by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 343 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Biochemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 9,605 bachelor's degrees in biochemistry to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of biochemistry for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality biological chemistry program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for biochemistry students working on their bachelor's degree.
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Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in biochemistry. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in biochemistry. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of Pennsylvania
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in biochemistry. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of California - Los Angeles is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in biochemistry. UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of California - Los Angeles
It's hard to beat Brown University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in biochemistry. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Brown University
Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of California - San Diego
Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Georgetown University
Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Columbia University in the City of New York
Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Purdue University - Main Campus
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of Southern California
UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of Kansas
Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Vanderbilt University
Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Northeastern University
UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Bethlehem.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Lehigh University
Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Brigham Young University - Provo
Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Tufts University
Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Indiana University - Bloomington
UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from The University of Texas at Austin
Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Michigan State University
Located in the suburb of Swarthmore, Swarthmore is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from Swarthmore College
UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of California - Santa Barbara
Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a bachelor’s in biochemistry from University of Notre Dame
This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Best Biochemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 343 different United States biochemistry schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Colorado State University - Fort Collins | Fort Collins, CO |
Here are some additional great schools for Biochemistry students that almost earned our Best Biochemistry Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE |
| 53 | Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA |
| 54 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 55 | Suffolk University | Boston, MA |
| 56 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA |
| 57 | Washington State University | Pullman, WA |
| 58 | University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ |
| 59 | University of California - Riverside | Riverside, CA |
| 60 | Stony Brook University | Stony Brook, NY |
| 61 | University of Vermont | Burlington, VT |
| 62 | Barnard College | New York, NY |
| 63 | Baylor University | Waco, TX |
| 64 | University of Missouri - Columbia | Columbia, MO |
| 65 | Mississippi State University | Mississippi State, MS |
| 66 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 67 | California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 68 | Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus | Atlanta, GA |
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Biochemistry is one of 9 different types of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 1,180 |
| Molecular Biology | 1,008 |
| Molecular Biochemistry | 386 |
| Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 197 |
| Biophysics | 153 |
| Radiation Biology/Radiobiology | 15 |
| Structural Biology | 8 |
