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Considering a degree in Biology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Biology majors who live in Mississippi.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Biology degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Mississippi.
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 | Harvard University | 5900 | 96100 | 0.9383 | 8,844 | 1535 | 0.0365 | |
| 2 | Savannah State University | 6900 | 29000 | 0.7616 | 2,966 | 925 | 0.4614 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 4 | Southern Utah University | 10500 | 22200 | 0.528 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 5 | College of Saint Mary | 10800 | 37800 | 0.7141 | 552 | 1103 | 0.4465 | |
| 6 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 31200 | 0.6315 | 6,952 | 995 | 0.9075 | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona University | 11600 | 27900 | 0.5837 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 8 | Boston University | 12300 | 92800 | 0.8676 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 9 | University of the Virgin Islands | 12500 | 26100 | 0.522 | 1,569 | 925 | 0.9898 | |
| 10 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12600 | 24900 | 0.4932 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 11 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13000 | 26500 | 0.5089 | 12,507 | 1010 | 0.8897 | |
| 12 | University of South Florida | 13500 | 17100 | 0.2104 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 13 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 13 | Western Washington University | 13800 | 31400 | 0.5605 | 13,752 | 1272 | 0.9325 | |
| 15 | Wesleyan College | 13900 | 43800 | 0.6825 | 496 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 16 | Francis Marion University | 14200 | 24100 | 0.4115 | 3,692 | 1015 | 0.8639 | |
| 17 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 14500 | 19000 | 0.237 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.865 | |
| 18 | Central Michigan University | 14600 | 37800 | 0.6131 | 10,193 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 19 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 37700 | 0.6009 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 20 | Coastal Carolina University | 15700 | 27200 | 0.4229 | 10,811 | 1145 | 0.7527 | |
| 20 | Northeastern University | 15700 | 89900 | 0.8254 | 17,432 | 1490 | 0.0522 | |
| 20 | Talladega College | 15700 | 26900 | 0.4164 | 701 | 970 | 0.8542 | |
| 23 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 15800 | 21700 | 0.2713 | 5,459 | 1055 | 0.8046 | |
| 24 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 16100 | 31000 | 0.4803 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 25 | Weber State University | 16200 | 23600 | 0.3131 | 31,672 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | California State University-Long Beach | 16300 | 25800 | 0.3683 | 36,082 | 1135 | 0.4627 | |
| 26 | University of West Alabama | 16300 | 24200 | 0.3271 | 2,983 | 990 | 0.4265 | |
| 28 | Duke University | 16500 | 93600 | 0.8239 | 6,523 | 1527 | 0.0571 | |
| 29 | Emporia State University | 16600 | 22900 | 0.2753 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 30 | Grove City College | 16700 | 39700 | 0.5801 | 2,341 | 1266 | 0.7232 | |
| 31 | Georgetown University | 16800 | 92700 | 0.8188 | 7,833 | 1457 | 0.1291 | |
| 32 | Eastern Michigan University | 16900 | 36100 | 0.5309 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 32 | Ferris State University | 16900 | 31000 | 0.4555 | 8,991 | 1015 | 0.9139 | |
| 34 | Millikin University | 17100 | 45000 | 0.6198 | 1,495 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 35 | West Virginia University | 17300 | 40900 | 0.5767 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 36 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17400 | 29900 | 0.4193 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5743 | |
| 37 | Waynesburg University | 17500 | 45000 | 0.6105 | 1,030 | 1093 | 0.8982 | |
| 38 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 38 | Winona State University | 17700 | 23000 | 0.2285 | 5,317 | 1115 | 0.7549 | |
| 40 | Tougaloo College | 17800 | 33200 | 0.4643 | 1,286 | 985 | 0.5985 | |
| 41 | Bethel University | 17900 | 35300 | 0.4924 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 42 | College of Charleston | 18300 | 33900 | 0.4607 | 10,880 | 1255 | 0.6003 | |
| 42 | Northern State University | 18300 | 27200 | 0.3273 | 3,169 | 1075 | 0.93 | |
| 42 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18300 | 27700 | 0.3392 | 5,517 | 1180 | 0.8055 | |
| 45 | SUNY Old Westbury | 18900 | 24400 | 0.2257 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 46 | University of Mary | 19200 | 32600 | 0.4123 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 47 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 19500 | 26700 | 0.2701 | 4,891 | 1095 | 0.9205 | |
| 48 | Carlow University | 19600 | 57800 | 0.661 | 1,355 | 1065 | 0.8695 | |
| 48 | University of Central Oklahoma | 19600 | 22700 | 0.1366 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 50 | SUNY Oneonta | 19700 | 29300 | 0.3276 | 4,681 | 1234 | 0.696 | |
| 51 | La Sierra University | 19800 | 65900 | 0.6992 | 1,226 | 1025 | 0.915 | |
| 51 | Lee University | 19800 | 37400 | 0.4709 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 53 | Bethel University | 19900 | 54500 | 0.6358 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 54 | Daemen University | 20000 | 55100 | 0.6371 | 1,653 | 1050 | 0.6826 | |
| 54 | McMurry University | 20000 | 51900 | 0.6142 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 56 | Wichita State University | 20100 | 29800 | 0.3272 | 13,313 | 1073 | 0.9395 | |
| 57 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20200 | 72100 | 0.7197 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 57 | Minot State University | 20200 | 23500 | 0.1393 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 59 | University of Southern California | 20400 | 75900 | 0.7316 | 20,630 | 1492 | 0.0981 | |
| 60 | Hampshire College | 20500 | 83900 | 0.756 | 844 | 1254 | 0.7528 | |
| 61 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.326 | 44,819 | 1327 | 0.4987 | |
| 62 | Florida College | 20800 | 34200 | 0.3921 | 728 | 1099 | 0.6966 | |
| 63 | Mayville State University | 20900 | 23800 | 0.1218 | 1,067 | 1034 | 0.7123 | |
| 64 | University of Mississippi | 21000 | 27100 | 0.2238 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 65 | Malone University | 21100 | 57100 | 0.6309 | 992 | 1075 | 0.7586 | |
| 66 | University of West Florida | 21500 | 21500 | 0 | 9,970 | 1149 | 0.5824 | |
| 67 | Niagara University | 21900 | 57400 | 0.6182 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.8737 | |
| 67 | Piedmont University | 21900 | 47200 | 0.536 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
| 69 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 22000 | 52700 | 0.5829 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5687 | |
| 70 | Grand Valley State University | 22100 | 35900 | 0.3849 | 19,002 | 1084 | 0.8302 | |
| 71 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | 22500 | 25400 | 0.1143 | 2,906 | 1125 | 0.4696 | |
| 71 | Montana State University | 22500 | 27100 | 0.1695 | 15,046 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 71 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43200 | 0.4796 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 74 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 22800 | 56900 | 0.5991 | 533 | 1244 | 0.5269 | |
| 74 | Augustana College | 22800 | 72800 | 0.6867 | 2,522 | 1163 | 0.6268 | |
| 76 | The University of Alabama | 22900 | 31000 | 0.2611 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 77 | Saint Cloud State University | 23100 | 36800 | 0.3737 | 8,738 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 77 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23200 | 0.0016 | 10,193 | 1181 | 0.9912 | |
| 79 | San Jose State University | 23300 | 41100 | 0.4332 | 28,008 | 1124 | 0.8461 | |
| 80 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23500 | 45800 | 0.4873 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 81 | Florida International University | 23700 | 34100 | 0.3049 | 45,193 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 82 | Mount Marty University | 23900 | 56400 | 0.5762 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 83 | Saint Norbert College | 24000 | 63800 | 0.6236 | 1,970 | 1193 | 0.8574 | |
| 84 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24200 | 55200 | 0.5611 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 85 | Abilene Christian University | 24300 | 59000 | 0.5877 | 3,263 | 1189 | 0.6603 | |
| 86 | Bradley University | 24500 | 50800 | 0.5177 | 3,596 | 1223 | 0.7676 | |
| 86 | Unity Environmental University | 24500 | 29900 | 0.1809 | 6,507 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 88 | Huntingdon College | 24800 | 44400 | 0.4412 | 880 | 1130 | 0.6949 | |
| 88 | Southwestern Adventist University | 24800 | 43200 | 0.4261 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 90 | Daytona State College | 24900 | 28200 | 0.1169 | 12,820 | 0 | 0 | |
| 91 | Point Park University | 25300 | 57000 | 0.5564 | 2,337 | 1140 | 0.9691 | |
| 91 | University of Central Florida | 25300 | 25300 | 0 | 59,552 | 1280 | 0.4011 | |
| 93 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 25400 | 38300 | 0.337 | 2,292 | 1005 | 0.6063 | |
| 94 | Ave Maria University | 25600 | 46600 | 0.4508 | 1,301 | 1164 | 0.4139 | |
| 94 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 25600 | 53800 | 0.5243 | 2,803 | 1099 | 0.9576 | |
| 96 | Evangel University | 25900 | 40900 | 0.3671 | 1,511 | 1180 | 0.7161 | |
| 97 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26100 | 28300 | 0.076 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5876 | |
| 97 | Stony Brook University | 26100 | 33200 | 0.2129 | 18,263 | 1410 | 0.4904 | |
| 99 | Messiah University | 26200 | 54300 | 0.5172 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 99 | Trinity Christian College | 26200 | 40500 | 0.3527 | 825 | 1168 | 0.8492 | |
| 101 | Marywood University | 26300 | 67700 | 0.6113 | 1,833 | 1160 | 0.6058 | |
| 101 | SUNY College at Potsdam | 26300 | 37700 | 0.3022 | 2,111 | 1060 | 0.777 | |
| 103 | Ball State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 103 | Salem State University | 26400 | 43200 | 0.3891 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 105 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4737 | 1,260 | 1143 | 0.7905 | |
| 105 | University of Mobile | 26500 | 48300 | 0.451 | 1,308 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 107 | Trine University | 26600 | 56100 | 0.5253 | 4,373 | 1159 | 0.8548 | |
| 107 | University of Georgia | 26600 | 48800 | 0.4551 | 32,399 | 1382 | 0.377 | |
| 109 | Concordia University-Chicago | 26800 | 54900 | 0.5114 | 1,368 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 110 | Troy University | 26900 | 34700 | 0.2248 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 111 | Mississippi State University | 27200 | 32300 | 0.1592 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 112 | University of Jamestown | 27400 | 34400 | 0.2035 | 1,049 | 1055 | 0.8808 | |
| 113 | Mitchell College | 27700 | 66600 | 0.5841 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 114 | North Dakota State University | 27800 | 30400 | 0.084 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 115 | Florida Southern College | 27900 | 63200 | 0.5593 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 116 | University of North Alabama | 28000 | 37300 | 0.2494 | 7,662 | 1140 | 0.8731 | |
| 117 | Saint Edward's University | 28200 | 73200 | 0.615 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 118 | University of Delaware | 28500 | 34500 | 0.1741 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 119 | Saint Xavier University | 28700 | 53700 | 0.4652 | 3,098 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 120 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2124 | 28,674 | 980 | 0.9419 | |
| 121 | Pittsburg State University | 29100 | 36200 | 0.1959 | 4,472 | 1055 | 0.8942 | |
| 121 | University of Alaska Southeast | 29100 | 31300 | 0.0688 | 1,768 | 1020 | 0.6329 | |
| 121 | University of Louisville | 29100 | 29100 | 0 | 17,086 | 1148 | 0.7941 | |
| 121 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29100 | 31800 | 0.0849 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 125 | Bridgewater State University | 29200 | 35500 | 0.1768 | 8,270 | 1180 | 0.8781 | |
| 126 | Blue Mountain Christian University | 29300 | 39900 | 0.2668 | 912 | 1095 | 0.8895 | |
| 127 | Huntington University | 29400 | 44300 | 0.3362 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 128 | Montclair State University | 29900 | 36300 | 0.1764 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 129 | Bryan College-Dayton | 30300 | 36000 | 0.1571 | 1,565 | 1160 | 0.5101 | |
| 130 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 30400 | 42200 | 0.2794 | 15,375 | 1103 | 0.866 | |
| 131 | Jacksonville University | 31000 | 74200 | 0.582 | 2,946 | 1195 | 0.5694 | |
| 132 | Taylor University | 31100 | 59100 | 0.4733 | 2,503 | 1229 | 0.7353 | |
| 133 | Hampton University | 31300 | 54800 | 0.4288 | 3,728 | 947 | 0.6225 | |
| 133 | McPherson College | 31300 | 51400 | 0.3909 | 876 | 1075 | 0.7676 | |
| 133 | Utah Tech University | 31300 | 35200 | 0.1108 | 13,006 | 0 | 0 | |
| 136 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 31400 | 59100 | 0.4684 | 23,181 | 1354 | 0.3297 | |
| 137 | Missouri Baptist University | 31700 | 53800 | 0.4116 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 138 | Baylor University | 31800 | 70300 | 0.5475 | 14,915 | 1321 | 0.5128 | |
| 139 | Centenary University | 32100 | 63600 | 0.4952 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 140 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32200 | 36700 | 0.1214 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 141 | Lipscomb University | 32500 | 57800 | 0.4374 | 3,336 | 1260 | 0.6773 | |
| 142 | Samford University | 32800 | 64600 | 0.4924 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 143 | Liberty University | 33100 | 44600 | 0.2578 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 143 | Roanoke College | 33100 | 55300 | 0.4017 | 1,793 | 1214 | 0.8306 | |
| 145 | University of Rhode Island | 33400 | 46400 | 0.2799 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 146 | Elizabethtown College | 33700 | 55300 | 0.3907 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 146 | Harding University | 33700 | 47800 | 0.296 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 146 | Morningside University | 33700 | 60600 | 0.4438 | 1,172 | 922 | 0.7104 | |
| 149 | Auburn University | 33800 | 33800 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4592 | |
| 150 | SUNY at Fredonia | 34000 | 39600 | 0.1416 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 151 | Nova Southeastern University | 34100 | 56100 | 0.3921 | 7,311 | 1165 | 0.7321 | |
| 152 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 34300 | 36100 | 0.0498 | 33,033 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 153 | Barry University | 34500 | 56400 | 0.3881 | 3,232 | 1005 | 0.7724 | |
| 153 | Sacred Heart University | 34500 | 67500 | 0.4892 | 7,204 | 950 | 0.6536 | |
| 153 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 34500 | 39400 | 0.1245 | 3,881 | 1279 | 0.6645 | |
| 156 | University of Oregon | 34700 | 40200 | 0.1383 | 20,622 | 1250 | 0.883 | |
| 157 | University of New England | 35100 | 68000 | 0.4841 | 3,884 | 1145 | 0.9163 | |
| 158 | The University of Tampa | 35500 | 56900 | 0.3758 | 10,598 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 159 | Roger Williams University | 35700 | 63700 | 0.4392 | 4,038 | 1235 | 0.8771 | |
| 159 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 35700 | 35700 | 0 | 6,862 | 1260 | 0.6161 | |
| 161 | Cedarville University | 35800 | 57000 | 0.3711 | 5,790 | 1232 | 0.6529 | |
| 161 | Stockton University | 35800 | 44500 | 0.1956 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 163 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 164 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 36300 | 48500 | 0.2526 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 165 | Siena College | 36400 | 65100 | 0.4409 | 3,467 | 1254 | 0.6902 | |
| 166 | Eckerd College | 36700 | 75100 | 0.5116 | 1,893 | 1255 | 0.758 | |
| 167 | University of New Haven | 37100 | 67300 | 0.4485 | 4,903 | 1164 | 0.6038 | |
| 168 | University of Connecticut | 37200 | 53600 | 0.3062 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 169 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 37900 | 65000 | 0.4167 | 1,097 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 170 | University of Nevada-Reno | 38000 | 45800 | 0.1704 | 19,117 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 171 | Western New England University | 38900 | 69200 | 0.438 | 2,616 | 1199 | 0.8348 | |
| 172 | Loyola University Chicago | 39000 | 74100 | 0.4735 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 173 | Fresno Pacific University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2327 | 1,545 | 1099 | 0.6407 | |
| 173 | University of Wyoming | 40100 | 45300 | 0.1137 | 8,130 | 1179 | 0.9688 | |
| 175 | University of Maine | 40200 | 45200 | 0.1107 | 9,601 | 1205 | 0.9664 | |
| 176 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,475 | 1399 | 0.0897 | |
| 177 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 41100 | 48500 | 0.1525 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 178 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 42400 | 42400 | 0 | 14,449 | 1195 | 0.784 | |
| 179 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43400 | 68600 | 0.3667 | 3,666 | 1224 | 0.577 | |
| 180 | Marist University | 44500 | 75800 | 0.4128 | 5,551 | 1279 | 0.5651 | |
| 181 | Providence College | 44600 | 85000 | 0.4754 | 4,236 | 1335 | 0.5089 | |
| 181 | St. John's University-New York | 44600 | 78000 | 0.4279 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 183 | Ashland University | 44900 | 56400 | 0.204 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 183 | Quinnipiac University | 44900 | 79200 | 0.433 | 6,557 | 1245 | 0.7215 | |
| 185 | Illinois State University | 45900 | 49100 | 0.0642 | 19,107 | 1120 | 0.8815 | |
| 186 | University of California-San Diego | 46400 | 75300 | 0.3836 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2671 | |
| 187 | Maine Maritime Academy | 47000 | 49800 | 0.0562 | 945 | 1180 | 0.5414 | |
| 188 | Biola University | 47100 | 71200 | 0.3386 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7435 | |
| 188 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59700 | 0.2117 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 190 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | 53400 | 63600 | 0.1597 | 1,204 | 1040 | 0.788 | |
| 191 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58200 | 64100 | 0.092 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 192 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 61000 | 63200 | 0.0348 | 40,684 | 1331 | 0.3915 | |
| 193 | Hawaii Pacific University | 63700 | 65800 | 0.0327 | 3,533 | 1120 | 0.8587 | |
| 194 | University of California-Davis | 69800 | 69800 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 195 | University of California-Irvine | 72000 | 75600 | 0.0476 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2857 | |
| 196 | Rollins College | 82400 | 82400 | 0 | 2,640 | 1273 | 0.4754 | |
| 196 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 82400 | 82400 | 0 | 17,940 | 1281 | 0.6579 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.