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Finding the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 177,778 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 866 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for biological and biomedical sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

#1

Williams College

Williamstown, MA

Our analysis found Williams College to be the best school for biological and biomedical sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Williams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Williamstown.

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#2

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowdoin College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Brunswick, Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Virginia Military Institute helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the United States. VMI is a small public school located in the distant town of Lexington.

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#5

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best biological and biomedical sciences schools in the United States. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

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#6

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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#7

Haverford College

Haverford, PA

Haverford College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Haverford, Haverford is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

Bucknell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Lewisburg.

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#11

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#12

Lafayette College

Easton, PA

Lafayette College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Lafayette is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Easton.

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#13

Bates College

Lewiston, ME

Bates College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Bates is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston.

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#14

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #15 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

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#16

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#17

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

College of the Holy Cross did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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#18

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY

Colgate University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the town of Hamilton, Colgate is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#19

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, PA

With a ranking of #19, Swarthmore College did quite well on this year’s best schools for biological and biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Swarthmore is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Swarthmore.

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#20

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.

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#21

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree biological and biomedical sciences programs. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the city of La Crosse.

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#24

Randolph - Macon College

Ashland, VA

Randolph - Macon College ranked #24 on this year’s Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Randolph - Macon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Ashland.

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#25

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Vassar College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for biological and biomedical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

#26

Macalester College

Saint Paul, MN
#27

Saint Johns University

Collegeville, MN
#29

DeSales University

Center Valley, PA
#30

Winona State University

Winona, MN
#31

Hamilton College

Clinton, NY
#32

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA
#33

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
#34

Carleton College

Northfield, MN
#36

Hampden - Sydney College

Hampden-Sydney, VA
#37

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY
#38

Lycoming College

Williamsport, PA
#39

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA
#42

Tufts University

Medford, MA
#43

Trinity College

Hartford, CT
#44

St Olaf College

Northfield, MN
#45

Ursinus College

Collegeville, PA
#46

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA
#47

Denison University

Granville, OH
#50

Union College New York

Schenectady, NY

Remaining Award Winners

This list represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 866 different United States biological and biomedical sciences schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
52 Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL
53 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
54 Ohio Northern University Ada, OH
55 College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph, MN
56 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
57 Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH
58 DePauw University Greencastle, IN
59 Duke University Durham, NC
60 Boston University Boston, MA
61 University of California - Davis Davis, CA
62 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Atlanta, GA
63 Excelsior College Albany, NY
64 Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network Boston, MA
65 Southwestern University Georgetown, TX
66 Franklin College Franklin, IN
67 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA
68 Minnesota State University - Mankato Mankato, MN
69 Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA
70 University of Rochester Rochester, NY
71 University of Wisconsin - Green Bay Green Bay, WI
72 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
73 Hamline University Saint Paul, MN
74 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, PA
75 Brandeis University Waltham, MA
76 Neumann University Aston, PA
77 University of Redlands Redlands, CA
78 Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA
79 Upper Iowa University Fayette, IA
80 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
81 University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA
82 St Mary’s College of Maryland St. Mary’s City, MD
83 Salisbury University Salisbury, MD
84 Northeastern University Boston, MA
85 Dominican University of California San Rafael, CA
86 California State University - Channel Islands Camarillo, CA
87 Grinnell College Grinnell, IA
88 University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA
89 Hanover College Hanover, IN
90 Barnard College New York, NY
91 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
92 Wabash College Crawfordsville, IN
93 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
94 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO
95 York College of Pennsylvania York, PA
96 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
97 University of Washington - Bothell Campus Bothell, WA
98 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
99 Aurora University Aurora, IL
100 Truman State University Kirksville, MO
101 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
102 Middlebury College Middlebury, VT
103 Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA
104 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
105 University of Wisconsin - Platteville Platteville, WI
106 Carroll University Waukesha, WI
107 Providence College Providence, RI
108 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
108 Metropolitan State University Saint Paul, MN
110 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD
111 Millikin University Decatur, IL
112 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJ
113 Linfield University - McMinnville Campus McMinnville, OR
114 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
115 Gonzaga University Spokane, WA
116 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
117 Hood College Frederick, MD
118 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
119 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
120 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
121 Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL
122 University of Chicago Chicago, IL
123 Wellesley College Wellesley, MA
124 Clarkson University Potsdam, NY
125 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
126 University of Minnesota - Morris Morris, MN
127 Dominican University River Forest, IL
128 Oberlin College Oberlin, OH
129 Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD

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
130 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
131 Willamette University Salem, OR
132 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL
133 Amherst College Amherst, MA
134 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
135 Widener University Chester, PA
136 Illinois State University Normal, IL
137 Towson University Towson, MD
138 American University Washington, DC
139 Yale University New Haven, CT
140 Berry College Mount Berry, GA
141 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
142 Stevenson University Stevenson, MD
143 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI
144 Randolph College Lynchburg, VA
145 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
146 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA
147 Colby - Sawyer College New London, NH
148 Meredith College Raleigh, NC
149 University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI
150 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA
151 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
152 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania Shippensburg, PA
153 Christopher Newport University Newport News, VA
154 Emory University Atlanta, GA
155 University of Portland Portland, OR
156 Baldwin Wallace University Berea, OH
157 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, PA
158 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
159 Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN
160 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN
161 Saint Mary’s College Notre Dame, IN
162 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
163 Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ
164 Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA
165 Luther College Decorah, IA
166 University of Missouri - St Louis Saint Louis, MO
167 Kean University Union, NJ
168 Augustana College Rock Island, IL
169 Mount St Mary’s University Emmitsburg, MD
170 Augsburg University Minneapolis, MN
171 Hope College Holland, MI
172 George Washington University Washington, DC
173 John Carroll University University Heights, OH

Biological & Biomedical Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Biology 107,165
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 4,566
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 4,420
Biotechnology 3,911
Zoology 2,984
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,957
Genetics 1,543
Pharmacology & Toxicology 1,042
Botany/Plant Biology 691
Molecular Medicine 83

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396
Physical Sciences 50,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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