Spike Rankings 2027
Best Colleges for Biology in America
Strong colleges that graduate at least 25 students a year in Biology. How Spike ranks
How this list is ranked.
The Best Colleges score 75%, the size of the biology program 25%.
211 colleges qualify from Spike’s guide of 233. At least 25 bachelor’s degrees a year in the field. Colleges without enough reported data are left out.
Guide updated . Data snapshot: . Sources and data years.
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211 colleges
Number 1: University of California-Berkeley- 1,007 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 2: University of California-Los Angeles- 1,445 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 3: Yale University- 190 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $118k after 10 years
Number 4: University of California-San Diego- 1,642 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 5: Harvard University- 235 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $122k after 10 years
Number 6: Princeton University- 115 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $134k after 10 years
Number 7: University of Florida- 1,125 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 8: University of California-Irvine- 919 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 9: University of Pennsylvania- 331 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $122k after 10 years
Number 10: University of California-Davis- 1,518 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $87k after 10 years
Number 11: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor- 803 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 12: University of Maryland-College Park- 701 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 13: Duke University- 317 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 14: Cornell University- 466 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 15: Johns Hopkins University- 360 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $105k after 10 years
Number 16: Columbia University in the City of New York- 174 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $109k after 10 years
Number 17: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill- 740 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 18: Massachusetts Institute of Technology- 63 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $153k after 10 years
Number 19: The University of Texas at Austin- 1,155 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 20: University of Wisconsin-Madison- 1,223 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 21: University of Virginia-Main Campus- 299 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 22: University of California-Santa Barbara- 741 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 23: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign- 464 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 24: Northwestern University- 248 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 25: Rice University- 192 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 26: University of Washington-Seattle Campus- 979 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 27: Emory University- 366 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $94k after 10 years
Number 28: Ohio State University-Main Campus- 1,073 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 29: Vanderbilt University- 211 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $99k after 10 years
Number 30: University of Chicago- 186 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 31: University of Notre Dame- 249 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $113k after 10 years
Number 32: Rutgers University-New Brunswick- 788 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 33: University of Georgia- 858 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 34: Dartmouth College- 126 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $111k after 10 years
Number 35: Washington University in St Louis- 249 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 36: Brown University- 238 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 37: University of California-Riverside- 1,133 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 38: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus- 256 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 39: Stanford University- 56 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $125k after 10 years
Number 40: Stony Brook University- 704 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 41: Florida International University- 990 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 42: Texas A&M University-College Station- 1,205 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 43: Michigan State University- 1,262 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $74k after 10 years
Number 44: Florida State University- 728 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 45: Boston College- 336 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $112k after 10 years
Number 46: North Carolina State University at Raleigh- 642 grads a year in the field
- 85% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 47: University of Connecticut- 506 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 48: University of Southern California- 223 grads a year in the field
- 91% graduate
- $103k after 10 years
Number 49: The University of Texas at Dallas- 714 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $75k after 10 years
Number 50: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University- 657 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 51: William & Mary- 206 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 52: Indiana University-Bloomington- 678 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 53: Boston University- 543 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 54: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo- 224 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $96k after 10 years
Number 55: Purdue University-Main Campus- 584 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 56: Washington and Lee University- 55 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $103k after 10 years
Number 57: University of Central Florida- 867 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 58: University of Delaware- 333 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 59: California State University-Long Beach- 426 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 60: Georgetown University- 111 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $111k after 10 years
Number 61: George Mason University- 365 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 62: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus- 631 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 63: Clemson University- 471 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $79k after 10 years
Number 64: Arizona State University Campus Immersion- 1,268 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 65: California State University-Fullerton- 273 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 66: University of Rochester- 237 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 67: University of Houston- 499 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 68: Marquette University- 327 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 69: Tufts University- 196 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 70: Carnegie Mellon University- 57 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $125k after 10 years
Number 71: San Jose State University- 191 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 72: Wake Forest University- 136 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 73: University of the Pacific- 153 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 74: Washington State University- 525 grads a year in the field
- 62% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 75: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus- 704 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 76: Lehigh University- 97 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $116k after 10 years
Number 77: University of Missouri-Columbia- 343 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 78: University of Colorado Boulder- 910 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 79: CUNY Bernard M Baruch College- 44 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 80: San Francisco State University- 409 grads a year in the field
- 50% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 81: Case Western Reserve University- 215 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $90k after 10 years
Number 82: New York University- 262 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 83: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus- 277 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 84: Temple University- 388 grads a year in the field
- 74% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 85: San Diego State University- 304 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 86: University of South Carolina-Columbia- 711 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 87: Santa Clara University- 120 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $117k after 10 years
Number 88: California State University-Sacramento- 335 grads a year in the field
- 55% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 89: CUNY City College- 219 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 90: University of Portland- 101 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $86k after 10 years
Number 91: California State University-Fresno- 208 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 92: University of Miami- 322 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 93: New Jersey Institute of Technology- 94 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 94: CUNY Hunter College- 194 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 95: California State University-Northridge- 305 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 96: Villanova University- 120 grads a year in the field
- 92% graduate
- $115k after 10 years
Number 97: Lafayette College- 108 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $102k after 10 years
Number 98: Iowa State University- 365 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 99: Creighton University- 183 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 100: University of Oregon- 406 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 101: University of Kentucky- 371 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 102: Drexel University- 152 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $92k after 10 years
Number 103: Auburn University- 602 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 104: University of Iowa- 236 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 105: Texas Tech University- 698 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 106: University of New Hampshire-Main Campus- 307 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 107: George Washington University- 147 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $97k after 10 years
Number 108: University of Vermont- 342 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 109: College of the Holy Cross- 61 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $100k after 10 years
Number 110: James Madison University- 211 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $75k after 10 years
Number 111: Loyola University Chicago- 427 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 112: Colorado State University-Fort Collins- 803 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 113: Florida Atlantic University- 389 grads a year in the field
- 63% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 114: Southern Methodist University- 107 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $90k after 10 years
Number 115: Virginia Commonwealth University- 377 grads a year in the field
- 64% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 116: Bucknell University- 119 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $110k after 10 years
Number 117: Miami University-Oxford- 309 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 118: Trinity College- 62 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $103k after 10 years
Number 119: CUNY Brooklyn College- 114 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 120: Saint Louis University- 187 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $76k after 10 years
Number 121: University of Kansas- 291 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 122: University of Rhode Island- 290 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 123: Rhodes College- 99 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 124: University of Utah- 475 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 125: Kansas State University- 307 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 126: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus- 407 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 127: Trinity University- 102 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 128: Oregon State University- 422 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 129: Worcester Polytechnic Institute- 63 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 130: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute- 58 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $113k after 10 years
Number 131: University of Mississippi- 179 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 132: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College- 462 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 133: Fordham University- 121 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 134: Chapman University- 90 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 135: University of Wyoming- 208 grads a year in the field
- 60% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 136: Baylor University- 401 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 137: University of Nebraska-Lincoln- 270 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 138: The University of Texas at San Antonio- 417 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 139: The University of Texas at Arlington- 299 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 140: Connecticut College- 98 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 141: Tulane University of Louisiana- 225 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 142: University of Denver- 138 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 143: Seattle University- 93 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 144: Mount Holyoke College- 86 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 145: West Virginia University- 393 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 146: Texas Christian University- 110 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $77k after 10 years
Number 147: Centre College- 39 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 148: Portland State University- 175 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 149: Gettysburg College- 100 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 150: Illinois State University- 142 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 151: Berea College- 26 grads a year in the field
- 62% graduate
- $48k after 10 years
Number 152: Syracuse University- 176 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 153: Pepperdine University- 49 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 154: Michigan Technological University- 30 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 155: Franklin and Marshall College- 68 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 156: Occidental College- 55 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 157: University of Dayton- 118 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 158: Lawrence University- 68 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 159: University of North Florida- 154 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 160: Ohio University-Main Campus- 245 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 161: Mississippi State University- 283 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $54k after 10 years
Number 162: Howard University- 186 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 163: Pitzer College- 26 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 164: Butler University- 65 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 165: University of Louisville- 198 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 166: California Lutheran University- 56 grads a year in the field
- 69% graduate
- $78k after 10 years
Number 167: University of San Francisco- 86 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $95k after 10 years
Number 168: University of Redlands- 37 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $81k after 10 years
Number 169: Bradley University- 43 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $76k after 10 years
Number 170: New Mexico State University-Main Campus- 126 grads a year in the field
- 54% graduate
- $44k after 10 years
Number 171: Dickinson College- 49 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 172: University of New Mexico-Main Campus- 243 grads a year in the field
- 54% graduate
- $50k after 10 years
Number 173: The University of the South- 62 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 174: Kenyon College- 70 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 175: Missouri University of Science and Technology- 53 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $86k after 10 years
Number 176: Loyola Marymount University- 79 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $86k after 10 years
Number 177: Florida Gulf Coast University- 157 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 178: Lewis & Clark College- 62 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 179: Old Dominion University- 190 grads a year in the field
- 45% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 180: Elon University- 55 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 181: Boise State University- 275 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 182: Clarkson University- 55 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $92k after 10 years
Number 183: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University- 107 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $52k after 10 years
Number 184: Rochester Institute of Technology- 99 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 185: College of Charleston- 222 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 186: Agnes Scott College- 35 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 187: University of Maine- 155 grads a year in the field
- 56% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 188: Whitman College- 55 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 189: Wichita State University- 134 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $56k after 10 years
Number 190: Saint Edward's University- 66 grads a year in the field
- 60% graduate
- $65k after 10 years
Number 191: Spelman College- 45 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 192: Willamette University- 31 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 193: Drake University- 45 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $79k after 10 years
Number 194: Belmont University- 69 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 195: Whittier College- 53 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 196: Kent State University at Kent- 210 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $51k after 10 years
Number 197: Cleveland State University- 85 grads a year in the field
- 51% graduate
- $57k after 10 years
Number 198: Xavier University of Louisiana- 160 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 199: Denison University- 54 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 200: University of Idaho- 84 grads a year in the field
- 59% graduate
- $58k after 10 years
Number 201: Montana State University- 224 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
Number 202: Furman University- 45 grads a year in the field
- 76% graduate
- $70k after 10 years
Number 203: Hampton University- 69 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 204: North Carolina A & T State University- 94 grads a year in the field
- 57% graduate
- $50k after 10 years
Number 205: Loyola University New Orleans- 50 grads a year in the field
- 60% graduate
- $59k after 10 years
Number 206: Southwestern University- 36 grads a year in the field
- 73% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 207: The University of Montana- 115 grads a year in the field
- 48% graduate
- $49k after 10 years
Number 208: Xavier University- 59 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 209: Morgan State University- 56 grads a year in the field
- 41% graduate
- $57k after 10 years
Number 210: Morehouse College- 32 grads a year in the field
- 58% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 211: Tuskegee University- 43 grads a year in the field
- 55% graduate
- $58k after 10 years
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