by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 806 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for biology studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 82,647 bachelor's degrees in biology studies to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The biological sciences bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for biology studies students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in biology studies. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in biology studies. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from University of Pennsylvania
It is hard to beat Stanford University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in biology studies. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Stanford University
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in biology studies needs to take a look at Dartmouth College. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Dartmouth College
It's hard to beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in biology studies. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
UChicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from University of Chicago
Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Cornell University
UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from University of California - Los Angeles
Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Tufts University
Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Duke University
Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Brown University
Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from University of California - Berkeley
Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Columbia University in the City of New York
Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from University of Wisconsin - Madison
UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Purdue University - Main Campus
Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public university located in the city of College Station.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Texas A&M University - College Station
Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Northwestern University
Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from University of Southern California
Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from University of California - San Diego
WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Washington University in St Louis
Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Emory University
Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Worcester Polytechnic Institute
UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Ohio State University - Main Campus
This section represents the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 806 different United States biology studies schools we analyzed.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
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Biology Studies is one of 1 different types of General Biology programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biomedical Sciences | 6,409 |