Considering a degree in biology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for biology majors who live in Tennessee.
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 Tennessee.
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 | 0.9386 | 6,738 | 1500 | 0.0418 | |
| 2 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 8000 | 36100 | 0.7793 | 10,368 | 1064 | 0.999 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 8100 | 22300 | 0.6382 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 4 | Savannah State University | 10200 | 50900 | 0.7999 | 2,966 | 950 | 1 | |
| 5 | Southern Utah University | 10900 | 51400 | 0.7879 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 6 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 7 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 12000 | 56000 | 0.7857 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 8 | Francis Marion University | 12100 | 31300 | 0.6134 | 3,793 | 1015 | 0.9508 | |
| 9 | Northern Arizona University | 12200 | 30400 | 0.5979 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 10 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12900 | 24900 | 0.4811 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 10 | University of West Florida | 12900 | 22200 | 0.4185 | 9,971 | 1120 | 0.5822 | |
| 12 | Boston University | 13000 | 93200 | 0.8604 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 13 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 13200 | 40500 | 0.674 | 29,727 | 990 | 0.9229 | |
| 13 | Wesleyan College | 13200 | 63100 | 0.7912 | 500 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 15 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13300 | 29300 | 0.5461 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 16 | University of Georgia | 14000 | 27200 | 0.4846 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 16 | University of South Florida | 14000 | 22400 | 0.3754 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 18 | University of the Virgin Islands | 14400 | 29600 | 0.5128 | 1,650 | 900 | 0.9936 | |
| 19 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14500 | 22800 | 0.3645 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 20 | Central Michigan University | 14600 | 37400 | 0.6102 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 20 | Coastal Carolina University | 14600 | 45300 | 0.678 | 11,471 | 1160 | 0.7003 | |
| 22 | Arkansas Tech University | 14700 | 31400 | 0.5311 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 22 | Eastern Michigan University | 14700 | 33900 | 0.5658 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 22 | Mercy University | 14700 | 46400 | 0.6836 | 6,692 | 1135 | 0.8724 | |
| 22 | Salem State University | 14700 | 38300 | 0.6158 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 22 | University of Memphis | 14700 | 26400 | 0.4441 | 15,538 | 1080 | 0.7878 | |
| 27 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 14800 | 25800 | 0.4235 | 10,396 | 1125 | 0.7162 | |
| 28 | Miles College | 14900 | 35100 | 0.5754 | 1,180 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | Virginia Union University | 14900 | 51700 | 0.712 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 30 | West Virginia University | 15200 | 73100 | 0.7918 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 31 | University of Nevada-Reno | 15400 | 28200 | 0.4535 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 32 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 15500 | 54400 | 0.7156 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 33 | Ball State University | 15600 | 22400 | 0.3037 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 33 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 29800 | 0.4782 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 35 | Austin Peay State University | 16100 | 31400 | 0.489 | 9,593 | 1075 | 0.9691 | |
| 35 | Lindsey Wilson University | 16100 | 49300 | 0.6736 | 1,738 | 1035 | 0 | |
| 35 | Madonna University | 16100 | 67900 | 0.7624 | 1,919 | 925 | 0.6757 | |
| 35 | Niagara University | 16100 | 57400 | 0.7192 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 39 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 16700 | 25600 | 0.3476 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 40 | Bethel University | 16900 | 48700 | 0.654 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 40 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 16900 | 90700 | 0.8137 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 40 | University of Miami | 16900 | 96300 | 0.8246 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 43 | California State University-Long Beach | 17000 | 25800 | 0.3412 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 44 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 45 | Duke University | 17300 | 98500 | 0.8246 | 6,525 | 1533 | 0.0524 | |
| 46 | Georgetown University | 17400 | 92700 | 0.8123 | 7,908 | 1470 | 0.1349 | |
| 46 | SUNY College at Potsdam | 17400 | 49300 | 0.6473 | 1,750 | 1060 | 0.8241 | |
| 46 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17400 | 29900 | 0.4174 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 49 | University of Louisville | 17600 | 29100 | 0.3956 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 50 | Emporia State University | 17800 | 31200 | 0.4296 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 51 | Waynesburg University | 17900 | 45000 | 0.6029 | 1,032 | 1093 | 0.8981 | |
| 51 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 45800 | 0.6097 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 53 | Northeastern University | 18200 | 90000 | 0.7974 | 22,456 | 1481 | 0.0562 | |
| 54 | San Jose State University | 18600 | 41100 | 0.5469 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 55 | University of Rhode Island | 19200 | 33900 | 0.4337 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 56 | University of Mary | 19400 | 32600 | 0.4063 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 57 | Unity Environmental University | 19500 | 48200 | 0.595 | 6,525 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 58 | Coker University | 19600 | 47800 | 0.5902 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 58 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 19600 | 33700 | 0.4181 | 5,130 | 1099 | 0.8645 | |
| 58 | McMurry University | 19600 | 71400 | 0.7259 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 61 | SUNY Oneonta | 19700 | 29300 | 0.3276 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 62 | Winona State University | 19900 | 29500 | 0.3267 | 5,317 | 1115 | 0.7549 | |
| 63 | Carlow University | 20000 | 53900 | 0.6287 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 63 | Minot State University | 20000 | 23500 | 0.1497 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 63 | Western Washington University | 20000 | 31600 | 0.3677 | 13,609 | 1199 | 0.9371 | |
| 66 | University of Wyoming | 20400 | 27900 | 0.2682 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 67 | SUNY Old Westbury | 20500 | 24400 | 0.16 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 68 | Mayville State University | 20700 | 23800 | 0.1321 | 1,067 | 1034 | 0.7825 | |
| 68 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20700 | 27700 | 0.2525 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 68 | Stockton University | 20700 | 32100 | 0.355 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 71 | Grove City College | 20800 | 39700 | 0.4767 | 2,247 | 1248 | 0.667 | |
| 71 | La Sierra University | 20800 | 51200 | 0.5943 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 71 | Millikin University | 20800 | 45000 | 0.5376 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 74 | Ferris State University | 20900 | 31000 | 0.3263 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 74 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 20900 | 26100 | 0.1989 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 76 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 21200 | 71000 | 0.7011 | 1,040 | 1075 | 0.6271 | |
| 77 | Florida College | 21500 | 56800 | 0.6209 | 728 | 1099 | 0.6966 | |
| 78 | Bryan College-Dayton | 21600 | 36000 | 0.4003 | 1,565 | 1085 | 1 | |
| 79 | Daemen University | 21700 | 56700 | 0.6172 | 1,656 | 1050 | 0.7375 | |
| 80 | Grand Valley State University | 21900 | 36600 | 0.4014 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 81 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 22000 | 27800 | 0.2084 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 81 | 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 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43100 | 0.4783 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 85 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 22600 | 56900 | 0.602 | 533 | 1244 | 0.5269 | |
| 85 | Augustana College | 22600 | 72800 | 0.6891 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 87 | Saint Cloud State University | 22800 | 36800 | 0.3803 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 88 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23100 | 0 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 89 | Troy University | 23200 | 34700 | 0.3314 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 90 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23300 | 26700 | 0.1273 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 91 | Bridgewater State University | 23700 | 37300 | 0.3642 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 91 | Florida International University | 23700 | 23700 | 0 | 46,249 | 1180 | 0.6085 | |
| 93 | Huntingdon College | 23900 | 65000 | 0.6322 | 943 | 1130 | 0.692 | |
| 93 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 23900 | 35700 | 0.3302 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 95 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 95 | Saint Edward's University | 24400 | 105600 | 0.7691 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 97 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24700 | 56700 | 0.5653 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 98 | Ave Maria University | 25000 | 46600 | 0.4637 | 1,320 | 1164 | 0.4139 | |
| 99 | Messiah University | 25200 | 54700 | 0.5393 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 99 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 25200 | 43400 | 0.4192 | 18,194 | 1281 | 0.7273 | |
| 101 | University of Central Oklahoma | 25300 | 34000 | 0.2558 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 102 | The University of Findlay | 25400 | 50600 | 0.4976 | 4,132 | 1090 | 0.6748 | |
| 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 | Lipscomb University | 26300 | 70000 | 0.624 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 107 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4766 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 108 | Trine University | 26500 | 56100 | 0.5279 | 4,373 | 1159 | 0.8548 | |
| 109 | St. Francis College | 26700 | 39400 | 0.3227 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 110 | Wingate University | 26800 | 67100 | 0.6016 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 111 | Valley City State University | 26900 | 29300 | 0.0816 | 1,663 | 1045 | 0.9942 | |
| 112 | Weber State University | 27100 | 31600 | 0.1425 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 113 | North Dakota State University | 27600 | 30400 | 0.092 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 114 | Florida Southern College | 27700 | 63200 | 0.5616 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 114 | Mitchell College | 27700 | 63900 | 0.5663 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 116 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 117 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28800 | 41800 | 0.3103 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 118 | University of Alaska Southeast | 28900 | 31300 | 0.0766 | 1,559 | 1020 | 0.6192 | |
| 119 | Huntington University | 29200 | 44400 | 0.342 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 120 | Jacksonville University | 29400 | 102400 | 0.7128 | 2,916 | 1210 | 0.5748 | |
| 121 | Blue Mountain Christian University | 29500 | 39900 | 0.2604 | 915 | 1095 | 0.8895 | |
| 122 | Utah Tech University | 29600 | 35200 | 0.1592 | 12,993 | 1065 | 1 | |
| 123 | University of Southern California | 29700 | 98300 | 0.698 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 124 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 29800 | 112100 | 0.7341 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 124 | Southwestern College | 29800 | 89500 | 0.6672 | 816 | 1000 | 0.4729 | |
| 124 | University of Pikeville | 29800 | 34800 | 0.1438 | 1,164 | 1070 | 0.8967 | |
| 127 | Saint Xavier University | 30400 | 58200 | 0.4774 | 3,100 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 128 | University of Maine | 31000 | 43100 | 0.2809 | 9,182 | 1195 | 0.9562 | |
| 129 | Centenary University | 31600 | 63000 | 0.4983 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 129 | Hampton University | 31600 | 54800 | 0.4233 | 4,046 | 1005 | 0.6358 | |
| 131 | University of Central Florida | 31900 | 31900 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 132 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 32100 | 51900 | 0.3814 | 2,775 | 1105 | 0.9747 | |
| 133 | Liberty University | 32400 | 44700 | 0.275 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 134 | University of New England | 32700 | 70900 | 0.5389 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 135 | Nova Southeastern University | 32800 | 56100 | 0.4152 | 7,057 | 1187 | 0.7557 | |
| 136 | University of Oregon | 33100 | 40200 | 0.1784 | 20,710 | 1193 | 0.8742 | |
| 137 | The University of Alabama | 33400 | 53100 | 0.3709 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 138 | Elizabethtown College | 33700 | 57500 | 0.4137 | 1,935 | 1214 | 0.8892 | |
| 139 | Wichita State University | 33900 | 42200 | 0.1968 | 14,906 | 1065 | 0.7224 | |
| 140 | Charleston Southern University | 34100 | 48400 | 0.2971 | 3,126 | 1060 | 0.9646 | |
| 141 | Siena University | 34400 | 66400 | 0.4821 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 142 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 34800 | 59100 | 0.4109 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 143 | Samford University | 34900 | 93800 | 0.628 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 144 | Barry University | 35100 | 58800 | 0.4031 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 145 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 35200 | 37600 | 0.0637 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 145 | Pfeiffer University | 35200 | 56100 | 0.3724 | 696 | 941 | 0.9603 | |
| 147 | Auburn University | 35300 | 35300 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 148 | Roger Williams University | 35500 | 63700 | 0.443 | 3,970 | 1235 | 0.882 | |
| 149 | Western New England University | 35800 | 70600 | 0.4927 | 2,616 | 1199 | 0.8348 | |
| 150 | Bradley University | 35900 | 60600 | 0.4075 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 151 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 152 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 36900 | 49100 | 0.2486 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 153 | University of Connecticut | 37000 | 66200 | 0.4414 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 154 | Eckerd College | 37400 | 77000 | 0.5143 | 1,893 | 1255 | 0.758 | |
| 155 | University of Dubuque | 38000 | 65900 | 0.423 | 1,395 | 1074 | 0.8731 | |
| 156 | Southeastern University | 38200 | 79400 | 0.519 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 157 | Maine Maritime Academy | 38400 | 53000 | 0.2756 | 977 | 1189 | 0.9615 | |
| 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 | Loyola University Chicago | 39300 | 74800 | 0.4748 | 12,640 | 1262 | 0.751 | |
| 160 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 39300 | 42800 | 0.0818 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 162 | Stony Brook University | 39600 | 53000 | 0.2527 | 18,616 | 1410 | 0.4818 | |
| 163 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 40200 | 66900 | 0.3993 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 164 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 165 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42300 | 63300 | 0.3317 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 166 | Rollins College | 42800 | 85700 | 0.5007 | 2,639 | 1284 | 0.5285 | |
| 167 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43300 | 68700 | 0.3694 | 4,279 | 1234 | 0.5796 | |
| 167 | Montclair State University | 43300 | 47000 | 0.0788 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 169 | Providence College | 44000 | 85000 | 0.4823 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 170 | Illinois State University | 45700 | 49100 | 0.0692 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 171 | The University of Tampa | 45800 | 58500 | 0.217 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 172 | University of New Haven | 46000 | 73500 | 0.374 | 4,969 | 1219 | 0.5589 | |
| 173 | Reinhardt University | 46900 | 59300 | 0.2091 | 1,129 | 1070 | 0.6154 | |
| 174 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 61500 | 0.234 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 175 | St. John's University-New York | 47700 | 83800 | 0.431 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 176 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48300 | 51200 | 0.0565 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 177 | DePaul University | 49100 | 69400 | 0.2923 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 178 | College of Charleston | 49600 | 64600 | 0.2322 | 10,596 | 1234 | 0.73 | |
| 179 | Sacred Heart University | 50100 | 67500 | 0.2578 | 7,291 | 1265 | 0.6363 | |
| 180 | Northwest Nazarene University | 50200 | 87600 | 0.4268 | 1,043 | 1145 | 0.7159 | |
| 181 | Quinnipiac University | 50800 | 79700 | 0.3628 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 181 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50800 | 63800 | 0.2038 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 183 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 184 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 84300 | 0.3381 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 185 | University of California-San Diego | 56300 | 79600 | 0.2926 | 35,442 | 1375 | 0.2856 | |
| 186 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58200 | 63700 | 0.0864 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 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 | 68000 | 69900 | 0.0272 | 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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