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Considering a degree in Biomedical Sciences?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Biomedical Sciences majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Biomedical Sciences 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 | Auburn University | 0 | 34400 | 1 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 2 | Antelope Valley Community College District | 6200 | 12900 | 0.5189 | 12,937 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Santa Ana College | 6300 | 23100 | 0.7268 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | North Carolina Central University | 7000 | 27000 | 0.7416 | 6,595 | 971 | 0.8697 | |
| 4 | Santa Monica College | 7000 | 15500 | 0.5492 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 6 | College of the Ozarks | 7600 | 32800 | 0.7676 | 1,454 | 1135 | 0.1199 | |
| 7 | University of Pennsylvania | 9000 | 93000 | 0.9034 | 10,013 | 1528 | 0.054 | |
| 8 | Grinnell College | 9600 | 91400 | 0.8951 | 1,788 | 1462 | 0.1451 | |
| 9 | Georgetown College | 9800 | 46500 | 0.7885 | 1,111 | 1060 | 0.9106 | |
| 10 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | 10300 | 21100 | 0.5122 | 4,721 | 1110 | 0.7782 | |
| 11 | Cornell University | 10700 | 92000 | 0.8834 | 16,128 | 1521 | 0.0841 | |
| 12 | Eastern Kentucky University | 11100 | 22900 | 0.5162 | 12,726 | 1055 | 0.9695 | |
| 13 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 12200 | 34300 | 0.6439 | 37,140 | 1442 | 0.4237 | |
| 14 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13200 | 25700 | 0.4863 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 15 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 13300 | 27100 | 0.5085 | 28,674 | 980 | 0.9401 | |
| 16 | California State University-Bakersfield | 13800 | 28300 | 0.5104 | 8,865 | 1050 | 0.8508 | |
| 17 | Swarthmore College | 14000 | 88900 | 0.8425 | 1,623 | 1520 | 0.0746 | |
| 18 | University of South Florida | 14100 | 17100 | 0.1753 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 19 | Peru State College | 14200 | 25500 | 0.4439 | 1,452 | 0 | 0.7708 | |
| 20 | University of North Florida | 14300 | 22400 | 0.3621 | 13,735 | 1150 | 0.5324 | |
| 21 | Missouri Southern State University | 14400 | 20100 | 0.2843 | 3,881 | 1074 | 0.9706 | |
| 21 | Radford University | 14400 | 21900 | 0.3425 | 6,161 | 1070 | 0.8953 | |
| 23 | Northeastern University | 14500 | 89900 | 0.8391 | 22,695 | 1490 | 0.0522 | |
| 24 | Northern Arizona University | 14700 | 31200 | 0.5296 | 22,991 | 1145 | 0.8961 | |
| 24 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 14700 | 25700 | 0.4275 | 46,815 | 1339 | 0.6057 | |
| 26 | Central Michigan University | 14900 | 40600 | 0.6331 | 10,219 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 27 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins | 15200 | 35700 | 0.5744 | 26,500 | 1183 | 0.8857 | |
| 28 | Baptist Health Sciences University | 15500 | 28500 | 0.4565 | 733 | 1110 | 0.6776 | |
| 28 | Georgetown University | 15500 | 92200 | 0.832 | 7,833 | 1457 | 0.1291 | |
| 30 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny | 16500 | 32400 | 0.491 | 352 | 1180 | 0.9647 | |
| 31 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 17200 | 27200 | 0.3671 | 44,170 | 1327 | 0.4979 | |
| 32 | Scripps College | 17700 | 93800 | 0.8114 | 1,117 | 1475 | 0.3829 | |
| 33 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | 18000 | 18900 | 0.0477 | 8,320 | 1074 | 0.8858 | |
| 34 | University of South Alabama | 18300 | 22400 | 0.1834 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 35 | Texas Southern University | 18800 | 42400 | 0.5561 | 6,619 | 920 | 0.9335 | |
| 36 | Brigham Young University | 19100 | 29000 | 0.3411 | 32,221 | 1374 | 0.6919 | |
| 37 | SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | 19600 | 40000 | 0.5099 | 1,984 | 1369 | 0.6328 | |
| 38 | Beloit College | 19800 | 75600 | 0.7384 | 1,004 | 1298 | 0.6304 | |
| 38 | McMurry University | 19800 | 46600 | 0.5756 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 38 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 19800 | 31000 | 0.3613 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5732 | |
| 38 | The College of Idaho | 19800 | 49100 | 0.5965 | 1,049 | 1170 | 0.4722 | |
| 42 | Western Michigan University | 20200 | 32300 | 0.3747 | 13,860 | 1104 | 0.846 | |
| 43 | Niagara University | 20300 | 57400 | 0.6461 | 2,692 | 970 | 0.3972 | |
| 43 | Vanguard University of Southern California | 20300 | 54300 | 0.6264 | 1,964 | 1069 | 0.6479 | |
| 45 | Thomas University | 20500 | 29000 | 0.2934 | 882 | 1030 | 0.4316 | |
| 46 | South Dakota State University | 20800 | 25200 | 0.1739 | 10,728 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 47 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 21000 | 28500 | 0.2635 | 12,382 | 1242 | 0.8842 | |
| 47 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus | 21000 | 38100 | 0.4483 | 11,365 | 1216 | 0.8816 | |
| 49 | University of Central Oklahoma | 21200 | 22700 | 0.0661 | 10,454 | 1095 | 0.8176 | |
| 50 | King's College | 21500 | 63000 | 0.6583 | 1,568 | 1180 | 0.9305 | |
| 51 | Madonna University | 21600 | 50400 | 0.5714 | 1,839 | 1005 | 0.9293 | |
| 51 | Tabor College | 21600 | 55600 | 0.6112 | 539 | 965 | 0.6458 | |
| 51 | Union Adventist University | 21600 | 45000 | 0.52 | 536 | 1079 | 0.9989 | |
| 54 | Bradley University | 21700 | 50900 | 0.5737 | 3,596 | 1174 | 0.7675 | |
| 55 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 21900 | 56900 | 0.6141 | 533 | 1269 | 0.5269 | |
| 56 | Guilford College | 22000 | 57400 | 0.6167 | 1,160 | 1025 | 0.8376 | |
| 57 | St Lawrence University | 22100 | 87600 | 0.7478 | 1,949 | 1359 | 0.5434 | |
| 58 | Newman University | 22600 | 54000 | 0.5824 | 2,398 | 1090 | 0.4761 | |
| 58 | Ursuline College | 22600 | 59000 | 0.6174 | 637 | 1085 | 0.8401 | |
| 60 | Buena Vista University | 22700 | 59100 | 0.6166 | 810 | 1124 | 0.7761 | |
| 61 | Daemen University | 22900 | 54400 | 0.5794 | 1,656 | 1209 | 0.7375 | |
| 61 | Ouachita Baptist University | 22900 | 52200 | 0.5618 | 1,729 | 1209 | 0.6752 | |
| 63 | Dakota State University | 23100 | 25600 | 0.0977 | 3,066 | 1192 | 0.8814 | |
| 63 | North Park University | 23100 | 53000 | 0.5641 | 1,876 | 1110 | 0.7284 | |
| 65 | Southwestern Adventist University | 23200 | 40800 | 0.4311 | 813 | 1060 | 0.5552 | |
| 66 | Springfield College | 23600 | 63300 | 0.6269 | 1,764 | 1201 | 0.7189 | |
| 67 | Edgewood College | 23800 | 51900 | 0.5415 | 1,214 | 1125 | 0.9452 | |
| 67 | Fontbonne University | 23800 | 50200 | 0.5261 | 650 | 1090 | 0.9503 | |
| 69 | University of South Dakota | 24100 | 26000 | 0.0725 | 7,619 | 1120 | 0.9878 | |
| 70 | University of Lynchburg | 24200 | 54900 | 0.5594 | 1,595 | 1124 | 0.4301 | |
| 71 | McDaniel College | 24400 | 61700 | 0.6049 | 1,631 | 1155 | 0.7793 | |
| 71 | Roberts Wesleyan University | 24400 | 60000 | 0.5935 | 1,045 | 1166 | 0.7058 | |
| 73 | Franklin College | 24500 | 59700 | 0.5901 | 931 | 1150 | 0.6978 | |
| 73 | Saint Cloud State University | 24500 | 35100 | 0.303 | 8,013 | 1094 | 0.9495 | |
| 75 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24800 | 26600 | 0.0708 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 76 | Houghton University | 25000 | 35500 | 0.2956 | 939 | 1277 | 0.8866 | |
| 76 | Oklahoma Baptist University | 25000 | 51700 | 0.5162 | 1,409 | 1110 | 0.6327 | |
| 76 | University of Akron Main Campus | 25000 | 25000 | 0 | 11,160 | 1069 | 0.5967 | |
| 79 | Huntingdon College | 25400 | 44100 | 0.4243 | 880 | 1080 | 0.6793 | |
| 80 | La Sierra University | 25800 | 53800 | 0.5205 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 81 | Russell Sage College | 25900 | 57600 | 0.5507 | 1,255 | 1134 | 0.5326 | |
| 82 | University of Evansville | 26100 | 64700 | 0.5966 | 1,742 | 1207 | 0.7813 | |
| 83 | Corban University | 26200 | 57300 | 0.5422 | 785 | 1124 | 0.8974 | |
| 83 | Oakland University | 26200 | 39800 | 0.3419 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 83 | Saginaw Valley State University | 26200 | 38900 | 0.3264 | 6,152 | 1050 | 0.7207 | |
| 86 | Marquette University | 26400 | 65700 | 0.5978 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 86 | Northwest Nazarene University | 26400 | 68400 | 0.6141 | 1,043 | 1145 | 0.7159 | |
| 88 | Methodist University | 26800 | 51900 | 0.484 | 1,436 | 1175 | 0.752 | |
| 89 | Seattle Pacific University | 27300 | 62600 | 0.564 | 1,776 | 1188 | 0.8339 | |
| 90 | University of South Carolina Aiken | 27400 | 36700 | 0.2534 | 3,289 | 1115 | 0.7857 | |
| 91 | Morehead State University | 27500 | 32600 | 0.1564 | 8,258 | 1120 | 0.7721 | |
| 92 | Christian Brothers University | 27700 | 54600 | 0.4926 | 1,155 | 1110 | 0.867 | |
| 92 | Grand Valley State University | 27700 | 35700 | 0.2241 | 19,002 | 1233 | 0.8302 | |
| 92 | Rowan University | 27700 | 40500 | 0.316 | 16,199 | 1214 | 0.783 | |
| 95 | University of Northern Iowa | 28300 | 36200 | 0.218 | 7,716 | 1115 | 0.8713 | |
| 96 | Delaware State University | 29000 | 36700 | 0.21 | 4,941 | 960 | 0.6167 | |
| 97 | Salem State University | 29100 | 38900 | 0.2517 | 4,853 | 1100 | 0.9557 | |
| 98 | Southern Adventist University | 29300 | 44900 | 0.3483 | 2,827 | 1125 | 0.6661 | |
| 99 | New England College | 29500 | 64600 | 0.5437 | 1,032 | 930 | 0.9213 | |
| 100 | Mercy University | 29600 | 44500 | 0.335 | 6,775 | 1135 | 0.8584 | |
| 101 | Trevecca Nazarene University | 30200 | 46100 | 0.3444 | 1,903 | 1085 | 0.6944 | |
| 102 | University of Houston | 30400 | 35200 | 0.1365 | 39,257 | 1249 | 0.7392 | |
| 103 | Mississippi College | 30500 | 45400 | 0.3282 | 2,724 | 1110 | 0.4928 | |
| 104 | Saint Mary's College of California | 30600 | 73600 | 0.5835 | 1,955 | 1175 | 0.8856 | |
| 105 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30800 | 78100 | 0.6057 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 105 | University of Pikeville | 30800 | 34800 | 0.1151 | 1,353 | 1055 | 0.8808 | |
| 105 | University of Rhode Island | 30800 | 46700 | 0.3405 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 108 | California Baptist University | 30900 | 64600 | 0.5216 | 8,417 | 1069 | 0.8535 | |
| 109 | Biola University | 31000 | 52500 | 0.4099 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7482 | |
| 109 | Fresno Pacific University | 31000 | 52200 | 0.4068 | 1,616 | 1075 | 0.5752 | |
| 111 | Sam Houston State University | 31400 | 39900 | 0.213 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 112 | St. Andrews University | 31800 | 44700 | 0.2881 | 806 | 985 | 0.3048 | |
| 113 | SUNY College at Plattsburgh | 32100 | 44800 | 0.2835 | 3,856 | 1169 | 0.7518 | |
| 114 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 115 | Tarleton State University | 33300 | 33300 | 0 | 15,130 | 0 | 0.5256 | |
| 116 | Alverno College | 33600 | 55500 | 0.3944 | 673 | 1000 | 0.8438 | |
| 116 | Elizabethtown College | 33600 | 54600 | 0.3849 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 118 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 33700 | 35100 | 0.0399 | 33,572 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 119 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 33900 | 37000 | 0.0847 | 8,426 | 1235 | 0.8876 | |
| 120 | University of West Florida | 35200 | 44600 | 0.2109 | 9,661 | 1120 | 0.5687 | |
| 121 | Adelphi University | 35400 | 63300 | 0.4403 | 5,325 | 1218 | 0.6591 | |
| 121 | Siena College | 35400 | 65100 | 0.4563 | 3,469 | 1260 | 0.7764 | |
| 123 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 35500 | 35500 | 0 | 1,217 | 1229 | 0.5405 | |
| 124 | Alvernia University | 36300 | 68700 | 0.4717 | 2,050 | 1060 | 0.6232 | |
| 124 | State University of New York at Cortland | 36300 | 39900 | 0.0903 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 126 | University of Michigan-Flint | 36700 | 39400 | 0.0685 | 5,011 | 1103 | 0.7047 | |
| 127 | University of Central Florida | 36800 | 39600 | 0.0707 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 128 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 37100 | 79300 | 0.5317 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 129 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 37700 | 41600 | 0.0933 | 5,187 | 1005 | 0.9229 | |
| 130 | Concordia University-Wisconsin | 37900 | 53900 | 0.2968 | 2,401 | 1209 | 0.7819 | |
| 130 | Nazareth University | 37900 | 63300 | 0.4017 | 1,882 | 1205 | 0.7472 | |
| 132 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 38100 | 52100 | 0.2687 | 18,452 | 930 | 0.9697 | |
| 133 | Xavier University | 38500 | 67500 | 0.4297 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 134 | Oakwood University | 38900 | 43300 | 0.1013 | 1,279 | 1020 | 0.507 | |
| 135 | Montreat College | 39100 | 55000 | 0.2889 | 759 | 1055 | 0.6555 | |
| 136 | New York Institute of Technology | 39200 | 78600 | 0.5005 | 3,355 | 1235 | 0.7808 | |
| 136 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 39200 | 63600 | 0.3838 | 1,059 | 1055 | 0.8172 | |
| 138 | Concordia University Ann Arbor | 40000 | 53300 | 0.2495 | 1,044 | 1095 | 0.7209 | |
| 139 | University of Georgia | 40300 | 46000 | 0.1242 | 31,514 | 1336 | 0.3719 | |
| 140 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg | 40500 | 40500 | 0 | 4,047 | 1219 | 0.976 | |
| 141 | Marymount Manhattan College | 41000 | 68600 | 0.4021 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 142 | CUNY City College | 41500 | 41500 | 0 | 12,982 | 1169 | 0.5997 | |
| 143 | Howard Payne University | 41800 | 57700 | 0.2754 | 768 | 1025 | 0.6769 | |
| 144 | Quinnipiac University | 41900 | 79200 | 0.4709 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 145 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 42000 | 55100 | 0.2379 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 145 | St. John's University-New York | 42000 | 80100 | 0.4754 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 147 | Saint Joseph's University | 42200 | 74500 | 0.4335 | 4,828 | 1234 | 0.8639 | |
| 148 | Marist College | 42300 | 74900 | 0.4355 | 5,551 | 1279 | 0.5651 | |
| 149 | Susquehanna University | 42400 | 76800 | 0.4481 | 2,185 | 1204 | 0.7871 | |
| 149 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 42400 | 42400 | 0 | 14,019 | 1159 | 0.7781 | |
| 151 | University at Buffalo | 42500 | 46800 | 0.0919 | 20,360 | 1303 | 0.7418 | |
| 152 | Florida Institute of Technology | 44500 | 66400 | 0.3298 | 3,677 | 1224 | 0.577 | |
| 153 | University of California-Santa Cruz | 47700 | 66500 | 0.2827 | 17,940 | 1281 | 0.6557 | |
| 154 | University of Iowa | 51300 | 53200 | 0.0354 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 155 | University of New England | 51500 | 67700 | 0.2392 | 3,884 | 1145 | 0.9163 | |
| 156 | Oklahoma City University | 52000 | 52000 | 0 | 1,447 | 1190 | 0.7039 | |
| 157 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | 54200 | 60200 | 0.0996 | 275 | 1245 | 0.7515 | |
| 158 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 59200 | 61100 | 0.0309 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 159 | University of California-Davis | 63500 | 63500 | 0 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.