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Considering a degree in biology?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for biology majors who live in Maryland.
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 Maryland.
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 | 95400 | 0.9378 | 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 | 10100 | 22200 | 0.5461 | 13,126 | 1140 | 0.8179 | |
| 5 | University of California-Davis | 10200 | 38100 | 0.7328 | 32,273 | 1290 | 0.4183 | |
| 6 | College of Saint Mary | 10800 | 37800 | 0.7141 | 552 | 1103 | 0.4465 | |
| 7 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 11100 | 29100 | 0.619 | 40,684 | 1331 | 0.3915 | |
| 8 | University of California-San Diego | 11300 | 39700 | 0.7152 | 34,955 | 1375 | 0.2671 | |
| 9 | Eastern Washington University | 11500 | 31200 | 0.6315 | 6,952 | 995 | 0.9075 | |
| 10 | University of Central Florida | 11800 | 25300 | 0.5329 | 59,552 | 1280 | 0.4011 | |
| 11 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12000 | 24900 | 0.5172 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 12 | University of the Virgin Islands | 12100 | 26100 | 0.5373 | 1,569 | 925 | 0.9898 | |
| 13 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12600 | 26500 | 0.5239 | 12,507 | 1010 | 0.8897 | |
| 13 | University of South Florida | 12600 | 17100 | 0.2629 | 38,525 | 1239 | 0.4319 | |
| 15 | University of North Alabama | 12900 | 28200 | 0.5429 | 7,662 | 1140 | 0.8731 | |
| 16 | Boston University | 13000 | 92800 | 0.8601 | 18,805 | 1475 | 0.1111 | |
| 16 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 13000 | 25700 | 0.4939 | 28,674 | 980 | 0.9419 | |
| 18 | Duke University | 13400 | 93600 | 0.857 | 6,523 | 1527 | 0.0571 | |
| 19 | Mayville State University | 13600 | 22000 | 0.3811 | 1,067 | 1034 | 0.7123 | |
| 19 | University of Delaware | 13600 | 34500 | 0.606 | 20,026 | 1294 | 0.706 | |
| 21 | Georgetown University | 13700 | 92700 | 0.8522 | 7,833 | 1457 | 0.1291 | |
| 22 | Utah State University | 13800 | 20800 | 0.3369 | 25,706 | 1176 | 0.9247 | |
| 23 | Wesleyan College | 13900 | 43800 | 0.6825 | 496 | 1065 | 0.591 | |
| 24 | Central Michigan University | 14200 | 37800 | 0.6236 | 10,193 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 25 | Northeastern University | 14700 | 89900 | 0.8365 | 17,432 | 1490 | 0.0522 | |
| 25 | Pittsburg State University | 14700 | 23900 | 0.3843 | 4,472 | 1055 | 0.8942 | |
| 27 | Northwest Missouri State University | 15100 | 37700 | 0.6009 | 5,241 | 1095 | 0.8609 | |
| 27 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15100 | 31000 | 0.5125 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 27 | Talladega College | 15100 | 26900 | 0.4387 | 701 | 970 | 0.8542 | |
| 30 | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith | 15500 | 21700 | 0.2851 | 5,459 | 1055 | 0.8046 | |
| 31 | Emporia State University | 15900 | 22900 | 0.3059 | 2,396 | 1075 | 0.9771 | |
| 31 | Weber State University | 15900 | 23600 | 0.3258 | 31,672 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | Waynesburg University | 16100 | 45000 | 0.6426 | 1,030 | 1093 | 0.8982 | |
| 34 | Eastern Michigan University | 16200 | 36100 | 0.5503 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 35 | Grove City College | 16300 | 39700 | 0.5902 | 2,341 | 1266 | 0.7232 | |
| 35 | University of Maine | 16300 | 29300 | 0.4439 | 9,601 | 1205 | 0.9664 | |
| 37 | Winona State University | 16600 | 23000 | 0.2782 | 5,317 | 1115 | 0.7549 | |
| 38 | West Virginia University | 16700 | 40900 | 0.5914 | 18,206 | 1125 | 0.89 | |
| 39 | Ferris State University | 16900 | 31000 | 0.4555 | 8,991 | 1015 | 0.9139 | |
| 40 | Millikin University | 17100 | 45000 | 0.6198 | 1,495 | 1020 | 0.6668 | |
| 40 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 42 | University of Louisville | 17200 | 29100 | 0.4093 | 17,086 | 1148 | 0.7941 | |
| 43 | Texas A&M University-College Station | 17500 | 29900 | 0.4159 | 60,710 | 1278 | 0.5743 | |
| 43 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 17500 | 22800 | 0.2328 | 11,994 | 1090 | 0.865 | |
| 45 | Utah Tech University | 17600 | 23300 | 0.245 | 13,006 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | Tougaloo College | 17700 | 34200 | 0.4823 | 1,286 | 985 | 0.5985 | |
| 46 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 48 | Bridgewater State University | 17800 | 25400 | 0.2979 | 8,270 | 1180 | 0.8781 | |
| 48 | College of Charleston | 17800 | 33900 | 0.4755 | 10,880 | 1255 | 0.6003 | |
| 50 | Bethel University | 17900 | 35300 | 0.4924 | 2,674 | 970 | 0.6023 | |
| 50 | Northern State University | 17900 | 27200 | 0.342 | 3,169 | 1075 | 0.93 | |
| 52 | Towson University | 18300 | 29900 | 0.3876 | 16,264 | 1098 | 0.8197 | |
| 52 | University of Mary | 18300 | 32600 | 0.4376 | 2,821 | 1175 | 0.753 | |
| 54 | SUNY Old Westbury | 18600 | 24400 | 0.238 | 4,260 | 1110 | 0.8363 | |
| 55 | University of Central Oklahoma | 18800 | 22700 | 0.1718 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 56 | University of Rhode Island | 18900 | 33900 | 0.4426 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 57 | University of Nevada-Reno | 19000 | 28200 | 0.326 | 19,117 | 1134 | 0.7371 | |
| 58 | McMurry University | 19300 | 51900 | 0.6277 | 3,167 | 1065 | 0.5704 | |
| 59 | Carlow University | 19400 | 57800 | 0.6645 | 1,355 | 1065 | 0.8695 | |
| 59 | Lee University | 19400 | 37400 | 0.4816 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 61 | SUNY Oneonta | 19500 | 29300 | 0.3344 | 4,681 | 1234 | 0.696 | |
| 62 | University of Southern California | 19600 | 75900 | 0.7422 | 20,630 | 1492 | 0.0981 | |
| 62 | Wichita State University | 19600 | 29800 | 0.344 | 13,313 | 1073 | 0.9395 | |
| 64 | Bethel University | 19700 | 54500 | 0.6394 | 1,065 | 1030 | 0.9766 | |
| 64 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19700 | 72100 | 0.7266 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 66 | La Sierra University | 19800 | 65900 | 0.6992 | 1,226 | 1025 | 0.915 | |
| 67 | Daemen University | 19900 | 55100 | 0.6389 | 1,653 | 1050 | 0.6826 | |
| 68 | Malone University | 20100 | 57100 | 0.6484 | 992 | 1075 | 0.7586 | |
| 69 | Minot State University | 20200 | 23500 | 0.1393 | 2,499 | 1075 | 0.6462 | |
| 70 | Hampshire College | 20700 | 83900 | 0.7536 | 844 | 1254 | 0.7528 | |
| 70 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.326 | 44,819 | 1327 | 0.4987 | |
| 70 | University of Wyoming | 20700 | 27900 | 0.2594 | 8,130 | 1179 | 0.9688 | |
| 73 | Florida College | 20800 | 34200 | 0.3921 | 728 | 1099 | 0.6966 | |
| 74 | Piedmont University | 21200 | 47200 | 0.5508 | 1,159 | 1130 | 0.9328 | |
| 75 | Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | 21500 | 52700 | 0.5924 | 1,041 | 1040 | 0.5687 | |
| 75 | University of West Florida | 21500 | 21500 | 0 | 9,970 | 1149 | 0.5824 | |
| 77 | Niagara University | 22000 | 57400 | 0.6165 | 2,692 | 1160 | 0.8737 | |
| 78 | Grand Valley State University | 22100 | 35900 | 0.3849 | 19,002 | 1084 | 0.8302 | |
| 79 | University of Florida | 22500 | 43200 | 0.4796 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 79 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 22500 | 35300 | 0.3631 | 52,187 | 0 | 0 | |
| 81 | Brigham Young University-Hawaii | 22600 | 25400 | 0.1104 | 2,906 | 1125 | 0.4696 | |
| 82 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | 22800 | 56900 | 0.5991 | 533 | 1244 | 0.5269 | |
| 82 | Augustana College | 22800 | 72800 | 0.6867 | 2,522 | 1163 | 0.6268 | |
| 82 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | 22800 | 31300 | 0.2719 | 4,891 | 1095 | 0.9205 | |
| 82 | San Jose State University | 22800 | 41100 | 0.4454 | 28,008 | 1124 | 0.8461 | |
| 86 | Saint Cloud State University | 23100 | 36800 | 0.3737 | 8,738 | 1079 | 0.948 | |
| 86 | University of Southern Mississippi | 23100 | 23100 | 0 | 10,193 | 1181 | 0.9912 | |
| 88 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23500 | 45800 | 0.4873 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 89 | Florida International University | 23700 | 23700 | 0 | 45,193 | 1175 | 0.5466 | |
| 89 | Stockton University | 23700 | 32100 | 0.2615 | 7,565 | 1135 | 0.8894 | |
| 91 | Saint Norbert College | 23800 | 63800 | 0.6267 | 1,970 | 1193 | 0.8574 | |
| 92 | Mount Marty University | 23900 | 56400 | 0.5762 | 1,022 | 1090 | 0.4257 | |
| 93 | Bradley University | 24000 | 50800 | 0.5275 | 3,596 | 1223 | 0.7676 | |
| 93 | Southwestern Adventist University | 24000 | 43200 | 0.4446 | 758 | 1064 | 0.7836 | |
| 95 | Wisconsin Lutheran College | 24200 | 55200 | 0.5611 | 957 | 1233 | 0.7816 | |
| 96 | Abilene Christian University | 24300 | 59000 | 0.5877 | 3,263 | 1189 | 0.6603 | |
| 97 | Unity Environmental University | 24400 | 29900 | 0.1842 | 6,507 | 0 | 0.818 | |
| 97 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 99 | Daytona State College | 24500 | 28200 | 0.1311 | 12,820 | 0 | 0 | |
| 100 | Huntingdon College | 24600 | 44400 | 0.4457 | 880 | 1130 | 0.6949 | |
| 101 | University of West Alabama | 24800 | 34000 | 0.2706 | 2,983 | 990 | 0.4265 | |
| 102 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 25100 | 53800 | 0.5336 | 2,803 | 1099 | 0.9576 | |
| 103 | Point Park University | 25300 | 57000 | 0.5564 | 2,337 | 1140 | 0.9691 | |
| 103 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | 25300 | 38300 | 0.3396 | 2,292 | 1005 | 0.6063 | |
| 105 | Ave Maria University | 25500 | 46600 | 0.453 | 1,301 | 1164 | 0.4139 | |
| 105 | Evangel University | 25500 | 40900 | 0.3769 | 1,511 | 1180 | 0.7161 | |
| 107 | Northern Arizona University | 25600 | 43200 | 0.4083 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 108 | Concordia University-Chicago | 25800 | 54900 | 0.5296 | 1,368 | 1100 | 0.9279 | |
| 108 | Salem State University | 25800 | 43200 | 0.403 | 4,867 | 1075 | 0.9588 | |
| 110 | Marywood University | 25900 | 67700 | 0.6172 | 1,833 | 1160 | 0.6058 | |
| 110 | Messiah University | 25900 | 54300 | 0.5228 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 112 | University of Mobile | 26000 | 48300 | 0.4614 | 1,308 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 113 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26100 | 28300 | 0.076 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5876 | |
| 113 | Stony Brook University | 26100 | 33200 | 0.2129 | 18,263 | 1410 | 0.4904 | |
| 115 | SUNY College at Potsdam | 26200 | 37700 | 0.3048 | 2,111 | 1060 | 0.777 | |
| 115 | Trinity Christian College | 26200 | 40500 | 0.3527 | 825 | 1168 | 0.8492 | |
| 117 | Ball State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 117 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 26400 | 41500 | 0.3636 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 119 | Geneva College | 26500 | 50300 | 0.4737 | 1,260 | 1143 | 0.7905 | |
| 120 | Trine University | 26600 | 56100 | 0.5253 | 4,373 | 1159 | 0.8548 | |
| 120 | University of Georgia | 26600 | 48800 | 0.4551 | 32,399 | 1382 | 0.377 | |
| 122 | Troy University | 26900 | 34700 | 0.2248 | 10,222 | 1090 | 0.9604 | |
| 123 | University of Jamestown | 27400 | 34400 | 0.2035 | 1,049 | 1055 | 0.8808 | |
| 124 | Saint Edward's University | 27600 | 73200 | 0.6232 | 2,499 | 1128 | 0.8142 | |
| 125 | Mitchell College | 27700 | 66600 | 0.5841 | 442 | 817 | 0.9466 | |
| 126 | North Dakota State University | 27800 | 30400 | 0.084 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 127 | Florida Southern College | 27900 | 63200 | 0.5593 | 2,682 | 1264 | 0.6442 | |
| 128 | Francis Marion University | 28200 | 40200 | 0.2988 | 3,692 | 1015 | 0.8639 | |
| 128 | Mississippi State University | 28200 | 32300 | 0.1283 | 18,567 | 1214 | 0.7764 | |
| 130 | Saint Xavier University | 28700 | 53700 | 0.4652 | 3,098 | 1050 | 0.843 | |
| 131 | University of Alaska Southeast | 29100 | 31300 | 0.0688 | 1,768 | 1020 | 0.6329 | |
| 132 | University of Connecticut | 29200 | 39500 | 0.2608 | 20,056 | 1329 | 0.5239 | |
| 133 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 133 | University of South Carolina-Columbia | 29300 | 31800 | 0.0786 | 30,187 | 1292 | 0.6015 | |
| 135 | Montana State University | 29400 | 31900 | 0.0783 | 15,046 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 136 | Morgan State University | 29500 | 41900 | 0.2962 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 137 | Blue Mountain Christian University | 29800 | 39900 | 0.2542 | 912 | 1095 | 0.8895 | |
| 137 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | 29800 | 42200 | 0.2937 | 15,375 | 1103 | 0.866 | |
| 139 | Bryan College-Dayton | 30300 | 36000 | 0.1571 | 1,565 | 1160 | 0.5101 | |
| 140 | Maine Maritime Academy | 30400 | 33400 | 0.0899 | 945 | 1180 | 0.5414 | |
| 141 | Jacksonville University | 30600 | 74200 | 0.5874 | 2,946 | 1195 | 0.5694 | |
| 142 | McPherson College | 30700 | 51400 | 0.4026 | 876 | 1075 | 0.7676 | |
| 143 | University of California-Santa Barbara | 30800 | 59100 | 0.4786 | 23,181 | 1354 | 0.3297 | |
| 144 | California State University-Long Beach | 31000 | 38900 | 0.2032 | 36,082 | 1135 | 0.4627 | |
| 144 | The University of Alabama | 31000 | 56600 | 0.4522 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 146 | Taylor University | 31100 | 59100 | 0.4733 | 2,503 | 1229 | 0.7353 | |
| 147 | Hampton University | 31200 | 54800 | 0.4306 | 3,728 | 947 | 0.6225 | |
| 148 | Missouri Baptist University | 31700 | 53800 | 0.4116 | 4,958 | 843 | 0.686 | |
| 149 | Baylor University | 31900 | 70300 | 0.546 | 14,915 | 1321 | 0.5128 | |
| 150 | Centenary University | 32100 | 63600 | 0.4952 | 936 | 1070 | 0.8308 | |
| 151 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 32200 | 36700 | 0.1214 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 152 | Roanoke College | 32400 | 55300 | 0.4143 | 1,793 | 1214 | 0.8306 | |
| 153 | Samford University | 32500 | 64600 | 0.497 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 154 | Lipscomb University | 32600 | 57800 | 0.4369 | 3,336 | 1260 | 0.6773 | |
| 155 | State University of New York at Oswego | 32900 | 40200 | 0.1817 | 5,517 | 1180 | 0.8055 | |
| 156 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 157 | Nova Southeastern University | 33400 | 56100 | 0.4045 | 7,311 | 1165 | 0.7321 | |
| 158 | Elizabethtown College | 33600 | 55300 | 0.3925 | 1,903 | 1214 | 0.7787 | |
| 158 | Morningside University | 33600 | 60600 | 0.4454 | 1,172 | 922 | 0.7104 | |
| 158 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 33600 | 36100 | 0.0692 | 33,033 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 161 | Harding University | 33700 | 47800 | 0.296 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 162 | Auburn University | 33800 | 33800 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4592 | |
| 163 | Barry University | 34100 | 56400 | 0.3952 | 3,232 | 1005 | 0.7724 | |
| 164 | Sacred Heart University | 34400 | 67500 | 0.4907 | 7,204 | 950 | 0.6536 | |
| 164 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 34400 | 39400 | 0.127 | 3,881 | 1279 | 0.6645 | |
| 166 | Coastal Carolina University | 34500 | 45100 | 0.2348 | 10,811 | 1145 | 0.7527 | |
| 167 | University of New England | 35200 | 68000 | 0.4827 | 3,884 | 1145 | 0.9163 | |
| 168 | Roger Williams University | 35700 | 63700 | 0.4392 | 4,038 | 1235 | 0.8771 | |
| 168 | Siena College | 35700 | 65100 | 0.4517 | 3,467 | 1254 | 0.6902 | |
| 168 | State University of New York at New Paltz | 35700 | 35700 | 0 | 6,862 | 1260 | 0.6161 | |
| 168 | The University of Tampa | 35700 | 56900 | 0.3723 | 10,598 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 172 | Cedarville University | 35800 | 57000 | 0.3711 | 5,790 | 1232 | 0.6529 | |
| 173 | Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion | 35900 | 48500 | 0.2608 | 2,075 | 1090 | 0.8894 | |
| 174 | University of New Haven | 36600 | 67300 | 0.456 | 4,903 | 1164 | 0.6038 | |
| 175 | Eckerd College | 36700 | 75100 | 0.5116 | 1,893 | 1255 | 0.758 | |
| 176 | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | 38200 | 65000 | 0.4121 | 1,097 | 1055 | 0.8351 | |
| 177 | Western New England University | 38500 | 69200 | 0.4438 | 2,616 | 1199 | 0.8348 | |
| 178 | Loyola University Chicago | 39100 | 74100 | 0.4722 | 12,538 | 1303 | 0.816 | |
| 179 | Fresno Pacific University | 40100 | 52200 | 0.2327 | 1,545 | 1099 | 0.6407 | |
| 180 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | 40300 | 48500 | 0.169 | 31,127 | 1115 | 0.8679 | |
| 181 | University of California-Los Angeles | 40400 | 81800 | 0.5061 | 33,475 | 1399 | 0.0897 | |
| 182 | Montclair State University | 42000 | 46600 | 0.0987 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 183 | Western Washington University | 42100 | 51500 | 0.1827 | 13,752 | 1272 | 0.9325 | |
| 184 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | 42400 | 42400 | 0 | 14,449 | 1195 | 0.784 | |
| 185 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43400 | 68600 | 0.3667 | 3,666 | 1224 | 0.577 | |
| 186 | Providence College | 43800 | 85000 | 0.4848 | 4,236 | 1335 | 0.5089 | |
| 187 | Marist University | 43900 | 75800 | 0.4208 | 5,551 | 1279 | 0.5651 | |
| 188 | St. John's University-New York | 44400 | 78000 | 0.4305 | 15,640 | 1249 | 0.8343 | |
| 189 | Quinnipiac University | 44800 | 79200 | 0.4343 | 6,557 | 1245 | 0.7215 | |
| 190 | Ashland University | 44900 | 56400 | 0.204 | 2,977 | 1125 | 0.764 | |
| 191 | Illinois State University | 45900 | 49100 | 0.0642 | 19,107 | 1120 | 0.8815 | |
| 192 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59700 | 0.2117 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 193 | Biola University | 47400 | 71200 | 0.3344 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7435 | |
| 194 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | 53400 | 63600 | 0.1597 | 1,204 | 1040 | 0.788 | |
| 195 | Hawaii Pacific University | 63700 | 65800 | 0.0327 | 3,533 | 1120 | 0.8587 | |
| 196 | University of Oregon | 64100 | 71300 | 0.1003 | 20,622 | 1250 | 0.883 | |
| 197 | University of California-Irvine | 72100 | 75600 | 0.0463 | 30,204 | 1333 | 0.2857 | |
| 198 | Rollins College | 82400 | 82400 | 0 | 2,640 | 1273 | 0.4754 | |
| 198 | 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.