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 | 1500 | 0.0418 | |
| 2 | Savannah State University | 6800 | 29000 | 0.7651 | 2,966 | 950 | 1 | |
| 3 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 7900 | 36100 | 0.7821 | 10,368 | 1064 | 0.999 | |
| 4 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 5 | Eastern Washington University | 11400 | 31200 | 0.6347 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 6 | Northern Arizona University | 11500 | 27900 | 0.5865 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 7 | Boston University | 11900 | 92800 | 0.8719 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 8 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 12000 | 29100 | 0.5881 | 40,996 | 1399 | 0.4175 | |
| 9 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 12200 | 33200 | 0.6317 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 10 | University of West Florida | 12300 | 21500 | 0.4274 | 9,971 | 1120 | 0.5822 | |
| 11 | University of the Virgin Islands | 12600 | 22800 | 0.4467 | 1,650 | 900 | 0.9936 | |
| 12 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13000 | 26500 | 0.5089 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 13 | University of Delaware | 13500 | 34500 | 0.6079 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 14 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 13600 | 43000 | 0.6837 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 15 | Western Washington University | 13700 | 31400 | 0.5637 | 13,609 | 1199 | 0.9371 | |
| 16 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 17 | Wesleyan College | 13900 | 43800 | 0.6825 | 500 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 18 | University of Georgia | 14000 | 26600 | 0.4737 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 19 | Francis Marion University | 14200 | 24100 | 0.4115 | 3,793 | 1015 | 0.9508 | |
| 20 | Arkansas Tech University | 14600 | 27400 | 0.4675 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 21 | Central Michigan University | 14700 | 37800 | 0.6104 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 22 | Miles College | 14800 | 25400 | 0.4167 | 1,180 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | Virginia Union University | 15000 | 39400 | 0.6189 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 24 | University of Central Oklahoma | 15500 | 28700 | 0.46 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 25 | Northeastern University | 15600 | 89900 | 0.8265 | 22,456 | 1481 | 0.0562 | |
| 25 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 27 | Ball State University | 16100 | 22400 | 0.2817 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 28 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16200 | 29300 | 0.4471 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 28 | Weber State University | 16200 | 23600 | 0.3131 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 30 | Duke University | 16400 | 93600 | 0.825 | 6,525 | 1533 | 0.0524 | |
| 30 | Ferris State University | 16400 | 31000 | 0.4717 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 32 | Emporia State University | 16600 | 22900 | 0.2753 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 32 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 16600 | 26400 | 0.3706 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 34 | Georgetown University | 16700 | 92700 | 0.8198 | 7,908 | 1470 | 0.1349 | |
| 35 | Eastern Michigan University | 16900 | 36100 | 0.5319 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 35 | West Virginia University | 16900 | 40900 | 0.5865 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 37 | Millikin University | 17100 | 45000 | 0.6198 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 37 | University of South Florida | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 37 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 40 | Daemen University | 17500 | 55100 | 0.6825 | 1,656 | 1050 | 0.7375 | |
| 40 | Waynesburg University | 17500 | 45000 | 0.6106 | 1,032 | 1093 | 0.8981 | |
| 42 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 43 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 17800 | 42900 | 0.5857 | 18,194 | 1281 | 0.7273 | |
| 44 | Bethel University | 17900 | 35300 | 0.4924 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 45 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 18200 | 22800 | 0.202 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 46 | Lindsey Wilson University | 18300 | 47100 | 0.6117 | 1,738 | 1035 | 0 | |
| 47 | Madonna University | 19100 | 49200 | 0.6121 | 1,919 | 925 | 0.6757 | |
| 48 | University of Mary | 19200 | 32600 | 0.4124 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 49 | Carlow University | 19700 | 82500 | 0.7613 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 49 | SUNY Oneonta | 19700 | 29300 | 0.3276 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 51 | Wichita State University | 20000 | 29800 | 0.3284 | 14,906 | 1065 | 0.7224 | |
| 51 | Winona State University | 20000 | 29500 | 0.3229 | 5,317 | 1115 | 0.7549 | |
| 53 | Minot State University | 20100 | 23500 | 0.145 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 53 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 20100 | 29900 | 0.3269 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 55 | McMurry University | 20300 | 51900 | 0.6084 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 56 | University of Southern California | 20500 | 75900 | 0.7303 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 57 | La Sierra University | 20600 | 65900 | 0.687 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 57 | University of Wyoming | 20600 | 27900 | 0.2642 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 59 | Coker University | 20700 | 47800 | 0.5672 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 59 | Grove City College | 20700 | 39700 | 0.4792 | 2,247 | 1248 | 0.667 | |
| 59 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20700 | 27700 | 0.2525 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 62 | Florida College | 20800 | 34200 | 0.3921 | 728 | 1099 | 0.6966 | |
| 62 | Mayville State University | 20800 | 23800 | 0.1275 | 1,067 | 1034 | 0.7825 | |
| 62 | University of Mississippi | 20800 | 27100 | 0.2312 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 65 | Niagara University | 21800 | 57400 | 0.62 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 66 | Bradley University | 22100 | 50800 | 0.5649 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 66 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 22100 | 52700 | 0.581 | 1,040 | 1075 | 0.6271 | |
| 66 | Grand Valley State University | 22100 | 35900 | 0.3849 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 69 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43000 | 0.4765 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 70 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 22700 | 56900 | 0.6007 | 533 | 1244 | 0.5269 | |
| 70 | Augustana College | 22700 | 72800 | 0.688 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 70 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 22700 | 31300 | 0.2751 | 5,130 | 1099 | 0.8645 | |
| 70 | Juniata College | 22700 | 73800 | 0.6922 | 1,276 | 1263 | 0.7941 | |
| 74 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3773 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 74 | The University of Alabama | 22900 | 31000 | 0.2611 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 76 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23200 | 0.0016 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 77 | San Jose State University | 23200 | 41100 | 0.4356 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 78 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23400 | 26700 | 0.1231 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 78 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23400 | 45800 | 0.4895 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 80 | Florida International University | 23700 | 34100 | 0.3049 | 46,249 | 1180 | 0.6085 | |
| 81 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 24000 | 24900 | 0.0361 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 82 | Keuka College | 24100 | 59400 | 0.5937 | 986 | 1043 | 0.8151 | |
| 83 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 24300 | 90700 | 0.7321 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 84 | Unity Environmental University | 24500 | 29900 | 0.1809 | 6,525 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 85 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24700 | 56700 | 0.5642 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 86 | Huntingdon College | 24800 | 44400 | 0.4412 | 943 | 1130 | 0.692 | |
| 87 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 25100 | 37900 | 0.3375 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 88 | University of Central Florida | 25300 | 25300 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 89 | Ave Maria University | 25600 | 46600 | 0.4508 | 1,320 | 1164 | 0.4139 | |
| 90 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25700 | 28000 | 0.0815 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 90 | The University of Findlay | 25700 | 50600 | 0.4917 | 4,132 | 1090 | 0.6748 | |
| 92 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 25800 | 53800 | 0.5206 | 2,775 | 1105 | 0.9747 | |
| 93 | Evangel University | 25900 | 40900 | 0.3671 | 1,843 | 1180 | 0.7161 | |
| 94 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26000 | 28300 | 0.0808 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 95 | Messiah University | 26100 | 54300 | 0.5191 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 96 | SUNY College at Potsdam | 26300 | 37700 | 0.3022 | 1,750 | 1060 | 0.8241 | |
| 97 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4754 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 97 | Salem State University | 26400 | 43200 | 0.3891 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 99 | Trine University | 26500 | 56100 | 0.5277 | 4,373 | 1159 | 0.8548 | |
| 100 | St. Francis College | 26700 | 39400 | 0.3227 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 100 | Troy University | 26700 | 34700 | 0.2305 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 100 | Wingate University | 26700 | 65000 | 0.5892 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 103 | Valley City State University | 27100 | 29300 | 0.0779 | 1,663 | 1045 | 0.9942 | |
| 104 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 27300 | 41500 | 0.342 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 105 | Florida Southern College | 27700 | 63200 | 0.5615 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 105 | Mitchell College | 27700 | 66600 | 0.5841 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 105 | North Dakota State University | 27700 | 30400 | 0.0884 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 108 | Saint Edward's University | 28200 | 73200 | 0.615 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 109 | Bridgewater State University | 28300 | 35500 | 0.2032 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 110 | Saint Xavier University | 28600 | 53700 | 0.4671 | 3,100 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 111 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28700 | 41800 | 0.3136 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 112 | University of Alaska Southeast | 29000 | 31300 | 0.0731 | 1,559 | 1020 | 0.6192 | |
| 113 | Blue Mountain Christian University | 29100 | 39900 | 0.2701 | 915 | 1095 | 0.8895 | |
| 113 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 29100 | 49100 | 0.4074 | 29,727 | 990 | 0.9229 | |
| 113 | University of Louisville | 29100 | 29100 | 0 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 116 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 39500 | 0.2608 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 117 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 118 | Montana State University | 29700 | 31900 | 0.0689 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 119 | University of Pikeville | 29800 | 34800 | 0.1438 | 1,164 | 1070 | 0.8967 | |
| 120 | Lipscomb University | 29900 | 57800 | 0.483 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 121 | Southwestern College | 30100 | 64400 | 0.5326 | 816 | 1000 | 0.4729 | |
| 121 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 30100 | 42200 | 0.2866 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 123 | Bryan College-Dayton | 30200 | 36000 | 0.1609 | 1,565 | 1085 | 1 | |
| 123 | Southern Utah University | 30200 | 40800 | 0.2599 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 125 | Mercy University | 30400 | 44500 | 0.317 | 6,692 | 1135 | 0.8724 | |
| 126 | California State University-Long Beach | 30900 | 38900 | 0.2058 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 127 | Jacksonville University | 31000 | 74200 | 0.582 | 2,916 | 1210 | 0.5748 | |
| 127 | Utah Tech University | 31000 | 35200 | 0.1194 | 12,993 | 1065 | 1 | |
| 129 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 31300 | 77600 | 0.5965 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 130 | Hampton University | 31500 | 54800 | 0.4252 | 4,046 | 1005 | 0.6358 | |
| 131 | Samford University | 32800 | 64600 | 0.4924 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 132 | Liberty University | 33100 | 44600 | 0.2578 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 133 | Elizabethtown College | 33700 | 55300 | 0.3907 | 1,935 | 1214 | 0.8892 | |
| 134 | Auburn University | 33800 | 33800 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 134 | SUNY Old Westbury | 33800 | 40900 | 0.1736 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 136 | SUNY at Fredonia | 34000 | 39600 | 0.1416 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 137 | Charleston Southern University | 34200 | 48400 | 0.2949 | 3,126 | 1060 | 0.9646 | |
| 138 | Nova Southeastern University | 34500 | 56100 | 0.3849 | 7,057 | 1187 | 0.7557 | |
| 138 | University of Oregon | 34500 | 40200 | 0.1416 | 20,710 | 1193 | 0.8742 | |
| 140 | University of Rhode Island | 34700 | 46400 | 0.2519 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 141 | Southeastern University | 34800 | 60500 | 0.4246 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 142 | Siena University | 34900 | 65100 | 0.464 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 143 | Barry University | 35100 | 56400 | 0.3775 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 143 | University of New England | 35100 | 68000 | 0.4841 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 145 | Coastal Carolina University | 35200 | 45100 | 0.2193 | 11,471 | 1160 | 0.7003 | |
| 146 | Pfeiffer University | 35300 | 56100 | 0.3704 | 696 | 941 | 0.9603 | |
| 147 | Centenary University | 35400 | 63600 | 0.4433 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 147 | Stockton University | 35400 | 44500 | 0.2046 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 147 | The University of Tampa | 35400 | 56900 | 0.3775 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 150 | Roger Williams University | 35600 | 63700 | 0.4413 | 3,970 | 1235 | 0.882 | |
| 151 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 35700 | 35700 | 0 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 152 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 153 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 36200 | 48500 | 0.2533 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 154 | Eckerd College | 36600 | 75100 | 0.5126 | 1,893 | 1255 | 0.758 | |
| 155 | University of Nevada-Reno | 37300 | 45800 | 0.1857 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 156 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 37800 | 65000 | 0.4182 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 157 | Northwest Nazarene University | 38000 | 62800 | 0.3948 | 1,043 | 1145 | 0.7159 | |
| 158 | University of Dubuque | 38200 | 65900 | 0.4213 | 1,395 | 1074 | 0.8731 | |
| 159 | Maine Maritime Academy | 38400 | 49800 | 0.2287 | 977 | 1189 | 0.9615 | |
| 160 | Reinhardt University | 38700 | 49300 | 0.2138 | 1,129 | 1070 | 0.6154 | |
| 161 | Western New England University | 38900 | 69200 | 0.438 | 2,616 | 1199 | 0.8348 | |
| 162 | Mississippi State University | 39100 | 53400 | 0.2674 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 163 | Stony Brook University | 39700 | 53000 | 0.2507 | 18,616 | 1410 | 0.4818 | |
| 164 | University of Maine | 39800 | 45200 | 0.1195 | 9,182 | 1195 | 0.9562 | |
| 165 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 166 | Loyola University Chicago | 40700 | 74100 | 0.4506 | 12,640 | 1262 | 0.751 | |
| 167 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 41200 | 47500 | 0.1326 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 167 | University of New Haven | 41200 | 67300 | 0.3876 | 4,969 | 1219 | 0.5589 | |
| 169 | Montclair State University | 41500 | 46600 | 0.1095 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 170 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42300 | 53900 | 0.215 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 171 | Sacred Heart University | 42500 | 67500 | 0.3706 | 7,291 | 1265 | 0.6363 | |
| 172 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43500 | 68700 | 0.3678 | 4,279 | 1234 | 0.5796 | |
| 173 | Providence College | 43900 | 85000 | 0.4836 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 174 | St. John's University-New York | 44600 | 78000 | 0.4279 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 175 | Quinnipiac University | 44900 | 79200 | 0.433 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 176 | Illinois State University | 45800 | 49100 | 0.0669 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 177 | University of California-San Diego | 46400 | 77200 | 0.399 | 35,442 | 1375 | 0.2856 | |
| 178 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59700 | 0.2123 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 179 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48500 | 51200 | 0.0544 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 180 | DePaul University | 49200 | 66000 | 0.2547 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 181 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 182 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 63400 | 0.1199 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 183 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 55900 | 63800 | 0.1237 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 184 | College of Charleston | 61200 | 61200 | 0 | 10,596 | 1234 | 0.73 | |
| 185 | Hawaii Pacific University | 63500 | 65800 | 0.0347 | 3,468 | 1200 | 0.8855 | |
| 186 | University of California-Davis | 68200 | 69800 | 0.0229 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 | |
| 187 | University of California-Irvine | 72000 | 75600 | 0.0476 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 188 | Rollins College | 82400 | 82400 | 0 | 2,639 | 1284 | 0.5285 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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