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 | 6,738 | 1535 | 0.0418 | |
| 2 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 7900 | 36100 | 0.7821 | 10,368 | 1064 | 0.999 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22300 | 0.6382 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 4 | Savannah State University | 10100 | 50900 | 0.8019 | 2,966 | 925 | 1 | |
| 5 | Southern Utah University | 11100 | 51400 | 0.784 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 6 | Front Range Community College | 11500 | 18600 | 0.3774 | 21,970 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 7,640 | 995 | 0.8526 | |
| 7 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 11800 | 87500 | 0.865 | 14,249 | 1119 | 0.7761 | |
| 9 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 11900 | 56000 | 0.7875 | 2,304 | 1005 | 0.8351 | |
| 10 | Northern Arizona University | 12200 | 30400 | 0.5979 | 22,203 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 11 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12600 | 24900 | 0.4932 | 5,677 | 1085 | 0.9301 | |
| 12 | Boston University | 12800 | 93200 | 0.8626 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 12 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12800 | 29300 | 0.5632 | 8,421 | 1045 | 0.9444 | |
| 14 | Georgetown University | 13000 | 92700 | 0.8597 | 7,908 | 1457 | 0.1349 | |
| 14 | University of West Florida | 13000 | 50500 | 0.7433 | 9,971 | 1149 | 0.5822 | |
| 16 | Wesleyan College | 13200 | 63100 | 0.7912 | 500 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 17 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 13300 | 27100 | 0.5085 | 29,727 | 980 | 0.9229 | |
| 18 | Mayville State University | 13400 | 22000 | 0.3922 | 1,067 | 1034 | 0.7825 | |
| 18 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 13400 | 43000 | 0.6883 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 20 | University of Georgia | 13700 | 27200 | 0.4956 | 32,824 | 1382 | 0.3425 | |
| 20 | University of South Florida | 13700 | 22400 | 0.3888 | 39,093 | 1239 | 0.4071 | |
| 22 | Utah State University | 14000 | 21000 | 0.3327 | 26,629 | 1176 | 0.9212 | |
| 23 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14100 | 22800 | 0.3821 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 24 | Coastal Carolina University | 14300 | 45300 | 0.6847 | 11,471 | 1145 | 0.7003 | |
| 25 | Eastern Michigan University | 14400 | 33900 | 0.5746 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 25 | Salem State University | 14400 | 38300 | 0.6236 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 27 | Arkansas Tech University | 14500 | 31400 | 0.5374 | 8,279 | 1035 | 0.9747 | |
| 27 | Central Michigan University | 14500 | 37400 | 0.6129 | 10,238 | 1095 | 0.9104 | |
| 27 | Virginia Union University | 14500 | 51700 | 0.7198 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 30 | Mercy University | 14700 | 46400 | 0.6836 | 6,692 | 1135 | 0.8724 | |
| 30 | University of the Virgin Islands | 14700 | 29600 | 0.5027 | 1,650 | 925 | 0.9936 | |
| 32 | Miles College | 14800 | 35100 | 0.5782 | 1,180 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 | Troy University | 15000 | 26700 | 0.4381 | 10,130 | 1090 | 0.9535 | |
| 33 | West Virginia University | 15000 | 73100 | 0.7945 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.8514 | |
| 35 | Lindsey Wilson University | 15200 | 49300 | 0.6919 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | University of Nevada-Reno | 15200 | 28200 | 0.4606 | 20,204 | 1134 | 0.8313 | |
| 37 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 15300 | 71500 | 0.7863 | 15,735 | 1103 | 0.8797 | |
| 38 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 39 | Grand Valley State University | 15800 | 28300 | 0.441 | 19,154 | 1084 | 0.9271 | |
| 40 | Niagara University | 16100 | 57400 | 0.7192 | 2,638 | 1160 | 0.876 | |
| 41 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16400 | 90700 | 0.8192 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 41 | Madonna University | 16400 | 67900 | 0.758 | 1,919 | 980 | 0.6757 | |
| 43 | Francis Marion University | 16500 | 36100 | 0.5425 | 3,793 | 1015 | 0.9508 | |
| 44 | Grove City College | 16600 | 39700 | 0.5826 | 2,247 | 1266 | 0.667 | |
| 45 | California State University-Long Beach | 16800 | 25800 | 0.3489 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 45 | University of Miami | 16800 | 96300 | 0.8257 | 13,241 | 1406 | 0.1761 | |
| 47 | Bethel University | 17000 | 48700 | 0.6516 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 48 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 49 | Waynesburg University | 17200 | 45000 | 0.6171 | 1,032 | 1093 | 0.8981 | |
| 50 | Duke University | 17300 | 98500 | 0.8246 | 6,525 | 1527 | 0.0524 | |
| 50 | SUNY College at Potsdam | 17300 | 49300 | 0.6493 | 1,750 | 1060 | 0.8241 | |
| 50 | Weber State University | 17300 | 20300 | 0.1481 | 31,672 | 0 | 1 | |
| 53 | Montclair State University | 17400 | 36000 | 0.5169 | 19,048 | 1058 | 0.894 | |
| 53 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17400 | 29900 | 0.4174 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 55 | Emporia State University | 17500 | 31200 | 0.4392 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 55 | Winona State University | 17500 | 23000 | 0.2388 | 5,317 | 1115 | 0.7549 | |
| 57 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 45800 | 0.6097 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 58 | Northeastern University | 18000 | 90000 | 0.7997 | 22,456 | 1490 | 0.0562 | |
| 59 | San Jose State University | 18400 | 41100 | 0.5518 | 29,890 | 1124 | 0.8039 | |
| 60 | University of Central Oklahoma | 18800 | 31100 | 0.3959 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 60 | University of Rhode Island | 18800 | 33900 | 0.4455 | 14,466 | 1148 | 0.7456 | |
| 62 | University of Mary | 19000 | 32600 | 0.4175 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 63 | McMurry University | 19100 | 71400 | 0.7329 | 4,133 | 1065 | 0.8984 | |
| 64 | Coker University | 19200 | 47800 | 0.5986 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 65 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 19400 | 33700 | 0.4241 | 5,130 | 1095 | 0.8645 | |
| 66 | Unity Environmental University | 19500 | 48200 | 0.595 | 6,525 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 67 | SUNY Oneonta | 19600 | 29300 | 0.331 | 4,815 | 1234 | 0.7696 | |
| 68 | Carlow University | 19800 | 53900 | 0.6324 | 2,303 | 1065 | 0.8768 | |
| 69 | La Sierra University | 20000 | 51200 | 0.6099 | 1,266 | 1025 | 0.9069 | |
| 69 | Minot State University | 20000 | 23500 | 0.1497 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 71 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 20500 | 26300 | 0.2208 | 6,113 | 1260 | 0.6267 | |
| 72 | Millikin University | 20600 | 45000 | 0.542 | 1,427 | 1020 | 0.765 | |
| 72 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20600 | 39800 | 0.4819 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 74 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 20900 | 71000 | 0.7053 | 1,040 | 1040 | 0.6271 | |
| 74 | Ferris State University | 20900 | 31000 | 0.3263 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 76 | Stockton University | 21200 | 46100 | 0.5403 | 7,583 | 1135 | 0.901 | |
| 76 | SUNY Old Westbury | 21200 | 38000 | 0.4427 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 78 | Florida College | 21300 | 56800 | 0.6245 | 728 | 1099 | 0.6966 | |
| 79 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 21600 | 27800 | 0.2228 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 80 | Daemen University | 21700 | 56700 | 0.6172 | 1,656 | 1050 | 0.7375 | |
| 80 | University of Florida | 21700 | 22500 | 0.0355 | 37,283 | 1399 | 0.2033 | |
| 82 | Juniata College | 22300 | 75300 | 0.7043 | 1,276 | 1229 | 0.7941 | |
| 83 | Valley City State University | 22500 | 25600 | 0.1227 | 1,663 | 1055 | 0.9942 | |
| 84 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 22600 | 56900 | 0.602 | 533 | 1244 | 0.5269 | |
| 84 | Augustana College | 22600 | 72800 | 0.6891 | 2,536 | 1163 | 0.6628 | |
| 86 | Saint Cloud State University | 22800 | 36800 | 0.3803 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 87 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23100 | 0 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 88 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23300 | 26700 | 0.1273 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 89 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 23400 | 36100 | 0.3515 | 34,447 | 1264 | 0.8804 | |
| 90 | Florida International University | 23700 | 23700 | 0 | 46,249 | 1175 | 0.6085 | |
| 91 | Huntingdon College | 23800 | 65000 | 0.6337 | 943 | 1130 | 0.692 | |
| 92 | Saint Edward's University | 24100 | 105600 | 0.7719 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 93 | Bridgewater State University | 24300 | 37300 | 0.3487 | 8,849 | 1180 | 0.8798 | |
| 94 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24700 | 56700 | 0.5653 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 95 | Montana State University | 24900 | 31600 | 0.2123 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 96 | Ave Maria University | 25000 | 46600 | 0.4637 | 1,320 | 1164 | 0.4139 | |
| 96 | Keuka College | 25000 | 64000 | 0.6089 | 986 | 1100 | 0.8151 | |
| 98 | Messiah University | 25300 | 54700 | 0.5375 | 2,722 | 1241 | 0.8107 | |
| 98 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 25300 | 43400 | 0.4168 | 18,194 | 1281 | 0.7273 | |
| 100 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 25500 | 62800 | 0.5938 | 13,039 | 1010 | 0.894 | |
| 101 | The University of Findlay | 25800 | 50600 | 0.4897 | 4,132 | 1124 | 0.6748 | |
| 102 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 25900 | 28300 | 0.0847 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 103 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4766 | 1,299 | 1143 | 0.9556 | |
| 104 | Trine University | 26500 | 56100 | 0.5279 | 4,373 | 1159 | 0.8548 | |
| 105 | Ball State University | 26600 | 26600 | 0 | 15,950 | 1170 | 0.8625 | |
| 106 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 26700 | 40600 | 0.3421 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 107 | Wingate University | 26800 | 67100 | 0.6016 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 108 | North Dakota State University | 27600 | 30400 | 0.092 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 109 | Florida Southern College | 27700 | 63200 | 0.5616 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 109 | Mitchell College | 27700 | 63900 | 0.5663 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 109 | St. Francis College | 27700 | 39400 | 0.2973 | 1,719 | 1119 | 1 | |
| 112 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28500 | 41800 | 0.3164 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 113 | University of Alaska Southeast | 28900 | 31300 | 0.0766 | 1,559 | 1020 | 0.6192 | |
| 114 | Huntington University | 29100 | 44400 | 0.3443 | 1,512 | 1055 | 0.7518 | |
| 115 | Jacksonville University | 29200 | 102400 | 0.7148 | 2,916 | 1195 | 0.5748 | |
| 115 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 56600 | 0.4843 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 117 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 29300 | 112100 | 0.7385 | 4,999 | 1274 | 0.9296 | |
| 118 | Blue Mountain Christian University | 29500 | 39900 | 0.2604 | 915 | 1095 | 0.8895 | |
| 119 | Utah Tech University | 29600 | 35200 | 0.1592 | 12,993 | 0 | 1 | |
| 120 | University of Southern California | 29700 | 98300 | 0.698 | 20,768 | 1492 | 0.1119 | |
| 121 | Southwestern College | 29800 | 89500 | 0.6672 | 816 | 1025 | 0.4729 | |
| 122 | Mississippi State University | 30000 | 34400 | 0.1276 | 19,093 | 1214 | 0.8363 | |
| 122 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 30000 | 34200 | 0.1227 | 31,845 | 1292 | 0.5651 | |
| 124 | Bryan College-Dayton | 30100 | 36000 | 0.1639 | 1,565 | 1085 | 1 | |
| 124 | Saint Xavier University | 30100 | 58200 | 0.4825 | 3,100 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 126 | University of Pikeville | 30800 | 34800 | 0.1151 | 1,164 | 1055 | 0.8967 | |
| 127 | Maine Maritime Academy | 30900 | 34400 | 0.1016 | 977 | 1180 | 0.9615 | |
| 128 | University of Maine | 31000 | 43100 | 0.2809 | 9,182 | 1205 | 0.9562 | |
| 129 | Hampton University | 31400 | 54800 | 0.427 | 4,046 | 947 | 0.6358 | |
| 130 | Centenary University | 31600 | 63000 | 0.4983 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 131 | Nova Southeastern University | 32100 | 56100 | 0.4277 | 7,057 | 1165 | 0.7557 | |
| 132 | Liberty University | 32400 | 44700 | 0.275 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 132 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | 32400 | 41600 | 0.2211 | 9,040 | 1125 | 0.9666 | |
| 134 | University of New England | 32700 | 70900 | 0.5389 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 135 | University of Louisville | 32900 | 42100 | 0.2183 | 17,916 | 1148 | 0.7921 | |
| 136 | Elizabethtown College | 33700 | 57500 | 0.4137 | 1,935 | 1214 | 0.8892 | |
| 137 | Wichita State University | 34000 | 42200 | 0.1944 | 14,906 | 1073 | 0.7224 | |
| 138 | Charleston Southern University | 34100 | 48400 | 0.2971 | 3,126 | 1060 | 0.9646 | |
| 139 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 34200 | 34200 | 0 | 16,131 | 1270 | 0.6472 | |
| 140 | Barry University | 34800 | 58800 | 0.4082 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 140 | Samford University | 34800 | 93800 | 0.6291 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 142 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35200 | 37600 | 0.0637 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 142 | Pfeiffer University | 35200 | 56100 | 0.3724 | 696 | 941 | 0.9603 | |
| 144 | Auburn University | 35300 | 35300 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 145 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 35400 | 39400 | 0.1016 | 3,943 | 1279 | 0.3333 | |
| 146 | Roger Williams University | 35500 | 63700 | 0.443 | 3,970 | 1235 | 0.882 | |
| 146 | Siena University | 35500 | 66400 | 0.4655 | 3,149 | 1254 | 0.8464 | |
| 148 | Western New England University | 35900 | 70600 | 0.4913 | 2,616 | 1199 | 0.8348 | |
| 149 | Western Washington University | 36500 | 36500 | 0 | 13,609 | 1272 | 0.9371 | |
| 150 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 36900 | 49100 | 0.2486 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 151 | University of Dubuque | 37000 | 65900 | 0.4382 | 1,395 | 1090 | 0.8731 | |
| 152 | Eckerd College | 37400 | 77000 | 0.5143 | 1,893 | 1255 | 0.758 | |
| 152 | Loyola University Chicago | 37400 | 74800 | 0.5002 | 12,640 | 1303 | 0.751 | |
| 154 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 37800 | 51900 | 0.2716 | 2,775 | 1099 | 0.9747 | |
| 155 | Southeastern University | 38000 | 79400 | 0.5216 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 156 | Evangel University | 39000 | 49700 | 0.2151 | 1,843 | 1180 | 0.7161 | |
| 157 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 39400 | 42800 | 0.0795 | 14,657 | 1195 | 0.7583 | |
| 158 | Bradley University | 39500 | 60600 | 0.3481 | 3,258 | 1223 | 0.7459 | |
| 159 | Stony Brook University | 39600 | 53000 | 0.2527 | 18,616 | 1410 | 0.4818 | |
| 160 | University of Wyoming | 39900 | 45300 | 0.1191 | 8,138 | 1179 | 0.9695 | |
| 161 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 40300 | 66900 | 0.3978 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 162 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 163 | Sacred Heart University | 40500 | 67500 | 0.4 | 7,291 | 950 | 0.6363 | |
| 164 | University of New Haven | 41400 | 73500 | 0.4365 | 4,969 | 1164 | 0.5589 | |
| 165 | University of Central Florida | 42100 | 42100 | 0 | 60,083 | 1280 | 0.428 | |
| 166 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42400 | 63300 | 0.3301 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 167 | Rollins College | 43100 | 85700 | 0.4972 | 2,639 | 1273 | 0.5285 | |
| 168 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43300 | 68700 | 0.3694 | 4,279 | 1224 | 0.5796 | |
| 169 | Providence College | 44300 | 85000 | 0.4788 | 4,680 | 1335 | 0.4994 | |
| 170 | State University of New York at Cortland | 44800 | 52600 | 0.1482 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 171 | Illinois State University | 45700 | 49100 | 0.0692 | 19,513 | 1120 | 0.8555 | |
| 172 | The University of Tampa | 45800 | 58500 | 0.217 | 10,710 | 1185 | 0.4363 | |
| 173 | Reinhardt University | 46900 | 59300 | 0.2091 | 1,129 | 1070 | 0.6154 | |
| 174 | St. John's University-New York | 47600 | 83800 | 0.4322 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 175 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48300 | 51200 | 0.0565 | 43,633 | 1327 | 0.4343 | |
| 176 | University of Delaware | 48700 | 62500 | 0.2215 | 19,287 | 1294 | 0.6924 | |
| 177 | DePaul University | 49100 | 69400 | 0.2923 | 14,338 | 1254 | 0.878 | |
| 178 | College of Charleston | 49600 | 64600 | 0.2322 | 10,596 | 1255 | 0.73 | |
| 178 | Northwest Nazarene University | 49600 | 87600 | 0.4337 | 1,043 | 1134 | 0.7159 | |
| 180 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50800 | 63800 | 0.2038 | 42,565 | 1338 | 0.7887 | |
| 181 | Quinnipiac University | 51000 | 79700 | 0.3603 | 6,610 | 1245 | 0.7031 | |
| 182 | Lipscomb University | 53100 | 69900 | 0.2402 | 3,327 | 1260 | 0.6774 | |
| 183 | University of California-San Diego | 56000 | 79600 | 0.2964 | 35,442 | 1375 | 0.2856 | |
| 184 | Dallas Baptist University | 56400 | 84300 | 0.331 | 2,938 | 1109 | 0.9131 | |
| 185 | The University of Alabama | 58500 | 58500 | 0 | 35,621 | 1284 | 0.7117 | |
| 186 | Hawaii Pacific University | 63400 | 65800 | 0.0364 | 3,468 | 1120 | 0.8855 | |
| 187 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 63600 | 67600 | 0.0591 | 40,996 | 1331 | 0.4175 | |
| 188 | University of Oregon | 63900 | 71300 | 0.1038 | 20,710 | 1250 | 0.8742 | |
| 189 | University of California-Davis | 68200 | 69900 | 0.0243 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 | |
| 190 | University of California-Irvine | 72000 | 75200 | 0.0426 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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