2025 Best Biophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

Biophysics is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #594 out of the 1232 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for biophysics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in biophysics during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on biophysics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of biophysics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biophysics related body.

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

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Biophysics in New York

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in biophysics.

Top New York Schools for a Bachelor's in Biophysics

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

1 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is a good choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in biophysics. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in biophysics from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

SUNY Geneseo
Geneseo, NY

1 Annual Graduates

SUNY Geneseo is a good choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in biophysics. Located in the town of Geneseo, SUNY Geneseo is a public school with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biophysics from SUNY Geneseo

Best Biophysics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Biophysics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	698	17
Maryland	370	28
New Jersey	351	5
District of Columbia	226	8

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Biophysics Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology area of study, Biophysics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Biophysics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biochemistry	492
Molecular Biology	35
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	31
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	20
Molecular Biochemistry	17

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.