2025 Best Biophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Biophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 24 bachelor's degrees in biophysics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

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

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Biophysics in Pennsylvania

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

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Biophysics

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in biophysics has to look into University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in biophysics from University of Pennsylvania

2

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

3 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Temple University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in biophysics. Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in biophysics from Temple University

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
New York	707	4
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	542
Molecular Biology	87
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	45
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	7

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.