Considering a degree in Biology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Biology majors who live in Virginia.
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 Virginia.
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 | 95500 | 0.9379 | 6,738 | 1535 | 0.0418 | |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22300 | 0.6382 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 3 | Savannah State University | 10000 | 50900 | 0.8038 | 2,966 | 925 | 1 | |
| 4 | Southern Utah University | 10900 | 51400 | 0.7879 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 5 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 11200 | 33800 | 0.6688 | 40,996 | 1331 | 0.4175 | |
| 6 | University of California-San Diego | 11600 | 41600 | 0.7216 | 35,442 | 1375 | 0.2856 | |
| 7 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 7,640 | 995 | 0.8526 | |
| 8 | Francis Marion University | 11900 | 31300 | 0.6198 | 3,793 | 1015 | 0.9508 | |
| 8 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 11900 | 56000 | 0.7875 | 2,304 | 1005 | 0.8351 | |
| 10 | University of West Florida | 12000 | 22200 | 0.459 | 9,971 | 1149 | 0.5822 | |
| 11 | Northern Arizona University | 12200 | 30400 | 0.5979 | 22,203 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 12 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12300 | 24900 | 0.5052 | 5,677 | 1085 | 0.9301 | |
| 13 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12400 | 29300 | 0.5768 | 8,421 | 1045 | 0.9444 | |
| 14 | Boston University | 12500 | 93200 | 0.8658 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 15 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12900 | 62800 | 0.7944 | 13,039 | 1010 | 0.894 | |
| 16 | Georgetown University | 13000 | 92700 | 0.8597 | 7,908 | 1457 | 0.1349 | |
| 17 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 13100 | 43000 | 0.6953 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 18 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 13200 | 27100 | 0.5121 | 29,727 | 980 | 0.9229 | |
| 18 | Wesleyan College | 13200 | 63100 | 0.7912 | 500 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 13800 | 22800 | 0.3953 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 21 | Coastal Carolina University | 14100 | 45300 | 0.6891 | 11,471 | 1145 | 0.7003 | |
| 22 | Eastern Michigan University | 14200 | 33900 | 0.5805 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 22 | Salem State University | 14200 | 38300 | 0.6288 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 22 | Virginia Union University | 14200 | 51700 | 0.7256 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 25 | Arkansas Tech University | 14400 | 31400 | 0.5406 | 8,279 | 1035 | 0.9747 | |
| 26 | Central Michigan University | 14500 | 37400 | 0.6129 | 10,238 | 1095 | 0.9104 | |
| 27 | Miles College | 14600 | 35100 | 0.5839 | 1,180 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 | University of the Virgin Islands | 14600 | 29600 | 0.506 | 1,650 | 925 | 0.9936 | |
| 29 | Mercy University | 14700 | 46400 | 0.6836 | 6,692 | 1135 | 0.8724 | |
| 29 | West Virginia University | 14700 | 73100 | 0.7986 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.8514 | |
| 31 | University of California-Irvine | 14900 | 40400 | 0.6309 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 32 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 15000 | 56900 | 0.7364 | 15,735 | 1103 | 0.8797 | |
| 32 | University of Nevada-Reno | 15000 | 28200 | 0.4677 | 20,204 | 1134 | 0.8313 | |
| 34 | Lindsey Wilson University | 15100 | 49300 | 0.6939 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 36 | Grand Valley State University | 15800 | 28300 | 0.441 | 19,154 | 1084 | 0.9271 | |
| 37 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 15900 | 90700 | 0.8247 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 38 | Niagara University | 16100 | 57400 | 0.7192 | 2,638 | 1160 | 0.876 | |
| 39 | Madonna University | 16400 | 67900 | 0.758 | 1,919 | 980 | 0.6757 | |
| 40 | Grove City College | 16500 | 39700 | 0.5851 | 2,247 | 1266 | 0.667 | |
| 41 | Waynesburg University | 16600 | 45000 | 0.6301 | 1,032 | 1093 | 0.8981 | |
| 42 | University of Miami | 16700 | 96300 | 0.8267 | 13,241 | 1406 | 0.1761 | |
| 43 | Bethel University | 17000 | 48700 | 0.6516 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 43 | Winona State University | 17000 | 23000 | 0.2589 | 5,317 | 1115 | 0.7549 | |
| 45 | Montclair State University | 17100 | 36000 | 0.5252 | 19,048 | 1058 | 0.894 | |
| 45 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 47 | College of Charleston | 17200 | 33900 | 0.4931 | 10,596 | 1255 | 0.73 | |
| 47 | Emporia State University | 17200 | 31200 | 0.4489 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 49 | Duke University | 17300 | 98500 | 0.8246 | 6,525 | 1527 | 0.0524 | |
| 49 | SUNY College at Potsdam | 17300 | 49300 | 0.6493 | 1,750 | 1060 | 0.8241 | |
| 51 | Utah Tech University | 17500 | 23300 | 0.2493 | 12,993 | 0 | 1 | |
| 52 | Northeastern University | 17900 | 90000 | 0.8008 | 22,456 | 1490 | 0.0562 | |
| 52 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 45800 | 0.6097 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 54 | San Jose State University | 18300 | 41100 | 0.5542 | 29,890 | 1124 | 0.8039 | |
| 55 | University of Central Oklahoma | 18500 | 31100 | 0.4056 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 55 | University of Rhode Island | 18500 | 33900 | 0.4544 | 14,466 | 1148 | 0.7456 | |
| 57 | University of Mary | 18700 | 32600 | 0.4278 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 58 | McMurry University | 18800 | 71400 | 0.7371 | 4,133 | 1065 | 0.8984 | |
| 59 | Coker University | 18900 | 47800 | 0.6049 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 60 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 19200 | 29900 | 0.3573 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 60 | Western Washington University | 19200 | 31600 | 0.393 | 13,609 | 1272 | 0.9371 | |
| 62 | Unity Environmental University | 19400 | 48200 | 0.597 | 6,525 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 63 | Carlow University | 19600 | 53900 | 0.6361 | 2,303 | 1065 | 0.8768 | |
| 64 | Stockton University | 19800 | 32100 | 0.383 | 7,583 | 1135 | 0.901 | |
| 65 | Minot State University | 20000 | 23500 | 0.1497 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 66 | La Sierra University | 20100 | 51200 | 0.608 | 1,266 | 1025 | 0.9069 | |
| 67 | SUNY Old Westbury | 20300 | 24400 | 0.1682 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 68 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 20400 | 26100 | 0.2181 | 31,845 | 1292 | 0.5651 | |
| 68 | University of Wyoming | 20400 | 27900 | 0.2682 | 8,138 | 1179 | 0.9695 | |
| 70 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20500 | 27700 | 0.2597 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 71 | Mayville State University | 20700 | 23800 | 0.1321 | 1,067 | 1034 | 0.7825 | |
| 71 | Millikin University | 20700 | 45000 | 0.5398 | 1,427 | 1020 | 0.765 | |
| 71 | North Dakota State University | 20700 | 25700 | 0.1942 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 71 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.3258 | 43,633 | 1327 | 0.4343 | |
| 71 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 20700 | 39200 | 0.4722 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 76 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 20800 | 71000 | 0.7067 | 1,040 | 1040 | 0.6271 | |
| 77 | Ferris State University | 20900 | 31000 | 0.3263 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 78 | Florida College | 21000 | 56800 | 0.6297 | 728 | 1099 | 0.6966 | |
| 79 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 21300 | 27800 | 0.2336 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 80 | University of Florida | 21700 | 22500 | 0.0355 | 37,283 | 1399 | 0.2033 | |
| 81 | Daemen University | 21800 | 56700 | 0.6154 | 1,656 | 1050 | 0.7375 | |
| 82 | Utah State University | 22000 | 39000 | 0.4358 | 26,629 | 1176 | 0.9212 | |
| 83 | Juniata College | 22300 | 75300 | 0.7043 | 1,276 | 1229 | 0.7941 | |
| 83 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 22300 | 29900 | 0.2546 | 21,469 | 1148 | 0.9061 | |
| 85 | University of South Florida | 22400 | 22400 | 0 | 39,093 | 1239 | 0.4071 | |
| 86 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 22600 | 56900 | 0.602 | 533 | 1244 | 0.5269 | |
| 86 | Augustana College | 22600 | 72800 | 0.6891 | 2,536 | 1163 | 0.6628 | |
| 88 | Saint Cloud State University | 22800 | 36800 | 0.3803 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 88 | Troy University | 22800 | 34700 | 0.3429 | 10,130 | 1090 | 0.9535 | |
| 90 | Illinois State University | 23000 | 36400 | 0.3696 | 19,513 | 1120 | 0.8555 | |
| 91 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23100 | 0 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 92 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23300 | 26700 | 0.1273 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 93 | Florida International University | 23700 | 34100 | 0.3049 | 46,249 | 1175 | 0.6085 | |
| 93 | Huntingdon College | 23700 | 65000 | 0.6353 | 943 | 1130 | 0.692 | |
| 95 | Saint Edward's University | 23900 | 105600 | 0.7738 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 96 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 24000 | 35700 | 0.3274 | 6,113 | 1260 | 0.6267 | |
| 97 | Bridgewater State University | 24100 | 37300 | 0.3538 | 8,849 | 1180 | 0.8798 | |
| 98 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 98 | SUNY Oneonta | 24400 | 55300 | 0.5593 | 4,815 | 1234 | 0.7696 | |
| 100 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24700 | 56700 | 0.5653 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 101 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 24800 | 37700 | 0.3418 | 5,130 | 1095 | 0.8645 | |
| 102 | Ave Maria University | 25000 | 46600 | 0.4637 | 1,320 | 1164 | 0.4139 | |
| 102 | Keuka College | 25000 | 64000 | 0.6089 | 986 | 1100 | 0.8151 | |
| 104 | Messiah University | 25100 | 54700 | 0.5412 | 2,722 | 1241 | 0.8107 | |
| 105 | The University of Findlay | 25500 | 50600 | 0.4956 | 4,132 | 1124 | 0.6748 | |
| 106 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25600 | 28000 | 0.0854 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 107 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 25900 | 28300 | 0.0847 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 108 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4766 | 1,299 | 1143 | 0.9556 | |
| 109 | Trine University | 26500 | 56100 | 0.5279 | 4,373 | 1159 | 0.8548 | |
| 110 | Ball State University | 26600 | 26600 | 0 | 15,950 | 1170 | 0.8625 | |
| 111 | Wingate University | 26800 | 67100 | 0.6016 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 112 | Valley City State University | 26900 | 29300 | 0.0816 | 1,663 | 1055 | 0.9942 | |
| 113 | University of Georgia | 27200 | 47400 | 0.4259 | 32,824 | 1382 | 0.3425 | |
| 114 | Weber State University | 27300 | 31600 | 0.1362 | 31,672 | 0 | 1 | |
| 115 | Florida Southern College | 27700 | 63200 | 0.5616 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 116 | Mitchell College | 27800 | 63900 | 0.5647 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 116 | St. Francis College | 27800 | 39400 | 0.2948 | 1,719 | 1119 | 1 | |
| 118 | Wichita State University | 28100 | 30600 | 0.0816 | 14,906 | 1073 | 0.7224 | |
| 119 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28300 | 41800 | 0.3221 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 120 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 19,287 | 1294 | 0.6924 | |
| 121 | University of Alaska Southeast | 28900 | 31300 | 0.0766 | 1,559 | 1020 | 0.6192 | |
| 122 | Jacksonville University | 29000 | 102400 | 0.7167 | 2,916 | 1195 | 0.5748 | |
| 123 | Huntington University | 29100 | 44400 | 0.3443 | 1,512 | 1055 | 0.7518 | |
| 123 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 29100 | 112100 | 0.7403 | 4,999 | 1274 | 0.9296 | |
| 123 | University of Louisville | 29100 | 29100 | 0 | 17,916 | 1148 | 0.7921 | |
| 126 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 56600 | 0.4843 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 127 | Blue Mountain Christian University | 29500 | 39900 | 0.2604 | 915 | 1095 | 0.8895 | |
| 128 | Southwestern College | 29700 | 89500 | 0.6683 | 816 | 1025 | 0.4729 | |
| 128 | University of Southern California | 29700 | 98300 | 0.698 | 20,768 | 1492 | 0.1119 | |
| 130 | Saint Xavier University | 29800 | 58200 | 0.4877 | 3,100 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 131 | Mississippi State University | 30000 | 34400 | 0.1276 | 19,093 | 1214 | 0.8363 | |
| 132 | Bryan College-Dayton | 30100 | 36000 | 0.1639 | 1,565 | 1085 | 1 | |
| 133 | California State University-Long Beach | 30600 | 38800 | 0.2113 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 134 | University of Maine | 30800 | 43100 | 0.2855 | 9,182 | 1205 | 0.9562 | |
| 134 | University of Pikeville | 30800 | 34800 | 0.1151 | 1,164 | 1055 | 0.8967 | |
| 136 | Maine Maritime Academy | 31000 | 34400 | 0.0987 | 977 | 1180 | 0.9615 | |
| 137 | Hampton University | 31500 | 54800 | 0.4254 | 4,046 | 947 | 0.6358 | |
| 138 | Centenary University | 31600 | 63000 | 0.4983 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 139 | Nova Southeastern University | 31900 | 56100 | 0.4313 | 7,057 | 1165 | 0.7557 | |
| 139 | University of Central Florida | 31900 | 31900 | 0 | 60,083 | 1280 | 0.428 | |
| 141 | Liberty University | 32400 | 43400 | 0.2522 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 142 | University of New England | 32700 | 70900 | 0.5389 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 143 | The University of Alabama | 33400 | 53100 | 0.3709 | 35,621 | 1284 | 0.7117 | |
| 144 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 33500 | 38200 | 0.1228 | 42,565 | 1338 | 0.7887 | |
| 145 | Elizabethtown College | 33600 | 57500 | 0.4154 | 1,935 | 1214 | 0.8892 | |
| 146 | Charleston Southern University | 34100 | 48400 | 0.2971 | 3,126 | 1060 | 0.9646 | |
| 147 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 34200 | 34200 | 0 | 16,131 | 1270 | 0.6472 | |
| 148 | Samford University | 34600 | 93800 | 0.6312 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 149 | Barry University | 34900 | 58800 | 0.4065 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 150 | Pfeiffer University | 35200 | 56100 | 0.3724 | 696 | 941 | 0.9603 | |
| 150 | Siena University | 35200 | 66400 | 0.4701 | 3,149 | 1254 | 0.8464 | |
| 152 | Auburn University | 35300 | 35300 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 153 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 35400 | 39400 | 0.1016 | 3,943 | 1279 | 0.3333 | |
| 154 | Roger Williams University | 35500 | 63700 | 0.443 | 3,970 | 1235 | 0.882 | |
| 155 | Western New England University | 36000 | 70600 | 0.4899 | 2,616 | 1199 | 0.8348 | |
| 156 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 36900 | 49100 | 0.2486 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 157 | University of Dubuque | 37000 | 65900 | 0.4382 | 1,395 | 1090 | 0.8731 | |
| 158 | Loyola University Chicago | 37100 | 74800 | 0.5042 | 12,640 | 1303 | 0.751 | |
| 159 | Eckerd College | 37400 | 77000 | 0.5143 | 1,893 | 1255 | 0.758 | |
| 160 | Southeastern University | 37800 | 79400 | 0.5241 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 160 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 37800 | 51900 | 0.2716 | 2,775 | 1099 | 0.9747 | |
| 162 | Evangel University | 39000 | 49700 | 0.2151 | 1,843 | 1180 | 0.7161 | |
| 163 | Bradley University | 39300 | 60600 | 0.3514 | 3,258 | 1223 | 0.7459 | |
| 164 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 39500 | 42800 | 0.0772 | 14,657 | 1195 | 0.7583 | |
| 165 | Stony Brook University | 39600 | 53000 | 0.2527 | 18,616 | 1410 | 0.4818 | |
| 166 | Sacred Heart University | 40300 | 67500 | 0.4029 | 7,291 | 950 | 0.6363 | |
| 166 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 40300 | 66900 | 0.3978 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 168 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 169 | University of New Haven | 41500 | 73500 | 0.4352 | 4,969 | 1164 | 0.5589 | |
| 170 | Old Dominion University | 42300 | 50500 | 0.1624 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 171 | Rollins College | 43000 | 85700 | 0.4984 | 2,639 | 1273 | 0.5285 | |
| 172 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43300 | 68700 | 0.3694 | 4,279 | 1224 | 0.5796 | |
| 173 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 43600 | 72500 | 0.3987 | 10,368 | 1064 | 0.999 | |
| 174 | Providence College | 44000 | 85000 | 0.4823 | 4,680 | 1335 | 0.4994 | |
| 175 | The University of Tampa | 45800 | 58500 | 0.217 | 10,710 | 1185 | 0.4363 | |
| 176 | Reinhardt University | 46900 | 59300 | 0.2091 | 1,129 | 1070 | 0.6154 | |
| 177 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 61500 | 0.234 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 178 | St. John's University-New York | 47500 | 83800 | 0.4334 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 179 | DePaul University | 49100 | 69400 | 0.2923 | 14,338 | 1254 | 0.878 | |
| 180 | Northwest Nazarene University | 49600 | 87600 | 0.4337 | 1,043 | 1134 | 0.7159 | |
| 181 | Quinnipiac University | 51200 | 79700 | 0.3578 | 6,610 | 1245 | 0.7031 | |
| 182 | Lipscomb University | 53200 | 69900 | 0.2392 | 3,327 | 1260 | 0.6774 | |
| 183 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 34,447 | 1264 | 0.8804 | |
| 184 | Dallas Baptist University | 56400 | 84300 | 0.331 | 2,938 | 1109 | 0.9131 | |
| 185 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58300 | 63700 | 0.0848 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 186 | George Mason University | 61400 | 61400 | 0 | 28,862 | 1268 | 0.8647 | |
| 187 | Hawaii Pacific University | 63400 | 65800 | 0.0364 | 3,468 | 1120 | 0.8855 | |
| 188 | University of Oregon | 63900 | 71300 | 0.1038 | 20,710 | 1250 | 0.8742 | |
| 189 | University of California-Davis | 68300 | 69900 | 0.0229 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 | |
| 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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