Considering a degree in biology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for biology majors who live in Maryland.
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 Maryland.
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 | 95400 | 0.9378 | 8,844 | 1535 | 0.0365 | |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 3 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38100 | 0.7328 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 4 | Savannah State University | 10400 | 26700 | 0.6112 | 2,966 | 925 | 0.4614 | |
| 5 | College of Saint Mary | 10800 | 37800 | 0.7141 | 552 | 1103 | 0.4465 | |
| 6 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 11100 | 29100 | 0.619 | 40,684 | 1331 | 0.3915 | |
| 7 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 31200 | 0.6315 | 6,952 | 995 | 0.9075 | |
| 8 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 11700 | 33200 | 0.6467 | 2,292 | 1005 | 0.6063 | |
| 9 | University of Central Florida | 11800 | 25300 | 0.5329 | 59,552 | 1280 | 0.4011 | |
| 10 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12000 | 24900 | 0.5172 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 11 | University of the Virgin Islands | 12100 | 26100 | 0.5373 | 1,569 | 925 | 0.9898 | |
| 12 | Boston University | 12600 | 92800 | 0.8644 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 12 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12600 | 26500 | 0.5239 | 12,507 | 1010 | 0.8897 | |
| 12 | University of South Florida | 12600 | 17100 | 0.2629 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 15 | Duke University | 13400 | 93600 | 0.857 | 6,523 | 1527 | 0.0571 | |
| 16 | Mayville State University | 13500 | 22000 | 0.387 | 1,067 | 1034 | 0.7123 | |
| 16 | University of Delaware | 13500 | 34500 | 0.6079 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 18 | Georgetown University | 13700 | 92700 | 0.8522 | 7,833 | 1457 | 0.1291 | |
| 18 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 13700 | 19000 | 0.2792 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.865 | |
| 20 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 21 | Wesleyan College | 13900 | 43800 | 0.6825 | 496 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 22 | Central Michigan University | 14200 | 37800 | 0.6236 | 10,193 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 23 | Northeastern University | 14700 | 89900 | 0.8365 | 17,432 | 1490 | 0.0522 | |
| 24 | Daytona State College | 14800 | 18000 | 0.1783 | 12,820 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 29000 | 0.4808 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 25 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15100 | 31000 | 0.5125 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 25 | Talladega College | 15100 | 26900 | 0.4387 | 701 | 970 | 0.8542 | |
| 25 | Troy University | 15100 | 26700 | 0.4344 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 29 | Coastal Carolina University | 15200 | 27200 | 0.4413 | 10,811 | 1145 | 0.7527 | |
| 30 | Ball State University | 15400 | 22400 | 0.3129 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 31 | California State University-Long Beach | 15900 | 25800 | 0.3838 | 36,082 | 1135 | 0.4627 | |
| 32 | Eastern Michigan University | 16100 | 36100 | 0.554 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 32 | Waynesburg University | 16100 | 45000 | 0.6426 | 1,030 | 1093 | 0.8982 | |
| 34 | Grove City College | 16300 | 39700 | 0.5902 | 2,341 | 1266 | 0.7232 | |
| 35 | SUNY College at Potsdam | 16400 | 27600 | 0.406 | 2,111 | 1060 | 0.777 | |
| 36 | Winona State University | 16600 | 23000 | 0.2782 | 5,317 | 1115 | 0.7549 | |
| 37 | West Virginia University | 16700 | 40900 | 0.5914 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 38 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 16800 | 29700 | 0.4345 | 52,187 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | Ferris State University | 16900 | 31000 | 0.4555 | 8,991 | 1015 | 0.9139 | |
| 40 | Millikin University | 17000 | 45000 | 0.622 | 1,495 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 41 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 14,449 | 1195 | 0.784 | |
| 42 | University of Louisville | 17200 | 29100 | 0.4093 | 17,086 | 1148 | 0.7941 | |
| 43 | Salem State University | 17300 | 28500 | 0.3929 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 44 | Utah Tech University | 17600 | 23300 | 0.245 | 13,006 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | Tougaloo College | 17700 | 34200 | 0.4823 | 1,286 | 985 | 0.5985 | |
| 45 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 47 | Bridgewater State University | 17800 | 25400 | 0.2979 | 8,270 | 1180 | 0.8781 | |
| 47 | College of Charleston | 17800 | 33900 | 0.4755 | 10,880 | 1255 | 0.6003 | |
| 49 | Bethel University | 17900 | 35300 | 0.4924 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 49 | Northern State University | 17900 | 27200 | 0.342 | 3,169 | 1075 | 0.93 | |
| 51 | Towson University | 18200 | 29900 | 0.391 | 16,264 | 1098 | 0.8197 | |
| 52 | University of Mary | 18300 | 32600 | 0.4376 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 53 | SUNY Old Westbury | 18600 | 24400 | 0.238 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 54 | University of Central Oklahoma | 18800 | 22700 | 0.1718 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 55 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 18900 | 29900 | 0.3702 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5743 | |
| 56 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 19000 | 26700 | 0.2888 | 4,891 | 1095 | 0.9205 | |
| 57 | McMurry University | 19300 | 51900 | 0.6277 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 58 | Carlow University | 19400 | 57800 | 0.6645 | 1,355 | 1065 | 0.8695 | |
| 58 | Lee University | 19400 | 37400 | 0.4816 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 60 | SUNY Oneonta | 19500 | 29300 | 0.3344 | 4,681 | 1234 | 0.696 | |
| 60 | Wichita State University | 19500 | 29800 | 0.345 | 13,313 | 1073 | 0.9395 | |
| 62 | Bethel University | 19600 | 54500 | 0.64 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 62 | University of Southern California | 19600 | 75900 | 0.7422 | 20,630 | 1492 | 0.0981 | |
| 64 | La Sierra University | 19700 | 65900 | 0.7007 | 1,226 | 1025 | 0.915 | |
| 64 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19700 | 72100 | 0.7266 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 66 | Daemen University | 19900 | 55100 | 0.6389 | 1,653 | 1050 | 0.6826 | |
| 66 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 19900 | 32300 | 0.3837 | 15,375 | 1103 | 0.866 | |
| 68 | Malone University | 20100 | 57100 | 0.6484 | 992 | 1075 | 0.7586 | |
| 68 | Minot State University | 20100 | 23500 | 0.1448 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 70 | Hampshire College | 20600 | 83900 | 0.7548 | 844 | 1254 | 0.7528 | |
| 71 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.326 | 44,819 | 1327 | 0.4987 | |
| 72 | Florida College | 20800 | 34200 | 0.3921 | 728 | 1099 | 0.6966 | |
| 73 | Piedmont University | 21200 | 47200 | 0.5508 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
| 74 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 21300 | 26300 | 0.1903 | 6,862 | 1260 | 0.6161 | |
| 75 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 21500 | 52700 | 0.5924 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5687 | |
| 75 | University of West Florida | 21500 | 21500 | 0 | 9,970 | 1149 | 0.5824 | |
| 77 | Niagara University | 21800 | 57400 | 0.62 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.8737 | |
| 78 | Grand Valley State University | 22100 | 35900 | 0.3849 | 19,002 | 1084 | 0.8302 | |
| 78 | Montana State University | 22100 | 27100 | 0.1843 | 15,046 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 80 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43000 | 0.4764 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 81 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | 22600 | 25400 | 0.1104 | 2,906 | 1125 | 0.4696 | |
| 82 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 22700 | 56900 | 0.6007 | 533 | 1244 | 0.5269 | |
| 82 | Augustana College | 22700 | 72800 | 0.688 | 2,522 | 1163 | 0.6268 | |
| 84 | San Jose State University | 22800 | 41100 | 0.4454 | 28,008 | 1124 | 0.8461 | |
| 85 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3772 | 8,738 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 86 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23100 | 0 | 10,193 | 1181 | 0.9912 | |
| 87 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23400 | 45800 | 0.4895 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 88 | Florida International University | 23700 | 34100 | 0.3049 | 45,193 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 89 | Saint Norbert College | 23800 | 63800 | 0.6267 | 1,970 | 1193 | 0.8574 | |
| 90 | Mount Marty University | 23900 | 56400 | 0.5762 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 91 | Bradley University | 24000 | 50800 | 0.5275 | 3,596 | 1223 | 0.7676 | |
| 91 | Southwestern Adventist University | 24000 | 43200 | 0.4446 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 93 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24200 | 55200 | 0.5626 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 94 | Abilene Christian University | 24300 | 59000 | 0.5877 | 3,263 | 1189 | 0.6603 | |
| 95 | Unity Environmental University | 24400 | 29900 | 0.1842 | 6,507 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 96 | Emporia State University | 24600 | 32000 | 0.2312 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 96 | Huntingdon College | 24600 | 44400 | 0.4457 | 880 | 1130 | 0.6949 | |
| 98 | University of West Alabama | 24800 | 34000 | 0.2706 | 2,983 | 990 | 0.4265 | |
| 99 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 25100 | 53800 | 0.5336 | 2,803 | 1099 | 0.9576 | |
| 100 | Point Park University | 25300 | 57000 | 0.5564 | 2,337 | 1140 | 0.9691 | |
| 101 | Ave Maria University | 25500 | 46600 | 0.453 | 1,301 | 1164 | 0.4139 | |
| 101 | Evangel University | 25500 | 40900 | 0.3769 | 1,511 | 1180 | 0.7161 | |
| 101 | Northern Arizona University | 25500 | 43200 | 0.4101 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 104 | Concordia University-Chicago | 25800 | 54900 | 0.5296 | 1,368 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 105 | Marywood University | 25900 | 67700 | 0.6172 | 1,833 | 1160 | 0.6058 | |
| 105 | Messiah University | 25900 | 54300 | 0.5228 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 107 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26000 | 28300 | 0.0806 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5876 | |
| 107 | University of Mobile | 26000 | 48300 | 0.4614 | 1,308 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 109 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4753 | 1,260 | 1143 | 0.7905 | |
| 110 | Trine University | 26500 | 56100 | 0.5276 | 4,373 | 1159 | 0.8548 | |
| 111 | University of Jamestown | 27400 | 34400 | 0.2035 | 1,049 | 1055 | 0.8808 | |
| 112 | Saint Edward's University | 27600 | 73200 | 0.6232 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 112 | University of North Alabama | 27600 | 37300 | 0.2601 | 7,662 | 1140 | 0.8731 | |
| 114 | Florida Southern College | 27700 | 63200 | 0.5614 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 114 | Mitchell College | 27700 | 66600 | 0.5841 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 114 | North Dakota State University | 27700 | 30400 | 0.0882 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 117 | Francis Marion University | 28200 | 40200 | 0.2988 | 3,692 | 1015 | 0.8639 | |
| 117 | Weber State University | 28200 | 33900 | 0.168 | 31,672 | 0 | 0 | |
| 119 | Saint Xavier University | 28500 | 53700 | 0.4689 | 3,098 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 119 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 28500 | 36700 | 0.2233 | 28,674 | 980 | 0.9419 | |
| 121 | Pittsburg State University | 29000 | 36200 | 0.1987 | 4,472 | 1055 | 0.8942 | |
| 121 | University of Alaska Southeast | 29000 | 31300 | 0.0729 | 1,768 | 1020 | 0.6329 | |
| 123 | Montclair State University | 29100 | 36300 | 0.1985 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 124 | Huntington University | 29200 | 44300 | 0.3407 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 125 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29300 | 31800 | 0.0786 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 126 | Morgan State University | 29400 | 41900 | 0.2986 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 127 | Blue Mountain Christian University | 29600 | 39900 | 0.2575 | 912 | 1095 | 0.8895 | |
| 128 | Southern Utah University | 29800 | 40800 | 0.2697 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 129 | Bryan College-Dayton | 30200 | 36000 | 0.1607 | 1,565 | 1160 | 0.5101 | |
| 130 | Jacksonville University | 30600 | 74200 | 0.5874 | 2,946 | 1195 | 0.5694 | |
| 131 | McPherson College | 30700 | 51400 | 0.4026 | 876 | 1075 | 0.7676 | |
| 132 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 30800 | 59100 | 0.4786 | 23,181 | 1354 | 0.3297 | |
| 133 | The University of Alabama | 31000 | 56400 | 0.45 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 134 | Taylor University | 31100 | 59100 | 0.4738 | 2,503 | 1229 | 0.7353 | |
| 135 | Hampton University | 31200 | 54800 | 0.4306 | 3,728 | 947 | 0.6225 | |
| 136 | Missouri Baptist University | 31500 | 53800 | 0.414 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 137 | Baylor University | 31900 | 70300 | 0.546 | 14,915 | 1321 | 0.5128 | |
| 138 | Centenary University | 32100 | 63600 | 0.4952 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 138 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32100 | 36700 | 0.1249 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 140 | Roanoke College | 32400 | 55300 | 0.4143 | 1,793 | 1214 | 0.8306 | |
| 141 | Samford University | 32500 | 64600 | 0.497 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 142 | Lipscomb University | 32600 | 57800 | 0.4369 | 3,336 | 1260 | 0.6773 | |
| 142 | University of Rhode Island | 32600 | 46400 | 0.2972 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 144 | State University of New York at Oswego | 32900 | 40200 | 0.1817 | 5,517 | 1180 | 0.8055 | |
| 145 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 146 | Nova Southeastern University | 33400 | 56100 | 0.4045 | 7,311 | 1165 | 0.7321 | |
| 146 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 33400 | 34400 | 0.0291 | 5,459 | 1055 | 0.8046 | |
| 148 | Harding University | 33500 | 47800 | 0.2987 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 149 | Elizabethtown College | 33600 | 55300 | 0.3925 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 149 | Morningside University | 33600 | 60600 | 0.4454 | 1,172 | 922 | 0.7104 | |
| 149 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 33600 | 36100 | 0.0692 | 33,033 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 152 | Auburn University | 33700 | 34100 | 0.0117 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4592 | |
| 153 | Barry University | 34100 | 56400 | 0.3952 | 3,232 | 1005 | 0.7724 | |
| 153 | SUNY at Fredonia | 34100 | 39600 | 0.1391 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 155 | Sacred Heart University | 34400 | 67500 | 0.4907 | 7,204 | 950 | 0.6536 | |
| 155 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 34400 | 39400 | 0.127 | 3,881 | 1279 | 0.6645 | |
| 157 | Stockton University | 34800 | 44500 | 0.2181 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 158 | University of New England | 35100 | 68000 | 0.4841 | 3,884 | 1145 | 0.9163 | |
| 159 | Roger Williams University | 35600 | 63700 | 0.4413 | 4,038 | 1235 | 0.8771 | |
| 160 | Cedarville University | 35700 | 57000 | 0.3734 | 5,790 | 1232 | 0.6529 | |
| 160 | Siena College | 35700 | 65100 | 0.4517 | 3,467 | 1254 | 0.6902 | |
| 160 | The University of Tampa | 35700 | 56900 | 0.3723 | 10,598 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 163 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 35800 | 48500 | 0.2614 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 164 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 165 | Mississippi State University | 36200 | 50500 | 0.283 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 166 | Eckerd College | 36600 | 75100 | 0.5126 | 1,893 | 1255 | 0.758 | |
| 166 | University of New Haven | 36600 | 67300 | 0.456 | 4,903 | 1164 | 0.6038 | |
| 168 | University of Connecticut | 37200 | 53600 | 0.3062 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 169 | University of Nevada-Reno | 38000 | 45800 | 0.1704 | 19,117 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 170 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 38100 | 65000 | 0.4136 | 1,097 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 171 | Western New England University | 38500 | 69200 | 0.4438 | 2,616 | 1199 | 0.8348 | |
| 172 | Loyola University Chicago | 39000 | 74100 | 0.4735 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 173 | Stony Brook University | 39700 | 53000 | 0.2506 | 18,263 | 1410 | 0.4904 | |
| 173 | University of Maine | 39700 | 45200 | 0.1218 | 9,601 | 1205 | 0.9664 | |
| 175 | Fresno Pacific University | 39900 | 52200 | 0.2352 | 1,545 | 1099 | 0.6407 | |
| 176 | University of Wyoming | 40000 | 45300 | 0.1166 | 8,130 | 1179 | 0.9688 | |
| 177 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 40300 | 52100 | 0.2266 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 178 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,475 | 1399 | 0.0897 | |
| 179 | Western Washington University | 41900 | 51500 | 0.1866 | 13,752 | 1272 | 0.9325 | |
| 180 | University of Georgia | 42900 | 48700 | 0.1176 | 32,399 | 1382 | 0.377 | |
| 181 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43300 | 68600 | 0.3686 | 3,666 | 1224 | 0.577 | |
| 182 | Providence College | 43800 | 85000 | 0.4848 | 4,236 | 1335 | 0.5089 | |
| 183 | Marist University | 43900 | 75800 | 0.4208 | 5,551 | 1279 | 0.5651 | |
| 184 | St. John's University-New York | 44400 | 78000 | 0.4305 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 185 | Quinnipiac University | 44800 | 79200 | 0.4343 | 6,557 | 1245 | 0.7215 | |
| 186 | Ashland University | 44900 | 56400 | 0.204 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 187 | University of California-San Diego | 45600 | 74600 | 0.3885 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2671 | |
| 188 | Illinois State University | 45800 | 49100 | 0.0668 | 19,107 | 1120 | 0.8815 | |
| 189 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59700 | 0.2122 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 190 | Biola University | 47200 | 71200 | 0.3372 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7435 | |
| 191 | Maine Maritime Academy | 47300 | 49800 | 0.0502 | 945 | 1180 | 0.5414 | |
| 192 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | 53300 | 63600 | 0.1617 | 1,204 | 1040 | 0.788 | |
| 193 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58300 | 64100 | 0.0905 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 194 | Hawaii Pacific University | 63500 | 65800 | 0.0346 | 3,533 | 1120 | 0.8587 | |
| 195 | University of Oregon | 66700 | 68900 | 0.0331 | 20,622 | 1250 | 0.883 | |
| 196 | University of California-Irvine | 72100 | 75600 | 0.0463 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2857 | |
| 197 | Rollins College | 82400 | 82400 | 0 | 2,640 | 1273 | 0.4754 | |
| 197 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 82400 | 82400 | 0 | 17,940 | 1281 | 0.6579 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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