2025 Best Biophysics Schools in Pennsylvania

When it comes to popularity, biophysics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #732 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Biophysics Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 25 degrees in biophysics to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Biophysics Schools List

Biophysics Rankings by 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 Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Biophysics in Pennsylvania

The schools below may not offer all types of biophysics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Biophysics

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Pennsylvania is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in biophysics. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in biophysics from University of Pennsylvania

2

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in biophysics has to look into Temple University. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree 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	1,026	15
Maryland	618	42
New Jersey	614	5
District of Columbia	441	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biophysics

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

Majors Similar to Biophysics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biochemistry	544
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	110
Molecular Biology	80
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	6
Molecular Biophysics	1

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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.