Middle Class Affordability Rankings™ - Biochemistry Majors

Most Affordable Colleges for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Majors in California for 2026

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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:

Number of people in family: 4
Number of students in college: 1
Total income: $80,000
Total assets: $50,000

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Rank	Institution	Typical Net Price	Sticker Price	% Savings	Undergraduates	Est. Median SAT	Acceptance Rate	Save
1	Santa Ana College	4500	23100	0.8046	27,248	0	0	#1 #1 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Santa Ana College Santa Ana, CA Typical Net Price $4,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $23,100 % Savings 80% Undergraduates 27,248 Est. Median SAT -- Acceptance Rate --
2	Yale University	5500	92200	0.94	6,814	1507	0.0387	#2 #2 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Yale University New Haven, CT Typical Net Price $5,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $92,200 % Savings 94% Undergraduates 6,814 Est. Median SAT 1,507 Acceptance Rate 3.9 %
3	Santa Monica College	6400	15500	0.588	23,453	0	0	#3 #3 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA Typical Net Price $6,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $15,500 % Savings 59% Undergraduates 23,453 Est. Median SAT -- Acceptance Rate --
4	Rio Hondo College	7100	21600	0.6726	17,441	0	0	#4 #4 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Rio Hondo College Whittier, CA Typical Net Price $7,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $21,600 % Savings 67% Undergraduates 17,441 Est. Median SAT -- Acceptance Rate --
5	Idaho State University	9100	23500	0.6136	10,834	0	0	#5 #5 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Idaho State University Pocatello, ID Typical Net Price $9,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $23,500 % Savings 61% Undergraduates 10,834 Est. Median SAT -- Acceptance Rate --
6	Truman State University	11500	30400	0.6227	3,265	1302	0.8377	#6 #6 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Truman State University Kirksville, MO Typical Net Price $11,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $30,400 % Savings 62% Undergraduates 3,265 Est. Median SAT 1,302 Acceptance Rate 83.8 %
7	Dickinson College	12400	92100	0.8657	2,311	1393	0.4209	#7 #7 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Dickinson College Carlisle, PA Typical Net Price $12,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $92,100 % Savings 87% Undergraduates 2,311 Est. Median SAT 1,393 Acceptance Rate 42.1 %
8	Boston University	13100	92800	0.859	18,805	1475	0.1111	#8 #8 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Boston University Boston, MA Typical Net Price $13,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $92,800 % Savings 86% Undergraduates 18,805 Est. Median SAT 1,475 Acceptance Rate 11.1 %
9	Middlebury College	13400	89900	0.851	2,760	1499	0.1075	#9 #9 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Middlebury College Middlebury, VT Typical Net Price $13,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $89,900 % Savings 85% Undergraduates 2,760 Est. Median SAT 1,499 Acceptance Rate 10.8 %
10	Bryn Mawr College	13700	88300	0.8452	1,360	1383	0.2943	#10 #10 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Bryn Mawr College Bryn Mawr, PA Typical Net Price $13,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $88,300 % Savings 85% Undergraduates 1,360 Est. Median SAT 1,383 Acceptance Rate 29.4 %
11	Lincoln University	14100	32600	0.5668	1,545	890	0.6572	#11 #11 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Lincoln University Lincoln University, PA Typical Net Price $14,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $32,600 % Savings 57% Undergraduates 1,545 Est. Median SAT 890 Acceptance Rate 65.7 %
12	Wake Forest University	15000	91900	0.8364	5,490	1469	0.2167	#12 #12 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC Typical Net Price $15,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $91,900 % Savings 84% Undergraduates 5,490 Est. Median SAT 1,469 Acceptance Rate 21.7 %
13	University of California-Irvine	15300	38000	0.5978	30,204	1333	0.2857	#13 #13 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA Typical Net Price $15,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $38,000 % Savings 60% Undergraduates 30,204 Est. Median SAT 1,333 Acceptance Rate 28.6 %
14	Centre College	17500	73000	0.7603	1,404	1314	0.5436	#14 #14 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Centre College Danville, KY Typical Net Price $17,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $73,000 % Savings 76% Undergraduates 1,404 Est. Median SAT 1,314 Acceptance Rate 54.4 %
15	Houston Christian University	17600	56800	0.6901	2,899	1090	0.8444	#15 #15 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Houston Christian University Houston, TX Typical Net Price $17,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $56,800 % Savings 69% Undergraduates 2,899 Est. Median SAT 1,090 Acceptance Rate 84.4 %
16	Muhlenberg College	17900	74700	0.7601	1,737	1353	0.7199	#16 #16 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA Typical Net Price $17,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $74,700 % Savings 76% Undergraduates 1,737 Est. Median SAT 1,353 Acceptance Rate 72.0 %
17	University of Mary	18200	32600	0.4423	2,821	1175	0.753	#17 #17 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Mary Bismarck, ND Typical Net Price $18,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $32,600 % Savings 44% Undergraduates 2,821 Est. Median SAT 1,175 Acceptance Rate 75.3 %
18	Bethel University	19700	54500	0.6394	1,065	1030	0.9766	#18 #18 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Bethel University Mishawaka, IN Typical Net Price $19,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $54,500 % Savings 64% Undergraduates 1,065 Est. Median SAT 1,030 Acceptance Rate 97.7 %
19	Hope College	22200	60100	0.6304	3,395	1241	0.7924	#19 #19 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Hope College Holland, MI Typical Net Price $22,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $60,100 % Savings 63% Undergraduates 3,395 Est. Median SAT 1,241 Acceptance Rate 79.2 %
20	Aquinas College	22400	53400	0.581	1,088	1035	0.8988	#20 #20 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Aquinas College Grand Rapids, MI Typical Net Price $22,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $53,400 % Savings 58% Undergraduates 1,088 Est. Median SAT 1,035 Acceptance Rate 89.9 %
21	New York University	22600	91800	0.7535	29,060	1520	0.0923	#21 #21 Middle Class Affordability Rankings New York University New York, NY Typical Net Price $22,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $91,800 % Savings 75% Undergraduates 29,060 Est. Median SAT 1,520 Acceptance Rate 9.2 %
22	Saint Cloud State University	23100	36800	0.3737	8,738	1079	0.948	#22 #22 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN Typical Net Price $23,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $36,800 % Savings 37% Undergraduates 8,738 Est. Median SAT 1,079 Acceptance Rate 94.8 %
23	Lake Forest College	23700	76000	0.6877	1,814	1323	0.5681	#23 #23 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL Typical Net Price $23,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $76,000 % Savings 69% Undergraduates 1,814 Est. Median SAT 1,323 Acceptance Rate 56.8 %
24	Wittenberg University	23900	65400	0.6347	1,227	1178	0.7235	#24 #24 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Wittenberg University Springfield, OH Typical Net Price $23,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $65,400 % Savings 63% Undergraduates 1,227 Est. Median SAT 1,178 Acceptance Rate 72.4 %
25	Emporia State University	24400	32000	0.2374	2,396	1075	0.9771	#25 #25 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Emporia State University Emporia, KS Typical Net Price $24,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $32,000 % Savings 24% Undergraduates 2,396 Est. Median SAT 1,075 Acceptance Rate 97.7 %
26	Minnesota State University Moorhead	26100	28300	0.076	3,375	1090	0.5876	#26 #26 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN Typical Net Price $26,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $28,300 % Savings 8% Undergraduates 3,375 Est. Median SAT 1,090 Acceptance Rate 58.8 %
27	Linfield University	26700	70600	0.6216	1,652	1145	0.8517	#27 #27 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Linfield University McMinnville, OR Typical Net Price $26,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $70,600 % Savings 62% Undergraduates 1,652 Est. Median SAT 1,145 Acceptance Rate 85.2 %
28	Wright State University-Main Campus	26900	36500	0.2632	7,505	1073	0.9633	#28 #28 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH Typical Net Price $26,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $36,500 % Savings 26% Undergraduates 7,505 Est. Median SAT 1,073 Acceptance Rate 96.3 %
29	Oral Roberts University	27300	52700	0.4812	5,017	1214	0.989	#29 #29 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK Typical Net Price $27,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $52,700 % Savings 48% Undergraduates 5,017 Est. Median SAT 1,214 Acceptance Rate 98.9 %
30	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	27600	27600	0	10,767	1326	0.7243	#30 #30 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD Typical Net Price $27,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $27,600 % Savings -- Undergraduates 10,767 Est. Median SAT 1,326 Acceptance Rate 72.4 %
31	North Dakota State University	27800	30400	0.084	9,762	1110	0.9496	#31 #31 Middle Class Affordability Rankings North Dakota State University Fargo, ND Typical Net Price $27,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $30,400 % Savings 8% Undergraduates 9,762 Est. Median SAT 1,110 Acceptance Rate 95.0 %
32	Florida Southern College	27900	63200	0.5593	2,682	1264	0.6442	#32 #32 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL Typical Net Price $27,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $63,200 % Savings 56% Undergraduates 2,682 Est. Median SAT 1,264 Acceptance Rate 64.4 %
33	Cornell College	28200	74800	0.623	1,094	1243	0.799	#33 #33 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Cornell College Mount Vernon, IA Typical Net Price $28,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $74,800 % Savings 62% Undergraduates 1,094 Est. Median SAT 1,243 Acceptance Rate 79.9 %
33	Goucher College	28200	77000	0.6337	981	1233	0.7771	#33 #33 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Goucher College Baltimore, MD Typical Net Price $28,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $77,000 % Savings 63% Undergraduates 981 Est. Median SAT 1,233 Acceptance Rate 77.7 %
35	Clark University	29300	80500	0.6357	2,266	1381	0.3954	#35 #35 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Clark University Worcester, MA Typical Net Price $29,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $80,500 % Savings 64% Undergraduates 2,266 Est. Median SAT 1,381 Acceptance Rate 39.5 %
36	University of South Carolina-Columbia	29400	34000	0.1354	30,187	1292	0.6015	#36 #36 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC Typical Net Price $29,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $34,000 % Savings 14% Undergraduates 30,187 Est. Median SAT 1,292 Acceptance Rate 60.2 %
37	Wheaton College	30400	87500	0.6525	2,150	1363	0.874	#37 #37 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Wheaton College Wheaton, IL Typical Net Price $30,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $87,500 % Savings 65% Undergraduates 2,150 Est. Median SAT 1,363 Acceptance Rate 87.4 %
38	McPherson College	30500	51400	0.4065	876	1075	0.7676	#38 #38 Middle Class Affordability Rankings McPherson College McPherson, KS Typical Net Price $30,500 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $51,400 % Savings 41% Undergraduates 876 Est. Median SAT 1,075 Acceptance Rate 76.8 %
39	Utah Tech University	30700	35200	0.1279	13,006	0	0	#39 #39 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Utah Tech University Saint George, UT Typical Net Price $30,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $35,200 % Savings 13% Undergraduates 13,006 Est. Median SAT -- Acceptance Rate --
40	Benedictine University	30900	48900	0.3681	1,972	1161	0.9523	#40 #40 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Benedictine University Lisle, IL Typical Net Price $30,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $48,900 % Savings 37% Undergraduates 1,972 Est. Median SAT 1,161 Acceptance Rate 95.2 %
41	Lebanon Valley College	31100	72400	0.5706	1,720	1225	0.8377	#41 #41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Lebanon Valley College Annville, PA Typical Net Price $31,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $72,400 % Savings 57% Undergraduates 1,720 Est. Median SAT 1,225 Acceptance Rate 83.8 %
41	The College of Wooster	31100	83100	0.6261	1,738	1344	0.5953	#41 #41 Middle Class Affordability Rankings The College of Wooster Wooster, OH Typical Net Price $31,100 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $83,100 % Savings 63% Undergraduates 1,738 Est. Median SAT 1,344 Acceptance Rate 59.5 %
43	Marquette University	31900	66500	0.5203	8,045	1309	0.8134	#43 #43 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Marquette University Milwaukee, WI Typical Net Price $31,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $66,500 % Savings 52% Undergraduates 8,045 Est. Median SAT 1,309 Acceptance Rate 81.3 %
44	Belmont University	32400	69900	0.536	7,175	1273	0.9528	#44 #44 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Belmont University Nashville, TN Typical Net Price $32,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $69,900 % Savings 54% Undergraduates 7,175 Est. Median SAT 1,273 Acceptance Rate 95.3 %
45	University of Wisconsin-Stout	32900	35000	0.0614	6,136	1159	0.8767	#45 #45 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI Typical Net Price $32,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $35,000 % Savings 6% Undergraduates 6,136 Est. Median SAT 1,159 Acceptance Rate 87.7 %
46	Hendrix College	33000	59300	0.4432	1,100	1260	0.5565	#46 #46 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Hendrix College Conway, AR Typical Net Price $33,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $59,300 % Savings 44% Undergraduates 1,100 Est. Median SAT 1,260 Acceptance Rate 55.7 %
47	Elizabethtown College	33600	55300	0.3925	1,903	1214	0.7787	#47 #47 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, PA Typical Net Price $33,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $55,300 % Savings 39% Undergraduates 1,903 Est. Median SAT 1,214 Acceptance Rate 77.9 %
48	Harding University	33700	47800	0.296	3,536	1184	0.7052	#48 #48 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Harding University Searcy, AR Typical Net Price $33,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $47,800 % Savings 30% Undergraduates 3,536 Est. Median SAT 1,184 Acceptance Rate 70.5 %
49	Washington College	34600	81400	0.5744	923	1272	0.5689	#49 #49 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Washington College Chestertown, MD Typical Net Price $34,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $81,400 % Savings 57% Undergraduates 923 Est. Median SAT 1,272 Acceptance Rate 56.9 %
50	Fisk University	35900	56500	0.3647	1,035	1174	0.3742	#50 #50 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Fisk University Nashville, TN Typical Net Price $35,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $56,500 % Savings 36% Undergraduates 1,035 Est. Median SAT 1,174 Acceptance Rate 37.4 %
51	Hardin-Simmons University	37200	49700	0.2514	1,291	1110	0.9	#51 #51 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Hardin-Simmons University Abilene, TX Typical Net Price $37,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $49,700 % Savings 25% Undergraduates 1,291 Est. Median SAT 1,110 Acceptance Rate 90.0 %
52	Bellarmine University	39300	66100	0.4048	2,240	1220	0.8611	#52 #52 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Bellarmine University Louisville, KY Typical Net Price $39,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $66,100 % Savings 40% Undergraduates 2,240 Est. Median SAT 1,220 Acceptance Rate 86.1 %
53	Simmons University	40000	54800	0.2698	1,675	1317	0.6998	#53 #53 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Simmons University Boston, MA Typical Net Price $40,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $54,800 % Savings 27% Undergraduates 1,675 Est. Median SAT 1,317 Acceptance Rate 70.0 %
54	Bethel University	41000	46200	0.1116	2,755	1214	0.878	#54 #54 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Bethel University Saint Paul, MN Typical Net Price $41,000 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $46,200 % Savings 11% Undergraduates 2,755 Est. Median SAT 1,214 Acceptance Rate 87.8 %
55	Anderson University	42300	53600	0.2108	3,683	1209	0.5471	#55 #55 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Anderson University Anderson, SC Typical Net Price $42,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $53,600 % Savings 21% Undergraduates 3,683 Est. Median SAT 1,209 Acceptance Rate 54.7 %
56	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	42800	56200	0.2385	11,355	1222	0.8816	#56 #56 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH Typical Net Price $42,800 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $56,200 % Savings 24% Undergraduates 11,355 Est. Median SAT 1,222 Acceptance Rate 88.2 %
57	Oregon State University	44900	61900	0.2746	31,253	1272	0.773	#57 #57 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Oregon State University Corvallis, OR Typical Net Price $44,900 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $61,900 % Savings 27% Undergraduates 31,253 Est. Median SAT 1,272 Acceptance Rate 77.3 %
58	Michigan State University	47200	56200	0.1601	41,234	1279	0.848	#58 #58 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Typical Net Price $47,200 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $56,200 % Savings 16% Undergraduates 41,234 Est. Median SAT 1,279 Acceptance Rate 84.8 %
59	Purdue University-Main Campus	48600	51200	0.0517	44,819	1327	0.4987	#59 #59 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN Typical Net Price $48,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $51,200 % Savings 5% Undergraduates 44,819 Est. Median SAT 1,327 Acceptance Rate 49.9 %
60	University of Georgia	51600	52800	0.0227	32,399	1382	0.377	#60 #60 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Georgia Athens, GA Typical Net Price $51,600 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $52,800 % Savings 2% Undergraduates 32,399 Est. Median SAT 1,382 Acceptance Rate 37.7 %
61	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	53700	62800	0.1449	23,920	1397	0.5973	#61 #61 Middle Class Affordability Rankings University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA Typical Net Price $53,700 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $62,800 % Savings 14% Undergraduates 23,920 Est. Median SAT 1,397 Acceptance Rate 59.7 %
62	Michigan Technological University	59300	59300	0	6,013	1256	0.9243	#62 #62 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI Typical Net Price $59,300 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $59,300 % Savings -- Undergraduates 6,013 Est. Median SAT 1,256 Acceptance Rate 92.4 %
63	Rollins College	82400	82400	0	2,640	1273	0.4754	#63 #63 Middle Class Affordability Rankings Rollins College Winter Park, FL Typical Net Price $82,400 • Sign in to see your Estimated Net Price Sticker Price $82,400 % Savings -- Undergraduates 2,640 Est. Median SAT 1,273 Acceptance Rate 47.5 %