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 | 1500 | 0.0418 | |
| 2 | Savannah State University | 6800 | 29000 | 0.7651 | 2,966 | 950 | 1 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 34,354 | 1374 | 0.6862 | |
| 4 | Utah State University | 9700 | 26700 | 0.6361 | 26,629 | 1168 | 0.9212 | |
| 5 | Southern Utah University | 10300 | 22200 | 0.5371 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 6 | Eastern Washington University | 11800 | 28600 | 0.5879 | 7,640 | 1045 | 0.8526 | |
| 7 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 11900 | 33200 | 0.6407 | 2,304 | 990 | 0.8351 | |
| 8 | Boston University | 12300 | 92800 | 0.8676 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 8 | Duke University | 12300 | 93600 | 0.8688 | 6,525 | 1533 | 0.0524 | |
| 10 | Georgetown University | 12600 | 92700 | 0.8641 | 7,908 | 1470 | 0.1349 | |
| 10 | University of the Virgin Islands | 12600 | 22800 | 0.4467 | 1,650 | 900 | 0.9936 | |
| 12 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 13200 | 49100 | 0.7312 | 29,727 | 990 | 0.9229 | |
| 13 | Wesleyan College | 14000 | 43800 | 0.6802 | 500 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 14 | Arkansas Tech University | 14300 | 34400 | 0.5844 | 8,279 | 1055 | 0.9747 | |
| 15 | Central Michigan University | 14500 | 37800 | 0.6157 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 16 | Miles College | 14600 | 25400 | 0.4246 | 1,180 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Virginia Union University | 14600 | 37800 | 0.6141 | 1,205 | 870 | 0.9802 | |
| 18 | Northeastern University | 15000 | 89900 | 0.8331 | 22,456 | 1481 | 0.0562 | |
| 19 | University of California-Irvine | 15100 | 38000 | 0.603 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 20 | University of Central Oklahoma | 15500 | 28700 | 0.46 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 21 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15600 | 38800 | 0.5992 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8613 | |
| 21 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15600 | 29300 | 0.4676 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 23 | Ball State University | 15700 | 22400 | 0.2995 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 24 | California State University-Long Beach | 16100 | 25800 | 0.3761 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 25 | Eastern Michigan University | 16400 | 36100 | 0.5458 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 25 | SUNY College at Potsdam | 16400 | 27600 | 0.406 | 1,750 | 1060 | 0.8241 | |
| 27 | Ferris State University | 16500 | 31000 | 0.4685 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 27 | West Virginia University | 16500 | 40900 | 0.5963 | 18,206 | 1120 | 0.8514 | |
| 29 | Waynesburg University | 16600 | 45000 | 0.6306 | 1,032 | 1093 | 0.8981 | |
| 30 | Millikin University | 17100 | 45000 | 0.6198 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 30 | University of South Florida | 17100 | 17100 | 0 | 39,093 | 1255 | 0.4071 | |
| 32 | Daemen University | 17500 | 55100 | 0.6825 | 1,656 | 1050 | 0.7375 | |
| 33 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 34 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 17800 | 22800 | 0.2196 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.8651 | |
| 35 | Bethel University | 18000 | 35300 | 0.4896 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 35 | College of Staten Island CUNY | 18000 | 54300 | 0.6684 | 10,368 | 1064 | 0.999 | |
| 35 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 18000 | 39000 | 0.538 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 38 | Lindsey Wilson University | 18300 | 47100 | 0.6117 | 1,738 | 1035 | 0 | |
| 39 | University of Mary | 18600 | 32600 | 0.4281 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 40 | SUNY Old Westbury | 18700 | 24400 | 0.2339 | 4,474 | 1110 | 0.8352 | |
| 41 | Madonna University | 19200 | 49200 | 0.6101 | 1,919 | 925 | 0.6757 | |
| 41 | University of Nevada-Reno | 19200 | 28200 | 0.3189 | 20,204 | 1109 | 0.8313 | |
| 43 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 19300 | 29900 | 0.3536 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 44 | Carlow University | 19600 | 82500 | 0.7625 | 2,303 | 1084 | 0.8768 | |
| 44 | SUNY Oneonta | 19600 | 29300 | 0.331 | 4,815 | 1090 | 0.7696 | |
| 46 | McMurry University | 19800 | 51900 | 0.618 | 4,133 | 1104 | 0.8984 | |
| 47 | University of Southern California | 20000 | 75900 | 0.7369 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 47 | Winona State University | 20000 | 29500 | 0.3229 | 5,317 | 1115 | 0.7549 | |
| 49 | Coker University | 20100 | 47800 | 0.5798 | 1,220 | 1050 | 0.9396 | |
| 49 | Minot State University | 20100 | 23500 | 0.145 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 51 | Grove City College | 20500 | 39700 | 0.4842 | 2,247 | 1248 | 0.667 | |
| 52 | La Sierra University | 20600 | 65900 | 0.687 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 52 | University of Wyoming | 20600 | 27900 | 0.2642 | 8,138 | 1163 | 0.9695 | |
| 54 | Florida College | 20800 | 34200 | 0.3921 | 728 | 1099 | 0.6966 | |
| 54 | Mayville State University | 20800 | 23800 | 0.1275 | 1,067 | 1034 | 0.7825 | |
| 56 | University of West Florida | 21500 | 21500 | 0 | 9,971 | 1120 | 0.5822 | |
| 57 | Bradley University | 21800 | 50800 | 0.5708 | 3,258 | 1174 | 0.7459 | |
| 57 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 21800 | 52700 | 0.5867 | 1,040 | 1075 | 0.6271 | |
| 57 | Niagara University | 21800 | 57400 | 0.62 | 2,638 | 1170 | 0.876 | |
| 60 | Grand Valley State University | 22100 | 35900 | 0.3849 | 19,154 | 1074 | 0.9271 | |
| 61 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43000 | 0.4765 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 62 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 22700 | 56900 | 0.6007 | 533 | 1244 | 0.5269 | |
| 62 | Augustana College | 22700 | 72800 | 0.688 | 2,536 | 1157 | 0.6628 | |
| 62 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 22700 | 31300 | 0.2751 | 5,130 | 1099 | 0.8645 | |
| 62 | Juniata College | 22700 | 73800 | 0.6922 | 1,276 | 1263 | 0.7941 | |
| 66 | Saint Cloud State University | 22900 | 36800 | 0.3773 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 66 | San Jose State University | 22900 | 41100 | 0.4429 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 68 | Illinois State University | 23100 | 36400 | 0.3665 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 68 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23100 | 0 | 10,371 | 1181 | 0.926 | |
| 70 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 23300 | 33600 | 0.3063 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 71 | Southwest Minnesota State University | 23400 | 26700 | 0.1231 | 7,290 | 1015 | 0.6409 | |
| 71 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23400 | 45800 | 0.4895 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 73 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus | 23600 | 90700 | 0.7398 | 8,727 | 1055 | 0.9703 | |
| 74 | Florida International University | 23700 | 23700 | 0 | 46,249 | 1180 | 0.6085 | |
| 75 | Keuka College | 24100 | 59400 | 0.5937 | 986 | 1043 | 0.8151 | |
| 75 | Stockton University | 24100 | 32100 | 0.2491 | 7,583 | 1134 | 0.901 | |
| 77 | Unity Environmental University | 24500 | 29900 | 0.1809 | 6,525 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 78 | Huntingdon College | 24600 | 44400 | 0.4457 | 943 | 1130 | 0.692 | |
| 79 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24700 | 56700 | 0.5642 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 80 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 24800 | 37900 | 0.3454 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 80 | Emporia State University | 24800 | 32000 | 0.2249 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 82 | University of Central Florida | 25300 | 25300 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 83 | The University of Findlay | 25400 | 50600 | 0.4976 | 4,132 | 1090 | 0.6748 | |
| 84 | Ave Maria University | 25500 | 46600 | 0.453 | 1,320 | 1164 | 0.4139 | |
| 84 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 25500 | 53800 | 0.5262 | 2,775 | 1105 | 0.9747 | |
| 86 | Evangel University | 25700 | 40900 | 0.372 | 1,843 | 1180 | 0.7161 | |
| 86 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | 25700 | 28000 | 0.0815 | 13,433 | 1145 | 0.8844 | |
| 88 | Messiah University | 25900 | 54300 | 0.5228 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 89 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26000 | 28300 | 0.0808 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 89 | Salem State University | 26000 | 43200 | 0.3984 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 91 | Northern Arizona University | 26300 | 43200 | 0.3921 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 92 | Geneva College | 26400 | 50300 | 0.4754 | 1,299 | 1167 | 0.9556 | |
| 93 | Trine University | 26500 | 56100 | 0.5277 | 4,373 | 1159 | 0.8548 | |
| 93 | University of Georgia | 26500 | 48600 | 0.4543 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 95 | Wingate University | 26700 | 65000 | 0.5892 | 2,673 | 1100 | 0.9113 | |
| 96 | Troy University | 26800 | 34700 | 0.2277 | 10,130 | 1075 | 0.9535 | |
| 97 | St. Francis College | 26900 | 39400 | 0.3177 | 1,719 | 1035 | 1 | |
| 98 | Valley City State University | 27100 | 29300 | 0.0779 | 1,663 | 1045 | 0.9942 | |
| 99 | Florida Southern College | 27700 | 63200 | 0.5615 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 99 | North Dakota State University | 27700 | 30400 | 0.0884 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 101 | Mitchell College | 27800 | 66600 | 0.5826 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 101 | Saint Edward's University | 27800 | 73200 | 0.6205 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 103 | Wichita State University | 27900 | 39800 | 0.3008 | 14,906 | 1065 | 0.7224 | |
| 104 | Bridgewater State University | 28000 | 35500 | 0.2113 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 105 | Weber State University | 28200 | 33900 | 0.168 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 106 | Grace College and Theological Seminary | 28300 | 41800 | 0.3223 | 1,795 | 1130 | 0.8215 | |
| 107 | Francis Marion University | 28500 | 40200 | 0.2914 | 3,793 | 1015 | 0.9508 | |
| 107 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 19,287 | 1302 | 0.6924 | |
| 109 | Saint Xavier University | 28600 | 53700 | 0.4671 | 3,100 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 110 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 28900 | 31800 | 0.0911 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 111 | University of Alaska Southeast | 29000 | 31300 | 0.0731 | 1,559 | 1020 | 0.6192 | |
| 112 | University of Louisville | 29100 | 29100 | 0 | 17,916 | 1134 | 0.7921 | |
| 113 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 114 | Montana State University | 29500 | 31900 | 0.0751 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 115 | Blue Mountain Christian University | 29600 | 39900 | 0.2576 | 915 | 1095 | 0.8895 | |
| 116 | Lipscomb University | 29800 | 57800 | 0.4841 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 116 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 29800 | 42200 | 0.2937 | 15,735 | 1069 | 0.8797 | |
| 116 | University of Pikeville | 29800 | 34800 | 0.1438 | 1,164 | 1070 | 0.8967 | |
| 119 | Mercy University | 30100 | 44500 | 0.3237 | 6,692 | 1135 | 0.8724 | |
| 119 | Southwestern College | 30100 | 64400 | 0.5326 | 816 | 1000 | 0.4729 | |
| 121 | Bryan College-Dayton | 30200 | 36000 | 0.1609 | 1,565 | 1085 | 1 | |
| 122 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 30500 | 39200 | 0.2222 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 123 | Jacksonville University | 30800 | 74200 | 0.5847 | 2,916 | 1210 | 0.5748 | |
| 123 | Utah Tech University | 30800 | 35200 | 0.125 | 12,993 | 1065 | 1 | |
| 125 | Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia | 31000 | 77600 | 0.6003 | 4,999 | 1258 | 0.9296 | |
| 125 | The University of Alabama | 31000 | 58500 | 0.4698 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 125 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 31000 | 59100 | 0.4752 | 23,091 | 1354 | 0.382 | |
| 128 | Hampton University | 31600 | 54800 | 0.4236 | 4,046 | 1005 | 0.6358 | |
| 129 | Samford University | 32600 | 64600 | 0.4955 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 130 | Liberty University | 33100 | 43400 | 0.2361 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 131 | Elizabethtown College | 33700 | 55300 | 0.3907 | 1,935 | 1214 | 0.8892 | |
| 132 | Auburn University | 33800 | 33800 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 133 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 33900 | 36100 | 0.0609 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 134 | Nova Southeastern University | 34100 | 56100 | 0.3921 | 7,057 | 1187 | 0.7557 | |
| 134 | SUNY at Fredonia | 34100 | 39600 | 0.1391 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 136 | Charleston Southern University | 34200 | 48400 | 0.2949 | 3,126 | 1060 | 0.9646 | |
| 136 | University of Rhode Island | 34200 | 46400 | 0.2627 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 138 | Siena University | 34400 | 65100 | 0.4717 | 3,149 | 1301 | 0.8464 | |
| 138 | Southeastern University | 34400 | 60500 | 0.4312 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 140 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 34500 | 39400 | 0.1245 | 3,943 | 1275 | 0.3333 | |
| 141 | Coastal Carolina University | 34900 | 45100 | 0.2259 | 11,471 | 1160 | 0.7003 | |
| 142 | University of New England | 35100 | 68000 | 0.4841 | 4,631 | 1145 | 0.9203 | |
| 143 | Barry University | 35200 | 56400 | 0.3757 | 4,654 | 1005 | 0.9663 | |
| 144 | Pfeiffer University | 35300 | 56100 | 0.3704 | 696 | 941 | 0.9603 | |
| 145 | Centenary University | 35400 | 63600 | 0.4433 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 146 | The University of Tampa | 35500 | 56900 | 0.3758 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 147 | Roger Williams University | 35600 | 63700 | 0.4413 | 3,970 | 1235 | 0.882 | |
| 148 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 35700 | 35700 | 0 | 6,113 | 1279 | 0.6267 | |
| 149 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 36000 | 48500 | 0.2574 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 150 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 151 | Eckerd College | 36600 | 75100 | 0.5126 | 1,893 | 1255 | 0.758 | |
| 152 | University of Connecticut | 37100 | 53600 | 0.3081 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 153 | Northwest Nazarene University | 38100 | 62800 | 0.3932 | 1,043 | 1145 | 0.7159 | |
| 153 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 38100 | 65000 | 0.4136 | 1,105 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 155 | University of Dubuque | 38200 | 65900 | 0.4213 | 1,395 | 1074 | 0.8731 | |
| 156 | Maine Maritime Academy | 38400 | 49800 | 0.2287 | 977 | 1189 | 0.9615 | |
| 157 | Reinhardt University | 38700 | 49300 | 0.2138 | 1,129 | 1070 | 0.6154 | |
| 157 | Western New England University | 38700 | 69200 | 0.4409 | 2,616 | 1199 | 0.8348 | |
| 159 | State University of New York at Cortland | 38800 | 39900 | 0.0276 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 160 | Mississippi State University | 39100 | 53400 | 0.2674 | 19,093 | 1205 | 0.8363 | |
| 161 | University of Maine | 39500 | 45200 | 0.1262 | 9,182 | 1195 | 0.9562 | |
| 162 | Stony Brook University | 39700 | 53000 | 0.2507 | 18,616 | 1410 | 0.4818 | |
| 163 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,534 | 1399 | 0.0941 | |
| 164 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 40600 | 48500 | 0.1628 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 165 | Loyola University Chicago | 40800 | 74100 | 0.4492 | 12,640 | 1262 | 0.751 | |
| 166 | University of New Haven | 41000 | 67300 | 0.3906 | 4,969 | 1219 | 0.5589 | |
| 166 | Western Washington University | 41000 | 51500 | 0.2041 | 13,609 | 1199 | 0.9371 | |
| 168 | Montclair State University | 41600 | 46600 | 0.1073 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 169 | Old Dominion University | 42300 | 47700 | 0.1132 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 170 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 42400 | 42400 | 0 | 14,657 | 1190 | 0.7583 | |
| 171 | Sacred Heart University | 42600 | 67500 | 0.3691 | 7,291 | 1265 | 0.6363 | |
| 171 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42600 | 56200 | 0.2421 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 173 | Providence College | 43400 | 85000 | 0.4895 | 4,680 | 1345 | 0.4994 | |
| 174 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43500 | 68700 | 0.3678 | 4,279 | 1234 | 0.5796 | |
| 175 | St. John's University-New York | 44500 | 78000 | 0.4292 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 176 | Quinnipiac University | 44800 | 79200 | 0.4343 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 177 | University of California-San Diego | 45900 | 77200 | 0.4055 | 35,442 | 1375 | 0.2856 | |
| 178 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48500 | 51200 | 0.0544 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 179 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 180 | Dallas Baptist University | 55800 | 63400 | 0.1199 | 2,938 | 1073 | 0.9131 | |
| 181 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 55900 | 63800 | 0.1237 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 182 | George Mason University | 57700 | 61000 | 0.0541 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 183 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 58100 | 63200 | 0.0806 | 40,996 | 1399 | 0.4175 | |
| 184 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58200 | 64100 | 0.092 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 185 | College of Charleston | 61200 | 61200 | 0 | 10,596 | 1234 | 0.73 | |
| 186 | Hawaii Pacific University | 63500 | 65800 | 0.0347 | 3,468 | 1200 | 0.8855 | |
| 187 | University of California-Davis | 68400 | 69800 | 0.0201 | 31,695 | 1290 | 0.4435 | |
| 188 | University of Oregon | 69000 | 71300 | 0.0321 | 20,710 | 1193 | 0.8742 | |
| 189 | Rollins College | 82400 | 82400 | 0 | 2,639 | 1284 | 0.5285 | |
| 189 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 82400 | 82400 | 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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