Considering a degree in Biology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Biology majors who live in North Carolina.
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 North Carolina.
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 | Duke University | 4200 | 93400 | 0.9555 | 6,525 | 1533 | 0.0524 | |
| 2 | Harvard University | 5900 | 95600 | 0.9384 | 6,738 | 1500 | 0.0418 | |
| 3 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 7800 | 36100 | 0.7849 | 10,368 | 1064 | 0.999 | |
| 4 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22300 | 0.6382 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 5 | University of Central Florida | 10000 | 31900 | 0.6867 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 6 | Savannah State University | 10800 | 50900 | 0.7881 | 2,966 | 950 | 1 | |
| 7 | Southern Utah University | 11000 | 51400 | 0.7859 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 8 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 11200 | 33800 | 0.6688 | 40,996 | 1399 | 0.4175 | |
| 9 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 11700 | 56000 | 0.791 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 10 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 11 | University of West Florida | 12100 | 22200 | 0.4545 | 9,971 | 1120 | 0.5822 | |
| 12 | Boston University | 12600 | 93200 | 0.8647 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 12 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12600 | 29300 | 0.57 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 14 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13000 | 62800 | 0.7929 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 14 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13000 | 17900 | 0.2758 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 14 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 13000 | 40500 | 0.6789 | 29,727 | 990 | 0.9229 | |
| 17 | Wesleyan College | 13200 | 63100 | 0.7912 | 500 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 18 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13400 | 38300 | 0.6495 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 19 | University of Delaware | 13500 | 34500 | 0.6095 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 20 | University of Georgia | 13600 | 27200 | 0.4993 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14000 | 22800 | 0.3865 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 21 | Western Carolina University | 14000 | 16600 | 0.154 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 23 | University of the Virgin Islands | 14200 | 29600 | 0.5195 | 1,650 | 900 | 0.9936 | |
| 24 | Coastal Carolina University | 14300 | 45300 | 0.6847 | 11,471 | 1160 | 0.7003 | |
| 24 | Eastern Michigan University | 14300 | 33900 | 0.5776 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 24 | Salem State University | 14300 | 38300 | 0.6262 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 27 | Virginia Union University | 14400 | 51700 | 0.7217 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 28 | Arkansas Tech University | 14500 | 31400 | 0.5374 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 29 | Central Michigan University | 14600 | 37400 | 0.6102 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 30 | Mercy University | 14700 | 46400 | 0.6836 | 6,692 | 1135 | 0.8724 | |
| 30 | Miles College | 14700 | 35100 | 0.5811 | 1,180 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | Appalachian State University | 14800 | 25500 | 0.4205 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 32 | Georgetown University | 14800 | 92700 | 0.8403 | 7,908 | 1470 | 0.1349 | |
| 34 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 15000 | 56900 | 0.7364 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 35 | University of Nevada-Reno | 15100 | 28200 | 0.4642 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 35 | West Virginia University | 15100 | 73100 | 0.7931 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 37 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 38 | Grand Valley State University | 15800 | 28300 | 0.441 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 39 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16100 | 90700 | 0.8225 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 39 | Lindsey Wilson University | 16100 | 49300 | 0.6736 | 1,738 | 1035 | 0 | |
| 39 | Madonna University | 16100 | 67900 | 0.7624 | 1,919 | 925 | 0.6757 | |
| 39 | Niagara University | 16100 | 57400 | 0.7192 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 43 | University of California-Los Angeles | 16300 | 36700 | 0.5554 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 44 | Francis Marion University | 16500 | 36100 | 0.5425 | 3,793 | 1015 | 0.9508 | |
| 45 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 16600 | 25600 | 0.3515 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 46 | University of Miami | 16700 | 96300 | 0.8267 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 47 | Waynesburg University | 16900 | 45000 | 0.6241 | 1,032 | 1093 | 0.8981 | |
| 48 | Bethel University | 17000 | 48700 | 0.6516 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 49 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 50 | College of Charleston | 17300 | 33900 | 0.4902 | 10,596 | 1234 | 0.73 | |
| 50 | Emporia State University | 17300 | 31200 | 0.4457 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 50 | SUNY College at Potsdam | 17300 | 49300 | 0.6493 | 1,750 | 1060 | 0.8241 | |
| 50 | Winona State University | 17300 | 23000 | 0.2496 | 5,317 | 1115 | 0.7549 | |
| 54 | Northeastern University | 17900 | 90000 | 0.8008 | 22,456 | 1481 | 0.0562 | |
| 54 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 45800 | 0.6097 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 56 | San Jose State University | 18300 | 41100 | 0.5542 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 57 | University of Rhode Island | 18600 | 33900 | 0.4514 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 58 | University of Mary | 18800 | 32600 | 0.423 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 59 | Coker University | 19000 | 47800 | 0.6028 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 60 | McMurry University | 19200 | 71400 | 0.7315 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 61 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 19300 | 28500 | 0.3231 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 62 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 19500 | 29900 | 0.3473 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 62 | Unity Environmental University | 19500 | 48200 | 0.595 | 6,525 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 64 | Carlow University | 19800 | 53900 | 0.6324 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 65 | Minot State University | 20000 | 23500 | 0.1497 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 65 | Stockton University | 20000 | 32100 | 0.3767 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 67 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20400 | 39800 | 0.4869 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 68 | Grove City College | 20600 | 39700 | 0.4817 | 2,247 | 1248 | 0.667 | |
| 68 | SUNY Oneonta | 20600 | 55300 | 0.6281 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 70 | Mayville State University | 20700 | 23800 | 0.1321 | 1,067 | 1034 | 0.7825 | |
| 71 | La Sierra University | 20800 | 51200 | 0.5943 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 71 | Millikin University | 20800 | 45000 | 0.5376 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 71 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 20800 | 39200 | 0.4696 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 74 | Ferris State University | 20900 | 31000 | 0.3263 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 75 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 21000 | 71000 | 0.7039 | 1,040 | 1075 | 0.6271 | |
| 76 | Florida College | 21100 | 56800 | 0.628 | 728 | 1099 | 0.6966 | |
| 76 | SUNY Old Westbury | 21100 | 38000 | 0.4453 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 78 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 21400 | 27800 | 0.23 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 79 | Daemen University | 21800 | 56700 | 0.6154 | 1,656 | 1050 | 0.7375 | |
| 80 | Utah State University | 22000 | 39000 | 0.4358 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 81 | Juniata College | 22200 | 75300 | 0.7056 | 1,276 | 1263 | 0.7941 | |
| 82 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 22600 | 56900 | 0.602 | 533 | 1244 | 0.5269 | |
| 82 | Augustana College | 22600 | 72800 | 0.6891 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 84 | The University of Alabama | 22700 | 33400 | 0.3202 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 85 | Saint Cloud State University | 22800 | 36800 | 0.3803 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 85 | Troy University | 22800 | 34700 | 0.3429 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 87 | Illinois State University | 23000 | 36400 | 0.3696 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 88 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23100 | 0 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 89 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 23200 | 36100 | 0.357 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 90 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23300 | 26700 | 0.1273 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 91 | Bridgewater State University | 23400 | 37300 | 0.3724 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 92 | Florida International University | 23700 | 23700 | 0 | 46,249 | 1180 | 0.6085 | |
| 92 | Huntingdon College | 23700 | 65000 | 0.6353 | 943 | 1130 | 0.692 | |
| 94 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 23800 | 35700 | 0.333 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 95 | Northern Arizona University | 23900 | 47300 | 0.496 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 96 | Saint Edward's University | 24000 | 105600 | 0.7729 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 97 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 98 | Wingate University | 24600 | 67100 | 0.6333 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 99 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24700 | 56700 | 0.5653 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 100 | University of Central Oklahoma | 24800 | 34000 | 0.2705 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 101 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 24900 | 37700 | 0.3392 | 5,130 | 1099 | 0.8645 | |
| 101 | The University of Findlay | 24900 | 50600 | 0.5075 | 4,132 | 1090 | 0.6748 | |
| 101 | University of South Florida | 24900 | 36500 | 0.3175 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 104 | Ave Maria University | 25000 | 46600 | 0.4637 | 1,320 | 1164 | 0.4139 | |
| 105 | Messiah University | 25100 | 54700 | 0.5412 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 106 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 25900 | 28300 | 0.0847 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 107 | Keuka College | 26200 | 64000 | 0.5901 | 986 | 1043 | 0.8151 | |
| 108 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4766 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 109 | Trine University | 26500 | 56100 | 0.5279 | 4,373 | 1159 | 0.8548 | |
| 110 | Ball State University | 26600 | 26600 | 0 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 111 | St. Francis College | 26900 | 39400 | 0.3177 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 111 | Valley City State University | 26900 | 29300 | 0.0816 | 1,663 | 1045 | 0.9942 | |
| 113 | Pfeiffer University | 27100 | 56100 | 0.5173 | 696 | 941 | 0.9603 | |
| 114 | Weber State University | 27200 | 31600 | 0.1394 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 115 | North Dakota State University | 27600 | 30400 | 0.092 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 116 | Florida Southern College | 27700 | 63200 | 0.5616 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 117 | Mitchell College | 27800 | 63900 | 0.5647 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 118 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28400 | 41800 | 0.3195 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 118 | Maine Maritime Academy | 28400 | 34400 | 0.1743 | 977 | 1189 | 0.9615 | |
| 120 | University of Alaska Southeast | 28900 | 31300 | 0.0766 | 1,559 | 1020 | 0.6192 | |
| 121 | Jacksonville University | 29100 | 102400 | 0.7158 | 2,916 | 1210 | 0.5748 | |
| 122 | Huntington University | 29200 | 44400 | 0.342 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 123 | Utah Tech University | 29300 | 35200 | 0.1677 | 12,993 | 1065 | 1 | |
| 124 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 29400 | 112100 | 0.7376 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 125 | Blue Mountain Christian University | 29500 | 39900 | 0.2604 | 915 | 1095 | 0.8895 | |
| 125 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29500 | 34200 | 0.1373 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 127 | University of Southern California | 29700 | 98300 | 0.698 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 128 | Southwestern College | 29800 | 89500 | 0.6672 | 816 | 1000 | 0.4729 | |
| 128 | University of Pikeville | 29800 | 34800 | 0.1438 | 1,164 | 1070 | 0.8967 | |
| 130 | Saint Xavier University | 29900 | 58200 | 0.4859 | 3,100 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 131 | Bryan College-Dayton | 30100 | 36000 | 0.1639 | 1,565 | 1085 | 1 | |
| 132 | University of Maine | 30600 | 43100 | 0.2901 | 9,182 | 1195 | 0.9562 | |
| 133 | California State University-Long Beach | 30700 | 38800 | 0.2087 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 134 | Centenary University | 31600 | 63000 | 0.4983 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 135 | Hampton University | 31700 | 54800 | 0.4215 | 4,046 | 1005 | 0.6358 | |
| 136 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 32100 | 51900 | 0.3814 | 2,775 | 1105 | 0.9747 | |
| 137 | Liberty University | 32400 | 44700 | 0.275 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 137 | Nova Southeastern University | 32400 | 56100 | 0.4224 | 7,057 | 1187 | 0.7557 | |
| 139 | University of Louisville | 32500 | 42100 | 0.2278 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 140 | University of New England | 32700 | 70900 | 0.5389 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 141 | Wichita State University | 33200 | 42200 | 0.2134 | 14,906 | 1065 | 0.7224 | |
| 142 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 33500 | 38200 | 0.1228 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 143 | Elizabethtown College | 33600 | 57500 | 0.4154 | 1,935 | 1214 | 0.8892 | |
| 144 | Siena University | 33900 | 66400 | 0.4896 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 145 | Charleston Southern University | 34100 | 48400 | 0.2971 | 3,126 | 1060 | 0.9646 | |
| 146 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 34400 | 59100 | 0.4177 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 147 | Samford University | 34700 | 93800 | 0.6301 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 148 | Barry University | 35200 | 58800 | 0.4014 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 148 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35200 | 37600 | 0.0637 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 150 | Bradley University | 35500 | 60600 | 0.4141 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 150 | Roger Williams University | 35500 | 63700 | 0.443 | 3,970 | 1235 | 0.882 | |
| 152 | Western New England University | 35900 | 70600 | 0.4913 | 2,616 | 1199 | 0.8348 | |
| 153 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36000 | 36100 | 0.0028 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 154 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 36900 | 49100 | 0.2486 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 155 | University of Connecticut | 37000 | 66200 | 0.4414 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 156 | Eckerd College | 37400 | 77000 | 0.5143 | 1,893 | 1255 | 0.758 | |
| 157 | Southeastern University | 37900 | 79400 | 0.5228 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 158 | University of Dubuque | 38000 | 65900 | 0.423 | 1,395 | 1074 | 0.8731 | |
| 159 | Reinhardt University | 38600 | 49300 | 0.2161 | 1,129 | 1070 | 0.6154 | |
| 160 | Evangel University | 39000 | 49700 | 0.2151 | 1,843 | 1180 | 0.7161 | |
| 160 | Loyola University Chicago | 39000 | 74800 | 0.4788 | 12,640 | 1262 | 0.751 | |
| 160 | Mississippi State University | 39000 | 53400 | 0.2695 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 163 | Providence College | 39600 | 85000 | 0.5341 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 163 | Stony Brook University | 39600 | 53000 | 0.2527 | 18,616 | 1410 | 0.4818 | |
| 165 | University of Wyoming | 39900 | 45300 | 0.1191 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 166 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 40300 | 66900 | 0.3978 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 167 | Rollins College | 42700 | 85700 | 0.5019 | 2,639 | 1284 | 0.5285 | |
| 168 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45700 | 0.0569 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 169 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43300 | 68700 | 0.3694 | 4,279 | 1234 | 0.5796 | |
| 170 | Montclair State University | 43400 | 47000 | 0.0766 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 171 | Western Washington University | 44700 | 52400 | 0.147 | 13,609 | 1199 | 0.9371 | |
| 172 | State University of New York at Cortland | 44800 | 52600 | 0.1482 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 173 | The University of Tampa | 45700 | 58500 | 0.2187 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 174 | University of New Haven | 46200 | 73500 | 0.3712 | 4,969 | 1219 | 0.5589 | |
| 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 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 177 | Lipscomb University | 48800 | 69900 | 0.3025 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 178 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 179 | Sacred Heart University | 49800 | 67500 | 0.2622 | 7,291 | 1265 | 0.6363 | |
| 180 | Northwest Nazarene University | 50200 | 87600 | 0.4268 | 1,043 | 1145 | 0.7159 | |
| 181 | Quinnipiac University | 51100 | 79700 | 0.359 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 182 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 84300 | 0.3381 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 183 | University of California-San Diego | 55900 | 79600 | 0.2976 | 35,442 | 1375 | 0.2856 | |
| 184 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58300 | 63700 | 0.0848 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 185 | Auburn University | 59200 | 59200 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 186 | Hawaii Pacific University | 63400 | 65800 | 0.0364 | 3,468 | 1200 | 0.8855 | |
| 187 | University of California-Davis | 68200 | 69900 | 0.0243 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 | |
| 188 | University of Oregon | 68900 | 71300 | 0.0336 | 20,710 | 1193 | 0.8742 | |
| 189 | University of California-Irvine | 72000 | 75200 | 0.0426 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 190 | 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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