Considering a degree in Biology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Biology majors who live in Colorado.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Biology degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Colorado.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard University | 5900 | 95900 | 0.9381 | 8,844 | 1535 | 0.0365 | |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 3 | Savannah State University | 10700 | 26700 | 0.6 | 2,966 | 925 | 0.4614 | |
| 4 | College of Saint Mary | 10800 | 37800 | 0.7141 | 552 | 1103 | 0.4465 | |
| 5 | Front Range Community College | 11500 | 18600 | 0.3775 | 21,970 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Northern Arizona University | 11500 | 27900 | 0.5864 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 7 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 6,952 | 995 | 0.9075 | |
| 7 | Pikes Peak State College | 11800 | 18700 | 0.3701 | 12,556 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Boston University | 12000 | 92800 | 0.8709 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 10 | Arapahoe Community College | 12100 | 25500 | 0.5228 | 15,012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 12100 | 33200 | 0.6347 | 2,292 | 1005 | 0.6063 | |
| 12 | Duke University | 12300 | 93600 | 0.8688 | 6,523 | 1527 | 0.0571 | |
| 12 | University of Central Florida | 12300 | 25300 | 0.5132 | 59,552 | 1280 | 0.4011 | |
| 14 | University of the Virgin Islands | 12400 | 26100 | 0.5258 | 1,569 | 925 | 0.9898 | |
| 15 | Georgetown University | 12600 | 92700 | 0.8641 | 7,833 | 1457 | 0.1291 | |
| 16 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12900 | 26500 | 0.5126 | 12,507 | 1010 | 0.8897 | |
| 17 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 13300 | 25700 | 0.4823 | 28,674 | 980 | 0.9419 | |
| 18 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 19 | University of Georgia | 13900 | 26600 | 0.4771 | 32,399 | 1382 | 0.377 | |
| 20 | Wesleyan College | 14000 | 43800 | 0.6802 | 496 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14300 | 19000 | 0.2476 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.865 | |
| 22 | Central Michigan University | 14500 | 37800 | 0.6157 | 10,193 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 23 | Daytona State College | 15100 | 18000 | 0.1616 | 12,820 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 37700 | 0.6009 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 23 | University of California-Irvine | 15100 | 38000 | 0.603 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2857 | |
| 26 | Northeastern University | 15400 | 89900 | 0.8287 | 17,432 | 1490 | 0.0522 | |
| 27 | University of Central Oklahoma | 15500 | 28700 | 0.46 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 28 | Talladega College | 15600 | 26900 | 0.4202 | 701 | 970 | 0.8542 | |
| 28 | Troy University | 15600 | 26700 | 0.4156 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 30 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 15800 | 21700 | 0.2713 | 5,459 | 1055 | 0.8046 | |
| 31 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15900 | 31000 | 0.4867 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 32 | Ball State University | 16000 | 22400 | 0.2861 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 33 | University of West Alabama | 16200 | 24200 | 0.3312 | 2,983 | 990 | 0.4265 | |
| 34 | University of Florida | 16300 | 22500 | 0.2755 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 35 | Eastern Michigan University | 16600 | 36100 | 0.5401 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 35 | Grove City College | 16600 | 39700 | 0.5826 | 2,341 | 1266 | 0.7232 | |
| 35 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 16600 | 26400 | 0.3706 | 3,881 | 1279 | 0.6645 | |
| 38 | Ferris State University | 16900 | 31000 | 0.4555 | 8,991 | 1015 | 0.9139 | |
| 39 | Millikin University | 17000 | 45000 | 0.622 | 1,495 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 39 | Northern State University | 17000 | 23300 | 0.2699 | 3,169 | 1075 | 0.93 | |
| 41 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 41 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 14,449 | 1195 | 0.784 | |
| 43 | Waynesburg University | 17200 | 45000 | 0.6176 | 1,030 | 1093 | 0.8982 | |
| 43 | West Virginia University | 17200 | 40900 | 0.5792 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 45 | Salem State University | 17700 | 28500 | 0.3789 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 45 | Tougaloo College | 17700 | 34200 | 0.4823 | 1,286 | 985 | 0.5985 | |
| 45 | University of Louisville | 17700 | 29100 | 0.3921 | 17,086 | 1148 | 0.7941 | |
| 45 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 49 | Bethel University | 17900 | 35300 | 0.4924 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 50 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18300 | 27700 | 0.3392 | 5,517 | 1180 | 0.8055 | |
| 51 | SUNY Old Westbury | 18800 | 24400 | 0.2298 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 52 | University of Mary | 19000 | 32600 | 0.4179 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 53 | University of Nevada-Reno | 19400 | 28200 | 0.3118 | 19,117 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 54 | Carlow University | 19600 | 57800 | 0.661 | 1,355 | 1065 | 0.8695 | |
| 55 | Lee University | 19700 | 37400 | 0.4736 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 56 | Bethel University | 19800 | 54500 | 0.6363 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 56 | La Sierra University | 19800 | 65900 | 0.6992 | 1,226 | 1025 | 0.915 | |
| 58 | McMurry University | 19900 | 51900 | 0.6161 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 58 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 19900 | 29900 | 0.3368 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5743 | |
| 60 | Daemen University | 20000 | 55100 | 0.6371 | 1,653 | 1050 | 0.6826 | |
| 61 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20100 | 72100 | 0.721 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 61 | Minot State University | 20100 | 23500 | 0.1448 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 63 | University of Southern California | 20300 | 75900 | 0.7329 | 20,630 | 1492 | 0.0981 | |
| 64 | Hampshire College | 20500 | 83900 | 0.756 | 844 | 1254 | 0.7528 | |
| 65 | University of Wyoming | 20600 | 27900 | 0.264 | 8,130 | 1179 | 0.9688 | |
| 66 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.326 | 44,819 | 1327 | 0.4987 | |
| 67 | Florida College | 20800 | 34200 | 0.3921 | 728 | 1099 | 0.6966 | |
| 67 | Mayville State University | 20800 | 23800 | 0.1272 | 1,067 | 1034 | 0.7123 | |
| 69 | Malone University | 20900 | 57100 | 0.6344 | 992 | 1075 | 0.7586 | |
| 70 | Niagara University | 21800 | 57400 | 0.62 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.8737 | |
| 70 | Piedmont University | 21800 | 47200 | 0.5381 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
| 72 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 21900 | 52700 | 0.5848 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5687 | |
| 73 | Grand Valley State University | 22100 | 35900 | 0.3849 | 19,002 | 1084 | 0.8302 | |
| 74 | Winona State University | 22300 | 29500 | 0.2455 | 5,317 | 1115 | 0.7549 | |
| 75 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | 22500 | 25400 | 0.1143 | 2,906 | 1125 | 0.4696 | |
| 76 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 22700 | 56900 | 0.6007 | 533 | 1244 | 0.5269 | |
| 76 | Augustana College | 22700 | 72800 | 0.688 | 2,522 | 1163 | 0.6268 | |
| 78 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 22800 | 31300 | 0.2719 | 4,891 | 1095 | 0.9205 | |
| 79 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3772 | 8,738 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 80 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23100 | 0 | 10,193 | 1181 | 0.9912 | |
| 81 | San Jose State University | 23200 | 41100 | 0.4356 | 28,008 | 1124 | 0.8461 | |
| 82 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23400 | 45800 | 0.4895 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 83 | Florida International University | 23700 | 23700 | 0 | 45,193 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 84 | Mount Marty University | 23900 | 56400 | 0.5762 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 84 | Saint Norbert College | 23900 | 63800 | 0.6252 | 1,970 | 1193 | 0.8574 | |
| 86 | Abilene Christian University | 24200 | 59000 | 0.5894 | 3,263 | 1189 | 0.6603 | |
| 86 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24200 | 55200 | 0.5626 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 88 | Bradley University | 24400 | 50800 | 0.5196 | 3,596 | 1223 | 0.7676 | |
| 89 | Stockton University | 24500 | 32100 | 0.2366 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 89 | Unity Environmental University | 24500 | 29900 | 0.1809 | 6,507 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 91 | Southwestern Adventist University | 24600 | 43200 | 0.4307 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 92 | Huntingdon College | 24700 | 44400 | 0.4434 | 880 | 1130 | 0.6949 | |
| 93 | Emporia State University | 25100 | 32000 | 0.2155 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 94 | Point Park University | 25200 | 57000 | 0.5582 | 2,337 | 1140 | 0.9691 | |
| 95 | Ave Maria University | 25500 | 46600 | 0.453 | 1,301 | 1164 | 0.4139 | |
| 95 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 25500 | 37900 | 0.3269 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 95 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 25500 | 53800 | 0.5262 | 2,803 | 1099 | 0.9576 | |
| 98 | Evangel University | 25800 | 40900 | 0.3696 | 1,511 | 1180 | 0.7161 | |
| 99 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26000 | 28300 | 0.0806 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5876 | |
| 100 | Marywood University | 26200 | 67700 | 0.6128 | 1,833 | 1160 | 0.6058 | |
| 100 | Messiah University | 26200 | 54300 | 0.5172 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 102 | SUNY College at Potsdam | 26300 | 37700 | 0.3022 | 2,111 | 1060 | 0.777 | |
| 102 | University of Mobile | 26300 | 48300 | 0.4552 | 1,308 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 104 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4753 | 1,260 | 1143 | 0.7905 | |
| 105 | Trine University | 26500 | 56100 | 0.5276 | 4,373 | 1159 | 0.8548 | |
| 106 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26600 | 54900 | 0.515 | 1,368 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 107 | University of Jamestown | 27400 | 34400 | 0.2035 | 1,049 | 1055 | 0.8808 | |
| 108 | Florida Southern College | 27700 | 63200 | 0.5614 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 108 | North Dakota State University | 27700 | 30400 | 0.0882 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 110 | Mitchell College | 27800 | 66600 | 0.5826 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 111 | University of North Alabama | 27900 | 37300 | 0.2521 | 7,662 | 1140 | 0.8731 | |
| 111 | Wichita State University | 27900 | 39800 | 0.3007 | 13,313 | 1073 | 0.9395 | |
| 113 | Saint Edward's University | 28000 | 73200 | 0.6178 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 114 | Francis Marion University | 28500 | 40200 | 0.2914 | 3,692 | 1015 | 0.8639 | |
| 114 | Weber State University | 28500 | 33900 | 0.1592 | 31,672 | 0 | 0 | |
| 116 | Saint Xavier University | 28600 | 53700 | 0.4671 | 3,098 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 117 | Pittsburg State University | 29000 | 36200 | 0.1987 | 4,472 | 1055 | 0.8942 | |
| 117 | University of Alaska Southeast | 29000 | 31300 | 0.0729 | 1,768 | 1020 | 0.6329 | |
| 119 | Bridgewater State University | 29100 | 35500 | 0.1791 | 8,270 | 1180 | 0.8781 | |
| 120 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29200 | 34000 | 0.1413 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 121 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 122 | Blue Mountain Christian University | 29600 | 39900 | 0.2575 | 912 | 1095 | 0.8895 | |
| 123 | Montana State University | 29700 | 31400 | 0.0541 | 15,046 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 123 | Montclair State University | 29700 | 36300 | 0.1819 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 125 | Southern Utah University | 30100 | 40800 | 0.2624 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 126 | Bryan College-Dayton | 30200 | 36000 | 0.1607 | 1,565 | 1160 | 0.5101 | |
| 127 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 30300 | 38400 | 0.2109 | 15,375 | 1103 | 0.866 | |
| 128 | University of West Florida | 30800 | 38000 | 0.1893 | 9,970 | 1149 | 0.5824 | |
| 129 | California State University-Long Beach | 30900 | 38900 | 0.2058 | 36,082 | 1135 | 0.4627 | |
| 129 | Jacksonville University | 30900 | 74200 | 0.5834 | 2,946 | 1195 | 0.5694 | |
| 131 | McPherson College | 31100 | 51400 | 0.3948 | 876 | 1075 | 0.7676 | |
| 131 | Taylor University | 31100 | 59100 | 0.4738 | 2,503 | 1229 | 0.7353 | |
| 133 | Utah Tech University | 31200 | 35200 | 0.1137 | 13,006 | 0 | 0 | |
| 134 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 31300 | 59100 | 0.4701 | 23,181 | 1354 | 0.3297 | |
| 135 | Hampton University | 31400 | 54800 | 0.427 | 3,728 | 947 | 0.6225 | |
| 136 | Missouri Baptist University | 31500 | 53800 | 0.414 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 137 | Baylor University | 31800 | 70300 | 0.5475 | 14,915 | 1321 | 0.5128 | |
| 138 | Centenary University | 32100 | 63600 | 0.4952 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 138 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32100 | 36700 | 0.1249 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 140 | Lipscomb University | 32500 | 57800 | 0.4373 | 3,336 | 1260 | 0.6773 | |
| 141 | The University of Tampa | 32600 | 56900 | 0.4267 | 10,598 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 142 | Samford University | 32700 | 64600 | 0.4939 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 143 | Roanoke College | 32900 | 55300 | 0.4053 | 1,793 | 1214 | 0.8306 | |
| 144 | University of Oregon | 33000 | 38600 | 0.1444 | 20,622 | 1250 | 0.883 | |
| 145 | Liberty University | 33100 | 44600 | 0.2578 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 146 | University of Rhode Island | 33200 | 46400 | 0.2842 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 147 | Harding University | 33500 | 47800 | 0.2987 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 148 | Auburn University | 33700 | 34100 | 0.0117 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4592 | |
| 148 | Elizabethtown College | 33700 | 55300 | 0.3907 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 148 | Morningside University | 33700 | 60600 | 0.4438 | 1,172 | 922 | 0.7104 | |
| 151 | Nova Southeastern University | 33900 | 56100 | 0.3956 | 7,311 | 1165 | 0.7321 | |
| 152 | Barry University | 34400 | 56400 | 0.3899 | 3,232 | 1005 | 0.7724 | |
| 153 | Sacred Heart University | 34500 | 67500 | 0.4892 | 7,204 | 950 | 0.6536 | |
| 154 | Coastal Carolina University | 34900 | 45100 | 0.2259 | 10,811 | 1145 | 0.7527 | |
| 155 | University of South Florida | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 156 | University of New England | 35100 | 68000 | 0.4841 | 3,884 | 1145 | 0.9163 | |
| 157 | Roger Williams University | 35600 | 63700 | 0.4413 | 4,038 | 1235 | 0.8771 | |
| 158 | Cedarville University | 35700 | 57000 | 0.3734 | 5,790 | 1232 | 0.6529 | |
| 158 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 35700 | 35700 | 0 | 6,862 | 1260 | 0.6161 | |
| 160 | Fresno Pacific University | 35900 | 52200 | 0.3118 | 1,545 | 1099 | 0.6407 | |
| 161 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 36100 | 48500 | 0.2553 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 161 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 163 | Mississippi State University | 36200 | 50500 | 0.283 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 163 | Siena College | 36200 | 65100 | 0.444 | 3,467 | 1254 | 0.6902 | |
| 165 | Western Washington University | 36300 | 36300 | 0 | 13,752 | 1272 | 0.9325 | |
| 166 | Eckerd College | 36600 | 75100 | 0.5126 | 1,893 | 1255 | 0.758 | |
| 167 | University of New Haven | 36900 | 67300 | 0.4515 | 4,903 | 1164 | 0.6038 | |
| 168 | University of Connecticut | 37100 | 53600 | 0.3081 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 169 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 37900 | 65000 | 0.4167 | 1,097 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 170 | Western New England University | 38800 | 69200 | 0.4394 | 2,616 | 1199 | 0.8348 | |
| 171 | Loyola University Chicago | 38900 | 74100 | 0.4749 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 172 | Stony Brook University | 39700 | 53000 | 0.2506 | 18,263 | 1410 | 0.4904 | |
| 173 | University of Maine | 40100 | 45200 | 0.1129 | 9,601 | 1205 | 0.9664 | |
| 174 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,475 | 1399 | 0.0897 | |
| 175 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 41000 | 52100 | 0.2132 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 176 | SUNY Oneonta | 41700 | 41700 | 0 | 4,681 | 1234 | 0.696 | |
| 177 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43300 | 68600 | 0.3686 | 3,666 | 1224 | 0.577 | |
| 178 | Marist University | 44400 | 75800 | 0.4142 | 5,551 | 1279 | 0.5651 | |
| 178 | Providence College | 44400 | 85000 | 0.4778 | 4,236 | 1335 | 0.5089 | |
| 180 | St. John's University-New York | 44500 | 78000 | 0.4292 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 181 | Ashland University | 44900 | 56400 | 0.204 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 181 | Quinnipiac University | 44900 | 79200 | 0.433 | 6,557 | 1245 | 0.7215 | |
| 183 | Illinois State University | 45800 | 49100 | 0.0668 | 19,107 | 1120 | 0.8815 | |
| 184 | University of California-San Diego | 46200 | 74600 | 0.3805 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2671 | |
| 185 | Biola University | 47000 | 71200 | 0.34 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7435 | |
| 185 | Maine Maritime Academy | 47000 | 49800 | 0.0562 | 945 | 1180 | 0.5414 | |
| 187 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59700 | 0.2122 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 188 | University of Delaware | 48700 | 61300 | 0.2066 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 189 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | 53300 | 63600 | 0.1617 | 1,204 | 1040 | 0.788 | |
| 189 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 33,033 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 191 | The University of Alabama | 55700 | 55800 | 0.0018 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 192 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58200 | 64100 | 0.092 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 193 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 61000 | 63200 | 0.0348 | 40,684 | 1331 | 0.3915 | |
| 194 | College of Charleston | 61200 | 61200 | 0 | 10,880 | 1255 | 0.6003 | |
| 195 | Hawaii Pacific University | 63500 | 65800 | 0.0346 | 3,533 | 1120 | 0.8587 | |
| 196 | University of California-Davis | 69800 | 69800 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 197 | Rollins College | 82400 | 82400 | 0 | 2,640 | 1273 | 0.4754 | |
| 197 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 82400 | 82400 | 0 | 17,940 | 1281 | 0.6579 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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