2025 Best Biophysics Schools in California
6
Colleges in California
75
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 6 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of biophysics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 75 degrees in biophysics annually.
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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
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biophysics Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Biophysics in California
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.
Top California Schools in Biophysics
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
Any student who is interested in biophysics has to look into Stanford University. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were about 8 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in biophysics from Stanford University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
It is difficult to beat University of California - San Diego if you want to pursue a degree in biophysics. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 5 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in biophysics from University of California - San Diego
It is difficult to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you want to pursue a degree in biophysics. 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 schools 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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It's difficult to beat University of California - Davis if you wish to pursue a degree in biophysics. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Davis. This university ranks 10th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 5 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 biophysics students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.
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