2025 Best General Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region
9Colleges in the Far Western US Region
639Biomedical Sciences Degrees Awarded
Ranked #77 in popularity, general biomedical sciences is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for general biomedical sciences students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 639 degrees in general biomedical sciences to qualified students.
Choosing a Great General Biomedical Sciences School
The biomedical sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Biomedical Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general biomedical sciences 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 General Biomedical Sciences Degree Level
The biomedical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Region.
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Best Schools for General Biomedical Sciences in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the biomedical sciences degree levels they offer.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Biomedical Sciences
Any student pursuing a degree in general biomedical sciences needs to check out University of California - San Diego. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCSD is a great university overall.
There were approximately 31 general biomedical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.
San Francisco State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general biomedical sciences. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 30th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 11 general biomedical sciences students who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in general biomedical sciences has to take a look at 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 roughly 8 general biomedical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Santa Cruz is a great university overall.
There were approximately 62 general biomedical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.
Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Riverside. This university ranks 66th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 83 general biomedical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Cal Baptist in the most recent data year.
Biola is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of La Mirada. This university ranks 86th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 21 general biomedical sciences students who graduated with this degree at Biola in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Riverside, La Sierra is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 152nd out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 5 general biomedical sciences students who graduated with this degree at La Sierra in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 49th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 100 general biomedical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW Tacoma in the most recent data year.
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).
The biomedical sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Biomedical Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general biomedical sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
