2024 Best Biophysics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Biophysics is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #594 out of the 1232 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for biophysics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 17 bachelor's degrees in biophysics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on biophysics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of biophysics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biophysics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for biophysics students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Biophysics in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in biophysics.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Biophysics

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

13 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in biophysics needs to check out University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in biophysics from University of Pennsylvania

2

Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA

It's difficult to beat Bucknell University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in biophysics. Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Lewisburg.More information about a bachelor’s in biophysics from Bucknell University

2

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

1 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Temple University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in biophysics. Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in biophysics from Temple University

3

University of Scranton
Scranton, PA

1 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Scranton if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in biophysics. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in biophysics from University of Scranton

Best Biophysics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Biophysics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	4
Maryland	370	28
New Jersey	351	5
District of Columbia	226	8

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Biophysics Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology area of study, Biophysics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Biophysics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biochemistry	548
Molecular Biology	84
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	60
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	14

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.