2025 Best Biophysics Schools
34
Colleges in the United States
310
Biophysics Degrees Awarded
Biophysics isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #732 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 34 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of biophysics. Combined, these schools handed out 310 degrees in biophysics to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Biophysics School
Your choice of biophysics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biophysics schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Biophysics Degree Level
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 Biophysics Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Biophysics in the United States
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 biophysics degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Schools in Biophysics
Every student who is interested in biophysics needs to look into Cornell University. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were approximately 3 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in biophysics from Cornell University
University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in biophysics. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were about 15 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in biophysics from University of Pennsylvania
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
Stanford University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in biophysics. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in biophysics from Stanford University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
University of California - San Diego is a great option for students pursuing a degree in biophysics. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 5 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.
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UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 22 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.
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UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison. This university ranks 1st out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 7 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MA
Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 1 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In DC
Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MI
Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were about 15 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.
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UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.
There were roughly 17 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.
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