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2025 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

816 Colleges in the United States
135,792 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,179 Avg Early-Career Salary
a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #4 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 816 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 135,792 bachelor's degrees in biological & biomedical sciences during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great Biological & Biomedical Sciences School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools The biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality biological & biomedical sciences program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for biological & biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Biological & Biomedical Sciences in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

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

University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Pennsylvania

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
466 Annual Graduates

Cornell University is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Cornell University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
740 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

Tufts University is a good choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Tufts University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
952 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Duke University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,007 Annual Graduates

UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of California - Berkeley

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
543 Annual Graduates

Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Boston University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
186 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Chicago

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,205 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Texas A&M University - College Station

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,223 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
174 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Columbia University in the City of New York

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
336 Annual Graduates

Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chestnut Hill.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Boston College

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,642 Annual Graduates

UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the large city of La Jolla.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of California - San Diego

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,445 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of California - Los Angeles

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

Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Dartmouth College

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
248 Annual Graduates

Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Northwestern University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
464 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
237 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Rochester

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
450 Annual Graduates

Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Northeastern University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
979 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,073 Annual Graduates

Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Ohio State University - Main Campus

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
803 Annual Graduates

U-M is a very large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
299 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of Virginia - Main Campus

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1,262 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from Michigan State University

Rest of the Top 50 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
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Yale University
New Haven, CT
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Stanford University
Stanford, CA
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Brown University
Providence, RI
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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

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New York University
New York, NY
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
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Remaining Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the schools awarded a Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 20% of the 816 different United States biological & biomedical sciences schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
52 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
53 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
54 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
55 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
56 George Mason University Fairfax, VA
57 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
58 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
59 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
60 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
61 University of Delaware Newark, DE
62 Auburn University Auburn, AL
63 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
64 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
65 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
66 Clemson University Clemson, SC
67 University of California - Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA
68 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA
69 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
70 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
71 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
72 Providence College Providence, RI
73 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
74 George Washington University Washington, DC
75 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
76 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
77 University of Georgia Athens, GA
78 Brandeis University Waltham, MA
79 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
80 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
81 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
82 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
83 College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA
84 University at Albany Albany, NY
85 University of Massachusetts - Lowell Lowell, MA
86 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
87 University of California - Riverside Riverside, CA
88 University of Wisconsin - La Crosse La Crosse, WI
89 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
90 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
91 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY
92 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
93 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
94 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
95 University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO
96 Villanova University Villanova, PA
97 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
98 Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME
99 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA
100 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
101 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
102 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ
103 University of California - Merced Merced, CA
104 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
105 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR
106 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT
107 St John’s University - New York Queens, NY
108 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL
109 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL
110 University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
111 Barnard College New York, NY
112 Middlebury College Middlebury, VT
113 University of Denver Denver, CO
114 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
115 Rutgers University - Newark Newark, NJ
116 Trinity College Hartford, CT
117 University of Massachusetts - Boston Boston, MA
118 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
119 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
120 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
121 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
122 University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI
123 Wellesley College Wellesley, MA
124 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD
125 DePauw University Greencastle, IN
126 St Olaf College Northfield, MN
127 Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA
128 Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT
129 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
130 Washington State University Pullman, WA
131 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
132 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
133 Bates College Lewiston, ME
134 Baylor University Waco, TX
135 Rowan University Glassboro, NJ
136 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI
137 Florida International University Miami, FL
138 Hamilton College Clinton, NY
139 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
140 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA
141 University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL
142 Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA
143 University of the Pacific Stockton, CA
144 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
145 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
146 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV
147 Fairfield University Fairfield, CT
148 Lafayette College Easton, PA
149 University of Vermont Burlington, VT
150 The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL
151 Towson University Towson, MD
152 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN
153 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
154 Connecticut College New London, CT
155 Clark University Worcester, MA
156 SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY
157 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
158 Illinois State University Normal, IL
159 University of North Texas Denton, TX
160 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND
161 California State University - East Bay Hayward, CA
162 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
163 Ohio University - Athens Campus Athens, OH

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Biological & Biomedical Sciences students that almost earned our Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
164 Williams College Williamstown, MA
165 University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, NC
166 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
167 Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY
168 Saint Joseph’s University Philadelphia, PA
169 Ball State University Muncie, IN
170 Macalester College Saint Paul, MN
171 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN
172 Rice University Houston, TX
173 University of Portland Portland, OR
174 Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA
175 Fordham University Bronx, NY
176 University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD
177 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Bowling Green, OH
178 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
179 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Pomona, CA
180 Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY
181 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
182 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
183 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN
184 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
185 Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
186 University of Louisville Louisville, KY
187 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA
188 University of Miami Coral Gables, FL
189 William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ
190 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
191 University of Missouri - Kansas City Kansas City, MO
192 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, MA
193 University of San Diego San Diego, CA
194 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
195 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR
196 Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY
197 Grinnell College Grinnell, IA
198 Union College New York Schenectady, NY
199 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Atlanta, GA
200 University of Dayton Dayton, OH
201 Portland State University Portland, OR
202 Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA
203 Carleton College Northfield, MN
204 Appalachian State University Boone, NC
205 Radford University Radford, VA
206 University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA
207 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA
208 Colgate University Hamilton, NY
209 University of Houston Houston, TX
210 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD
211 Augustana College Rock Island, IL
212 Kean University Union, NJ
213 Worcester State University Worcester, MA
214 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
215 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
216 Clarkson University Potsdam, NY
217 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
218 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Stillwater, OK
219 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
220 Emmanuel College Massachusetts Boston, MA
221 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
222 Smith College Northampton, MA
223 Randolph - Macon College Ashland, VA
224 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
225 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ
226 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
226 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX
228 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX
229 North Dakota State University - Main Campus Fargo, ND
230 The City College of New York New York, NY
231 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA
232 Winona State University Winona, MN
233 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL
234 University of St Thomas Minnesota Saint Paul, MN
235 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
236 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
237 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
238 University of Toledo Toledo, OH
239 University of Wisconsin - River Falls River Falls, WI
240 Howard University Washington, DC
241 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI
242 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS
243 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
244 University of New Hampshire at Manchester Manchester, NH
245 Creighton University Omaha, NE
246 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
247 Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ
248 Montana State University Bozeman, MT
249 Westfield State University Westfield, MA
250 Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY
251 Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH
252 University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH
253 California State University - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
254 University of Wisconsin - Platteville Platteville, WI
255 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, PA
256 California State University - Stanislaus Turlock, CA
257 Stonehill College Easton, MA
258 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
259 California State University - Channel Islands Camarillo, CA
260 Rutgers University - Camden Camden, NJ
261 Saint Michael’s College Colchester, VT
262 Denison University Granville, OH
263 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI
264 Southwestern University Georgetown, TX
265 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI
266 Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA
267 Elon University Elon, NC
268 University of Mississippi University, MS
269 Merrimack College North Andover, MA
270 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA
271 Oberlin College Oberlin, OH
272 Utah State University Logan, UT

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Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 85,460
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 12,092
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,367
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 7,365
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 4,605
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 4,476
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 3,108
Zoology 2,630
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 1,590
Biotechnology 1,089

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 121,318
Mathematics & Statistics 29,912
Physical Sciences 28,585
Natural Resources & Conservation 22,202
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 21,049
Engineering Technologies 17,824
Architecture & Related Services 10,337
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,642
Science Technologies / Technicians 408

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