 Annual Graduates

UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
65 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12 Annual Graduates

Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bethlehem.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Lehigh University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
16 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Brigham Young University - Provo

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Tufts University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Indiana University - Bloomington

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
296 Annual Graduates

UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from The University of Texas at Austin

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
21 Annual Graduates

Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Michigan State University

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Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
5 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Swarthmore, Swarthmore is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Swarthmore College

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24 Annual Graduates

UCSB is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of California - Santa Barbara

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Annual Graduates

Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of Notre Dame

Rest of the Top Best Biochemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
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New York University
New York, NY
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

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Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME

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Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
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DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

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Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA

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Clemson University
Clemson, SC
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Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
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Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY

Additional Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Biochemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 343 different United States biochemistry schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Colorado State University - Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Biochemistry students that almost earned our Best Biochemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
52 University of Delaware Newark, DE
53 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
54 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
55 Suffolk University Boston, MA
56 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
57 Washington State University Pullman, WA
58 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
59 University of California - Riverside Riverside, CA
60 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
61 University of Vermont Burlington, VT
62 Barnard College New York, NY
63 Baylor University Waco, TX
64 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
65 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS
66 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
67 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
68 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Atlanta, GA

Biochemistry by Region

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Southwest
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Biochemistry is one of 9 different types of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 1,180
Molecular Biology 1,008
Molecular Biochemistry 386
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 197
Biophysics 153
Radiation Biology/Radiobiology 15
Structural Biology 8

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