2026 Best Colleges for Biology

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1,309 U.S. schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Colleges for Biology ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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Tuition cost

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$67,000

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

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$150

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1200

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#1 Best Colleges for Biology

Rice University

Houston

Acceptance rate

7.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$52,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,640

#2 Best Colleges for Biology

University of California - San Diego

La Jolla

Acceptance rate

26.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#3 Best Colleges for Biology

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore

Acceptance rate

7.6%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$58,720

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#4 Best Colleges for Biology

Hillsdale College

Hillsdale

Acceptance rate

20.6%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$28,730

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,000

#5 Best Colleges for Biology

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Acceptance rate

9.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#6 Best Colleges for Biology

Bowdoin College

Brunswick

Acceptance rate

8.0%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$57,776

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

#7 Best Colleges for Biology

University of California - Davis

Davis

Acceptance rate

41.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#8 Best Colleges for Biology

Harvard University

Cambridge

Acceptance rate

3.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$51,143

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,872

#9 Best Colleges for Biology

Princeton University

Princeton

Acceptance rate

4.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$56,010

Avg. Cost after Aid

$21,000

#10 Best Colleges for Biology

Amherst College

Amherst

Acceptance rate

9.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$60,700

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#11 Best Colleges for Biology

Davidson College

Davidson

Acceptance rate

14.5%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$54,460

Avg. Cost after Aid

$26,000

#12 Best Colleges for Biology

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill

Acceptance rate

15.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,019

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#13 Best Colleges for Biology

Williams College

Williamstown

Acceptance rate

10.0%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$59,350

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#14 Best Colleges for Biology

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

Acceptance rate

11.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,442

Avg. Cost after Aid

$18,000

#15 Best Colleges for Biology

University of Florida

Gainesville

Acceptance rate

24.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$4,477

Avg. Cost after Aid

$10,000

#16 Best Colleges for Biology

University of California - Irvine

Irvine

Acceptance rate

28.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$19,268

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#17 Best Colleges for Biology

Pomona College

Claremont

Acceptance rate

6.8%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$56,284

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#18 Best Colleges for Biology

Emory University

Atlanta

Acceptance rate

11.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$54,660

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#19 Best Colleges for Biology

The University of Chicago

Chicago

Acceptance rate

4.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$59,256

Avg. Cost after Aid

$34,000

#20 Best Colleges for Biology

University of Washington

Seattle

Acceptance rate

39.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$10,927

Avg. Cost after Aid

$9,000

#21 Best Colleges for Biology

Brown University

Providence

Acceptance rate

5.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$60,944

Avg. Cost after Aid

$25,000

#22 Best Colleges for Biology

Binghamton University - SUNY

Binghamton

Acceptance rate

38.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,236

#23 Best Colleges for Biology

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor

Acceptance rate

15.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$16,404

Avg. Cost after Aid

$19,000

#24 Best Colleges for Biology

Washington University - St. Louis

St. Louis

Acceptance rate

12.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$57,750

Avg. Cost after Aid

$28,000

#25 Best Colleges for Biology

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore

Acceptance rate

6.9%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$55,856

Avg. Cost after Aid

$20,000

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