2021 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking looked at 102 colleges that offer a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality biological & biomedical sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biological & biomedical sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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2021 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying biological & biomedical sciences.
Top 15% Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that are best for non-traditional biological & biomedical sciences students. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, ESF is a public college with a small student population. ESF not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at ESF is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 275 students take at least one class online at ESF. 542 students are part time.
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Johns Hopkins University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore. Johns Hopkins also made our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #2.
The student loan default rate at Johns Hopkins is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. 14,847 of Johns Hopkins students are exclusively distance learners. 14,794 of Johns Hopkins students are attending part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. There are roughly 7,559 part time students in attendance at Rutgers New Brunswick.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Canisius College. Located in the city of Buffalo, Canisius is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Canisius also did well on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 1,367 students at Canisius that take at least one class online. There are roughly 438 part time students in attendance at Canisius.
Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Canisius College Report
Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #5 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. Columbia not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The student loan default rate at Columbia is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,172 students at Columbia that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,854 part time students in attendance at Columbia.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population. Pitt also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
The student loan default rate at Pitt is lower than is typical, just 1.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,643 students take at least one class online at Pitt. 6,672 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Drexel University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Drexel also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 0.9% of Drexel students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,249 students take at least one class online at Drexel. About 5,829 of the students at Drexel are attending part time.
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Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Penn State University Park is a fairly large public school located in the small city of University Park. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Penn State University Park also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Penn State University Park is lower than is typical, just 0.0% of students default in three years. All students are part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Cornell University. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. Cornell excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. About 574 of the students at Cornell are attending part time.
Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Cornell University Report
University of Delaware earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 0.9% of UD students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 13,666 students take at least one class online at UD. There are roughly 2,486 part time students in attendance at UD.
Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of Delaware Report
Temple University earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Temple is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 1.3% of Temple students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,264 students take at least one class online at Temple. About 4,634 of the students at Temple are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize West Chester University of Pennsylvania as the #12 school in this year's rankings. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 4,464 students take at least one class online at WCUPA. There are roughly 3,854 part time students in attendance at WCUPA.
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Rowan University landed the #13 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glassboro.
The student loan default rate at Rowan is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,269 students at Rowan that take at least one class online. About 3,878 of the students at Rowan are attending part time.
Full Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Rowan University Report
George Washington University landed the #14 spot in our 2021 best biological & biomedical sciences schools for non-traditional students. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GWU also is in the top 20% of our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 5,340 students at GWU are exclusively online. There are roughly 8,798 part time students in attendance at GWU.
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Georgetown University comes in at #15 in this year's ranking. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. Georgetown also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
About 0.2% of Georgetown students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,343 students take at least one class online at Georgetown. 5,553 of Georgetown students are attending part time.
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