Considering a degree in Biology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Biology majors who live in Texas.
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 Texas.
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 | 95900 | 0.9381 | 6,738 | 1500 | 0.0418 | |
| 2 | Dallas College | 8000 | 19000 | 0.578 | 125,613 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22300 | 0.6382 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 4 | Houston City College | 9300 | 15100 | 0.3854 | 59,451 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | University of Central Florida | 10000 | 31900 | 0.6867 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 6 | University of Nevada-Reno | 10100 | 45800 | 0.7802 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 7 | Southern Utah University | 10800 | 51400 | 0.7898 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 8 | Savannah State University | 11000 | 50900 | 0.7842 | 2,966 | 950 | 1 | |
| 9 | San Jacinto Community College | 11300 | 14300 | 0.2097 | 33,215 | 1135 | 1 | |
| 10 | Georgetown University | 11400 | 92700 | 0.877 | 7,908 | 1470 | 0.1349 | |
| 11 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 12 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 11900 | 56000 | 0.7875 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 13 | Northern Arizona University | 12200 | 30400 | 0.5979 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 14 | University of West Florida | 12400 | 22200 | 0.441 | 9,971 | 1120 | 0.5822 | |
| 15 | Boston University | 12900 | 93200 | 0.8615 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 16 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13000 | 29300 | 0.5563 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 17 | Wesleyan College | 13200 | 63100 | 0.7912 | 500 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 18 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 13400 | 40500 | 0.6691 | 29,727 | 990 | 0.9229 | |
| 19 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13700 | 38300 | 0.6417 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 19 | Coastal Carolina University | 13700 | 27200 | 0.4964 | 11,471 | 1160 | 0.7003 | |
| 21 | Bridgewater State University | 14300 | 28800 | 0.5047 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 21 | University of the Virgin Islands | 14300 | 29600 | 0.5162 | 1,650 | 900 | 0.9936 | |
| 21 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14300 | 22800 | 0.3733 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 24 | Arkansas Tech University | 14600 | 31400 | 0.5343 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 24 | Central Michigan University | 14600 | 37400 | 0.6102 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 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 | |
| 28 | Mercy University | 14700 | 46400 | 0.6836 | 6,692 | 1135 | 0.8724 | |
| 28 | Virginia Union University | 14700 | 51700 | 0.7159 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 30 | Miles College | 14800 | 35100 | 0.5782 | 1,180 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 15200 | 56900 | 0.7329 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 32 | West Virginia University | 15400 | 73100 | 0.789 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 33 | University of Maine | 15500 | 29300 | 0.4713 | 9,182 | 1195 | 0.9562 | |
| 34 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 35 | Grand Valley State University | 15800 | 28300 | 0.441 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 36 | Lindsey Wilson University | 16100 | 49300 | 0.6736 | 1,738 | 1035 | 0 | |
| 36 | Madonna University | 16100 | 67900 | 0.7624 | 1,919 | 925 | 0.6757 | |
| 36 | Niagara University | 16100 | 57400 | 0.7192 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 39 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16600 | 90700 | 0.817 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 39 | Francis Marion University | 16600 | 36100 | 0.5398 | 3,793 | 1015 | 0.9508 | |
| 41 | University of Miami | 16800 | 96300 | 0.8257 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 42 | Bethel University | 16900 | 48700 | 0.6536 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 42 | California State University-Long Beach | 16900 | 25800 | 0.345 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 44 | Duke University | 17300 | 98500 | 0.8246 | 6,525 | 1533 | 0.0524 | |
| 44 | SUNY College at Potsdam | 17300 | 49300 | 0.6493 | 1,750 | 1060 | 0.8241 | |
| 46 | Weber State University | 17400 | 20300 | 0.1431 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 47 | College of Charleston | 17500 | 33900 | 0.4843 | 10,596 | 1234 | 0.73 | |
| 48 | Emporia State University | 17600 | 31200 | 0.436 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 48 | Waynesburg University | 17600 | 45000 | 0.61 | 1,032 | 1093 | 0.8981 | |
| 50 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 45800 | 0.6097 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 51 | Northeastern University | 18100 | 90000 | 0.7985 | 22,456 | 1481 | 0.0562 | |
| 52 | San Jose State University | 18500 | 41100 | 0.5494 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 53 | University of Mary | 19200 | 32600 | 0.4119 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 54 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 19300 | 28500 | 0.3231 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 55 | Coker University | 19400 | 47800 | 0.5944 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 56 | McMurry University | 19500 | 71500 | 0.7277 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 56 | Unity Environmental University | 19500 | 48200 | 0.595 | 6,525 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 58 | SUNY Oneonta | 19700 | 29300 | 0.3276 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 59 | Western Washington University | 19800 | 31600 | 0.374 | 13,609 | 1199 | 0.9371 | |
| 60 | Carlow University | 19900 | 53900 | 0.6306 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 60 | Winona State University | 19900 | 29500 | 0.3267 | 5,317 | 1115 | 0.7549 | |
| 62 | Minot State University | 20000 | 23500 | 0.1497 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 63 | SUNY at Fredonia | 20100 | 53600 | 0.6248 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 64 | Stockton University | 20500 | 32100 | 0.3612 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 65 | Grove City College | 20700 | 39700 | 0.4792 | 2,247 | 1248 | 0.667 | |
| 65 | Mayville State University | 20700 | 23800 | 0.1321 | 1,067 | 1034 | 0.7825 | |
| 65 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.3258 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 68 | La Sierra University | 20800 | 51200 | 0.5943 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 68 | Millikin University | 20800 | 45000 | 0.5376 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 68 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 20800 | 26100 | 0.2028 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 71 | Ferris State University | 20900 | 31000 | 0.3263 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 71 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20900 | 39800 | 0.4744 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 73 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 21100 | 71000 | 0.7025 | 1,040 | 1075 | 0.6271 | |
| 74 | SUNY Old Westbury | 21200 | 38000 | 0.4427 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 75 | Florida College | 21400 | 56800 | 0.6227 | 728 | 1099 | 0.6966 | |
| 76 | Daemen University | 21700 | 56700 | 0.6172 | 1,656 | 1050 | 0.7375 | |
| 77 | Utah State University | 22000 | 39000 | 0.4358 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 78 | Juniata College | 22200 | 75300 | 0.7056 | 1,276 | 1263 | 0.7941 | |
| 79 | University of South Florida | 22400 | 22400 | 0 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 80 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43100 | 0.4783 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 81 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 22600 | 56900 | 0.602 | 533 | 1244 | 0.5269 | |
| 81 | Augustana College | 22600 | 72800 | 0.6891 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 83 | Saint Cloud State University | 22800 | 36800 | 0.3803 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 84 | The University of Alabama | 22900 | 33400 | 0.3142 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 85 | Troy University | 23000 | 34700 | 0.3372 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 86 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23100 | 0 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 87 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23300 | 26700 | 0.1273 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 88 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 23400 | 30000 | 0.2201 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 89 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 23500 | 36100 | 0.3487 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 90 | Florida International University | 23700 | 34100 | 0.3049 | 46,249 | 1180 | 0.6085 | |
| 91 | Huntingdon College | 23800 | 65000 | 0.6337 | 943 | 1130 | 0.692 | |
| 92 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 23900 | 35700 | 0.3302 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 93 | Saint Edward's University | 24300 | 105600 | 0.7701 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 94 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 95 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 24600 | 50400 | 0.5128 | 2,775 | 1105 | 0.9747 | |
| 96 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24700 | 56700 | 0.5653 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 97 | Ave Maria University | 25000 | 46600 | 0.4637 | 1,320 | 1164 | 0.4139 | |
| 98 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 25100 | 37700 | 0.3339 | 5,130 | 1099 | 0.8645 | |
| 98 | University of Central Oklahoma | 25100 | 34000 | 0.2617 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 100 | Messiah University | 25200 | 54700 | 0.5393 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 100 | The University of Findlay | 25200 | 50600 | 0.5016 | 4,132 | 1090 | 0.6748 | |
| 102 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 25300 | 43400 | 0.4168 | 18,194 | 1281 | 0.7273 | |
| 103 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 25700 | 62800 | 0.5907 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 104 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 25900 | 28300 | 0.0847 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 105 | Keuka College | 26200 | 64000 | 0.5901 | 986 | 1043 | 0.8151 | |
| 106 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4766 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 107 | Trine University | 26500 | 56100 | 0.5279 | 4,373 | 1159 | 0.8548 | |
| 108 | Ball State University | 26600 | 26600 | 0 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 109 | St. Francis College | 26800 | 39400 | 0.3202 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 109 | Wingate University | 26800 | 67100 | 0.6016 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 111 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 26900 | 40600 | 0.3372 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 111 | Valley City State University | 26900 | 29300 | 0.0816 | 1,663 | 1045 | 0.9942 | |
| 113 | University of Georgia | 27200 | 47400 | 0.4259 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 114 | North Dakota State University | 27600 | 30400 | 0.092 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 115 | Florida Southern College | 27700 | 63200 | 0.5616 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 115 | Mitchell College | 27700 | 63900 | 0.5663 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 117 | Dallas Baptist University | 28000 | 84400 | 0.6683 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 118 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 119 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28700 | 41800 | 0.3134 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 120 | University of Alaska Southeast | 28900 | 31300 | 0.0766 | 1,559 | 1020 | 0.6192 | |
| 121 | University of Connecticut | 29100 | 55500 | 0.4755 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 121 | University of Louisville | 29100 | 29100 | 0 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 123 | Huntington University | 29200 | 44400 | 0.342 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 124 | Jacksonville University | 29300 | 102400 | 0.7138 | 2,916 | 1210 | 0.5748 | |
| 125 | Blue Mountain Christian University | 29500 | 39900 | 0.2604 | 915 | 1095 | 0.8895 | |
| 125 | Utah Tech University | 29500 | 35200 | 0.162 | 12,993 | 1065 | 1 | |
| 127 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 29700 | 112100 | 0.7349 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 127 | University of Southern California | 29700 | 98300 | 0.698 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 129 | Southwestern College | 29800 | 89500 | 0.6672 | 816 | 1000 | 0.4729 | |
| 129 | University of Pikeville | 29800 | 34800 | 0.1438 | 1,164 | 1070 | 0.8967 | |
| 131 | Bryan College-Dayton | 30100 | 36000 | 0.1639 | 1,565 | 1085 | 1 | |
| 132 | Saint Xavier University | 30200 | 58200 | 0.4808 | 3,100 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 133 | Centenary University | 31600 | 63000 | 0.4983 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 133 | Hampton University | 31600 | 54800 | 0.4233 | 4,046 | 1005 | 0.6358 | |
| 135 | Liberty University | 32400 | 44700 | 0.275 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 136 | Nova Southeastern University | 32600 | 56100 | 0.4188 | 7,057 | 1187 | 0.7557 | |
| 137 | University of New England | 32700 | 70900 | 0.5389 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 138 | University of Oregon | 33100 | 40200 | 0.1784 | 20,710 | 1193 | 0.8742 | |
| 139 | Wichita State University | 33200 | 42200 | 0.2134 | 14,906 | 1065 | 0.7224 | |
| 140 | Elizabethtown College | 33700 | 57500 | 0.4137 | 1,935 | 1214 | 0.8892 | |
| 141 | Charleston Southern University | 34100 | 48400 | 0.2971 | 3,126 | 1060 | 0.9646 | |
| 142 | Siena University | 34200 | 66400 | 0.4851 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 143 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 34700 | 59100 | 0.4126 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 144 | Samford University | 34900 | 93800 | 0.628 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 145 | Barry University | 35100 | 58800 | 0.4031 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 146 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35200 | 37600 | 0.0637 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 146 | Pfeiffer University | 35200 | 56100 | 0.3724 | 696 | 941 | 0.9603 | |
| 146 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 35200 | 46500 | 0.2431 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 149 | Auburn University | 35300 | 35300 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 150 | Roger Williams University | 35500 | 63700 | 0.443 | 3,970 | 1235 | 0.882 | |
| 150 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 35500 | 39400 | 0.0991 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 152 | Bradley University | 35700 | 60600 | 0.4108 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 153 | Western New England University | 35800 | 70600 | 0.4927 | 2,616 | 1199 | 0.8348 | |
| 154 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 155 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 36900 | 49100 | 0.2486 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 156 | Eckerd College | 37400 | 77000 | 0.5143 | 1,893 | 1255 | 0.758 | |
| 157 | University of Rhode Island | 37900 | 58400 | 0.351 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 158 | University of Dubuque | 38000 | 65900 | 0.423 | 1,395 | 1074 | 0.8731 | |
| 159 | Southeastern University | 38100 | 79400 | 0.5203 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 160 | Maine Maritime Academy | 38400 | 53000 | 0.2756 | 977 | 1189 | 0.9615 | |
| 161 | Reinhardt University | 38600 | 49300 | 0.2161 | 1,129 | 1070 | 0.6154 | |
| 162 | Evangel University | 39000 | 49700 | 0.2151 | 1,843 | 1180 | 0.7161 | |
| 162 | Mississippi State University | 39000 | 53400 | 0.2695 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 164 | Loyola University Chicago | 39200 | 74800 | 0.4761 | 12,640 | 1262 | 0.751 | |
| 165 | Stony Brook University | 39600 | 53000 | 0.2527 | 18,616 | 1410 | 0.4818 | |
| 166 | University of Wyoming | 39900 | 45300 | 0.1191 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 167 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 40200 | 66900 | 0.3993 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 168 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 169 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42300 | 63300 | 0.3317 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 170 | Rollins College | 42700 | 85700 | 0.5019 | 2,639 | 1284 | 0.5285 | |
| 171 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43300 | 68700 | 0.3694 | 4,279 | 1234 | 0.5796 | |
| 171 | Montclair State University | 43300 | 47000 | 0.0788 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 173 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 43800 | 72500 | 0.396 | 10,368 | 1064 | 0.999 | |
| 173 | Providence College | 43800 | 85000 | 0.4847 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 175 | State University of New York at Cortland | 44700 | 52600 | 0.1501 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 176 | Illinois State University | 45700 | 49100 | 0.0692 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 176 | The University of Tampa | 45700 | 58500 | 0.2187 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 178 | University of New Haven | 46100 | 73500 | 0.3726 | 4,969 | 1219 | 0.5589 | |
| 179 | St. John's University-New York | 47600 | 83800 | 0.4322 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 180 | Lipscomb University | 48800 | 69900 | 0.3021 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 181 | DePaul University | 49100 | 69400 | 0.2923 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 182 | Sacred Heart University | 50000 | 67500 | 0.2592 | 7,291 | 1265 | 0.6363 | |
| 183 | Northwest Nazarene University | 50200 | 87600 | 0.4268 | 1,043 | 1145 | 0.7159 | |
| 184 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50800 | 63800 | 0.2038 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 185 | Quinnipiac University | 50900 | 79700 | 0.3615 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 186 | University of California-San Diego | 56200 | 79600 | 0.2939 | 35,442 | 1375 | 0.2856 | |
| 187 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 60600 | 67600 | 0.1035 | 40,996 | 1399 | 0.4175 | |
| 188 | Hawaii Pacific University | 63400 | 65800 | 0.0364 | 3,468 | 1200 | 0.8855 | |
| 189 | University of California-Davis | 68100 | 69900 | 0.0258 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 | |
| 190 | University of California-Irvine | 72000 | 75200 | 0.0426 | 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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