Considering a degree in Biology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Biology majors who live in New Jersey.
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 New Jersey.
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 | 95300 | 0.9378 | 6,738 | 1500 | 0.0418 | |
| 2 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 7500 | 36100 | 0.7932 | 10,368 | 1064 | 0.999 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22300 | 0.6382 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 4 | Georgetown University | 9500 | 92700 | 0.8975 | 7,908 | 1470 | 0.1349 | |
| 5 | Savannah State University | 9700 | 50900 | 0.8097 | 2,966 | 950 | 1 | |
| 6 | University of Nevada-Reno | 10100 | 45800 | 0.7802 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 7 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38600 | 0.7366 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 | |
| 8 | Southern Utah University | 10600 | 51400 | 0.7937 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 9 | University of California-San Diego | 11200 | 41600 | 0.7312 | 35,442 | 1375 | 0.2856 | |
| 9 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 11200 | 33800 | 0.6688 | 40,996 | 1399 | 0.4175 | |
| 11 | University of West Florida | 11600 | 22200 | 0.477 | 9,971 | 1120 | 0.5822 | |
| 12 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 11700 | 56000 | 0.791 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 13 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 13 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 11800 | 29300 | 0.5973 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 15 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12000 | 24900 | 0.5172 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 16 | Boston University | 12200 | 93200 | 0.869 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 17 | Kean University | 12300 | 39200 | 0.6862 | 11,932 | 1040 | 0.7811 | |
| 18 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12600 | 62800 | 0.7992 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 19 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 12700 | 40500 | 0.6863 | 29,727 | 990 | 0.9229 | |
| 20 | Coastal Carolina University | 13100 | 27200 | 0.5185 | 11,471 | 1160 | 0.7003 | |
| 21 | University of Georgia | 13200 | 27200 | 0.514 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 21 | Wesleyan College | 13200 | 63100 | 0.7912 | 500 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 23 | Mayville State University | 13400 | 22000 | 0.3922 | 1,067 | 1034 | 0.7825 | |
| 23 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 13400 | 19000 | 0.295 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 25 | Virginia Union University | 13600 | 51700 | 0.7372 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 26 | Bridgewater State University | 13700 | 28800 | 0.5243 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 27 | Eastern Michigan University | 13800 | 33900 | 0.5923 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 27 | University of the Virgin Islands | 13800 | 29600 | 0.533 | 1,650 | 900 | 0.9936 | |
| 29 | Salem State University | 13900 | 38300 | 0.6367 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 30 | Arkansas Tech University | 14300 | 31400 | 0.5438 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 30 | Miles College | 14300 | 35100 | 0.5925 | 1,180 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 | Troy University | 14500 | 26700 | 0.4568 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 32 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 14500 | 56900 | 0.7452 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 34 | Ball State University | 14600 | 22400 | 0.3484 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 34 | Central Michigan University | 14600 | 37400 | 0.6102 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 34 | West Virginia University | 14600 | 73100 | 0.8 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 37 | Mercy University | 14700 | 46400 | 0.6836 | 6,692 | 1135 | 0.8724 | |
| 38 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 15200 | 90700 | 0.8325 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 39 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 40 | Waynesburg University | 15800 | 45000 | 0.6483 | 1,032 | 1093 | 0.8981 | |
| 41 | Lindsey Wilson University | 15900 | 49300 | 0.6777 | 1,738 | 1035 | 0 | |
| 42 | Madonna University | 16000 | 67900 | 0.7639 | 1,919 | 925 | 0.6757 | |
| 43 | Francis Marion University | 16100 | 36100 | 0.5536 | 3,793 | 1015 | 0.9508 | |
| 43 | Niagara University | 16100 | 57400 | 0.7192 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 45 | University of Miami | 16500 | 96300 | 0.8288 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 46 | University of Louisville | 16600 | 29100 | 0.43 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 47 | Bethel University | 16800 | 48700 | 0.6557 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 47 | Emporia State University | 16800 | 31200 | 0.4617 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 49 | College of Charleston | 17000 | 33900 | 0.4991 | 10,596 | 1234 | 0.73 | |
| 49 | Weber State University | 17000 | 20300 | 0.1629 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 51 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 51 | SUNY College at Potsdam | 17100 | 49300 | 0.6534 | 1,750 | 1060 | 0.8241 | |
| 53 | Duke University | 17300 | 98500 | 0.8246 | 6,525 | 1533 | 0.0524 | |
| 54 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17500 | 29900 | 0.4141 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 55 | Northeastern University | 17600 | 90000 | 0.8041 | 22,456 | 1481 | 0.0562 | |
| 56 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17800 | 45800 | 0.6119 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 57 | San Jose State University | 18000 | 41100 | 0.5615 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 58 | University of Mary | 18200 | 32600 | 0.442 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 59 | Coker University | 18300 | 47800 | 0.6174 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 60 | McMurry University | 18600 | 71400 | 0.7399 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 61 | Western Washington University | 18700 | 31600 | 0.4089 | 13,609 | 1199 | 0.9371 | |
| 62 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 19300 | 28500 | 0.3231 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 63 | Rutgers University-Newark | 19400 | 39200 | 0.5056 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 63 | Stockton University | 19400 | 46100 | 0.5794 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 63 | Unity Environmental University | 19400 | 48200 | 0.597 | 6,525 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 66 | SUNY Oneonta | 19500 | 29300 | 0.3344 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 67 | Carlow University | 19600 | 53900 | 0.6361 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 68 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 19700 | 39800 | 0.5044 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 69 | Winona State University | 19900 | 29500 | 0.3267 | 5,317 | 1115 | 0.7549 | |
| 70 | Minot State University | 20000 | 23500 | 0.1497 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 71 | Grove City College | 20200 | 39700 | 0.4918 | 2,247 | 1248 | 0.667 | |
| 72 | University of Wyoming | 20400 | 27900 | 0.2682 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 73 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 20500 | 71000 | 0.7109 | 1,040 | 1075 | 0.6271 | |
| 74 | Florida College | 20600 | 56800 | 0.6368 | 728 | 1099 | 0.6966 | |
| 75 | Millikin University | 20700 | 45000 | 0.5398 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 76 | Ferris State University | 20800 | 31000 | 0.3295 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 77 | La Sierra University | 20900 | 51200 | 0.5923 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 77 | SUNY Old Westbury | 20900 | 38000 | 0.4506 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 79 | Centenary University | 21200 | 63000 | 0.6634 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 80 | Daemen University | 21600 | 56700 | 0.619 | 1,656 | 1050 | 0.7375 | |
| 81 | Grand Valley State University | 21900 | 36600 | 0.4014 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 82 | Utah State University | 22000 | 39000 | 0.4358 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 83 | Juniata College | 22200 | 75300 | 0.7056 | 1,276 | 1263 | 0.7941 | |
| 84 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 22600 | 56900 | 0.602 | 533 | 1244 | 0.5269 | |
| 84 | Augustana College | 22600 | 72800 | 0.6891 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 86 | Saint Cloud State University | 22800 | 36800 | 0.3803 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 87 | University of Southern Mississippi | 22900 | 23100 | 0.0087 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 88 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23300 | 26700 | 0.1273 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 89 | Huntingdon College | 23600 | 65000 | 0.6368 | 943 | 1130 | 0.692 | |
| 89 | Saint Edward's University | 23600 | 105600 | 0.7766 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 91 | Florida International University | 23700 | 23700 | 0 | 46,249 | 1180 | 0.6085 | |
| 91 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 23700 | 35700 | 0.3357 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 93 | Northern Arizona University | 23900 | 47300 | 0.4957 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 94 | University of Central Oklahoma | 24100 | 34000 | 0.2911 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 95 | University of South Florida | 24200 | 36500 | 0.3366 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 96 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 24400 | 37700 | 0.3524 | 5,130 | 1099 | 0.8645 | |
| 96 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 98 | The University of Findlay | 24600 | 50600 | 0.5134 | 4,132 | 1090 | 0.6748 | |
| 99 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24700 | 56700 | 0.5653 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 100 | Messiah University | 24800 | 54700 | 0.5467 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 101 | Ave Maria University | 25000 | 46600 | 0.4637 | 1,320 | 1164 | 0.4139 | |
| 102 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 25900 | 28300 | 0.0847 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 102 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 25900 | 40600 | 0.3618 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 104 | Keuka College | 26200 | 64000 | 0.5901 | 986 | 1043 | 0.8151 | |
| 105 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4766 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 106 | Trine University | 26500 | 56100 | 0.5279 | 4,373 | 1159 | 0.8548 | |
| 107 | St. Francis College | 26800 | 39400 | 0.3202 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 107 | Wingate University | 26800 | 67100 | 0.6016 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 109 | Valley City State University | 26900 | 29300 | 0.0816 | 1,663 | 1045 | 0.9942 | |
| 110 | Mitchell College | 27600 | 63900 | 0.5679 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 110 | North Dakota State University | 27600 | 30400 | 0.092 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 112 | Florida Southern College | 27700 | 63200 | 0.5616 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 113 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28000 | 41800 | 0.3299 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 114 | Jacksonville University | 28700 | 102400 | 0.7197 | 2,916 | 1210 | 0.5748 | |
| 115 | University of Alaska Southeast | 28900 | 31300 | 0.0766 | 1,559 | 1020 | 0.6192 | |
| 115 | Utah Tech University | 28900 | 35200 | 0.179 | 12,993 | 1065 | 1 | |
| 117 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 29000 | 112100 | 0.7412 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 118 | Huntington University | 29100 | 44400 | 0.3443 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 118 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29100 | 34200 | 0.1489 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 120 | Saint Xavier University | 29200 | 58200 | 0.498 | 3,100 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 121 | Southwestern College | 29400 | 89500 | 0.6717 | 816 | 1000 | 0.4729 | |
| 122 | Blue Mountain Christian University | 29500 | 39900 | 0.2604 | 915 | 1095 | 0.8895 | |
| 123 | University of Southern California | 29700 | 98300 | 0.698 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 124 | University of Pikeville | 29800 | 34800 | 0.1438 | 1,164 | 1070 | 0.8967 | |
| 125 | Mississippi State University | 30000 | 34400 | 0.1276 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 126 | Bryan College-Dayton | 30100 | 36000 | 0.1639 | 1,565 | 1085 | 1 | |
| 127 | University of Maine | 30200 | 43100 | 0.2994 | 9,182 | 1195 | 0.9562 | |
| 128 | California State University-Long Beach | 30400 | 38800 | 0.2164 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 129 | Hampton University | 31500 | 54800 | 0.4252 | 4,046 | 1005 | 0.6358 | |
| 130 | Nova Southeastern University | 31900 | 56100 | 0.4313 | 7,057 | 1187 | 0.7557 | |
| 131 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 32100 | 51900 | 0.3814 | 2,775 | 1105 | 0.9747 | |
| 132 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2727 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 133 | University of New England | 32700 | 70900 | 0.5389 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 134 | Wichita State University | 33100 | 42200 | 0.2158 | 14,906 | 1065 | 0.7224 | |
| 135 | Siena University | 33300 | 66400 | 0.4987 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 136 | Elizabethtown College | 33500 | 57500 | 0.4172 | 1,935 | 1214 | 0.8892 | |
| 137 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 33900 | 59100 | 0.4262 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 138 | Charleston Southern University | 34100 | 48400 | 0.2971 | 3,126 | 1060 | 0.9646 | |
| 139 | Samford University | 34400 | 93800 | 0.6333 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 140 | Barry University | 34900 | 58800 | 0.4065 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 141 | Bradley University | 35000 | 60600 | 0.4223 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 142 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35200 | 37600 | 0.0637 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 142 | Pfeiffer University | 35200 | 56100 | 0.3724 | 696 | 941 | 0.9603 | |
| 144 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 35300 | 46500 | 0.2409 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 145 | Roger Williams University | 35500 | 63700 | 0.443 | 3,970 | 1235 | 0.882 | |
| 145 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 35500 | 39400 | 0.0991 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 147 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 147 | Western New England University | 36100 | 70600 | 0.4885 | 2,616 | 1199 | 0.8348 | |
| 149 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 36800 | 49100 | 0.2506 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 150 | University of Rhode Island | 37000 | 58400 | 0.3664 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 151 | University of Connecticut | 37100 | 66200 | 0.4399 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 152 | Eckerd College | 37400 | 77000 | 0.5143 | 1,893 | 1255 | 0.758 | |
| 153 | Southeastern University | 37500 | 79400 | 0.5279 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 154 | University of Dubuque | 38000 | 65900 | 0.423 | 1,395 | 1074 | 0.8731 | |
| 155 | Maine Maritime Academy | 38500 | 53000 | 0.2737 | 977 | 1189 | 0.9615 | |
| 156 | Loyola University Chicago | 38600 | 74800 | 0.4842 | 12,640 | 1262 | 0.751 | |
| 156 | Reinhardt University | 38600 | 49300 | 0.2161 | 1,129 | 1070 | 0.6154 | |
| 158 | Montclair State University | 38800 | 47000 | 0.1746 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 159 | Evangel University | 39000 | 49700 | 0.2151 | 1,843 | 1180 | 0.7161 | |
| 160 | Stony Brook University | 39600 | 53000 | 0.2527 | 18,616 | 1410 | 0.4818 | |
| 161 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 40100 | 66900 | 0.4008 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 162 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 163 | University of Central Florida | 42100 | 42100 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 164 | Rollins College | 42600 | 85700 | 0.5031 | 2,639 | 1284 | 0.5285 | |
| 165 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42700 | 63300 | 0.3254 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 166 | Providence College | 42900 | 85000 | 0.4953 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 167 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45700 | 0.0569 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 168 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43300 | 68700 | 0.3694 | 4,279 | 1234 | 0.5796 | |
| 169 | State University of New York at Cortland | 44800 | 52600 | 0.1482 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 170 | The University of Tampa | 45500 | 58500 | 0.2222 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 171 | Illinois State University | 45700 | 49100 | 0.0692 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 172 | University of New Haven | 46400 | 73500 | 0.3685 | 4,969 | 1219 | 0.5589 | |
| 173 | University of Delaware | 47300 | 62500 | 0.2439 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 174 | St. John's University-New York | 47400 | 83800 | 0.4346 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 175 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48300 | 51200 | 0.0565 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 176 | Lipscomb University | 48700 | 69900 | 0.3034 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 177 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 178 | Sacred Heart University | 49400 | 67500 | 0.2681 | 7,291 | 1265 | 0.6363 | |
| 179 | Northwest Nazarene University | 50200 | 87600 | 0.4268 | 1,043 | 1145 | 0.7159 | |
| 180 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50800 | 63800 | 0.2038 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 181 | Quinnipiac University | 51300 | 79700 | 0.3565 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 182 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 52900 | 53300 | 0.0075 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 183 | Dallas Baptist University | 55700 | 84300 | 0.3393 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 184 | The University of Alabama | 57500 | 58500 | 0.0171 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 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 Oregon | 68900 | 71300 | 0.0336 | 20,710 | 1193 | 0.8742 | |
| 188 | University of California-Irvine | 72100 | 75200 | 0.0412 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 189 | 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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