100 Best colleges for Biology in California, US

For Biology

#6 in the United States

#6 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

3. University of California - Los Angeles

For Biology

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

4. University of California-San Diego

For Biology

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

5. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Biology

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

6. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Biology

#20 in the United States

#21 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

7. University of Southern California

For Biology

#30 in the United States

#33 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

8. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Biology

#48 in the United States

#52 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

9. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Biology

#50 in the United States

#54 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $23,397
Receiving Aid: 68%
Average Aid: $60,201

10. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Biology

#72 in the United States

#81 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Biology

#84 in the United States

#95 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $21,566
Enrollment: 26,426

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Biology

#113 in the United States

#129 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,564
Enrollment: 19,764

13. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Biology

#135 in the United States

#153 in North America

Enrollment: 48
Male:Female: 37:63

14. San Diego State University

For Biology

#155 in the United States

#177 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $5,459
Enrollment: 39,241

15. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Biology

#163 in the United States

#185 in North America

Enrollment: 4,202
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

16. Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope

Duarte

For Biology

#208 in the United States

#234 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 90
Founded: 1994

17. San Francisco State University

For Biology

#246 in the United States

#275 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $11,498
Enrollment: 23,908

18. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Biology

#258 in the United States

#291 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $11,311
Enrollment: 36,062

19. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Biology

#261 in the United States

#294 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $24,868
Enrollment: 9,147

20. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Biology

#263 in the United States

#296 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $10,046
Enrollment: 6,156

21. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Biology

#265 in the United States

#298 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,512
Enrollment: 40,278

22. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Biology

#269 in the United States

#303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,223
Male:Female: 15:85
Founded: 1975

23. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Biology

#275 in the United States

#309 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,445
Enrollment: 41,962

24. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Biology

#281 in the United States

#315 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $6,817
Enrollment: 9,299

25. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Biology

#282 in the United States

#316 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $12,707
Enrollment: 22,485

26. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Biology

#283 in the United States

#319 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,625
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1977

27. California State University - Northridge

For Biology

#299 in the United States

#336 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $12,000
Enrollment: 37,760

28. California State University - Los Angeles

For Biology

#317 in the United States

#355 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $12,478
Enrollment: 25,080

29. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Biology

#319 in the United States

#357 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Net Price: $27,789
Receiving Aid: 43%
Average Aid: $6,184

30. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Biology

#328 in the United States

#366 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,600
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

31. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Biology

#329 in the United States

#367 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,975

32. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Biology

#332 in the United States

#371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $49,651

33. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Biology

#338 in the United States

#379 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $11,412
Enrollment: 23,986

34. Pomona College

For Biology

#339 in the United States

#380 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $17,423

35. University of San Francisco

For Biology

#340 in the United States

#381 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,104

36. University of San Diego

For Biology

#346 in the United States

#388 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Net Price: $37,675
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $37,444

37. Chapman University

Orange

For Biology

#352 in the United States

#395 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $48,037

38. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Biology

#369 in the United States

#415 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $10,441
Enrollment: 26,848

39. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Biology

#380 in the United States

#428 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $11,503
Enrollment: 31,172

40. Claremont Graduate University

For Biology

#406 in the United States

#456 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,763
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

41. Loyola Marymount University

For Biology

#415 in the United States

#465 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $54,471
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,575

42. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Biology

#419 in the United States

#469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,421
Enrollment: 18,925

43. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Biology

#459 in the United States

#509 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $10,331
Enrollment: 14,523

44. Occidental College

For Biology

#460 in the United States

#510 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Average SAT: 1430
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $47,113

45. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Biology

#461 in the United States

#511 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,247
Enrollment: 15,431

46. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Biology

#467 in the United States

#517 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $52,216

47. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Biology

#477 in the United States

#528 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $8,546
Enrollment: 5,990

48. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Biology

#479 in the United States

#530 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

49. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Biology

#497 in the United States

#548 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 2,262
Male:Female: 62:38
Founded: 1901

50. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Biology

#515 in the United States

#567 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 0%
Net Price: $25,481
Receiving Aid: 33%
Average Aid: $9,411

51. Keck Graduate Institute

For Biology

#521 in the United States

#573 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 602
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1997

52. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Biology

#539 in the United States

#591 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 1,090
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1997

53. Harvey Mudd College

For Biology

#545 in the United States

#597 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $42,720

54. University of the West

Rosemead

For Biology

#546 in the United States

#598 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,137
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $13,807

55. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Biology

#562 in the United States

#614 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $11,063
Enrollment: 805

56. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Biology

#585 in the United States

#637 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $10,480
Enrollment: 6,742

57. Claremont McKenna College

For Biology

#586 in the United States

#638 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Average SAT: 1505
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $29,978

58. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Biology

#590 in the United States

#642 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $10,886
Enrollment: 13,333

59. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Biology

#614 in the United States

#666 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $12,437
Enrollment: 9,787

60. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Biology

#624 in the United States

#679 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $11,074
Enrollment: 15,181

61. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Biology

#664 in the United States

#722 in North America

Enrollment: 937
Male:Female: 19:81
Founded: 1974

62. Whittier College

Whittier

For Biology

#671 in the United States

#729 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Net Price: $32,436
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $32,008

63. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Biology

#714 in the United States

#775 in North America

Enrollment: 178
Male:Female: 50:50

64. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Biology

#731 in the United States

#792 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $11,362
Enrollment: 9,841

65. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Biology

#748 in the United States

#810 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1340
Net Price: $18,807
Receiving Aid: 100%

66. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Biology

#764 in the United States

#826 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1154
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $26,117

67. Ashford University

For Biology

#768 in the United States

#830 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,771
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,234

68. Scripps College

For Biology

#795 in the United States

#857 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1475
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,505

69. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Biology

#799 in the United States

#861 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Net Price: $33,463
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $15,528

70. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Biology

#800 in the United States

#862 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1201
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,054

71. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Biology

#808 in the United States

#870 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Net Price: $31,615
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $42,080

72. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Biology

#810 in the United States

#872 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1181
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $51,292

73. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Biology

#813 in the United States

#875 in North America

Enrollment: 1,935
Male:Female: 52:48

74. Mills College

Oakland

For Biology

#820 in the United States

#882 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Average SAT: 1455
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $25,283

75. Pitzer College

For Biology

#856 in the United States

#918 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Net Price: $34,801
Receiving Aid: 39%
Average Aid: $48,031

76. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Biology

#861 in the United States

#923 in North America

Enrollment: 1,055
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1971

77. La Sierra University

Riverside

For Biology

#867 in the United States

#929 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Net Price: $28,076
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $21,762

78. Marshall B Ketchum University

Fullerton

For Biology

#880 in the United States

#946 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 686
Male:Female: 27:73
Founded: 1904

79. United States University

For Biology

#885 in the United States

#951 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $20,197
Receiving Aid: 32%
Average Aid: $8,161

80. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Biology

#900 in the United States

#966 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 131
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1970

81. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Biology

#943 in the United States

#1011 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $36,370

82. Simpson University

Redding

For Biology

#949 in the United States

#1017 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Net Price: $28,453
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,842

83. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Biology

#950 in the United States

#1018 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $12,804
Enrollment: 5,688

84. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Biology

#963 in the United States

#1032 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1137
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $27,216

85. Wright Institute

Berkeley

For Biology

#965 in the United States

#1034 in North America

Enrollment: 511
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1969

86. Biola University

La Mirada

For Biology

#978 in the United States

#1047 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,510

87. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Biology

#989 in the United States

#1058 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

88. Antioch University

Culver

For Biology

#992 in the United States

#1061 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 888
Male:Female: 28:72

89. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Biology

#999 in the United States

#1068 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1227
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,080

90. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Biology

#1007 in the United States

#1076 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 1,894
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1909

91. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Biology

#1020 in the United States

#1089 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1315
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,412

92. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Biology

#1031 in the United States

#1100 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 2,047
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1968

93. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Biology

#1033 in the United States

#1102 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Net Price: $28,596
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,828

94. Cypress College

Cypress

For Biology

#1049 in the United States

#1119 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $7,660
Enrollment: 13,992

95. Bethesda University

Anaheim

For Biology

#1056 in the United States

#1126 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $13,965
Receiving Aid: 45%
Average Aid: $2,647

96. California Western School of Law

For Biology

#1063 in the United States

#1133 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 625
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

97. Southern California University of Health Sciences

Whittier

For Biology

#1083 in the United States

#1153 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $26,443
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $10,217

98. Northcentral University

For Biology

#1172 in the United States

#1244 in North America

Enrollment: 10,518
Male:Female: 24:76

99. Newschool of Architecture and Design

For Biology

#1181 in the United States

#1253 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $50,190
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $7,452

100. Thomas Jefferson School of Law