Considering a degree in Biology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Biology majors who live in Massachusetts.
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 Massachusetts.
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 | 95100 | 0.9376 | 8,844 | 1535 | 0.0365 | |
| 2 | Savannah State University | 6800 | 29000 | 0.7651 | 2,966 | 925 | 0.4614 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 4 | Utah State University | 9700 | 26700 | 0.6361 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 5 | Duke University | 10100 | 93600 | 0.8923 | 6,523 | 1527 | 0.0571 | |
| 6 | Georgetown University | 10400 | 92700 | 0.8878 | 7,833 | 1457 | 0.1291 | |
| 7 | College of Saint Mary | 10800 | 37800 | 0.7141 | 552 | 1103 | 0.4465 | |
| 8 | University of California-San Diego | 11400 | 39700 | 0.7127 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2671 | |
| 9 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 31200 | 0.6315 | 6,952 | 995 | 0.9075 | |
| 10 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 13100 | 43000 | 0.6953 | 23,181 | 1354 | 0.3297 | |
| 10 | University of the Virgin Islands | 13100 | 26100 | 0.499 | 1,569 | 925 | 0.9898 | |
| 12 | Wesleyan College | 13900 | 43800 | 0.6825 | 496 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 13 | Boston University | 14000 | 91700 | 0.8476 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 13 | Francis Marion University | 14000 | 24100 | 0.4198 | 3,692 | 1015 | 0.8639 | |
| 15 | Central Michigan University | 14300 | 37800 | 0.621 | 10,193 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 16 | Pittsburg State University | 14800 | 23900 | 0.3801 | 4,472 | 1055 | 0.8942 | |
| 17 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 37700 | 0.6009 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 17 | University of California-Irvine | 15100 | 38000 | 0.603 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2857 | |
| 19 | Talladega College | 15200 | 26900 | 0.435 | 701 | 970 | 0.8542 | |
| 20 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15300 | 31000 | 0.506 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 21 | Northeastern University | 15400 | 89100 | 0.8275 | 17,432 | 1490 | 0.0522 | |
| 22 | University of Central Oklahoma | 15500 | 28700 | 0.46 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 23 | Eastern Michigan University | 16300 | 36100 | 0.5484 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 23 | Grove City College | 16300 | 39700 | 0.5902 | 2,341 | 1266 | 0.7232 | |
| 23 | University of Florida | 16300 | 22500 | 0.2755 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 26 | Waynesburg University | 16400 | 45000 | 0.6366 | 1,030 | 1093 | 0.8982 | |
| 27 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 16500 | 26400 | 0.3744 | 3,881 | 1279 | 0.6645 | |
| 28 | Northern State University | 16700 | 23300 | 0.2827 | 3,169 | 1075 | 0.93 | |
| 29 | West Virginia University | 16800 | 40900 | 0.589 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 29 | Winona State University | 16800 | 23000 | 0.2689 | 5,317 | 1115 | 0.7549 | |
| 31 | Ferris State University | 17000 | 31000 | 0.4523 | 8,991 | 1015 | 0.9139 | |
| 31 | Millikin University | 17000 | 45000 | 0.622 | 1,495 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 33 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 14,449 | 1195 | 0.784 | |
| 34 | Salem State University | 17300 | 28500 | 0.3931 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 34 | University of Louisville | 17300 | 29100 | 0.4059 | 17,086 | 1148 | 0.7941 | |
| 36 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17600 | 29900 | 0.4136 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5743 | |
| 36 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 17600 | 22800 | 0.2284 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.865 | |
| 38 | Tougaloo College | 17700 | 34200 | 0.4823 | 1,286 | 985 | 0.5985 | |
| 38 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 40 | Bethel University | 17900 | 35300 | 0.4924 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 41 | University of Mary | 18500 | 32600 | 0.4328 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 42 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 19100 | 26700 | 0.2851 | 4,891 | 1095 | 0.9205 | |
| 43 | Carlow University | 19400 | 57800 | 0.6645 | 1,355 | 1065 | 0.8695 | |
| 44 | Lee University | 19500 | 37400 | 0.4789 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 44 | McMurry University | 19500 | 51900 | 0.6238 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 46 | Wichita State University | 19600 | 29800 | 0.3416 | 13,313 | 1073 | 0.9395 | |
| 47 | Bethel University | 19700 | 54500 | 0.6382 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 48 | La Sierra University | 19800 | 65900 | 0.6992 | 1,226 | 1025 | 0.915 | |
| 48 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19800 | 72100 | 0.7252 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 48 | University of Southern California | 19800 | 75900 | 0.7395 | 20,630 | 1492 | 0.0981 | |
| 51 | Daemen University | 20000 | 55100 | 0.6371 | 1,653 | 1050 | 0.6826 | |
| 51 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 20000 | 32300 | 0.3806 | 15,375 | 1103 | 0.866 | |
| 53 | Minot State University | 20100 | 23500 | 0.1448 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 54 | Malone University | 20300 | 57100 | 0.6449 | 992 | 1075 | 0.7586 | |
| 55 | Florida College | 20800 | 34200 | 0.3921 | 728 | 1099 | 0.6966 | |
| 55 | Mayville State University | 20800 | 23800 | 0.1272 | 1,067 | 1034 | 0.7123 | |
| 57 | Piedmont University | 21400 | 47200 | 0.5466 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
| 58 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 21600 | 52700 | 0.5905 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5687 | |
| 59 | Niagara University | 21800 | 57400 | 0.62 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.8737 | |
| 60 | Grand Valley State University | 22100 | 35900 | 0.3849 | 19,002 | 1084 | 0.8302 | |
| 61 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | 22600 | 25400 | 0.1104 | 2,906 | 1125 | 0.4696 | |
| 61 | Hampshire College | 22600 | 83900 | 0.731 | 844 | 1254 | 0.7528 | |
| 63 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 22700 | 56900 | 0.6007 | 533 | 1244 | 0.5269 | |
| 63 | Augustana College | 22700 | 72800 | 0.688 | 2,522 | 1163 | 0.6268 | |
| 65 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3772 | 8,738 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 65 | San Jose State University | 22900 | 41100 | 0.4429 | 28,008 | 1124 | 0.8461 | |
| 67 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 23400 | 24900 | 0.0602 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 67 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23400 | 45800 | 0.4895 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 69 | Florida International University | 23700 | 23700 | 0 | 45,193 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 70 | Saint Norbert College | 23800 | 63800 | 0.6267 | 1,970 | 1193 | 0.8574 | |
| 71 | Mount Marty University | 23900 | 56400 | 0.5762 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 72 | Bradley University | 24100 | 50800 | 0.5255 | 3,596 | 1223 | 0.7676 | |
| 72 | Southwestern Adventist University | 24100 | 43200 | 0.4423 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 74 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24200 | 55200 | 0.5626 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 75 | Abilene Christian University | 24300 | 59000 | 0.5877 | 3,263 | 1189 | 0.6603 | |
| 76 | Unity Environmental University | 24400 | 29900 | 0.1842 | 6,507 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 77 | Daytona State College | 24500 | 28200 | 0.1311 | 12,820 | 0 | 0 | |
| 78 | Huntingdon College | 24600 | 44400 | 0.4457 | 880 | 1130 | 0.6949 | |
| 79 | Emporia State University | 24700 | 32000 | 0.228 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 80 | University of West Alabama | 24900 | 34000 | 0.2677 | 2,983 | 990 | 0.4265 | |
| 81 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 25100 | 37900 | 0.3375 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 82 | Point Park University | 25200 | 57000 | 0.5582 | 2,337 | 1140 | 0.9691 | |
| 82 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 25200 | 53800 | 0.5318 | 2,803 | 1099 | 0.9576 | |
| 84 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 25300 | 38300 | 0.3396 | 2,292 | 1005 | 0.6063 | |
| 85 | Ave Maria University | 25500 | 46600 | 0.453 | 1,301 | 1164 | 0.4139 | |
| 85 | Northern Arizona University | 25500 | 43200 | 0.4101 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 87 | Evangel University | 25600 | 40900 | 0.3745 | 1,511 | 1180 | 0.7161 | |
| 88 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26000 | 54900 | 0.526 | 1,368 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 88 | Marywood University | 26000 | 67700 | 0.6157 | 1,833 | 1160 | 0.6058 | |
| 88 | Messiah University | 26000 | 54300 | 0.5209 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 88 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26000 | 28300 | 0.0806 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5876 | |
| 92 | University of Mobile | 26100 | 48300 | 0.4593 | 1,308 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 93 | SUNY College at Potsdam | 26200 | 37700 | 0.3048 | 2,111 | 1060 | 0.777 | |
| 94 | Ball State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 94 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4753 | 1,260 | 1143 | 0.7905 | |
| 96 | Trine University | 26500 | 56100 | 0.5276 | 4,373 | 1159 | 0.8548 | |
| 96 | University of Southern Mississippi | 26500 | 26500 | 0 | 10,193 | 1181 | 0.9912 | |
| 98 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 26600 | 41500 | 0.3588 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 99 | Bridgewater State University | 26900 | 35500 | 0.2423 | 8,270 | 1180 | 0.8781 | |
| 99 | Troy University | 26900 | 34700 | 0.2248 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 101 | University of Jamestown | 27400 | 34400 | 0.2035 | 1,049 | 1055 | 0.8808 | |
| 102 | Florida Southern College | 27700 | 63200 | 0.5614 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 102 | North Dakota State University | 27700 | 30400 | 0.0882 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 102 | Saint Edward's University | 27700 | 73200 | 0.6219 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 102 | University of North Alabama | 27700 | 37300 | 0.2574 | 7,662 | 1140 | 0.8731 | |
| 106 | Mitchell College | 27800 | 66600 | 0.5826 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 107 | Weber State University | 28300 | 33900 | 0.1651 | 31,672 | 0 | 0 | |
| 108 | Saint Xavier University | 28600 | 53700 | 0.4671 | 3,098 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 109 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 28700 | 36700 | 0.2178 | 28,674 | 980 | 0.9419 | |
| 110 | University of Alaska Southeast | 29000 | 31300 | 0.0729 | 1,768 | 1020 | 0.6329 | |
| 111 | Huntington University | 29200 | 44300 | 0.3407 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 112 | Montana State University | 29500 | 31900 | 0.0751 | 15,046 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 113 | Blue Mountain Christian University | 29600 | 39900 | 0.2575 | 912 | 1095 | 0.8895 | |
| 114 | Southern Utah University | 29900 | 40800 | 0.2673 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 115 | Bryan College-Dayton | 30200 | 36000 | 0.1607 | 1,565 | 1160 | 0.5101 | |
| 116 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 30300 | 39200 | 0.2273 | 12,507 | 1010 | 0.8897 | |
| 117 | University of West Florida | 30400 | 38000 | 0.1999 | 9,970 | 1149 | 0.5824 | |
| 118 | Jacksonville University | 30700 | 74200 | 0.5861 | 2,946 | 1195 | 0.5694 | |
| 119 | McPherson College | 30800 | 51400 | 0.4007 | 876 | 1075 | 0.7676 | |
| 120 | California State University-Long Beach | 30900 | 38900 | 0.2058 | 36,082 | 1135 | 0.4627 | |
| 120 | Utah Tech University | 30900 | 35200 | 0.1222 | 13,006 | 0 | 0 | |
| 122 | Taylor University | 31100 | 59100 | 0.4738 | 2,503 | 1229 | 0.7353 | |
| 123 | Hampton University | 31300 | 54800 | 0.4288 | 3,728 | 947 | 0.6225 | |
| 124 | Missouri Baptist University | 31500 | 53800 | 0.414 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 125 | Baylor University | 31900 | 70300 | 0.546 | 14,915 | 1321 | 0.5128 | |
| 126 | Centenary University | 32100 | 63600 | 0.4952 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 127 | Samford University | 32500 | 64600 | 0.497 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 128 | Lipscomb University | 32600 | 57800 | 0.437 | 3,336 | 1260 | 0.6773 | |
| 128 | Roanoke College | 32600 | 55300 | 0.4107 | 1,793 | 1214 | 0.8306 | |
| 130 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,598 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 130 | University of Rhode Island | 32700 | 44300 | 0.2616 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 132 | State University of New York at Oswego | 32900 | 40200 | 0.1817 | 5,517 | 1180 | 0.8055 | |
| 133 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 134 | Harding University | 33500 | 47800 | 0.2987 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 134 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 33500 | 34400 | 0.0262 | 5,459 | 1055 | 0.8046 | |
| 136 | Elizabethtown College | 33600 | 55300 | 0.3925 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 136 | Nova Southeastern University | 33600 | 56100 | 0.401 | 7,311 | 1165 | 0.7321 | |
| 136 | SUNY Old Westbury | 33600 | 40900 | 0.1785 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 139 | Morningside University | 33700 | 60600 | 0.4438 | 1,172 | 922 | 0.7104 | |
| 140 | SUNY at Fredonia | 34100 | 39600 | 0.1391 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 141 | Barry University | 34200 | 56400 | 0.3934 | 3,232 | 1005 | 0.7724 | |
| 142 | Sacred Heart University | 34500 | 67500 | 0.4892 | 7,204 | 950 | 0.6536 | |
| 143 | Coastal Carolina University | 34600 | 45100 | 0.2326 | 10,811 | 1145 | 0.7527 | |
| 144 | Stockton University | 35000 | 44500 | 0.2136 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 144 | University of South Florida | 35000 | 35000 | 0 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 146 | University of New England | 35100 | 68000 | 0.4841 | 3,884 | 1145 | 0.9163 | |
| 147 | Western New England University | 35300 | 66100 | 0.4651 | 2,616 | 1199 | 0.8348 | |
| 148 | Roger Williams University | 35600 | 63700 | 0.4413 | 4,038 | 1235 | 0.8771 | |
| 149 | Cedarville University | 35700 | 57000 | 0.3734 | 5,790 | 1232 | 0.6529 | |
| 149 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 35700 | 35700 | 0 | 6,862 | 1260 | 0.6161 | |
| 151 | Siena College | 35800 | 65100 | 0.4502 | 3,467 | 1254 | 0.6902 | |
| 151 | University of Maine | 35800 | 35800 | 0 | 9,601 | 1205 | 0.9664 | |
| 153 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 35900 | 48500 | 0.2594 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 154 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 155 | Mississippi State University | 36200 | 50500 | 0.283 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 156 | Eckerd College | 36600 | 75100 | 0.5126 | 1,893 | 1255 | 0.758 | |
| 157 | University of New Haven | 36700 | 67300 | 0.4545 | 4,903 | 1164 | 0.6038 | |
| 158 | University of Connecticut | 37100 | 51200 | 0.2753 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 159 | University of Nevada-Reno | 38000 | 45800 | 0.1704 | 19,117 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 160 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 38100 | 65000 | 0.4136 | 1,097 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 161 | Loyola University Chicago | 39000 | 74100 | 0.4735 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 162 | Stony Brook University | 39700 | 53000 | 0.2506 | 18,263 | 1410 | 0.4904 | |
| 162 | University of Central Florida | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 59,552 | 1280 | 0.4011 | |
| 164 | Fresno Pacific University | 39900 | 52200 | 0.2352 | 1,545 | 1099 | 0.6407 | |
| 165 | University of Wyoming | 40000 | 45300 | 0.1166 | 8,130 | 1179 | 0.9688 | |
| 166 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,475 | 1399 | 0.0897 | |
| 167 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 40500 | 52100 | 0.2228 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 168 | SUNY Oneonta | 41700 | 41700 | 0 | 4,681 | 1234 | 0.696 | |
| 169 | Montclair State University | 41900 | 46600 | 0.1009 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 169 | Western Washington University | 41900 | 51500 | 0.1866 | 13,752 | 1272 | 0.9325 | |
| 171 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43300 | 68600 | 0.3686 | 3,666 | 1224 | 0.577 | |
| 171 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | 43300 | 57500 | 0.2469 | 12,138 | 1189 | 0.8378 | |
| 173 | Providence College | 43900 | 85000 | 0.4836 | 4,236 | 1335 | 0.5089 | |
| 174 | Marist University | 44000 | 75800 | 0.4194 | 5,551 | 1279 | 0.5651 | |
| 175 | St. John's University-New York | 44400 | 78000 | 0.4305 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 176 | Quinnipiac University | 44800 | 79200 | 0.4343 | 6,557 | 1245 | 0.7215 | |
| 177 | Ashland University | 44900 | 56400 | 0.204 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 178 | Illinois State University | 45800 | 49100 | 0.0668 | 19,107 | 1120 | 0.8815 | |
| 179 | University of Georgia | 45900 | 51600 | 0.1108 | 32,399 | 1382 | 0.377 | |
| 180 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59700 | 0.2122 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 181 | Biola University | 47200 | 71200 | 0.3372 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7435 | |
| 181 | Maine Maritime Academy | 47200 | 49800 | 0.0522 | 945 | 1180 | 0.5414 | |
| 183 | University of Delaware | 48300 | 61300 | 0.213 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 184 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48500 | 51200 | 0.0543 | 44,819 | 1327 | 0.4987 | |
| 185 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1291 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 186 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | 53300 | 63600 | 0.1617 | 1,204 | 1040 | 0.788 | |
| 186 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 33,033 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 188 | The University of Alabama | 55800 | 56300 | 0.0089 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 189 | Auburn University | 58500 | 58500 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4592 | |
| 190 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 61100 | 63200 | 0.0332 | 40,684 | 1331 | 0.3915 | |
| 191 | College of Charleston | 61200 | 61200 | 0 | 10,880 | 1255 | 0.6003 | |
| 192 | Hawaii Pacific University | 63500 | 65800 | 0.0346 | 3,533 | 1120 | 0.8587 | |
| 193 | University of Oregon | 66700 | 68900 | 0.0331 | 20,622 | 1250 | 0.883 | |
| 194 | University of California-Davis | 69800 | 69800 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 195 | Rollins College | 82400 | 82400 | 0 | 2,640 | 1273 | 0.4754 | |
| 195 | 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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