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Considering a degree in Biochemistry?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Biochemistry majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Biochemistry degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of California.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Ana College | 4600 | 23100 | 0.8003 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Bryn Mawr College | 5900 | 96400 | 0.9387 | 1,288 | 1387 | 0.2815 | |
| 3 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.588 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Middlebury College | 8700 | 94500 | 0.908 | 2,640 | 1499 | 0.1277 | |
| 5 | Antelope Valley Community College District | 10900 | 20400 | 0.4683 | 13,532 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Wake Forest University | 12200 | 93800 | 0.8696 | 5,595 | 1463 | 0.2076 | |
| 7 | Boston University | 12300 | 93200 | 0.868 | 18,289 | 1475 | 0.1283 | |
| 8 | Truman State University | 12500 | 21700 | 0.4237 | 3,506 | 1340 | 0.8515 | |
| 9 | Aquinas College | 13500 | 86000 | 0.843 | 1,103 | 1035 | 0.9726 | |
| 10 | New York University | 14400 | 92100 | 0.8437 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 11 | University of California-Irvine | 14800 | 40400 | 0.6342 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 12 | Lincoln University | 15300 | 34800 | 0.5597 | 1,424 | 890 | 0.6431 | |
| 13 | Dickinson College | 15500 | 94300 | 0.836 | 2,140 | 1390 | 0.4149 | |
| 14 | Emporia State University | 16200 | 30900 | 0.476 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 15 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 16600 | 26600 | 0.3763 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 16 | Bethel University | 17400 | 74100 | 0.765 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 16 | Muhlenberg College | 17400 | 122400 | 0.8579 | 1,737 | 1353 | 0.7199 | |
| 18 | Yale University | 17700 | 278600 | 0.9365 | 6,667 | 1507 | 0.0475 | |
| 19 | Centre College | 17900 | 73400 | 0.7557 | 1,385 | 1323 | 0.4816 | |
| 20 | University of Mary | 18200 | 32600 | 0.4424 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 21 | Idaho State University | 18700 | 39100 | 0.5222 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 22 | Grand Canyon University | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3701 | 75,936 | 1075 | 0.7891 | |
| 23 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 21700 | 25900 | 0.1598 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 24 | Hope College | 22000 | 60100 | 0.6337 | 3,427 | 1216 | 0.8712 | |
| 25 | Saint Cloud State University | 22600 | 36800 | 0.3849 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 26 | Wittenberg University | 23600 | 65400 | 0.639 | 1,012 | 1184 | 0.8046 | |
| 27 | Oral Roberts University | 23900 | 52700 | 0.546 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 28 | Wheaton College | 24000 | 68000 | 0.647 | 2,181 | 1357 | 0.8491 | |
| 29 | Lake Forest College | 24800 | 76000 | 0.6733 | 1,786 | 1304 | 0.5363 | |
| 30 | Briar Cliff University | 25500 | 83800 | 0.6957 | 766 | 1075 | 0.5834 | |
| 31 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 25700 | 28300 | 0.0907 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 32 | North Dakota State University | 27400 | 30400 | 0.0976 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 33 | Florida Southern College | 27600 | 63200 | 0.5627 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 34 | Cornell College | 27900 | 74800 | 0.6267 | 1,094 | 1243 | 0.799 | |
| 35 | Oregon State University | 28800 | 36700 | 0.2171 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 36 | Utah Tech University | 28900 | 35200 | 0.179 | 12,993 | 1065 | 1 | |
| 37 | Clark University | 29100 | 80500 | 0.6392 | 2,112 | 1338 | 0.4047 | |
| 37 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29100 | 34200 | 0.149 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 39 | Goucher College | 29400 | 77000 | 0.6186 | 1,091 | 1208 | 0.8191 | |
| 40 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 30100 | 30100 | 0 | 11,087 | 1326 | 0.7397 | |
| 41 | Lebanon Valley College | 30500 | 72200 | 0.5773 | 1,834 | 1260 | 0.808 | |
| 42 | Houston Christian University | 30700 | 60500 | 0.4928 | 3,277 | 1099 | 0.8645 | |
| 43 | The College of Wooster | 30800 | 83100 | 0.6299 | 1,515 | 1345 | 0.6438 | |
| 44 | Benedictine University | 30900 | 48900 | 0.3681 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 45 | Marquette University | 31000 | 75900 | 0.5915 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 46 | Linfield University | 31300 | 72700 | 0.5695 | 1,641 | 1145 | 0.8517 | |
| 47 | Hendrix College | 31900 | 59900 | 0.4678 | 1,069 | 1287 | 0.7822 | |
| 48 | Anderson University | 32300 | 54700 | 0.4098 | 3,724 | 1209 | 0.5491 | |
| 49 | Belmont University | 33200 | 72300 | 0.5412 | 7,174 | 1273 | 0.9367 | |
| 49 | Harding University | 33200 | 47800 | 0.3047 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 51 | Elizabethtown College | 33500 | 57500 | 0.4172 | 1,935 | 1214 | 0.8892 | |
| 52 | Rollins College | 34100 | 85700 | 0.6023 | 2,639 | 1284 | 0.5285 | |
| 53 | Washington College | 34200 | 81400 | 0.5795 | 933 | 1216 | 0.9379 | |
| 54 | Bethel College-North Newton | 34300 | 59600 | 0.4242 | 507 | 1000 | 0.935 | |
| 55 | McPherson College | 35100 | 53600 | 0.3454 | 861 | 1055 | 0.5533 | |
| 56 | Fisk University | 35800 | 64900 | 0.4482 | 1,035 | 1174 | 0.3742 | |
| 57 | Shenandoah University | 36100 | 56100 | 0.3565 | 2,723 | 1154 | 0.7785 | |
| 58 | Hardin-Simmons University | 37200 | 49700 | 0.2514 | 1,291 | 1110 | 0.862 | |
| 59 | Eckerd College | 37300 | 77000 | 0.5155 | 1,893 | 1255 | 0.758 | |
| 60 | Simmons University | 39100 | 57800 | 0.3238 | 1,676 | 1317 | 0.7008 | |
| 61 | Bellarmine University | 41200 | 66100 | 0.3763 | 2,365 | 1134 | 0.9371 | |
| 62 | Bethel University | 42100 | 47700 | 0.1168 | 2,883 | 1214 | 0.8868 | |
| 63 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42600 | 63300 | 0.3271 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 64 | University at Albany | 44300 | 48900 | 0.0941 | 12,889 | 1245 | 0.7044 | |
| 65 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48200 | 51200 | 0.0598 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 66 | Michigan State University | 49200 | 56200 | 0.1245 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 67 | University of Georgia | 52000 | 52100 | 0.0019 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 68 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 53400 | 63400 | 0.1578 | 24,019 | 1404 | 0.5989 | |
| 69 | Michigan Technological University | 55600 | 55600 | 0 | 6,009 | 1247 | 0.8546 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.