Considering a degree in Biology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Biology majors who live in District of Columbia.
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 District of Columbia.
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 | 95400 | 0.9378 | 6,738 | 1500 | 0.0418 | |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22300 | 0.6382 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 3 | Savannah State University | 9900 | 50900 | 0.8058 | 2,966 | 950 | 1 | |
| 4 | University of Nevada-Reno | 10100 | 45800 | 0.7802 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 5 | Southern Utah University | 10800 | 51400 | 0.7898 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 6 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 30700 | 0.6257 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 6 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 11500 | 56000 | 0.7946 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 8 | Northern Arizona University | 12200 | 30400 | 0.5979 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 8 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12200 | 29300 | 0.5836 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 10 | University of West Florida | 12300 | 50500 | 0.7571 | 9,971 | 1120 | 0.5822 | |
| 11 | Boston University | 12400 | 93200 | 0.8669 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 12 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12800 | 62800 | 0.796 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 13 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 12900 | 40500 | 0.6814 | 29,727 | 990 | 0.9229 | |
| 14 | University of the District of Columbia | 13100 | 27500 | 0.5244 | 3,610 | 0 | 0.8384 | |
| 15 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13200 | 38300 | 0.6547 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 15 | Wesleyan College | 13200 | 63100 | 0.7912 | 500 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 17 | Coastal Carolina University | 13300 | 27200 | 0.5111 | 11,471 | 1160 | 0.7003 | |
| 18 | University of Delaware | 13500 | 34500 | 0.6095 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 19 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 13700 | 19000 | 0.2792 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 20 | Eastern Michigan University | 14000 | 33900 | 0.5864 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 20 | University of the Virgin Islands | 14000 | 29600 | 0.5263 | 1,650 | 900 | 0.9936 | |
| 20 | Virginia Union University | 14000 | 51700 | 0.7294 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 23 | Salem State University | 14100 | 38300 | 0.6315 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 24 | Arkansas Tech University | 14400 | 31400 | 0.5406 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 25 | Miles College | 14500 | 35100 | 0.5868 | 1,180 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | Central Michigan University | 14600 | 37400 | 0.6102 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 27 | Mercy University | 14700 | 46400 | 0.6836 | 6,692 | 1135 | 0.8724 | |
| 28 | University of California-Irvine | 14900 | 40400 | 0.6309 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 28 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 14900 | 54400 | 0.7266 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 28 | West Virginia University | 14900 | 73100 | 0.7959 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 31 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 32 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 15700 | 90700 | 0.8269 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 33 | Lindsey Wilson University | 16000 | 49300 | 0.6757 | 1,738 | 1035 | 0 | |
| 34 | Madonna University | 16100 | 67900 | 0.7624 | 1,919 | 925 | 0.6757 | |
| 34 | Niagara University | 16100 | 57400 | 0.7192 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 36 | Francis Marion University | 16300 | 36100 | 0.5481 | 3,793 | 1015 | 0.9508 | |
| 37 | Waynesburg University | 16400 | 45000 | 0.6362 | 1,032 | 1093 | 0.8981 | |
| 38 | University of Miami | 16600 | 96300 | 0.8277 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 39 | Bethel University | 16900 | 48700 | 0.6536 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 40 | Emporia State University | 17100 | 31200 | 0.4521 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 41 | SUNY College at Potsdam | 17200 | 49300 | 0.6514 | 1,750 | 1060 | 0.8241 | |
| 42 | Duke University | 17300 | 98500 | 0.8246 | 6,525 | 1533 | 0.0524 | |
| 43 | Georgetown University | 17400 | 91800 | 0.8106 | 7,908 | 1470 | 0.1349 | |
| 44 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17500 | 29900 | 0.4141 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 44 | Utah Tech University | 17500 | 23300 | 0.2493 | 12,993 | 1065 | 1 | |
| 46 | Northeastern University | 17800 | 90000 | 0.8019 | 22,456 | 1481 | 0.0562 | |
| 46 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17800 | 45800 | 0.6119 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 48 | San Jose State University | 18100 | 41100 | 0.5591 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 49 | University of Mary | 18500 | 32600 | 0.4325 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 50 | Coker University | 18700 | 47800 | 0.6091 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 51 | McMurry University | 18900 | 71400 | 0.7357 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 52 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 19100 | 33700 | 0.433 | 5,130 | 1099 | 0.8645 | |
| 53 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 19300 | 28500 | 0.3231 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 54 | Unity Environmental University | 19400 | 48200 | 0.597 | 6,525 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 55 | Carlow University | 19700 | 53900 | 0.6343 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 56 | Winona State University | 19900 | 29500 | 0.3267 | 5,317 | 1115 | 0.7549 | |
| 57 | Minot State University | 20000 | 23500 | 0.1497 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 58 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20100 | 39800 | 0.4944 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 59 | SUNY at Fredonia | 20200 | 53600 | 0.6229 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 59 | SUNY Old Westbury | 20200 | 24400 | 0.1724 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 61 | Stockton University | 20300 | 46100 | 0.5598 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 62 | Grove City College | 20400 | 39700 | 0.4868 | 2,247 | 1248 | 0.667 | |
| 63 | SUNY Oneonta | 20500 | 55300 | 0.6299 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 64 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 20600 | 39200 | 0.4747 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 65 | Mayville State University | 20700 | 23800 | 0.1321 | 1,067 | 1034 | 0.7825 | |
| 66 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 20800 | 71000 | 0.7067 | 1,040 | 1075 | 0.6271 | |
| 66 | La Sierra University | 20800 | 51200 | 0.5943 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 66 | Millikin University | 20800 | 45000 | 0.5376 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 69 | Ferris State University | 20900 | 31000 | 0.3263 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 69 | Florida College | 20900 | 56800 | 0.6315 | 728 | 1099 | 0.6966 | |
| 71 | Daemen University | 21700 | 56700 | 0.6172 | 1,656 | 1050 | 0.7375 | |
| 72 | Grand Valley State University | 21900 | 36600 | 0.4014 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 73 | Utah State University | 22000 | 39000 | 0.4358 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 74 | Juniata College | 22200 | 75300 | 0.7056 | 1,276 | 1263 | 0.7941 | |
| 75 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 22600 | 56900 | 0.602 | 533 | 1244 | 0.5269 | |
| 75 | Augustana College | 22600 | 72800 | 0.6891 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 75 | Troy University | 22600 | 34700 | 0.3487 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 78 | Saint Cloud State University | 22800 | 36800 | 0.3803 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 79 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23000 | 23100 | 0.0043 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 80 | Bridgewater State University | 23200 | 37300 | 0.3773 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 81 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23300 | 26700 | 0.1273 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 82 | Huntingdon College | 23600 | 65000 | 0.6368 | 943 | 1130 | 0.692 | |
| 83 | Florida International University | 23700 | 23700 | 0 | 46,249 | 1180 | 0.6085 | |
| 83 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 23700 | 35700 | 0.3357 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 85 | Saint Edward's University | 23800 | 105600 | 0.7748 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 86 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 87 | University of Central Oklahoma | 24500 | 34000 | 0.2794 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 87 | University of South Florida | 24500 | 36500 | 0.3284 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 89 | The University of Findlay | 24700 | 50600 | 0.5114 | 4,132 | 1090 | 0.6748 | |
| 89 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24700 | 56700 | 0.5653 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 91 | Messiah University | 24900 | 54700 | 0.5448 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 92 | Ave Maria University | 25000 | 46600 | 0.4637 | 1,320 | 1164 | 0.4139 | |
| 93 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 25400 | 43400 | 0.4145 | 18,194 | 1281 | 0.7273 | |
| 94 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25600 | 28000 | 0.0854 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 95 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 25900 | 28300 | 0.0847 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 96 | Stony Brook University | 26100 | 33200 | 0.2129 | 18,616 | 1410 | 0.4818 | |
| 97 | Keuka College | 26200 | 64000 | 0.5901 | 986 | 1043 | 0.8151 | |
| 98 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4766 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 99 | Trine University | 26500 | 56100 | 0.5279 | 4,373 | 1159 | 0.8548 | |
| 100 | Ball State University | 26600 | 26600 | 0 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 101 | Wingate University | 26800 | 67100 | 0.6016 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 102 | St. Francis College | 26900 | 39400 | 0.3177 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 102 | Valley City State University | 26900 | 29300 | 0.0816 | 1,663 | 1045 | 0.9942 | |
| 104 | Weber State University | 27200 | 31600 | 0.1394 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 105 | North Dakota State University | 27600 | 30400 | 0.092 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 106 | Florida Southern College | 27700 | 63200 | 0.5616 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 106 | Mitchell College | 27700 | 63900 | 0.5663 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 108 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28200 | 41800 | 0.3247 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 109 | Maine Maritime Academy | 28500 | 34400 | 0.1713 | 977 | 1189 | 0.9615 | |
| 110 | Jacksonville University | 28900 | 102400 | 0.7177 | 2,916 | 1210 | 0.5748 | |
| 110 | University of Alaska Southeast | 28900 | 31300 | 0.0766 | 1,559 | 1020 | 0.6192 | |
| 112 | Huntington University | 29200 | 44400 | 0.342 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 112 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 29200 | 112100 | 0.7394 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 114 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29300 | 34200 | 0.1431 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 115 | Blue Mountain Christian University | 29500 | 39900 | 0.2604 | 915 | 1095 | 0.8895 | |
| 116 | Saint Xavier University | 29600 | 58200 | 0.4911 | 3,100 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 117 | Southwestern College | 29700 | 89500 | 0.6683 | 816 | 1000 | 0.4729 | |
| 117 | University of Southern California | 29700 | 98300 | 0.698 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 119 | University of Pikeville | 29800 | 34800 | 0.1438 | 1,164 | 1070 | 0.8967 | |
| 120 | Bryan College-Dayton | 30100 | 36000 | 0.1639 | 1,565 | 1085 | 1 | |
| 121 | University of Maine | 30400 | 43100 | 0.2948 | 9,182 | 1195 | 0.9562 | |
| 122 | California State University-Long Beach | 30600 | 38800 | 0.2113 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 123 | Centenary University | 31600 | 63000 | 0.4983 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 123 | Hampton University | 31600 | 54800 | 0.4233 | 4,046 | 1005 | 0.6358 | |
| 125 | Nova Southeastern University | 32100 | 56100 | 0.4277 | 7,057 | 1187 | 0.7557 | |
| 125 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 32100 | 51900 | 0.3814 | 2,775 | 1105 | 0.9747 | |
| 127 | University of Louisville | 32200 | 42100 | 0.2349 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 128 | Liberty University | 32400 | 44700 | 0.275 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 129 | University of New England | 32700 | 70900 | 0.5389 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 130 | Wichita State University | 33200 | 42200 | 0.2134 | 14,906 | 1065 | 0.7224 | |
| 131 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 33500 | 38200 | 0.1228 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 132 | Elizabethtown College | 33600 | 57500 | 0.4154 | 1,935 | 1214 | 0.8892 | |
| 132 | Siena University | 33600 | 66400 | 0.4942 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 134 | Charleston Southern University | 34100 | 48400 | 0.2971 | 3,126 | 1060 | 0.9646 | |
| 134 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 34100 | 59100 | 0.4228 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 136 | Samford University | 34600 | 93800 | 0.6312 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 137 | Barry University | 35100 | 58800 | 0.4031 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 138 | Pfeiffer University | 35200 | 56100 | 0.3724 | 696 | 941 | 0.9603 | |
| 138 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 35200 | 46500 | 0.2431 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 140 | Bradley University | 35300 | 60600 | 0.4174 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 141 | Roger Williams University | 35500 | 63700 | 0.443 | 3,970 | 1235 | 0.882 | |
| 141 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 35500 | 39400 | 0.0991 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 143 | Western New England University | 36000 | 70600 | 0.4899 | 2,616 | 1199 | 0.8348 | |
| 144 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 145 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 36900 | 49100 | 0.2486 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 146 | University of Connecticut | 37100 | 66200 | 0.4399 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 147 | University of Rhode Island | 37300 | 58400 | 0.3612 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 148 | Eckerd College | 37400 | 77000 | 0.5143 | 1,893 | 1255 | 0.758 | |
| 149 | Southeastern University | 37700 | 79400 | 0.5253 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 150 | University of Dubuque | 38000 | 65900 | 0.423 | 1,395 | 1074 | 0.8731 | |
| 151 | Reinhardt University | 38600 | 49300 | 0.2161 | 1,129 | 1070 | 0.6154 | |
| 152 | Loyola University Chicago | 38800 | 74800 | 0.4815 | 12,640 | 1262 | 0.751 | |
| 153 | Evangel University | 39000 | 49700 | 0.2151 | 1,843 | 1180 | 0.7161 | |
| 153 | Mississippi State University | 39000 | 53400 | 0.2695 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 155 | University of Wyoming | 39900 | 45300 | 0.1191 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 156 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 40200 | 66900 | 0.3993 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 157 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 158 | University of Central Florida | 42100 | 42100 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 159 | Rollins College | 42600 | 85700 | 0.5031 | 2,639 | 1284 | 0.5285 | |
| 160 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45700 | 0.0569 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 161 | Providence College | 43200 | 85000 | 0.4918 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 162 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43300 | 68700 | 0.3694 | 4,279 | 1234 | 0.5796 | |
| 162 | Montclair State University | 43300 | 47000 | 0.0788 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 164 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 43500 | 72500 | 0.4001 | 10,368 | 1064 | 0.999 | |
| 165 | Western Washington University | 44300 | 52400 | 0.1546 | 13,609 | 1199 | 0.9371 | |
| 166 | State University of New York at Cortland | 44800 | 52600 | 0.1482 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 167 | The University of Tampa | 45600 | 58500 | 0.2204 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 168 | Illinois State University | 45700 | 49100 | 0.0692 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 169 | University of New Haven | 46300 | 73500 | 0.3699 | 4,969 | 1219 | 0.5589 | |
| 170 | St. John's University-New York | 47500 | 83800 | 0.4334 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 171 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48300 | 51200 | 0.0565 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 172 | University of Georgia | 48400 | 52300 | 0.0746 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 173 | Lipscomb University | 48700 | 69900 | 0.303 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 174 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 175 | Sacred Heart University | 49600 | 67500 | 0.2652 | 7,291 | 1265 | 0.6363 | |
| 176 | College of Charleston | 49900 | 64600 | 0.2276 | 10,596 | 1234 | 0.73 | |
| 177 | Northwest Nazarene University | 50200 | 87600 | 0.4268 | 1,043 | 1145 | 0.7159 | |
| 178 | Quinnipiac University | 51200 | 79700 | 0.3578 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 179 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53100 | 53300 | 0.0037 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 180 | University of California-San Diego | 55600 | 79600 | 0.3014 | 35,442 | 1375 | 0.2856 | |
| 181 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 84300 | 0.3381 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 182 | The University of Alabama | 57500 | 58500 | 0.0171 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 183 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58300 | 63700 | 0.0848 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 184 | Auburn University | 59200 | 59200 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 185 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 60600 | 67600 | 0.1035 | 40,996 | 1399 | 0.4175 | |
| 186 | Hawaii Pacific University | 63400 | 65800 | 0.0364 | 3,468 | 1200 | 0.8855 | |
| 187 | University of California-Davis | 68400 | 69900 | 0.0215 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 | |
| 188 | University of Oregon | 68900 | 71300 | 0.0336 | 20,710 | 1193 | 0.8742 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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