2024 Best Biology Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
162Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
15,807Biological Sciences Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in biology studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #6 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 162 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Biology Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 15,807 degrees in biology studies to qualified students.
The biological sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biology Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biology studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The biological sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Biology Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
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Best Schools for Biology Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region
The schools below may not offer all types of biological sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
24 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Biological Sciences
It is difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you wish to pursue a degree in biology studies. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were approximately 163 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.
Cornell University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in biology studies. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were approximately 312 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a degree in biology studies. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 110 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in biology studies needs to take a look at New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 193 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were about 41 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.
Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 7th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 288 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were about 581 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.
University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Rochester. This university ranks 8th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 190 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Swarthmore, Swarthmore is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Swarthmore is a great college overall.
There were about 30 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Swarthmore in the most recent year we have data available.
Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 11th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 261 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.
Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Lewisburg. A Best Colleges rank of #66 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bucknell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 65 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Bucknell in the most recent data year.
Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bethlehem. A Best Colleges rank of #71 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lehigh is a great university overall.
There were about 42 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 91 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were about 45 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 394 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 4 schools for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were about 217 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 10th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 180 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 13th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 41 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Vassar in the most recent year we have data available.
SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public university located in the suburb of Stony Brook. This university ranks 18th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 556 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 9th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 48 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Lafayette in the most recent year we have data available.
UMBC is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Baltimore. This university ranks 4th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were about 358 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UMBC in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Clinton, Hamilton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 11th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 41 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Hamilton in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Hamilton, Colgate is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Colgate is a great university overall.
There were approximately 31 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Colgate in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 9th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 26 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent year we have data available.
Rest of the Top Best Biology Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Biology Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
The biological sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biology Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for biology studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
