2025 Best Evolutionary Biology Schools
5
Colleges in the United States
211
Evolutionary Biology Degrees Awarded
Evolutionary Biology isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #890 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Evolutionary Biology Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 211 degrees in evolutionary biology annually.
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Choosing a Great Evolutionary Biology School
Your choice of evolutionary biology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Evolutionary Biology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Evolutionary Biology Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Evolutionary Biology Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Evolutionary Biology 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 evolutionary biology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Evolutionary Biology
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
Any student who is interested in evolutionary biology needs to take a look at Cornell University. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were about 4 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in evolutionary biology from Cornell University
It is hard to beat George Washington University if you want to pursue a degree in evolutionary biology. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 2nd out of 7 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were roughly 10 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in evolutionary biology from George Washington University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CT
46
Evolutionary Biology Degrees Awarded
Yale University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in evolutionary biology. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were approximately 46 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in evolutionary biology from Yale University
It's hard to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you wish to pursue a degree in evolutionary biology. Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 8 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in evolutionary biology from University of Massachusetts Amherst
Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 15 evolutionary biology students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in evolutionary biology from Stony Brook University
