Considering a degree in Biology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Biology majors who live in Oregon.
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 Oregon.
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 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22300 | 0.6382 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 3 | Portland State University | 9900 | 26100 | 0.6215 | 14,932 | 1174 | 0.8586 | |
| 4 | University of Central Florida | 10000 | 31900 | 0.6867 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 5 | Savannah State University | 10700 | 50900 | 0.7901 | 2,966 | 950 | 1 | |
| 6 | Southern Utah University | 10800 | 51400 | 0.7898 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 7 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 11200 | 33800 | 0.6688 | 40,996 | 1399 | 0.4175 | |
| 8 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 11500 | 56000 | 0.7946 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 9 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 9 | Georgetown University | 11800 | 92700 | 0.8727 | 7,908 | 1470 | 0.1349 | |
| 11 | Northern Arizona University | 12200 | 30400 | 0.5979 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 11 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12200 | 29300 | 0.5836 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 13 | University of West Florida | 12300 | 50500 | 0.7571 | 9,971 | 1120 | 0.5822 | |
| 14 | Boston University | 12400 | 93200 | 0.8669 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 15 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12800 | 62800 | 0.796 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 16 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 12900 | 40500 | 0.6814 | 29,727 | 990 | 0.9229 | |
| 17 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13200 | 38300 | 0.6547 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 17 | University of South Florida | 13200 | 22400 | 0.4111 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 17 | Wesleyan College | 13200 | 63100 | 0.7912 | 500 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 13700 | 22800 | 0.3996 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 21 | Bridgewater State University | 13900 | 28800 | 0.5181 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 22 | Eastern Michigan University | 14000 | 33900 | 0.5864 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 22 | University of the Virgin Islands | 14000 | 29600 | 0.5263 | 1,650 | 900 | 0.9936 | |
| 22 | Virginia Union University | 14000 | 51700 | 0.7294 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 25 | Coastal Carolina University | 14100 | 45300 | 0.6891 | 11,471 | 1160 | 0.7003 | |
| 25 | Salem State University | 14100 | 38300 | 0.6315 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 27 | Arkansas Tech University | 14400 | 31400 | 0.5406 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 28 | Miles College | 14500 | 35100 | 0.5868 | 1,180 | 0 | 1 | |
| 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 | |
| 31 | Ball State University | 14800 | 22400 | 0.3395 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 31 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 14800 | 71500 | 0.7933 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 33 | University of Nevada-Reno | 14900 | 28200 | 0.4713 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 33 | West Virginia University | 14900 | 73100 | 0.7959 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 35 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 36 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 15700 | 90700 | 0.8269 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 37 | Grand Valley State University | 15800 | 28300 | 0.441 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 38 | Lindsey Wilson University | 16000 | 49300 | 0.6757 | 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 | |
| 41 | Francis Marion University | 16300 | 36100 | 0.5481 | 3,793 | 1015 | 0.9508 | |
| 41 | University of California-Los Angeles | 16300 | 36700 | 0.5554 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 43 | Waynesburg University | 16400 | 45000 | 0.6362 | 1,032 | 1093 | 0.8981 | |
| 44 | University of Miami | 16600 | 96300 | 0.8277 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 45 | Bethel University | 16900 | 48700 | 0.6536 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 46 | Utah State University | 17000 | 34000 | 0.5001 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 47 | Emporia State University | 17100 | 31200 | 0.4521 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 47 | Weber State University | 17100 | 20300 | 0.1579 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 49 | SUNY College at Potsdam | 17200 | 49300 | 0.6514 | 1,750 | 1060 | 0.8241 | |
| 50 | Duke University | 17300 | 98500 | 0.8246 | 6,525 | 1533 | 0.0524 | |
| 51 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17500 | 29900 | 0.4141 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 52 | Northeastern University | 17800 | 90000 | 0.8019 | 22,456 | 1481 | 0.0562 | |
| 52 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17800 | 45800 | 0.6119 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 54 | San Jose State University | 18100 | 41100 | 0.5591 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 55 | University of Mary | 18500 | 32600 | 0.4325 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 56 | Coker University | 18700 | 47800 | 0.6091 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 57 | McMurry University | 18900 | 71400 | 0.7357 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 58 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 19100 | 33700 | 0.433 | 5,130 | 1099 | 0.8645 | |
| 59 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 19300 | 28500 | 0.3231 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 60 | Unity Environmental University | 19400 | 48200 | 0.597 | 6,525 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 61 | SUNY Oneonta | 19500 | 29300 | 0.3344 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 62 | Carlow University | 19700 | 53900 | 0.6343 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 63 | Winona State University | 19900 | 29500 | 0.3267 | 5,317 | 1115 | 0.7549 | |
| 64 | Minot State University | 20000 | 23500 | 0.1497 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 65 | SUNY at Fredonia | 20200 | 53600 | 0.6229 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 65 | SUNY Old Westbury | 20200 | 24400 | 0.1724 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 67 | Grove City College | 20400 | 39700 | 0.4868 | 2,247 | 1248 | 0.667 | |
| 67 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 20400 | 26300 | 0.2246 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 67 | Stockton University | 20400 | 46100 | 0.5577 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 67 | University of Wyoming | 20400 | 27900 | 0.2682 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 71 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20500 | 27700 | 0.2597 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 72 | Mayville State University | 20700 | 23800 | 0.1321 | 1,067 | 1034 | 0.7825 | |
| 72 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.3258 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 74 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 20800 | 71000 | 0.7067 | 1,040 | 1075 | 0.6271 | |
| 74 | Millikin University | 20800 | 45000 | 0.5376 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 76 | Ferris State University | 20900 | 31000 | 0.3263 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 76 | Florida College | 20900 | 56800 | 0.6315 | 728 | 1099 | 0.6966 | |
| 76 | La Sierra University | 20900 | 51200 | 0.5923 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 79 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 21100 | 27800 | 0.2408 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 80 | Daemen University | 21700 | 56700 | 0.6172 | 1,656 | 1050 | 0.7375 | |
| 80 | University of Florida | 21700 | 22500 | 0.0355 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 82 | Juniata College | 22200 | 75300 | 0.7056 | 1,276 | 1263 | 0.7941 | |
| 83 | Valley City State University | 22500 | 25600 | 0.1227 | 1,663 | 1045 | 0.9942 | |
| 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 | |
| 84 | Troy University | 22600 | 34700 | 0.3487 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 87 | Saint Cloud State University | 22800 | 36800 | 0.3803 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 88 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 22900 | 36100 | 0.3653 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 89 | Illinois State University | 23000 | 36400 | 0.3696 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 90 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23300 | 26700 | 0.1273 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 91 | Huntingdon College | 23600 | 65000 | 0.6368 | 943 | 1130 | 0.692 | |
| 92 | Saint Edward's University | 23800 | 105600 | 0.7748 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 93 | University of Southern Mississippi | 24000 | 27200 | 0.1176 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 94 | University of Central Oklahoma | 24500 | 34000 | 0.2794 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 95 | Montana State University | 24600 | 31600 | 0.2218 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 96 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24700 | 56700 | 0.5653 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 97 | The University of Findlay | 24800 | 50600 | 0.5095 | 4,132 | 1090 | 0.6748 | |
| 98 | Messiah University | 24900 | 54700 | 0.5448 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 99 | Ave Maria University | 25000 | 46600 | 0.4637 | 1,320 | 1164 | 0.4139 | |
| 100 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 25400 | 43400 | 0.4145 | 18,194 | 1281 | 0.7273 | |
| 101 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 25900 | 28300 | 0.0847 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 102 | Stony Brook University | 26100 | 33200 | 0.2129 | 18,616 | 1410 | 0.4818 | |
| 103 | Keuka College | 26200 | 64000 | 0.5901 | 986 | 1043 | 0.8151 | |
| 104 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4766 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 105 | Trine University | 26500 | 56100 | 0.5279 | 4,373 | 1159 | 0.8548 | |
| 106 | Wingate University | 26800 | 67100 | 0.6016 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 107 | St. Francis College | 26900 | 39400 | 0.3177 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 108 | North Dakota State University | 27600 | 30400 | 0.092 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 109 | Florida Southern College | 27700 | 63200 | 0.5616 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 109 | Mitchell College | 27700 | 63900 | 0.5663 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 111 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28200 | 41800 | 0.3247 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 112 | Jacksonville University | 28900 | 102400 | 0.7177 | 2,916 | 1210 | 0.5748 | |
| 112 | University of Alaska Southeast | 28900 | 31300 | 0.0766 | 1,559 | 1020 | 0.6192 | |
| 114 | Huntington University | 29200 | 44400 | 0.342 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 114 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 29200 | 112100 | 0.7394 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 114 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 55500 | 0.4737 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 114 | Utah Tech University | 29200 | 35200 | 0.1705 | 12,993 | 1065 | 1 | |
| 118 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29300 | 34200 | 0.1431 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 119 | Blue Mountain Christian University | 29500 | 39900 | 0.2604 | 915 | 1095 | 0.8895 | |
| 120 | Saint Xavier University | 29600 | 58200 | 0.4911 | 3,100 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 121 | Southwestern College | 29700 | 89500 | 0.6683 | 816 | 1000 | 0.4729 | |
| 121 | University of Southern California | 29700 | 98300 | 0.698 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 123 | University of Pikeville | 29800 | 34800 | 0.1438 | 1,164 | 1070 | 0.8967 | |
| 124 | Bryan College-Dayton | 30100 | 36000 | 0.1639 | 1,565 | 1085 | 1 | |
| 125 | University of Maine | 30400 | 43100 | 0.2948 | 9,182 | 1195 | 0.9562 | |
| 126 | California State University-Long Beach | 30600 | 38800 | 0.2113 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 127 | Centenary University | 31600 | 63000 | 0.4983 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 127 | Hampton University | 31600 | 54800 | 0.4233 | 4,046 | 1005 | 0.6358 | |
| 129 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 32100 | 51900 | 0.3814 | 2,775 | 1105 | 0.9747 | |
| 130 | Nova Southeastern University | 32200 | 56100 | 0.4259 | 7,057 | 1187 | 0.7557 | |
| 130 | University of Louisville | 32200 | 42100 | 0.2349 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 132 | Liberty University | 32400 | 44700 | 0.275 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 133 | University of New England | 32700 | 70900 | 0.5389 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 134 | Elizabethtown College | 33600 | 57500 | 0.4154 | 1,935 | 1214 | 0.8892 | |
| 134 | Siena University | 33600 | 66400 | 0.4942 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 136 | Wichita State University | 33900 | 42200 | 0.1968 | 14,906 | 1065 | 0.7224 | |
| 137 | Charleston Southern University | 34100 | 48400 | 0.2971 | 3,126 | 1060 | 0.9646 | |
| 137 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 34100 | 59100 | 0.4228 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 139 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 34200 | 34200 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 140 | Samford University | 34600 | 93800 | 0.6312 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 141 | Barry University | 35100 | 58800 | 0.4031 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 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 | Auburn University | 35300 | 35300 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 144 | Bradley University | 35300 | 60600 | 0.4174 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 146 | Roger Williams University | 35500 | 63700 | 0.443 | 3,970 | 1235 | 0.882 | |
| 146 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 35500 | 39400 | 0.0991 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 148 | Western New England University | 36000 | 70600 | 0.4899 | 2,616 | 1199 | 0.8348 | |
| 149 | Florida International University | 36500 | 36800 | 0.0081 | 46,249 | 1180 | 0.6085 | |
| 149 | Western Washington University | 36500 | 36500 | 0 | 13,609 | 1199 | 0.9371 | |
| 151 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 36900 | 49100 | 0.2486 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 152 | University of Rhode Island | 37300 | 58400 | 0.3612 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 153 | Eckerd College | 37400 | 77000 | 0.5143 | 1,893 | 1255 | 0.758 | |
| 154 | Southeastern University | 37700 | 79400 | 0.5253 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 155 | University of Dubuque | 38000 | 65900 | 0.423 | 1,395 | 1074 | 0.8731 | |
| 156 | Maine Maritime Academy | 38500 | 53000 | 0.2737 | 977 | 1189 | 0.9615 | |
| 157 | Loyola University Chicago | 38800 | 74800 | 0.4815 | 12,640 | 1262 | 0.751 | |
| 158 | Evangel University | 39000 | 49700 | 0.2151 | 1,843 | 1180 | 0.7161 | |
| 158 | Mississippi State University | 39000 | 53400 | 0.2695 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 160 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 40200 | 66900 | 0.3993 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 161 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42500 | 63300 | 0.3285 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 162 | Rollins College | 42600 | 85700 | 0.5031 | 2,639 | 1284 | 0.5285 | |
| 163 | Providence College | 43200 | 85000 | 0.4918 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 164 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43300 | 68700 | 0.3694 | 4,279 | 1234 | 0.5796 | |
| 164 | Montclair State University | 43300 | 47000 | 0.0788 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 166 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 43500 | 72500 | 0.4001 | 10,368 | 1064 | 0.999 | |
| 167 | Oregon State University | 44800 | 61900 | 0.2758 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 168 | The University of Tampa | 45600 | 58500 | 0.2204 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 169 | University of New Haven | 46300 | 73500 | 0.3699 | 4,969 | 1219 | 0.5589 | |
| 170 | Reinhardt University | 46900 | 59300 | 0.2091 | 1,129 | 1070 | 0.6154 | |
| 171 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 61500 | 0.234 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 172 | St. John's University-New York | 47500 | 83800 | 0.4334 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 172 | University of Delaware | 47500 | 62500 | 0.2398 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 174 | University of Georgia | 48400 | 52300 | 0.0746 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 175 | Lipscomb University | 48800 | 69900 | 0.3028 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 176 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 177 | Sacred Heart University | 49600 | 67500 | 0.2652 | 7,291 | 1265 | 0.6363 | |
| 178 | College of Charleston | 49900 | 64600 | 0.2276 | 10,596 | 1234 | 0.73 | |
| 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 | 51200 | 79700 | 0.3578 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 182 | University of California-San Diego | 55600 | 79600 | 0.3014 | 35,442 | 1375 | 0.2856 | |
| 183 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 84300 | 0.3381 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 184 | The University of Alabama | 57500 | 58500 | 0.0171 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 185 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58300 | 63700 | 0.0848 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 186 | Hawaii Pacific University | 63400 | 65800 | 0.0364 | 3,468 | 1200 | 0.8855 | |
| 187 | University of California-Davis | 68400 | 69900 | 0.0215 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 | |
| 188 | University of Oregon | 68900 | 71300 | 0.0336 | 20,710 | 1193 | 0.8742 | |
| 189 | University of California-Irvine | 72100 | 75200 | 0.0412 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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