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Considering a degree in Biochemistry?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Biochemistry majors who live in Illinois.
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 Illinois.
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 | Bryn Mawr College | 6200 | 96400 | 0.9355 | 1,288 | 1387 | 0.2815 | |
| 2 | Truman State University | 7300 | 26200 | 0.7224 | 3,506 | 1340 | 0.8515 | |
| 3 | Middlebury College | 8700 | 94500 | 0.908 | 2,640 | 1499 | 0.1277 | |
| 4 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 10100 | 41500 | 0.7567 | 8,945 | 1099 | 0.975 | |
| 5 | University of Illinois Chicago | 12200 | 30200 | 0.5969 | 24,260 | 1174 | 0.7576 | |
| 5 | 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 | Dickinson College | 12800 | 94300 | 0.8647 | 2,140 | 1390 | 0.4149 | |
| 9 | Northern Illinois University | 13300 | 32100 | 0.5856 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 10 | University of Georgia | 13500 | 27200 | 0.503 | 32,824 | 1348 | 0.3425 | |
| 11 | Aquinas College | 13700 | 86000 | 0.8407 | 1,103 | 1035 | 0.9726 | |
| 12 | University of California-Irvine | 14800 | 40400 | 0.6341 | 30,260 | 1333 | 0.2895 | |
| 13 | Lincoln University | 15800 | 34800 | 0.5454 | 1,424 | 890 | 0.6431 | |
| 14 | Emporia State University | 16600 | 30900 | 0.463 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 15 | Wright State University-Main Campus | 17000 | 36500 | 0.5346 | 7,747 | 1073 | 0.9617 | |
| 16 | Bethel University | 17500 | 74100 | 0.7637 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 16 | Utah Tech University | 17500 | 23300 | 0.2493 | 12,993 | 1065 | 1 | |
| 18 | Muhlenberg College | 17700 | 122400 | 0.8555 | 1,737 | 1353 | 0.7199 | |
| 18 | Yale University | 17700 | 278600 | 0.9365 | 6,667 | 1507 | 0.0475 | |
| 20 | Centre College | 17900 | 73400 | 0.7557 | 1,385 | 1323 | 0.4816 | |
| 21 | University of Mary | 18600 | 32600 | 0.4281 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 22 | Idaho State University | 19000 | 39100 | 0.5146 | 10,834 | 0 | 0.8396 | |
| 22 | Wheaton College | 19000 | 68000 | 0.7209 | 2,181 | 1357 | 0.8491 | |
| 24 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 20400 | 26100 | 0.2181 | 31,845 | 1298 | 0.5651 | |
| 25 | North Dakota State University | 20600 | 25700 | 0.2008 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 26 | Grand Canyon University | 21700 | 34000 | 0.3613 | 75,936 | 1075 | 0.7891 | |
| 27 | Hope College | 22500 | 60100 | 0.6254 | 3,427 | 1216 | 0.8712 | |
| 28 | Saint Cloud State University | 22600 | 36800 | 0.3849 | 8,209 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 29 | Wittenberg University | 23600 | 65400 | 0.639 | 1,012 | 1184 | 0.8046 | |
| 30 | Oral Roberts University | 24200 | 52700 | 0.5403 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 31 | Lake Forest College | 24800 | 75400 | 0.6716 | 1,786 | 1304 | 0.5363 | |
| 32 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 25700 | 28300 | 0.0907 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 33 | Michigan State University | 25800 | 28900 | 0.1089 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 34 | Briar Cliff University | 25900 | 83800 | 0.6909 | 766 | 1075 | 0.5834 | |
| 35 | Benedictine University | 26500 | 48900 | 0.4581 | 2,082 | 1124 | 0.9576 | |
| 36 | Cornell College | 27200 | 74800 | 0.6361 | 1,094 | 1243 | 0.799 | |
| 37 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 27400 | 30000 | 0.0855 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 38 | Florida Southern College | 27600 | 63200 | 0.5627 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 39 | Marquette University | 28000 | 63800 | 0.5612 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 40 | New York University | 29000 | 92100 | 0.6851 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 41 | Clark University | 29100 | 80500 | 0.6392 | 2,112 | 1338 | 0.4047 | |
| 42 | Goucher College | 29400 | 77000 | 0.6186 | 1,091 | 1208 | 0.8191 | |
| 43 | The College of Wooster | 30600 | 82400 | 0.6292 | 1,515 | 1345 | 0.6438 | |
| 44 | Houston Christian University | 30700 | 60500 | 0.4928 | 3,277 | 1099 | 0.8645 | |
| 45 | Lebanon Valley College | 30800 | 72200 | 0.5732 | 1,834 | 1260 | 0.808 | |
| 46 | Linfield University | 31300 | 72700 | 0.5695 | 1,641 | 1145 | 0.8517 | |
| 47 | Hendrix College | 31800 | 59900 | 0.4694 | 1,069 | 1287 | 0.7822 | |
| 48 | Anderson University | 32200 | 54700 | 0.4116 | 3,724 | 1209 | 0.5491 | |
| 49 | University of Maryland-Baltimore County | 32900 | 59400 | 0.4461 | 11,087 | 1326 | 0.7397 | |
| 50 | Belmont University | 33200 | 72300 | 0.5412 | 7,174 | 1273 | 0.9367 | |
| 50 | Harding University | 33200 | 47800 | 0.3047 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 52 | Elizabethtown College | 33600 | 57500 | 0.4154 | 1,935 | 1214 | 0.8892 | |
| 53 | Rollins College | 34000 | 85700 | 0.6035 | 2,639 | 1284 | 0.5285 | |
| 54 | Washington College | 34200 | 81400 | 0.5795 | 933 | 1216 | 0.9379 | |
| 55 | Bethel College-North Newton | 34500 | 59600 | 0.4209 | 507 | 1000 | 0.935 | |
| 56 | McPherson College | 35300 | 53600 | 0.3416 | 861 | 1055 | 0.5533 | |
| 57 | Fisk University | 35800 | 64900 | 0.4482 | 1,035 | 1174 | 0.3742 | |
| 58 | Shenandoah University | 36400 | 56100 | 0.3512 | 2,723 | 1154 | 0.7785 | |
| 59 | Hardin-Simmons University | 37200 | 49700 | 0.2514 | 1,291 | 1110 | 0.862 | |
| 60 | Eckerd College | 37300 | 77000 | 0.5155 | 1,893 | 1255 | 0.758 | |
| 61 | Simmons University | 39000 | 57800 | 0.3255 | 1,676 | 1317 | 0.7008 | |
| 62 | Bellarmine University | 41200 | 66100 | 0.3763 | 2,365 | 1134 | 0.9371 | |
| 63 | Bethel University | 41700 | 47300 | 0.1178 | 2,883 | 1214 | 0.8868 | |
| 64 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 42400 | 63300 | 0.3303 | 10,900 | 1222 | 0.8914 | |
| 65 | University at Albany | 44300 | 48900 | 0.0941 | 12,889 | 1245 | 0.7044 | |
| 66 | Oregon State University | 44800 | 61900 | 0.2766 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 67 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48200 | 51200 | 0.0598 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 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.