Considering a degree in Biology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Biology majors who live in Mississippi.
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 Mississippi.
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 | 96100 | 0.9383 | 6,738 | 1535 | 0.0418 | |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22300 | 0.6382 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 3 | University of Central Florida | 10000 | 31900 | 0.6867 | 60,083 | 1280 | 0.428 | |
| 4 | Savannah State University | 10200 | 50900 | 0.7999 | 2,966 | 925 | 1 | |
| 5 | University of Nevada-Reno | 10300 | 45800 | 0.7759 | 20,204 | 1134 | 0.8313 | |
| 6 | Southern Utah University | 11200 | 51400 | 0.7821 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 6 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 11200 | 33800 | 0.6688 | 40,996 | 1331 | 0.4175 | |
| 8 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 30700 | 0.6257 | 7,640 | 995 | 0.8526 | |
| 9 | Francis Marion University | 12000 | 31300 | 0.6166 | 3,793 | 1015 | 0.9508 | |
| 9 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 12000 | 56000 | 0.7857 | 2,304 | 1005 | 0.8351 | |
| 11 | University of California-San Diego | 12100 | 41600 | 0.7096 | 35,442 | 1375 | 0.2856 | |
| 12 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12700 | 24900 | 0.4892 | 5,677 | 1085 | 0.9301 | |
| 13 | Boston University | 12900 | 93200 | 0.8615 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 14 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13000 | 29300 | 0.5563 | 8,421 | 1045 | 0.9444 | |
| 14 | University of West Florida | 13000 | 22200 | 0.414 | 9,971 | 1149 | 0.5822 | |
| 16 | Wesleyan College | 13200 | 63100 | 0.7912 | 500 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 17 | Mayville State University | 13400 | 22000 | 0.3922 | 1,067 | 1034 | 0.7825 | |
| 17 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 13400 | 27100 | 0.5048 | 29,727 | 980 | 0.9229 | |
| 19 | Coastal Carolina University | 13700 | 27200 | 0.4964 | 11,471 | 1145 | 0.7003 | |
| 20 | University of South Florida | 13800 | 22400 | 0.3843 | 39,093 | 1239 | 0.4071 | |
| 21 | University of Georgia | 13900 | 27200 | 0.4883 | 32,824 | 1382 | 0.3425 | |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14300 | 19000 | 0.2476 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 23 | Central Michigan University | 14500 | 37400 | 0.6129 | 10,238 | 1095 | 0.9104 | |
| 24 | Arkansas Tech University | 14600 | 31400 | 0.5343 | 8,279 | 1035 | 0.9747 | |
| 24 | Eastern Michigan University | 14600 | 33900 | 0.5687 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 24 | Salem State University | 14600 | 38300 | 0.6184 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 27 | Mercy University | 14700 | 46400 | 0.6836 | 6,692 | 1135 | 0.8724 | |
| 27 | Virginia Union University | 14700 | 51700 | 0.7159 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 29 | Miles College | 14800 | 35100 | 0.5782 | 1,180 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | University of the Virgin Islands | 14800 | 29600 | 0.4993 | 1,650 | 925 | 0.9936 | |
| 31 | West Virginia University | 15100 | 73100 | 0.7931 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.8514 | |
| 32 | Lindsey Wilson University | 15200 | 49300 | 0.6919 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 15400 | 56900 | 0.7293 | 15,735 | 1103 | 0.8797 | |
| 34 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 35 | Grand Valley State University | 15800 | 28300 | 0.441 | 19,154 | 1084 | 0.9271 | |
| 36 | Niagara University | 16100 | 57400 | 0.7192 | 2,638 | 1160 | 0.876 | |
| 37 | Madonna University | 16300 | 67900 | 0.7595 | 1,919 | 980 | 0.6757 | |
| 38 | University of Mississippi | 16500 | 27100 | 0.3901 | 22,939 | 1182 | 0.9738 | |
| 39 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16600 | 90700 | 0.817 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 40 | Grove City College | 16700 | 39700 | 0.5801 | 2,247 | 1266 | 0.667 | |
| 40 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 16700 | 25600 | 0.3476 | 3,943 | 1279 | 0.3333 | |
| 42 | University of Miami | 16800 | 96300 | 0.8257 | 13,241 | 1406 | 0.1761 | |
| 43 | Bethel University | 16900 | 48700 | 0.6536 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 44 | Georgetown University | 17100 | 92700 | 0.8155 | 7,908 | 1457 | 0.1349 | |
| 44 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 46 | Duke University | 17300 | 98500 | 0.8246 | 6,525 | 1527 | 0.0524 | |
| 46 | SUNY College at Potsdam | 17300 | 49300 | 0.6493 | 1,750 | 1060 | 0.8241 | |
| 48 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17400 | 29900 | 0.4174 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 48 | University of Louisville | 17400 | 29100 | 0.4024 | 17,916 | 1148 | 0.7921 | |
| 50 | College of Charleston | 17500 | 33900 | 0.4843 | 10,596 | 1255 | 0.73 | |
| 51 | Emporia State University | 17600 | 31200 | 0.436 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 51 | Montclair State University | 17600 | 36000 | 0.5113 | 19,048 | 1058 | 0.894 | |
| 51 | Waynesburg University | 17600 | 45000 | 0.61 | 1,032 | 1093 | 0.8981 | |
| 54 | Winona State University | 17800 | 23000 | 0.2278 | 5,317 | 1115 | 0.7549 | |
| 55 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 45800 | 0.6097 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 56 | Northeastern University | 18100 | 90000 | 0.7985 | 22,456 | 1490 | 0.0562 | |
| 57 | San Jose State University | 18500 | 41100 | 0.5494 | 29,890 | 1124 | 0.8039 | |
| 58 | University of Central Oklahoma | 19000 | 31100 | 0.3895 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 58 | University of Rhode Island | 19000 | 33900 | 0.4396 | 14,466 | 1148 | 0.7456 | |
| 60 | McMurry University | 19200 | 71400 | 0.7315 | 4,133 | 1065 | 0.8984 | |
| 60 | University of Mary | 19200 | 32600 | 0.4119 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 62 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 19300 | 28500 | 0.3231 | 14,657 | 1195 | 0.7583 | |
| 63 | Coker University | 19400 | 47800 | 0.5944 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 64 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 19500 | 33700 | 0.4211 | 5,130 | 1095 | 0.8645 | |
| 64 | Unity Environmental University | 19500 | 48200 | 0.595 | 6,525 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 66 | SUNY Oneonta | 19700 | 29300 | 0.3276 | 4,815 | 1234 | 0.7696 | |
| 67 | Carlow University | 19800 | 53900 | 0.6324 | 2,303 | 1065 | 0.8768 | |
| 68 | La Sierra University | 20000 | 51200 | 0.6099 | 1,266 | 1025 | 0.9069 | |
| 68 | Minot State University | 20000 | 23500 | 0.1497 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 70 | University of Wyoming | 20400 | 27900 | 0.2682 | 8,138 | 1179 | 0.9695 | |
| 71 | Stockton University | 20500 | 32100 | 0.3612 | 7,583 | 1135 | 0.901 | |
| 71 | SUNY Old Westbury | 20500 | 24400 | 0.16 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 73 | Millikin University | 20600 | 45000 | 0.542 | 1,427 | 1020 | 0.765 | |
| 73 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 20600 | 26300 | 0.217 | 6,113 | 1260 | 0.6267 | |
| 75 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20700 | 27700 | 0.2525 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 76 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 20800 | 26100 | 0.2028 | 31,845 | 1292 | 0.5651 | |
| 77 | Ferris State University | 20900 | 31000 | 0.3263 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 77 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20900 | 39800 | 0.4744 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 79 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 21000 | 71000 | 0.7039 | 1,040 | 1040 | 0.6271 | |
| 80 | Florida College | 21400 | 56800 | 0.6227 | 728 | 1099 | 0.6966 | |
| 81 | Daemen University | 21700 | 56700 | 0.6172 | 1,656 | 1050 | 0.7375 | |
| 81 | University of Florida | 21700 | 22500 | 0.0355 | 37,283 | 1399 | 0.2033 | |
| 83 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 21800 | 27800 | 0.2156 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 84 | Utah State University | 22000 | 39000 | 0.4358 | 26,629 | 1176 | 0.9212 | |
| 85 | Juniata College | 22300 | 75300 | 0.7043 | 1,276 | 1229 | 0.7941 | |
| 86 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 22600 | 56900 | 0.602 | 533 | 1244 | 0.5269 | |
| 86 | Augustana College | 22600 | 72800 | 0.6891 | 2,536 | 1163 | 0.6628 | |
| 88 | Saint Cloud State University | 22800 | 36800 | 0.3803 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 89 | Troy University | 23100 | 34700 | 0.3343 | 10,130 | 1090 | 0.9535 | |
| 89 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23200 | 0.0016 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 91 | Northern Arizona University | 23200 | 47300 | 0.5109 | 22,203 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 92 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23300 | 26700 | 0.1273 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 93 | Florida International University | 23700 | 23700 | 0 | 46,249 | 1175 | 0.6085 | |
| 94 | Huntingdon College | 23800 | 65000 | 0.6337 | 943 | 1130 | 0.692 | |
| 95 | Saint Edward's University | 24300 | 105600 | 0.77 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 96 | Bridgewater State University | 24400 | 37300 | 0.346 | 8,849 | 1180 | 0.8798 | |
| 96 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 98 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24700 | 56700 | 0.5653 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 99 | Ave Maria University | 25000 | 46600 | 0.4637 | 1,320 | 1164 | 0.4139 | |
| 99 | Keuka College | 25000 | 64000 | 0.6089 | 986 | 1100 | 0.8151 | |
| 101 | Messiah University | 25300 | 54700 | 0.5375 | 2,722 | 1241 | 0.8107 | |
| 102 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 25600 | 62800 | 0.5923 | 13,039 | 1010 | 0.894 | |
| 103 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 25900 | 28300 | 0.0847 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 103 | The University of Findlay | 25900 | 50600 | 0.4877 | 4,132 | 1124 | 0.6748 | |
| 105 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4766 | 1,299 | 1143 | 0.9556 | |
| 106 | Trine University | 26500 | 56100 | 0.5279 | 4,373 | 1159 | 0.8548 | |
| 107 | Ball State University | 26600 | 26600 | 0 | 15,950 | 1170 | 0.8625 | |
| 108 | Wingate University | 26800 | 67100 | 0.6016 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 109 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 26900 | 40600 | 0.3372 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 109 | Valley City State University | 26900 | 29300 | 0.0816 | 1,663 | 1055 | 0.9942 | |
| 111 | Weber State University | 27300 | 31600 | 0.1362 | 31,672 | 0 | 1 | |
| 112 | North Dakota State University | 27600 | 30400 | 0.092 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 113 | Florida Southern College | 27700 | 63200 | 0.5616 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 113 | Mitchell College | 27700 | 63900 | 0.5663 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 113 | St. Francis College | 27700 | 39400 | 0.2973 | 1,719 | 1119 | 1 | |
| 116 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 19,287 | 1294 | 0.6924 | |
| 117 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28700 | 41800 | 0.3134 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 118 | University of Alaska Southeast | 28900 | 31300 | 0.0766 | 1,559 | 1020 | 0.6192 | |
| 119 | Blue Mountain Christian University | 29000 | 39900 | 0.2729 | 915 | 1095 | 0.8895 | |
| 120 | Huntington University | 29100 | 44400 | 0.3443 | 1,512 | 1055 | 0.7518 | |
| 121 | Jacksonville University | 29300 | 102400 | 0.7138 | 2,916 | 1195 | 0.5748 | |
| 122 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 29400 | 112100 | 0.7376 | 4,999 | 1274 | 0.9296 | |
| 123 | University of Southern California | 29700 | 98300 | 0.698 | 20,768 | 1492 | 0.1119 | |
| 123 | Utah Tech University | 29700 | 35200 | 0.1563 | 12,993 | 0 | 1 | |
| 125 | Southwestern College | 29800 | 89500 | 0.6672 | 816 | 1025 | 0.4729 | |
| 126 | Bryan College-Dayton | 30100 | 36000 | 0.1639 | 1,565 | 1085 | 1 | |
| 127 | Saint Xavier University | 30200 | 58200 | 0.4808 | 3,100 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 128 | University of Pikeville | 30800 | 34800 | 0.1151 | 1,164 | 1055 | 0.8967 | |
| 129 | California State University-Long Beach | 30900 | 38800 | 0.2036 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 129 | Maine Maritime Academy | 30900 | 34400 | 0.1016 | 977 | 1180 | 0.9615 | |
| 131 | Illinois State University | 31000 | 36400 | 0.1481 | 19,513 | 1120 | 0.8555 | |
| 132 | University of Maine | 31200 | 43100 | 0.2762 | 9,182 | 1205 | 0.9562 | |
| 133 | Hampton University | 31400 | 54800 | 0.427 | 4,046 | 947 | 0.6358 | |
| 134 | Centenary University | 31600 | 63000 | 0.4983 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 135 | Nova Southeastern University | 32200 | 56100 | 0.4259 | 7,057 | 1165 | 0.7557 | |
| 136 | Liberty University | 32400 | 44700 | 0.275 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 137 | University of New England | 32700 | 70900 | 0.5389 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 138 | University of Oregon | 33100 | 40200 | 0.1784 | 20,710 | 1250 | 0.8742 | |
| 139 | The University of Alabama | 33400 | 53100 | 0.3709 | 35,621 | 1284 | 0.7117 | |
| 140 | Elizabethtown College | 33700 | 57500 | 0.4137 | 1,935 | 1214 | 0.8892 | |
| 141 | Wichita State University | 34000 | 42200 | 0.1944 | 14,906 | 1073 | 0.7224 | |
| 142 | Charleston Southern University | 34100 | 48400 | 0.2971 | 3,126 | 1060 | 0.9646 | |
| 143 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 34200 | 34200 | 0 | 16,131 | 1270 | 0.6472 | |
| 144 | Barry University | 34700 | 58800 | 0.4099 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 144 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 34700 | 59100 | 0.4126 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 146 | Samford University | 34900 | 93800 | 0.628 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 147 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35200 | 37600 | 0.0637 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 147 | Pfeiffer University | 35200 | 56100 | 0.3724 | 696 | 941 | 0.9603 | |
| 149 | Auburn University | 35300 | 35300 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 150 | Roger Williams University | 35500 | 63700 | 0.443 | 3,970 | 1235 | 0.882 | |
| 151 | Siena University | 35700 | 66400 | 0.4625 | 3,149 | 1254 | 0.8464 | |
| 152 | Western New England University | 35800 | 70600 | 0.4927 | 2,616 | 1199 | 0.8348 | |
| 153 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 36900 | 49100 | 0.2486 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 154 | University of Connecticut | 37000 | 66200 | 0.4414 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 154 | University of Dubuque | 37000 | 65900 | 0.4382 | 1,395 | 1090 | 0.8731 | |
| 156 | Eckerd College | 37400 | 77000 | 0.5143 | 1,893 | 1255 | 0.758 | |
| 157 | Loyola University Chicago | 37500 | 74800 | 0.4989 | 12,640 | 1303 | 0.751 | |
| 158 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 37800 | 51900 | 0.2716 | 2,775 | 1099 | 0.9747 | |
| 159 | Southeastern University | 38100 | 79400 | 0.5203 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 160 | Evangel University | 39000 | 49700 | 0.2151 | 1,843 | 1180 | 0.7161 | |
| 160 | Mississippi State University | 39000 | 53400 | 0.2695 | 19,093 | 1214 | 0.8363 | |
| 162 | Bradley University | 39600 | 60600 | 0.3464 | 3,258 | 1223 | 0.7459 | |
| 162 | Stony Brook University | 39600 | 53000 | 0.2527 | 18,616 | 1410 | 0.4818 | |
| 164 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 40200 | 66900 | 0.3993 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 165 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 166 | Sacred Heart University | 40600 | 67500 | 0.3985 | 7,291 | 950 | 0.6363 | |
| 167 | University of New Haven | 41400 | 73500 | 0.4365 | 4,969 | 1164 | 0.5589 | |
| 168 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42300 | 53900 | 0.215 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 169 | Rollins College | 43100 | 85700 | 0.4972 | 2,639 | 1273 | 0.5285 | |
| 170 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43300 | 68700 | 0.3694 | 4,279 | 1224 | 0.5796 | |
| 171 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 43800 | 72500 | 0.396 | 10,368 | 1064 | 0.999 | |
| 172 | Providence College | 44500 | 85000 | 0.4765 | 4,680 | 1335 | 0.4994 | |
| 173 | The University of Tampa | 45900 | 58500 | 0.2153 | 10,710 | 1185 | 0.4363 | |
| 174 | Reinhardt University | 46900 | 59300 | 0.2091 | 1,129 | 1070 | 0.6154 | |
| 175 | St. John's University-New York | 47600 | 83800 | 0.4322 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 176 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48300 | 51200 | 0.0565 | 43,633 | 1327 | 0.4343 | |
| 177 | DePaul University | 49100 | 69400 | 0.2923 | 14,338 | 1254 | 0.878 | |
| 178 | Western Washington University | 49300 | 52400 | 0.0592 | 13,609 | 1272 | 0.9371 | |
| 179 | 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 | 50900 | 79700 | 0.3615 | 6,610 | 1245 | 0.7031 | |
| 182 | Lipscomb University | 53100 | 69900 | 0.2407 | 3,327 | 1260 | 0.6774 | |
| 183 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 34,447 | 1264 | 0.8804 | |
| 184 | Dallas Baptist University | 56400 | 84300 | 0.331 | 2,938 | 1109 | 0.9131 | |
| 185 | Hawaii Pacific University | 63400 | 65800 | 0.0364 | 3,468 | 1120 | 0.8855 | |
| 186 | University of California-Davis | 68100 | 69900 | 0.0258 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 | |
| 187 | University of California-Irvine | 72000 | 75200 | 0.0426 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 188 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 82900 | 82900 | 0 | 18,194 | 1281 | 0.7273 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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