59 Best colleges for Biology in Florida

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Florida ranked based on their research performance in Biology. A graph of 14.6M citations received by 505K academic papers made by 59 universities in Florida was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Florida

Gainesville

For Biology

#22 in the United States

#24 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 31
Receiving Aid: 94%

2. University of Miami

Coral Gables

For Biology

#52 in the United States

#56 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Average SAT: 1395
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $36,467

3. University of South Florida

Tampa

For Biology

#88 in the United States

#100 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 90%

4. Florida College

Temple Terrace

For Biology

#112 in the United States

#128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $21,360

5. Florida State University

Tallahassee

For Biology

#121 in the United States

#137 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 93%

6. University of Central Florida

Orlando

For Biology

#145 in the United States

#165 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 27
Receiving Aid: 96%

7. Florida International University

Miami

For Biology

#166 in the United States

#188 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 91%

8. Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton

For Biology

#208 in the United States

#234 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

9. Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale

For Biology

#256 in the United States

#288 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $29,589

10. University of South Florida - St Petersburg

St. Petersburg

For Biology

#278 in the United States

#313 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $9,152
Enrollment: 4,500

11. Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne

For Biology

#294 in the United States

#330 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1220
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $30,752

12. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Tallahassee

For Biology

#334 in the United States

#373 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

13. University of West Florida

Pensacola

For Biology

#359 in the United States

#405 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 24
Receiving Aid: 90%

14. University of North Florida

Jacksonville

For Biology

#367 in the United States

#415 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 100%

15. University of Tampa

Tampa

For Biology

#390 in the United States

#439 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Net Price: $34,653
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $14,034

16. Jacksonville University

Jacksonville

For Biology

#458 in the United States

#508 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $26,943

17. Lynn University

Boca Raton

For Biology

#479 in the United States

#530 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $38,728

18. Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers

For Biology

#495 in the United States

#546 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 82%

19. Everglades University

Boca Raton

For Biology

#600 in the United States

#652 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $28,778
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $9,699

20. Barry University

Miami

For Biology

#607 in the United States

#660 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $20,207
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,466

21. Indian River State College

Fort Pierce

For Biology

#649 in the United States

#705 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $5,563
Enrollment: 14,862

22. Eckerd College

St. Petersburg

For Biology

#671 in the United States

#727 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1210
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $40,119

23. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach

For Biology

#691 in the United States

#749 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $38,983

24. Rollins College

Winter Park

For Biology

#762 in the United States

#824 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $35,317

25. Schiller International University

Largo

For Biology

#788 in the United States

#850 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $23,042
Receiving Aid: 25%
Average Aid: $2,278

26. Stetson University

DeLand

For Biology

#805 in the United States

#867 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1208
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $25,756

27. Southeastern University

Lakeland

For Biology

#825 in the United States

#887 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Net Price: $27,910
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $14,817

28. Miami Dade College

Miami

For Biology

#840 in the United States

#902 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $6,647
Enrollment: 47,245

29. New College of Florida

Sarasota

For Biology

#871 in the United States

#936 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1232
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 100%

30. Hodges University

Naples

For Biology

#880 in the United States

#946 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $18,083
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $7,297

31. University of South Florida - Sarasota-Manatee

Sarasota

For Biology

#895 in the United States

#962 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $9,415
Enrollment: 2,000

32. Palm Beach Atlantic University

West Palm Beach

For Biology

#985 in the United States

#1054 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $30,276

33. Saint Johns River State College

Palatka

For Biology

#999 in the United States

#1068 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $5,313
Enrollment: 6,434

34. Florida Polytechnic University

Lakeland

For Biology

#1078 in the United States

#1148 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1280
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 100%

35. Flagler College - St Augustine

Saint Augustine

For Biology

#1088 in the United States

#1158 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1140
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $26,547

36. St Petersburg College

Clearwater

For Biology

#1124 in the United States

#1194 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $8,827
Enrollment: 23,501

37. Florida Southern College

Lakeland

For Biology

#1146 in the United States

#1216 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $27,324

38. St. Thomas University

Miami Gardens

For Biology

#1186 in the United States

#1258 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Net Price: $28,654
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $22,668

39. Bethune-Cookman University

Daytona Beach

For Biology

#1210 in the United States

#1283 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 905
Average ACT: 17
Net Price: $15,769

40. Ave Maria University

Ave Maria

For Biology

#1241 in the United States

#1314 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Net Price: $21,078
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,341

41. Saint Leo University

Saint Leo

For Biology

#1245 in the United States

#1318 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $20,390

42. Beacon College

Leesburg

For Biology

#1260 in the United States

#1333 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Net Price: $43,474
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $20,933

43. College of Central Florida

Ocala

For Biology

#1325 in the United States

#1401 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,900
Enrollment: 5,483

44. Florida Memorial University

Miami Gardens

For Biology

#1328 in the United States

#1404 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Net Price: $16,359
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $14,943

45. Broward College

Fort Lauderdale

For Biology

#1341 in the United States

#1418 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $6,131
Enrollment: 30,057

46. Webber International University

Babson Park

For Biology

#1354 in the United States

#1431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Net Price: $27,995
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $18,816

47. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale

For Biology

#1375 in the United States

#1452 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Net Price: $35,346
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $8,044

48. Florida SouthWestern State College

Fort Myers

For Biology

#1391 in the United States

#1469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $5,728
Enrollment: 14,326

49. Eastern Florida State College

Cocoa

For Biology

#1434 in the United States

#1514 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $5,599
Enrollment: 13,114

50. Valencia College

Orlando

For Biology

#1451 in the United States

#1533 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $6,528
Enrollment: 43,370

51. Florida Keys Community College

Key West

For Biology

#1465 in the United States

#1547 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 54%
Average Aid: $5,699
Enrollment: 920

52. Florida Coastal School of Law

Jacksonville

For Biology

#1470 in the United States

#1552 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 194

53. AdventHealth University

Orlando

For Biology

#1505 in the United States

#1588 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Net Price: $27,329
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $8,064

54. Daytona State College

Daytona Beach

For Biology

#1516 in the United States

#1599 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $6,247
Enrollment: 11,584

55. Seminole State College of Florida

Sanford

For Biology

#1518 in the United States

#1601 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $6,979
Enrollment: 14,323

56. Florida State College at Jacksonville

Jacksonville

For Biology

#1568 in the United States

#1654 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $5,680
Enrollment: 20,363

57. Santa Fe College

Gainesville

For Biology

#1573 in the United States

#1659 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 77%
Average Aid: $2,426
Enrollment: 12,729

58. Ave Maria School of Law

Naples

For Biology

#1579 in the United States

#1665 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 265
Male:Female: 49:51

59. AI Miami International University of Art and Design

Miami

For Biology

#1581 in the United States

#1667 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $32,971
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $6,959

Closest to Florida states to learn Biology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Georgia	48	31
South Carolina	28	96
Alabama	28	44
North Carolina	45	18
Mississippi	14	148
Tennessee	34	43
Louisiana	24	92
Virginia	43	48
Kentucky	26	61
West Virginia	21	123
Arkansas	17	117
District of Columbia	9	85
Maryland	27	2
Delaware	3	103
Ohio	60	25
Indiana	32	49
New Jersey	27	36
Pennsylvania	101	8
Illinois	71	23
Missouri	37	17
Connecticut	20	9
Oklahoma	21	126
New York	134	7
Rhode Island	9	69
Texas	78	19
Massachusetts	69	1
Michigan	34	4
Iowa	30	41
Puerto Rico	15	310
Kansas	16	106
Vermont	12	113
Wisconsin	32	13
New Hampshire	12	100
Maine	16	178
Nebraska	14	97
Minnesota	28	16
New Mexico	9	93
South Dakota	9	206
Colorado	20	58
North Dakota	9	168
Arizona	11	38
Utah	11	35
Montana	9	140
Idaho	7	159
Nevada	8	144
California	130	3
Oregon	18	64
Washington	31	5
Alaska	4	189
Hawaii	7	124

Closest to Florida states to learn Biology

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