100 Best colleges for Biology in California, US

For Biology

#6 in the United States

#7 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
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: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

4. University of California-San Diego

For Biology

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

5. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Biology

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

6. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Biology

#21 in the United States

#22 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

7. University of Southern California

For Biology

#30 in the United States

#33 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

8. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Biology

#47 in the United States

#51 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

9. California Institute of Technology

Pasadena

For Biology

#51 in the United States

#55 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 3%
Net Price: $20,755
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $59,192

10. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Biology

#70 in the United States

#78 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

11. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Biology

#83 in the United States

#93 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

12. University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

For Biology

#116 in the United States

#132 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $21,202
Enrollment: 19,478

13. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

For Biology

#135 in the United States

#153 in North America

Enrollment: 44
Male:Female: 45:55

14. San Diego State University

For Biology

#158 in the United States

#180 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,934
Enrollment: 37,402

15. Loma Linda University

Loma Linda

For Biology

#162 in the United States

#184 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 4,280
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1905

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

Duarte

For Biology

#198 in the United States

#223 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 90
Founded: 1994

17. San Francisco State University

For Biology

#245 in the United States

#274 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $9,830
Enrollment: 25,282

18. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Biology

#254 in the United States

#286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $9,210
Enrollment: 35,751

19. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Biology

#264 in the United States

#298 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,478
Enrollment: 38,973

20. Palo Alto University

Palo Alto

For Biology

#267 in the United States

#301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 1,129
Male:Female: 14:86
Founded: 1975

21. University of California - Merced

Merced

For Biology

#270 in the United States

#304 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $25,868
Enrollment: 9,103

22. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Biology

#273 in the United States

#307 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,194
Enrollment: 40,386

23. West Los Angeles College

Culver

For Biology

#275 in the United States

#309 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $6,951
Enrollment: 8,656

24. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Biology

#283 in the United States

#319 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $10,065
Enrollment: 22,000

25. Humboldt State University

Arcata

For Biology

#295 in the United States

#331 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $9,262
Enrollment: 6,025

26. California State University - Northridge

For Biology

#298 in the United States

#334 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,511
Enrollment: 37,579

27. California State University - Los Angeles

For Biology

#301 in the United States

#338 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,907
Enrollment: 26,460

28. Western University of Health Sciences

Pomona

For Biology

#316 in the United States

#354 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,724
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1977

29. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Biology

#322 in the United States

#360 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,670
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1909

30. Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science

For Biology

#323 in the United States

#361 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $27,637
Receiving Aid: 73%
Average Aid: $11,419

31. University of the Pacific

Stockton

For Biology

#328 in the United States

#366 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1272
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $28,164

32. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Biology

#329 in the United States

#367 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $50,551

33. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Biology

#331 in the United States

#369 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,968
Enrollment: 23,999

34. University of San Francisco

For Biology

#336 in the United States

#375 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $42,953

35. Pomona College

For Biology

#341 in the United States

#382 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $19,962

36. University of San Diego

For Biology

#345 in the United States

#387 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $36,008
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $36,408

37. Chapman University

Orange

For Biology

#352 in the United States

#397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $45,033

38. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Biology

#368 in the United States

#416 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $9,590
Enrollment: 31,818

39. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Biology

#369 in the United States

#418 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,040
Enrollment: 27,503

40. Loyola Marymount University

For Biology

#406 in the United States

#456 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $52,815

41. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Biology

#413 in the United States

#463 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,871
Enrollment: 19,803

42. Claremont Graduate University

For Biology

#420 in the United States

#470 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,903
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

43. California State University - San Marcos

San Marcos

For Biology

#441 in the United States

#491 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $8,922
Enrollment: 15,109

44. Occidental College

For Biology

#447 in the United States

#497 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $44,853

45. California State University - Chico

Chico

For Biology

#449 in the United States

#499 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 72%
Average Aid: $9,162
Enrollment: 14,183

46. John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill

For Biology

#464 in the United States

#514 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1964

47. Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park

For Biology

#465 in the United States

#515 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $7,287
Enrollment: 6,637

48. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Biology

#490 in the United States

#541 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1383
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,804

49. Alliant International University - San Diego

For Biology

#507 in the United States

#559 in North America

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

50. Golden Gate University - San Francisco

For Biology

#510 in the United States

#562 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Enrollment: 2,661
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 1901

51. Keck Graduate Institute

For Biology

#517 in the United States

#569 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 668
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1997

52. Harvey Mudd College

For Biology

#527 in the United States

#579 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Average SAT: 1520
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $39,850

53. Touro University California

Vallejo

For Biology

#538 in the United States

#590 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 1,144
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1997

54. California State University - Monterey Bay

Seaside

For Biology

#580 in the United States

#632 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $8,702
Enrollment: 7,045

55. California State University Maritime Academy

Vallejo

For Biology

#585 in the United States

#637 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $9,529
Enrollment: 849

56. Claremont McKenna College

For Biology

#590 in the United States

#642 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $28,701

57. California State University - Bakersfield

Bakersfield

For Biology

#593 in the United States

#645 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 90%
Average Aid: $10,750
Enrollment: 9,613

58. California State University - East Bay

Hayward

For Biology

#597 in the United States

#649 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $8,659
Enrollment: 13,673

59. University of the West

Rosemead

For Biology

#608 in the United States

#661 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $19,028
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $8,190

60. California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson

For Biology

#626 in the United States

#682 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,819
Enrollment: 16,426

61. Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley

For Biology

#643 in the United States

#699 in North America

Enrollment: 172
Male:Female: 48:52

62. Whittier College

Whittier

For Biology

#652 in the United States

#708 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,368

63. Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara

For Biology

#674 in the United States

#732 in North America

Enrollment: 1,000
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1974

64. California State University - Stanislaus

Turlock

For Biology

#710 in the United States

#771 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,696
Enrollment: 10,154

65. Azusa Pacific University

Azusa

For Biology

#760 in the United States

#822 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $26,666

66. Scripps College

For Biology

#789 in the United States

#851 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1450
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $43,923

67. Fuller Theological Seminary

Pasadena

For Biology

#798 in the United States

#860 in North America

Enrollment: 2,089
Male:Female: 53:47

68. Dominican University of California

San Rafael

For Biology

#800 in the United States

#862 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1162
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $49,907

69. University of Redlands

Redlands

For Biology

#804 in the United States

#866 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1196
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,157

70. Mills College

Oakland

For Biology

#818 in the United States

#880 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Net Price: $25,283
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,278

71. Ashford University

For Biology

#821 in the United States

#883 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,104
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $5,121

72. Saybrook University

Oakland

For Biology

#847 in the United States

#909 in North America

Enrollment: 1,013
Male:Female: 16:84
Founded: 1971

73. Marshall B Ketchum University

Fullerton

For Biology

#849 in the United States

#911 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 685
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1904

74. Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo

For Biology

#855 in the United States

#918 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1340
Net Price: $17,928
Receiving Aid: 100%

75. Pitzer College

For Biology

#879 in the United States

#945 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Net Price: $39,809
Receiving Aid: 39%
Average Aid: $39,594

76. Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga

For Biology

#885 in the United States

#951 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $32,129
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $39,139

77. La Sierra University

Riverside

For Biology

#908 in the United States

#975 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Net Price: $25,076
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,867

78. Point Loma Nazarene University

For Biology

#929 in the United States

#997 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Net Price: $34,933
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $19,422

79. California State University - Channel Islands

Camarillo

For Biology

#944 in the United States

#1012 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Receiving Aid: 76%
Average Aid: $9,412
Enrollment: 6,128

80. Simpson University

Redding

For Biology

#951 in the United States

#1019 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,251
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $27,704

81. Antioch University

Culver

For Biology

#955 in the United States

#1024 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 867
Male:Female: 26:74

82. University of La Verne

La Verne

For Biology

#966 in the United States

#1035 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1137
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,103

83. Biola University

La Mirada

For Biology

#976 in the United States

#1045 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,522

84. Samuel Merritt University

Oakland

For Biology

#982 in the United States

#1051 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Enrollment: 1,911
Male:Female: 23:77
Founded: 1909

85. Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

For Biology

#987 in the United States

#1056 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Net Price: $39,401
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $2,599

86. United States University

For Biology

#992 in the United States

#1061 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $13,529
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $3,125

87. Bethesda University

Anaheim

For Biology

#997 in the United States

#1066 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $21,746
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $2,786

88. Wright Institute

Berkeley

For Biology

#1005 in the United States

#1074 in North America

Enrollment: 520
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1969

89. California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks

For Biology

#1008 in the United States

#1077 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $30,416

90. Westmont College

Santa Barbara

For Biology

#1017 in the United States

#1086 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1369
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $33,112

91. Pardee RAND Graduate School

Santa Monica

For Biology

#1026 in the United States

#1095 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 126
Male:Female: 58:42
Founded: 1970

92. California Institute of Integral Studies

For Biology

#1034 in the United States

#1103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Enrollment: 2,145
Male:Female: 18:82
Founded: 1968

93. Southern California University of Health Sciences

Whittier

For Biology

#1053 in the United States

#1122 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $17,273
Receiving Aid: 50%
Average Aid: $2,117

94. California Baptist University

Riverside

For Biology

#1056 in the United States

#1125 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Net Price: $27,304
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $22,757

95. Cypress College

Cypress

For Biology

#1062 in the United States

#1131 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $7,377
Enrollment: 13,523

96. Master's University and Seminary

Santa Clarita

For Biology

#1128 in the United States

#1198 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Net Price: $30,783
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $13,010

97. California Western School of Law

For Biology

#1143 in the United States

#1213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 623
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1924

98. Newschool of Architecture and Design