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2024 Best Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

806 Colleges in the United States
82,647 Bachelor's Degrees
Biology Studies is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #4 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For 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.

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Choosing a Great Biology Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools 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:

Quality Overall Is Important

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.

Other Factors We Consider

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.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Biology Studies in the United States

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.

25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Biological Sciences

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
138 Annual Graduates

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

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
61 Annual Graduates

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

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
82 Annual Graduates

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Annual Graduates

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

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122 Annual Graduates

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
306 Annual Graduates

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
515 Annual Graduates

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

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
135 Annual Graduates

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

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
177 Annual Graduates

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

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Brown University
Providence, RI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
116 Annual Graduates

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
233 Annual Graduates

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
52 Annual Graduates

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
603 Annual Graduates

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

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Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type
380 Annual Graduates

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
346 Annual Graduates

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
123 Annual Graduates

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
224 Annual Graduates

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
112 Annual Graduates

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

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
70 Annual Graduates

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
268 Annual Graduates

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

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
114 Annual Graduates

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

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
208 Annual Graduates

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Annual Graduates

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
173 Annual Graduates

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

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457 Annual Graduates

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

Rest of the Top 50 Best Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
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Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA
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Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
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Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
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Additional Award Winners

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.

Rank College Location
51 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
52 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
53 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
54 New York University New York, NY
55 Boston University Boston, MA
56 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
57 George Washington University Washington, DC
58 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
59 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
60 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
61 Arizona State University - Tempe Tempe, AZ
62 Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME
63 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
64 Brandeis University Waltham, MA
65 University of Delaware Newark, DE
66 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
67 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
68 Williams College Williamstown, MA
69 Iowa State University Ames, IA
70 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Atlanta, GA
71 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA
72 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
73 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
74 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT
75 Providence College Providence, RI
76 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
77 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
78 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
79 Clemson University Clemson, SC
80 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
81 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
82 Auburn University Auburn, AL
83 Washington State University Pullman, WA
84 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
85 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
86 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
87 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
88 University of Houston Houston, TX
89 Baylor University Waco, TX
90 University of Georgia Athens, GA
91 University of Denver Denver, CO
92 Carleton College Northfield, MN
93 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
94 University of California - Riverside Riverside, CA
95 Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY
96 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
97 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse La Crosse, WI
98 University of California - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA
99 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
100 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
101 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
102 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
103 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
104 University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
105 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
106 Lafayette College Easton, PA
107 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
108 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
109 Middlebury College Middlebury, VT
110 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
111 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
112 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
113 Grinnell College Grinnell, IA
114 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
115 Virginia Military Institute Lexington, VA
116 Hamilton College Clinton, NY
117 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
118 Occidental College Los Angeles, CA
119 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD
120 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY

Honorable Mentions

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.

Rank College Location
121 Colgate University Hamilton, NY
122 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
123 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
124 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
125 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
126 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
127 Emmanuel College Massachusetts Boston, MA
128 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
129 University of Massachusetts - Boston Boston, MA
130 St Olaf College Northfield, MN
131 University of California - Merced Merced, CA
132 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
133 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
134 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
135 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
136 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
137 Macalester College Saint Paul, MN
138 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
139 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
140 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
141 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
142 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
143 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
144 Florida International University Miami, FL
145 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX
146 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
147 Wellesley College Wellesley, MA
148 University of North Texas Denton, TX
149 Towson University Towson, MD
150 Denison University Granville, OH
151 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
152 University of Wisconsin - River Falls River Falls, WI
153 University of Missouri - Kansas City Kansas City, MO
154 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
155 Illinois State University Normal, IL
156 Ursinus College Collegeville, PA
157 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
158 Amherst College Amherst, MA
159 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
160 College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA
161 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN

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