College Rankings

Best Biology Schools

The top 25 of 830 U.S. colleges offering an undergraduate Biology degree, ranked by early-career earnings and return on investment — using each school's real, aid-adjusted net price rather than sticker tuition.

Is Biology worth it?

A biology degree pays off handsomely, provided you study in the right zip code. Because this major relies heavily on entry-level lab and manufacturing roles to launch careers, the highest value is found at low-cost regional public universities situated directly inside major biotech and pharmaceutical corridors. If you pay a modest state tuition and graduate into the booming life sciences hubs of New England or Northern California, the degree is a slam dunk. However, if you overpay at an expensive private college in a rural area with no local industry, you will struggle to find immediate, lucrative bench work.

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#	School	State	Score	Median earnings	Net price / yr	10-yr net ROI
1	University of New Hampshire at Manchester	NH	63	$45,346	$9,992†	+$413K
2	California State University-East Bay	CA	62	$44,370	$9,320†	+$406K
3	Northeastern University Oakland	CA	61	$45,494	$25,181	+$354K
4	Saint Cloud State University	MN	61	$44,166	$13,529†	+$388K
5	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	MA	60	$46,526	$17,163†	+$397K
6	Salem State University	MA	60	$45,670	$15,996†	+$393K
7	Worcester State University	MA	59	$44,450	$13,381†	+$391K
8	Virginia Military Institute	VA	59	$43,797	$17,113†	+$370K
9	Shepherd University	WV	58	$49,165	$11,363†	+$446K
10	Northeastern University	MA	58	$45,494	$30,915	+$331K
11	Purdue University-Main Campus	IN	58	$40,145	$14,600†	+$343K
12	Rhode Island College	RI	58	$39,910	$9,478†	+$361K
13	California State University-San Marcos	CA	58	$38,527	$10,229†	+$344K
14	University of Southern Maine	ME	57	$43,722	$13,596†	+$383K
15	Governors State University	IL	57	$43,641	$12,329†	+$387K
16	Carroll University	WI	57	$43,188	$15,193	+$371K
17	Fitchburg State University	MA	57	$41,250	$14,262†	+$355K
18	University of Missouri-Kansas City	MO	57	$40,483	$13,310†	+$352K
19	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus	WA	57	$38,716	$10,163†	+$347K
20	Utah Valley University	UT	57	$38,427	$6,376†	+$359K
21	California State University-Channel Islands	CA	57	$38,344	$9,849†	+$344K
22	University of Rhode Island	RI	56	$45,846	$21,440†	+$373K
23	Emmanuel College	MA	56	$45,275	$26,706	+$346K
24	William Paterson University of New Jersey	NJ	56	$42,492	$18,745†	+$350K
25	University of Delaware	DE	56	$39,746	$17,799†	+$326K
26	Colorado State University Pueblo	CO	56	$38,933	$10,051†	+$349K
27	University of Washington-Bothell Campus	WA	56	$38,716	$12,319†	+$338K
28	Miami University-Hamilton	OH	56	$38,122	$11,286†	+$336K
29	Miami University-Middletown	OH	56	$38,122	$10,809†	+$338K
30	California State University-Sacramento	CA	56	$37,192	$9,338†	+$335K
31	University of Minnesota-Morris	MN	55	$40,415	$8,837†	+$369K
32	CUNY Medgar Evers College	NY	55	$39,810	$5,718†	+$375K
33	University of California-Berkeley	CA	55	$36,642	$13,481†	+$312K
34	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	NH	54	$45,346	$23,805†	+$358K
35	Bridgewater State University	MA	54	$44,626	$16,383†	+$381K
36	Westfield State University	MA	54	$42,776	$16,721†	+$361K
37	University of Massachusetts-Boston	MA	54	$42,721	$17,707†	+$356K
38	Northern Kentucky University	KY	54	$38,970	$8,191†	+$357K
39	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	54	$38,716	$14,091†	+$331K
40	CUNY Lehman College	NY	54	$33,641	$3,148†	+$324K
41	Metropolitan State University	MN	53	$42,128	$16,863†	+$354K
42	San Francisco State University	CA	53	$36,259	$12,278†	+$313K
43	University of California-Merced	CA	53	$36,140	$11,983†	+$313K
44	California State University-Stanislaus	CA	53	$34,358	$6,067†	+$319K
45	CUNY Hunter College	NY	53	$30,257	$2,984†	+$291K
46	Indiana State University	IN	52	$43,656	$10,873†	+$393K
47	Keene State College	NH	52	$43,624	$17,887†	+$365K
48	Bellevue University	NE	52	$40,741	$17,550	+$337K
49	Northeastern Illinois University	IL	52	$40,392	$14,109†	+$347K
50	University of Utah	UT	52	$39,212	$16,200†	+$327K
51	Winona State University	MN	52	$38,666	$17,503†	+$317K
52	Northern Illinois University	IL	52	$38,137	$13,391†	+$328K
53	California State University-Long Beach	CA	52	$35,053	$10,440†	+$309K
54	University of California-San Diego	CA	52	$34,504	$12,470†	+$295K
55	Sonoma State University	CA	52	$34,074	$12,885†	+$289K
56	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	52	$33,189	$10,875†	+$288K
57	University of San Diego	CA	51	$54,223	$30,365	+$421K
58	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	MA	51	$51,711	$43,071	+$345K
59	Meredith College	NC	51	$43,182	$22,488	+$342K
60	Columbia University in the City of New York	NY	51	$40,935	$21,590	+$323K
61	University of Southern Indiana	IN	51	$38,985	$12,923†	+$338K
62	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	WI	51	$38,530	$14,305†	+$328K
63	Saint Xavier University	IL	51	$37,977	$10,970	+$336K
64	University of California-Santa Cruz	CA	51	$37,651	$17,890†	+$305K
65	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	WI	51	$36,823	$16,210†	+$303K
66	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	51	$36,136	$16,778†	+$294K
67	Indiana University-Southeast	IN	51	$35,707	$7,888†	+$326K
68	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	CA	51	$35,638	$16,665†	+$290K
69	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	51	$34,562	$11,900†	+$298K
70	Kean University	NJ	51	$34,522	$12,447†	+$295K
71	Saint Peter's University	NJ	51	$33,779	$12,199	+$289K
72	California State University-Northridge	CA	51	$29,506	$7,021†	+$267K
73	CUNY City College	NY	51	$28,324	$3,776†	+$268K
74	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	50	$43,182	$18,134†	+$359K
75	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	MA	50	$41,204	$20,927†	+$328K
76	Swarthmore College	PA	50	$41,122	$23,149	+$319K
77	Dominican University of California	CA	50	$39,548	$35,333	+$254K
78	Indiana University-South Bend	IN	50	$38,242	$8,653†	+$348K
79	Wittenberg University	OH	50	$38,072	$18,649	+$306K
80	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	IL	50	$38,067	$14,889†	+$321K
81	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	NY	50	$37,834	$3,033†	+$366K
82	St Petersburg College	FL	50	$37,741	$1,471†	+$372K
83	Indiana University-Indianapolis	IN	50	$36,343	$11,668†	+$317K
84	Utah Tech University	UT	50	$35,979	$16,039†	+$296K
85	University of Hawaii at Hilo	HI	50	$35,373	$11,856†	+$306K
86	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	CA	50	$35,334	$11,531†	+$307K
87	University of Chicago	IL	50	$35,275	$14,860	+$293K
88	University of California-Davis	CA	50	$35,241	$14,741†	+$293K
89	University of California-Santa Barbara	CA	50	$33,486	$16,109†	+$270K
90	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	50	$33,471	$11,655†	+$288K
91	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	50	$33,304	$3,967†	+$317K
92	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	50	$33,189	$13,807†	+$277K
93	Ohio State University-Marion Campus	OH	50	$32,356	$11,488†	+$278K
94	CUNY Queens College	NY	50	$31,777	$4,195†	+$301K
95	California State University-San Bernardino	CA	50	$31,381	$4,564†	+$296K
96	Stonehill College	MA	49	$46,088	$33,016	+$329K
97	Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	49	$41,018	$15,327†	+$349K
98	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	49	$40,427	$22,383†	+$315K
99	Montclair State University	NJ	49	$37,179	$15,566†	+$310K
100	California State University-Chico	CA	49	$37,120	$14,480†	+$313K
101	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	49	$36,500	$16,264†	+$300K
102	Washington State University	WA	49	$36,290	$14,971†	+$303K
103	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	49	$36,157	$17,303†	+$292K
104	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	49	$35,798	$17,354†	+$289K
105	Saginaw Valley State University	MI	49	$35,216	$10,775†	+$309K
106	Loyola University Maryland	MD	49	$34,655	$30,574	+$224K
107	Farmingdale State College	NY	49	$34,245	$10,867†	+$299K
108	Ramapo College of New Jersey	NJ	49	$33,988	$18,173†	+$267K
109	University of Illinois Springfield	IL	49	$33,882	$9,833†	+$299K
110	San Diego State University	CA	49	$33,597	$15,364†	+$275K
111	Ohio State University-Lima Campus	OH	49	$32,356	$12,940†	+$272K
112	College of Staten Island CUNY	NY	49	$28,217	$5,579†	+$260K
113	CUNY Brooklyn College	NY	49	$26,612	$3,103†	+$254K
114	Lehigh University	PA	48	$45,695	$36,931	+$309K
115	Quinnipiac University	CT	48	$44,657	$40,675	+$284K
116	DeSales University	PA	48	$42,751	$31,643	+$301K
117	Assumption University	MA	48	$42,252	$29,498	+$305K
118	Southern Connecticut State University	CT	48	$41,973	$20,857†	+$336K
119	Lafayette College	PA	48	$41,885	$34,433	+$281K
120	Rider University	NJ	48	$41,181	$24,792	+$313K
121	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	WI	48	$38,331	$14,158†	+$327K
122	Bemidji State University	MN	48	$37,469	$15,261†	+$314K
123	Grinnell College	IA	48	$37,170	$17,648	+$301K
124	York College of Pennsylvania	PA	48	$37,110	$18,556	+$297K
125	Northeastern State University	OK	48	$36,536	$12,710†	+$315K
126	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	48	$33,189	$16,798†	+$265K
127	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	48	$33,189	$16,403†	+$266K
128	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	48	$28,242	$12,548†	+$232K
129	University of Detroit Mercy	MI	48	$19,882	$15,232	+$138K
130	Holy Family University	PA	47	$44,567	$13,143	+$393K
131	Marywood University	PA	47	$43,968	$23,388	+$346K
132	College of the Holy Cross	MA	47	$43,276	$38,782	+$278K
133	Ripon College	WI	47	$43,250	$20,216	+$352K
134	Coe College	IA	47	$41,112	$18,745	+$336K
135	Boston University	MA	47	$40,165	$24,402	+$304K
136	Eastern Connecticut State University	CT	47	$39,977	$21,067†	+$316K
137	Clarkson University	NY	47	$39,807	$30,305	+$277K
138	SUNY Brockport	NY	47	$37,433	$16,353†	+$309K
139	Fort Hays State University	KS	47	$37,134	$12,569†	+$321K
140	University of Arizona	AZ	47	$37,020	$16,674†	+$304K
141	St. Mary's College of Maryland	MD	47	$36,331	$18,441†	+$290K
142	Western Michigan University	MI	47	$35,955	$15,273†	+$298K
143	University of Mount Saint Vincent	NY	47	$35,431	$21,696	+$268K
144	Concordia University-Saint Paul	MN	47	$35,290	$18,462	+$279K
145	Towson University	MD	47	$34,988	$17,413†	+$280K
146	George Mason University	VA	47	$34,719	$17,915†	+$276K
147	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver	PA	47	$33,417	$17,418†	+$264K
148	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton	PA	47	$33,417	$17,597†	+$264K
149	Midwestern State University	TX	47	$33,278	$11,656†	+$286K
150	State University of New York at New Paltz	NY	47	$32,288	$18,809†	+$248K
151	East Central University	OK	47	$32,077	$8,683†	+$286K
152	Ferris State University	MI	47	$27,334	$8,624†	+$239K
153	Edgewood University	WI	46	$51,134	$26,113	+$407K
154	The University of Montana	MT	46	$43,914	$16,784†	+$372K
155	Drake University	IA	46	$41,226	$29,127	+$296K
156	Missouri Western State University	MO	46	$40,936	$13,251†	+$356K
157	Salve Regina University	RI	46	$40,525	$36,967	+$257K
158	Arcadia University	PA	46	$40,110	$29,466	+$283K
159	University of Indianapolis	IN	46	$39,909	$21,602	+$313K
160	Delaware State University	DE	46	$39,327	$13,910†	+$338K
161	East Carolina University	NC	46	$38,992	$15,739†	+$327K
162	Oklahoma Panhandle State University	OK	46	$38,440	$7,413†	+$355K
163	Central Connecticut State University	CT	46	$36,907	$16,857†	+$302K
164	University of Missouri-Columbia	MO	46	$36,732	$20,268†	+$286K
165	University of Northern Iowa	IA	46	$36,286	$15,901†	+$299K
166	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton	PA	46	$33,417	$17,910†	+$263K
167	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington	PA	46	$33,417	$18,071†	+$262K
168	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	MD	46	$33,055	$16,467†	+$265K
169	Rutgers University-Camden	NJ	46	$32,024	$18,745†	+$245K
170	Texas Woman's University	TX	46	$31,367	$11,963†	+$266K
171	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	46	$30,325	$15,678†	+$241K
172	Utah State University	UT	46	$29,179	$14,936†	+$232K
173	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	46	$28,768	$10,974†	+$244K
174	University of Florida-Online	FL	46	$24,713	$4,815†	+$228K
175	University of La Verne	CA	46	$22,650	$20,161	+$146K
176	Madonna University	MI	45	$46,127	$17,755	+$390K
177	Grand View University	IA	45	$43,237	$21,774	+$345K
178	Hampden-Sydney College	VA	45	$41,876	$22,400	+$329K
179	Grand Valley State University	MI	45	$40,959	$16,317†	+$344K
180	Providence College	RI	45	$39,616	$48,523	+$202K
181	University of Idaho	ID	45	$39,368	$14,831†	+$334K
182	Wilkes University	PA	45	$38,513	$27,743	+$274K
183	New Jersey City University	NJ	45	$37,980	$16,053†	+$316K
184	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	45	$36,215	$15,014†	+$302K
185	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	45	$35,617	$15,927†	+$292K
186	Widener University	PA	45	$35,142	$25,759	+$248K
187	Northern Arizona University	AZ	45	$34,940	$14,158†	+$293K
188	Miami Dade College	FL	45	$34,568	$5,463†	+$324K
189	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	45	$34,206	$14,967†	+$282K
190	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	45	$34,094	$15,435†	+$279K
191	University of Maine	ME	45	$34,029	$17,510†	+$270K
192	Drury University-College of Continuing Professional Studies	MO	45	$33,699	$10,566	+$295K
193	University of Pittsburgh-Bradford	PA	45	$33,576	$15,350†	+$274K
194	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill	PA	45	$33,417	$19,659†	+$256K
195	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York	PA	45	$33,417	$19,047†	+$258K
196	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	45	$33,417	$19,550†	+$256K
197	Purdue University Northwest	IN	45	$33,155	$6,079†	+$307K
198	Angelo State University	TX	45	$32,557	$15,091†	+$265K
199	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	45	$32,356	$17,339†	+$254K
200	University of Akron Main Campus	OH	45	$32,050	$13,946†	+$265K
201	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	45	$32,024	$19,703†	+$241K
202	SUNY College at Geneseo	NY	45	$31,060	$18,211†	+$238K
203	Concord University	WV	45	$26,390	$9,966†	+$224K
204	University of Florida	FL	45	$24,713	$6,541†	+$221K
205	Brigham Young University-Idaho	ID	45	$24,557	$8,221	+$213K
206	Texas A & M International University	TX	45	$24,084	$3,637†	+$226K
207	Miami University-Oxford	OH	44	$38,122	$28,384†	+$268K
208	Northwest Missouri State University	MO	44	$37,983	$16,244†	+$315K
209	University of Maryland Eastern Shore	MD	44	$37,244	$13,338†	+$319K
210	Dartmouth College	NH	44	$36,525	$29,519	+$247K
211	University of Vermont	VT	44	$36,491	$19,343†	+$288K
212	St Olaf College	MN	44	$36,429	$23,874	+$269K
213	University of Kansas	KS	44	$36,131	$18,059†	+$289K
214	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	44	$35,986	$13,359†	+$306K
215	Salisbury University	MD	44	$35,876	$17,743†	+$288K
216	Allegheny College	PA	44	$35,620	$22,940	+$264K
217	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	WI	44	$34,507	$16,550†	+$279K
218	University of Rochester	NY	44	$34,390	$29,278	+$227K
219	Wichita State University	KS	44	$34,271	$13,194†	+$290K
220	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	FL	44	$34,012	$13,739†	+$285K
221	Eastern Washington University	WA	44	$33,793	$13,886†	+$282K
222	Frostburg State University	MD	44	$33,192	$16,715†	+$265K
223	Eastern Michigan University	MI	44	$32,586	$15,407†	+$264K
224	Pittsburg State University	KS	44	$32,134	$15,784†	+$258K
225	Clayton State University	GA	44	$31,665	$8,365†	+$283K
226	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	44	$31,467	$10,836†	+$271K
227	Eastern Illinois University	IL	44	$31,278	$12,786†	+$262K
228	Walsh University	OH	44	$31,250	$20,493	+$231K
229	University of North Georgia	GA	44	$31,007	$9,823†	+$271K
230	Dalton State College	GA	44	$30,839	$5,012†	+$288K
231	State University of New York at Oswego	NY	44	$30,691	$16,236†	+$242K
232	Kent State University at Stark	OH	44	$30,118	$10,897†	+$258K
233	Western Kentucky University	KY	44	$29,945	$10,990†	+$255K
234	Youngstown State University	OH	44	$29,689	$12,767†	+$246K
235	Mercyhurst University	PA	44	$29,167	$19,444	+$214K
236	Idaho State University	ID	44	$27,866	$12,193†	+$230K
237	University of Michigan-Flint	MI	44	$26,707	$7,007†	+$239K
238	New Jersey Institute of Technology	NJ	44	$25,749	$16,504†	+$191K
239	University of California-Irvine	CA	44	$25,388	$14,251†	+$197K
240	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	44	$24,989	$10,359†	+$208K
241	University of Sioux Falls	SD	43	$46,229	$21,383	+$377K
242	Colby College	ME	43	$43,597	$17,180	+$367K
243	Framingham State University	MA	43	$42,472	$16,114†	+$360K
244	Shenandoah University	VA	43	$40,980	$30,298	+$289K
245	Bay Path University	MA	43	$40,964	$14,271	+$353K
246	Tufts University	MA	43	$39,016	$39,998	+$230K
247	Boston College	MA	43	$38,592	$41,704	+$219K
248	Ursinus College	PA	43	$38,360	$30,536	+$261K
249	Bethel University	MN	43	$37,924	$28,556	+$265K
250	Carthage College	WI	43	$37,903	$26,565	+$273K
251	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	43	$37,665	$23,726†	+$282K
252	Minnesota State University-Mankato	MN	43	$37,216	$19,139†	+$296K
253	University of Houston-Clear Lake	TX	43	$35,591	$15,563†	+$294K
254	University of Mary Washington	VA	43	$35,194	$20,667†	+$269K
255	Temple University	PA	43	$35,101	$28,198†	+$238K
256	University of Saint Mary	KS	43	$34,718	$22,519	+$257K
257	Olivet Nazarene University	IL	43	$33,908	$20,729	+$256K
258	University of New Orleans	LA	43	$33,784	$12,384†	+$288K
259	Missouri University of Science and Technology	MO	43	$33,761	$16,298†	+$272K
260	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg	PA	43	$33,576	$17,945†	+$264K
261	University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown	PA	43	$33,576	$18,202†	+$263K
262	University of Mount Union	OH	43	$33,433	$23,280	+$241K
263	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona	PA	43	$33,417	$22,213†	+$245K
264	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	PA	43	$33,417	$22,585†	+$244K
265	Mercy University	NY	43	$32,803	$14,072	+$272K
266	University of Missouri-St Louis	MO	43	$32,400	$15,071†	+$264K
267	SUNY at Fredonia	NY	43	$31,617	$15,897†	+$253K
268	California State University-Dominguez Hills	CA	43	$31,479	$8,615†	+$280K
269	Missouri Southern State University	MO	43	$31,149	$12,007†	+$263K
270	Appalachian State University	NC	43	$29,946	$16,836†	+$232K
271	Central Michigan University	MI	43	$29,792	$17,597†	+$228K
272	Gordon State College	GA	43	$29,542	$8,105†	+$263K
273	Oregon Institute of Technology	OR	43	$28,606	$15,706†	+$223K
274	University of South Florida	FL	43	$27,034	$9,812†	+$231K
275	California State University-Fresno	CA	43	$27,014	$7,000†	+$242K
276	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	43	$24,841	$4,831†	+$229K
277	Morehead State University	KY	43	$22,572	$9,793†	+$187K
278	University of Michigan-Dearborn	MI	43	$20,671	$9,492†	+$169K
279	University of the Pacific	CA	43	$14,396	$25,447	+$42K
280	Trinity College	CT	42	$52,179	$34,832	+$382K
281	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	PA	42	$38,990	$20,787†	+$307K
282	Roanoke College	VA	42	$37,458	$24,503	+$277K
283	Elizabethtown College	PA	42	$36,891	$26,598	+$263K
284	University of Alabama in Huntsville	AL	42	$36,775	$18,796†	+$293K
285	Carlow University	PA	42	$36,211	$20,786	+$279K
286	Brown University	RI	42	$36,084	$25,184	+$260K
287	University of Nebraska at Omaha	NE	42	$35,831	$13,441†	+$305K
288	Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies	MO	42	$35,416	$14,601	+$296K
289	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	WI	42	$34,762	$14,054†	+$291K
290	Western Illinois University	IL	42	$34,052	$12,937†	+$289K
291	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	42	$33,417	$23,330†	+$241K
292	Rowan University	NJ	42	$33,313	$22,408†	+$243K
293	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	PA	42	$33,206	$19,608†	+$254K
294	University of Connecticut	CT	42	$33,189	$25,097†	+$232K
295	SUNY Oneonta	NY	42	$32,738	$19,158†	+$251K
296	Radford University	VA	42	$32,457	$14,578†	+$266K
297	Minnesota State University Moorhead	MN	42	$32,422	$17,997†	+$252K
298	University of Central Arkansas	AR	42	$32,390	$16,511†	+$258K
299	Lycoming College	PA	42	$32,319	$19,140	+$247K
300	University at Albany	NY	42	$32,099	$17,167†	+$252K
301	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	AR	42	$32,096	$17,248†	+$252K
302	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	42	$32,024	$24,406†	+$223K
303	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	42	$31,832	$19,857†	+$239K
304	La Salle University	PA	42	$30,626	$19,409	+$229K
305	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	42	$30,432	$13,951†	+$249K
306	William & Mary	VA	42	$29,851	$19,096†	+$222K
307	Arkansas Tech University	AR	42	$29,596	$12,970†	+$244K
308	Portland State University	OR	42	$29,468	$9,552†	+$256K
309	Fayetteville State University	NC	42	$28,332	$7,892†	+$252K
310	McNeese State University	LA	42	$28,276	$12,493†	+$233K
311	The College of Saint Scholastica	MN	42	$28,195	$27,846	+$171K
312	University of North Dakota	ND	42	$28,056	$18,551†	+$206K
313	University of the Cumberlands	KY	42	$27,786	$14,107	+$221K
314	Florida Atlantic University	FL	42	$27,676	$8,752†	+$242K
315	University of Georgia	GA	42	$27,638	$13,936†	+$221K
316	Berea College	KY	42	$26,744	$6,106	+$243K
317	Lamar University	TX	42	$26,554	$9,366†	+$228K
318	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	NJ	42	$26,418	$15,404	+$203K
319	Dominican University	IL	42	$26,015	$11,745	+$213K
320	West Virginia University Institute of Technology	WV	42	$25,086	$9,337†	+$214K
321	Marshall University	WV	42	$19,955	$7,502†	+$170K
322	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	GA	42	$19,167	$12,116†	+$143K
323	Barnard College	NY	41	$47,329	$28,800	+$358K
324	Curry College	MA	41	$46,736	$29,207	+$351K
325	Centenary University	NJ	41	$44,312	$20,503	+$361K
326	University of New Haven	CT	41	$39,628	$34,192	+$260K
327	Bucknell University	PA	41	$38,765	$40,766	+$225K
328	Drexel University	PA	41	$37,699	$38,509	+$223K
329	Clark University	MA	41	$37,590	$28,714	+$261K
330	Sacred Heart University	CT	41	$37,450	$46,174	+$190K
331	Susquehanna University	PA	41	$36,174	$28,819	+$246K
332	University of St Thomas	MN	41	$36,072	$29,155	+$244K
333	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	WI	41	$35,752	$16,032†	+$293K
334	Carroll College	MT	41	$35,157	$23,960	+$256K
335	Saint Johns University	MN	41	$34,684	$25,672	+$244K
336	Saint Louis University	MO	41	$34,620	$24,398	+$249K
337	University of Central Missouri	MO	41	$34,102	$14,462†	+$283K
338	SUNY at Purchase College	NY	41	$33,914	$18,913†	+$263K
339	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	PA	41	$33,863	$21,331†	+$253K
340	Saint Anselm College	NH	41	$33,820	$34,779	+$199K
341	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	PA	41	$33,417	$24,558†	+$236K
342	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks	PA	41	$33,417	$24,356†	+$237K
343	California Lutheran University	CA	41	$32,894	$30,109	+$209K
344	Aurora University	IL	41	$32,691	$18,838	+$252K
345	University of South Carolina Aiken	SC	41	$32,314	$11,641†	+$277K
346	Albright College	PA	41	$31,544	$20,024	+$235K
347	Kennesaw State University	GA	41	$31,530	$15,048†	+$255K
348	Truman State University	MO	41	$31,435	$12,780†	+$263K
349	University of Kentucky	KY	41	$31,360	$18,851†	+$238K
350	Le Moyne College	NY	41	$30,767	$22,277	+$219K
351	Lindenwood University	MO	41	$30,486	$19,638	+$226K
352	Canisius University	NY	41	$29,397	$17,940	+$222K
353	Augusta University	GA	41	$28,978	$13,787†	+$235K
354	Valdosta State University	GA	41	$28,628	$10,945†	+$242K
355	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale	IL	41	$28,206	$13,297†	+$229K
356	University of Houston	TX	41	$27,660	$14,276†	+$219K
357	University of North Florida	FL	41	$26,964	$10,154†	+$229K
358	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	41	$26,888	$13,138†	+$216K
359	Murray State University	KY	41	$25,914	$9,096†	+$223K
360	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	41	$25,672	$11,040†	+$213K
361	State University of New York at Plattsburgh	NY	41	$24,885	$17,156†	+$180K
362	Wayne State University	MI	41	$21,716	$12,766†	+$166K
363	Florida International University	FL	41	$21,529	$9,288†	+$178K
364	University of Mississippi	MS	41	$21,325	$13,314†	+$160K
365	Roger Williams University	RI	40	$47,799	$37,999	+$326K
366	Upper Iowa University	IA	40	$43,311	$20,942	+$349K
367	Williams College	MA	40	$41,213	$17,716	+$341K
368	Southern Wesleyan University	SC	40	$39,464	$15,464	+$333K
369	University of San Francisco	CA	40	$38,423	$41,431	+$219K
370	Vassar College	NY	40	$37,802	$39,343	+$221K
371	Western Connecticut State University	CT	40	$37,787	$17,604†	+$307K
372	Bloomfield College of Montclair State University	NJ	40	$37,179	$28,014†	+$260K
373	Capital University	OH	40	$36,709	$22,576	+$277K
374	Duquesne University	PA	40	$36,643	$37,730	+$216K
375	University of Richmond	VA	40	$36,300	$31,309	+$238K
376	Augsburg University	MN	40	$35,984	$23,873	+$264K
377	University of Oregon	OR	40	$35,483	$22,182†	+$266K
378	Pennsylvania Western University	PA	40	$35,309	$18,256†	+$280K
379	Middle Georgia State University	GA	40	$35,281	$12,361†	+$303K
380	University of Iowa	IA	40	$34,813	$22,531†	+$258K
381	Washington College	MD	40	$34,553	$27,898	+$234K
382	Texas State University	TX	40	$34,516	$16,805†	+$278K
383	Cornell University	NY	40	$34,500	$28,690	+$230K
384	University of Central Oklahoma	OK	40	$34,180	$18,309†	+$269K
385	SUNY Buffalo State University	NY	40	$33,444	$11,346†	+$289K
386	University of North Texas	TX	40	$32,782	$15,649†	+$265K
387	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	CA	40	$32,760	$13,171†	+$275K
388	University of Memphis	TN	40	$32,145	$12,397†	+$272K
389	North Carolina A & T State University	NC	40	$31,660	$10,846†	+$273K
390	Clemson University	SC	40	$31,481	$22,253†	+$226K
391	University of Pennsylvania	PA	40	$31,055	$28,699	+$196K
392	Buena Vista University	IA	40	$30,682	$18,846	+$231K
393	University of South Dakota	SD	40	$30,167	$19,858†	+$222K
394	Troy University	AL	40	$30,057	$16,527†	+$234K
395	University at Buffalo	NY	40	$29,892	$20,995†	+$215K
396	Seton Hall University	NJ	40	$27,759	$31,446	+$152K
397	Oakland University	MI	40	$27,497	$9,120†	+$238K
398	University of California-Riverside	CA	40	$26,863	$14,304†	+$211K
399	Florida State University	FL	40	$26,140	$11,297†	+$216K
400	Savannah State University	GA	40	$26,114	$8,172†	+$228K
401	Florida State College at Jacksonville	FL	40	$25,912	$4,128†	+$243K
402	Arkansas State University	AR	40	$25,730	$12,366†	+$208K
403	Washington University in St Louis	MO	40	$24,925	$21,786	+$162K
404	Louisiana State University-Shreveport	LA	40	$24,405	$7,022†	+$216K
405	Regis College	MA	39	$43,589	$27,477	+$326K
406	St Catherine University	MN	39	$40,937	$19,764	+$330K
407	Wellesley College	MA	39	$36,621	$25,496	+$264K
408	Illinois State University	IL	39	$36,337	$19,398†	+$286K
409	University of Wisconsin-Parkside	WI	39	$35,990	$11,772†	+$313K
410	Manhattan University	NY	39	$35,293	$27,256	+$244K
411	Morgan State University	MD	39	$34,635	$14,985†	+$286K
412	Wartburg College	IA	39	$34,398	$32,908	+$212K
413	James Madison University	VA	39	$34,159	$23,322†	+$248K
414	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	39	$34,092	$25,648†	+$238K
415	Siena University	NY	39	$33,416	$33,733	+$199K
416	Saint Vincent College	PA	39	$33,322	$23,510	+$239K
417	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	WI	39	$33,100	$14,559†	+$273K
418	South Dakota State University	SD	39	$32,940	$19,841†	+$250K
419	Sam Houston State University	TX	39	$32,915	$16,404†	+$264K
420	University of Notre Dame	IN	39	$32,876	$26,780	+$222K
421	Augustana College	IL	39	$32,844	$22,736	+$237K
422	Iowa State University	IA	39	$32,528	$18,589†	+$251K
423	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	PA	39	$31,928	$16,804†	+$252K
424	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	39	$31,922	$10,965†	+$275K
425	University of Minnesota-Duluth	MN	39	$31,891	$18,743†	+$244K
426	Southeast Missouri State University	MO	39	$31,420	$15,882†	+$251K
427	University of Alaska Fairbanks	AK	39	$31,392	$10,892†	+$270K
428	University of North Alabama	AL	39	$30,593	$12,170†	+$257K
429	College of Charleston	SC	39	$30,538	$18,960†	+$230K
430	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	NM	39	$30,065	$15,489†	+$239K
431	State University of New York at Cortland	NY	39	$29,383	$22,345†	+$204K
432	Bellarmine University	KY	39	$29,253	$21,499	+$207K
433	Benedictine University	IL	39	$29,215	$22,313	+$203K
434	Western Carolina University	NC	39	$28,381	$13,315†	+$231K
435	University of West Florida	FL	39	$28,237	$9,364†	+$245K
436	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	TX	39	$27,493	$12,090†	+$227K
437	Muhlenberg College	PA	39	$27,005	$28,905	+$154K
438	New Mexico State University-Main Campus	NM	39	$26,533	$8,889†	+$230K
439	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	39	$26,029	$18,267†	+$187K
440	Western Oregon University	OR	39	$25,726	$17,237†	+$188K
441	SUNY College at Potsdam	NY	39	$25,459	$13,624†	+$200K
442	Stony Brook University	NY	39	$25,253	$18,784†	+$177K
443	University of Central Florida	FL	39	$23,710	$10,411†	+$195K
444	St. Francis College	NY	39	$22,140	$18,129	+$149K
445	New York Institute of Technology	NY	39	$20,883	$22,443	+$119K
446	Hamilton College	NY	38	$43,639	$28,985	+$320K
447	Suffolk University	MA	38	$42,852	$29,618	+$310K
448	Delaware Valley University	PA	38	$40,692	$28,278	+$294K
449	Plymouth State University	NH	38	$40,088	$19,216†	+$324K
450	Columbia College	MO	38	$37,976	$22,715	+$289K
451	Brandeis University	MA	38	$37,475	$35,736	+$232K
452	Georgetown University	DC	38	$37,196	$40,815	+$209K
453	Central Washington University	WA	38	$36,401	$18,476†	+$290K
454	Boise State University	ID	38	$36,288	$21,610†	+$276K
455	College of Saint Benedict	MN	38	$35,800	$26,640	+$251K
456	Macalester College	MN	38	$35,616	$32,149	+$228K
457	Campbell University	NC	38	$35,579	$24,516	+$258K
458	California State University-Monterey Bay	CA	38	$35,312	$13,663†	+$298K
459	North Dakota State University-Main Campus	ND	38	$34,165	$15,543†	+$279K
460	Lebanon Valley College	PA	38	$33,783	$26,979	+$230K
461	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	PA	38	$33,767	$29,689	+$219K
462	Longwood University	VA	38	$33,686	$19,066†	+$261K
463	St. John Fisher University	NY	38	$33,600	$28,945	+$220K
464	Fordham University	NY	38	$33,594	$44,338	+$159K
465	St Lawrence University	NY	38	$33,561	$28,651	+$221K
466	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	CO	38	$32,958	$21,279†	+$244K
467	University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	38	$32,925	$20,109†	+$249K
468	Saint Martin's University	WA	38	$32,034	$28,119	+$208K
469	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	PA	38	$31,776	$15,699†	+$255K
470	University of Northwestern-St Paul	MN	38	$31,547	$27,705	+$205K
471	Illinois College	IL	38	$31,438	$18,298	+$241K
472	Saint Ambrose University	IA	38	$30,825	$24,691	+$209K
473	Stockton University	NJ	38	$30,447	$20,670†	+$222K
474	Adelphi University	NY	38	$30,101	$30,783	+$178K
475	Maryville University of Saint Louis	MO	38	$29,703	$22,066	+$209K
476	Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	38	$29,635	$12,568†	+$246K
477	Furman University	SC	38	$28,801	$30,308	+$167K
478	Wright State University-Main Campus	OH	38	$28,368	$15,415†	+$222K
479	University of Arkansas	AR	38	$28,061	$18,209†	+$208K
480	Kansas State University	KS	38	$27,301	$19,406†	+$195K
481	CUNY York College	NY	38	$26,768	$4,456†	+$250K
482	University of Arkansas-Fort Smith	AR	38	$26,541	$10,574†	+$223K
483	Michigan State University	MI	38	$26,435	$19,680†	+$186K
484	University of Toledo	OH	38	$23,285	$17,249†	+$164K
485	Auburn University	AL	38	$22,132	$24,323†	+$124K
486	Westminster University	UT	37	$40,919	$27,094	+$301K
487	William Peace University	NC	37	$39,710	$21,649	+$311K
488	Hartwick College	NY	37	$38,467	$31,320	+$259K
489	Ashland University	OH	37	$37,814	$21,988	+$290K
490	Seattle University	WA	37	$37,063	$34,662	+$232K
491	Saint Michael's College	VT	37	$36,327	$25,239	+$262K
492	University of New England	ME	37	$34,910	$38,107	+$197K
493	Syracuse University	NY	37	$34,841	$38,793	+$193K
494	Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	37	$34,717	$17,613†	+$277K
495	Bridgewater College	VA	37	$34,494	$17,800	+$274K
496	Ball State University	IN	37	$34,248	$14,940†	+$283K
497	University of Wyoming	WY	37	$33,920	$13,599†	+$285K
498	Western Washington University	WA	37	$33,871	$21,193†	+$254K
499	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	37	$33,417	$32,875†	+$203K
500	McDaniel College	MD	37	$33,241	$21,916	+$245K
501	Morningside University	IA	37	$32,620	$31,320	+$201K
502	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	CO	37	$32,374	$15,788†	+$261K
503	University of Wisconsin-Superior	WI	37	$32,160	$12,220†	+$273K
504	University of Dubuque	IA	37	$31,779	$23,386	+$224K
505	Saint Norbert College	WI	37	$31,734	$26,172	+$213K
506	Auburn University at Montgomery	AL	37	$31,385	$13,224†	+$261K
507	Duke University	NC	37	$30,939	$29,612	+$191K
508	Valparaiso University	IN	37	$30,672	$18,578	+$232K
509	Albany State University	GA	37	$30,588	$11,898†	+$258K
510	North Carolina Central University	NC	37	$30,423	$15,359†	+$243K
511	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	NC	37	$30,147	$10,260†	+$260K
512	The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga	TN	37	$29,643	$14,265†	+$239K
513	California Baptist University	CA	37	$29,214	$26,285	+$187K
514	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	37	$29,028	$21,315†	+$205K
515	Old Dominion University	VA	37	$28,953	$14,638†	+$231K
516	Saint Leo University	FL	37	$28,764	$21,293	+$202K
517	Marquette University	WI	37	$28,555	$31,487	+$160K
518	University of West Georgia	GA	37	$28,550	$12,786†	+$234K
519	Roosevelt University	IL	37	$27,462	$20,194	+$194K
520	The University of Tennessee-Martin	TN	37	$25,185	$10,701†	+$209K
521	The University of Texas at El Paso	TX	37	$22,167	$9,403†	+$184K
522	Mississippi State University	MS	37	$20,056	$17,595†	+$130K
523	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	LA	37	$18,690	$13,530†	+$133K
524	Merrimack College	MA	36	$41,506	$37,927	+$263K
525	Connecticut College	CT	36	$41,067	$36,175	+$266K
526	Vermont State University	VT	36	$39,471	$18,212†	+$322K
527	Ohio Dominican University	OH	36	$38,548	$20,079	+$305K
528	Pacific Lutheran University	WA	36	$36,766	$19,589	+$289K
529	Doane University	NE	36	$35,302	$26,364	+$248K
530	Randolph-Macon College	VA	36	$33,361	$27,866	+$222K
531	Nazareth University	NY	36	$33,343	$29,357	+$216K
532	SUNY Old Westbury	NY	36	$33,228	$11,282†	+$287K
533	Stevenson University	MD	36	$32,983	$26,505	+$224K
534	Colorado Mesa University	CO	36	$32,565	$15,103†	+$265K
535	Harris-Stowe State University	MO	36	$31,993	$9,922†	+$280K
536	Villanova University	PA	36	$31,818	$43,756	+$143K
537	Aquinas College	MI	36	$31,787	$16,626	+$251K
538	University of Scranton	PA	36	$31,251	$32,568	+$182K
539	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	36	$31,149	$23,433†	+$218K
540	Southeastern Louisiana University	LA	36	$30,865	$13,154†	+$256K
541	Marist University	NY	36	$30,737	$41,544	+$141K
542	University of Redlands	CA	36	$30,047	$30,031	+$180K
543	Presbyterian College	SC	36	$30,034	$20,528	+$218K
544	Concordia College at Moorhead	MN	36	$30,012	$24,902	+$201K
545	University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	36	$28,522	$15,664†	+$223K
546	University of Louisville	KY	36	$27,123	$17,988†	+$199K
547	Northern Michigan University	MI	36	$26,818	$14,085†	+$212K
548	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	GA	36	$25,869	$6,842†	+$231K
549	Tennessee Technological University	TN	36	$25,087	$14,246†	+$194K
550	West Virginia University	WV	36	$25,086	$15,634†	+$188K
551	Binghamton University	NY	36	$25,016	$21,620†	+$164K
552	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	36	$24,063	$17,747†	+$170K
553	University of Virginia-Main Campus	VA	36	$23,395	$21,565†	+$148K
554	Lipscomb University	TN	36	$20,387	$24,739	+$105K
555	Linfield University	OR	35	$42,677	$26,536	+$321K
556	Mount Holyoke College	MA	35	$39,270	$26,441	+$287K
557	Skidmore College	NY	35	$39,235	$32,297	+$263K
558	Southern Methodist University	TX	35	$39,087	$40,892	+$227K
559	Trine University	IN	35	$39,067	$25,355	+$289K
560	Hamline University	MN	35	$37,382	$20,744	+$291K
561	Santa Clara University	CA	35	$36,270	$50,062	+$162K
562	Lewis University	IL	35	$35,948	$17,028	+$291K
563	Virginia Union University	VA	35	$32,986	$13,235	+$277K
564	Gustavus Adolphus College	MN	35	$31,877	$22,900	+$227K
565	University of Houston-Downtown	TX	35	$31,025	$10,542†	+$268K
566	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	OR	35	$30,982	$18,048†	+$238K
567	Franklin College	IN	35	$30,969	$22,855	+$218K
568	Virginia Wesleyan University	VA	35	$30,921	$19,676	+$231K
569	Grand Canyon University	AZ	35	$30,775	$22,472	+$218K
570	Winston-Salem State University	NC	35	$30,719	$13,479†	+$253K
571	Wake Forest University	NC	35	$30,666	$28,719	+$192K
572	Texas Tech University	TX	35	$30,608	$19,070†	+$230K
573	Calvin University	MI	35	$29,996	$22,992	+$208K
574	The University of Alabama	AL	35	$29,848	$22,420†	+$209K
575	Luther College	IA	35	$29,359	$23,097	+$201K
576	The University of Texas at Tyler	TX	35	$29,292	$13,323†	+$240K
577	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	35	$27,487	$18,976†	+$199K
578	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus	NJ	35	$26,418	$22,829	+$173K
579	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi	TX	35	$26,114	$15,225†	+$200K
580	King's College	PA	35	$26,074	$23,093	+$168K
581	University of South Alabama	AL	35	$25,950	$17,648†	+$189K
582	Long Island University	NY	35	$25,679	$33,062	+$125K
583	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	35	$22,742	$19,151†	+$151K
584	The University of Findlay	OH	35	$19,944	$27,221	+$91K
585	Cleveland University-Kansas City	KS	34	$39,724	$35,764	+$254K
586	Chestnut Hill College	PA	34	$37,675	$27,970	+$265K
587	Georgian Court University	NJ	34	$36,405	$19,285	+$287K
588	University of Denver	CO	34	$36,393	$36,131	+$219K
589	Eastern Oregon University	OR	34	$35,435	$17,148†	+$286K
590	Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences	MO	34	$35,416	$22,766	+$263K
591	University of Northern Colorado	CO	34	$34,647	$17,760†	+$275K
592	Rochester Institute of Technology	NY	34	$34,630	$34,906	+$207K
593	Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster	PA	34	$33,767	$42,478	+$168K
594	Drury University	MO	34	$33,699	$20,831	+$254K
595	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	34	$33,576	$30,434†	+$214K
596	Georgia College & State University	GA	34	$32,550	$20,686†	+$243K
597	University of South Carolina Beaufort	SC	34	$32,212	$14,656†	+$263K
598	Winthrop University	SC	34	$31,174	$15,343†	+$250K
599	Oregon State University	OR	34	$30,982	$19,604†	+$231K
600	Carleton College	MN	34	$30,726	$25,407	+$206K
601	Christopher Newport University	VA	34	$30,287	$23,015†	+$211K
602	Kent State University at Kent	OH	34	$30,118	$20,787†	+$218K
603	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	WI	34	$29,947	$13,369†	+$246K
604	Cleveland State University	OH	34	$29,440	$14,764†	+$235K
605	University of Charleston	WV	34	$29,188	$22,107	+$203K
606	Prairie View A & M University	TX	34	$28,947	$13,570†	+$235K
607	University of Pikeville	KY	34	$28,699	$20,311	+$206K
608	Coastal Carolina University	SC	34	$28,585	$13,966†	+$230K
609	Louisiana Tech University	LA	34	$27,358	$11,864†	+$226K
610	Francis Marion University	SC	34	$27,223	$11,386†	+$227K
611	Fort Valley State University	GA	34	$26,379	$10,338†	+$222K
612	Utica University	NY	34	$25,786	$19,108	+$181K
613	The College of New Jersey	NJ	34	$25,340	$27,646†	+$143K
614	Wofford College	SC	34	$24,287	$18,732	+$168K
615	Emory University	GA	34	$23,492	$22,585	+$145K
616	Austin College	TX	34	$18,071	$21,107	+$96K
617	Franklin and Marshall College	PA	33	$37,950	$36,425	+$234K
618	University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	TX	33	$36,637	$26,106	+$262K
619	William Penn University	IA	33	$36,449	$22,601	+$274K
620	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	IN	33	$36,161	$22,866	+$270K
621	Southern University and A & M College	LA	33	$36,095	$20,077†	+$281K
622	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	SC	33	$36,066	$20,723†	+$278K
623	Lincoln University	MO	33	$35,467	$19,092†	+$278K
624	Colgate University	NY	33	$34,796	$28,786	+$233K
625	Pacific University	OR	33	$34,612	$35,273	+$205K
626	The University of Olivet	MI	33	$34,415	$21,393	+$259K
627	George Fox University	OR	33	$33,523	$31,679	+$209K
628	Jacksonville State University	AL	33	$33,236	$14,279†	+$275K
629	Elon University	NC	33	$32,683	$41,555	+$161K
630	George Washington University	DC	33	$32,354	$36,586	+$177K
631	Whittier College	CA	33	$32,139	$25,757	+$218K
632	Tarleton State University	TX	33	$32,020	$20,783†	+$237K
633	Loyola University Chicago	IL	33	$31,964	$36,079	+$175K
634	University of South Carolina-Upstate	SC	33	$31,742	$13,557†	+$263K
635	Marymount University	VA	33	$31,156	$29,137	+$195K
636	Baldwin Wallace University	OH	33	$30,986	$27,603	+$199K
637	New York University	NY	33	$30,913	$37,050	+$161K
638	Elmhurst University	IL	33	$30,804	$24,185	+$211K
639	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	VA	33	$28,239	$24,953†	+$183K
640	University of Alabama at Birmingham	AL	33	$28,127	$18,749†	+$206K
641	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	33	$28,035	$22,811†	+$189K
642	St. Joseph's University-New York	NY	33	$27,815	$19,035	+$202K
643	Central College	IA	33	$26,933	$23,377	+$176K
644	Georgia State University	GA	33	$26,647	$15,931†	+$203K
645	Monmouth University	NJ	33	$26,445	$30,988	+$140K
646	Juniata College	PA	33	$25,119	$23,988	+$155K
647	Nicholls State University	LA	33	$23,672	$12,947†	+$185K
648	Mercer University	GA	33	$22,100	$23,847	+$126K
649	Albion College	MI	33	$20,713	$14,301	+$150K
650	Dominican University New York	NY	32	$36,993	$41,832	+$203K
651	Marian University	IN	32	$35,938	$24,018	+$263K
652	Barton College	NC	32	$35,783	$23,626	+$263K
653	Gordon College	MA	32	$35,529	$24,883	+$256K
654	Hope College	MI	32	$35,430	$27,182	+$246K
655	Robert Morris University	PA	32	$35,259	$23,003	+$261K
656	Southern Oregon University	OR	32	$33,930	$16,732†	+$272K
657	Saint Edward's University	TX	32	$33,597	$25,578	+$234K
658	North Park University	IL	32	$33,592	$16,948	+$268K
659	Black Hills State University	SD	32	$33,518	$15,911†	+$272K
660	Dallas Baptist University	TX	32	$33,096	$28,516	+$217K
661	Barry University	FL	32	$32,556	$22,613	+$235K
662	Sul Ross State University	TX	32	$31,629	$13,286†	+$263K
663	Texas A&M University-Texarkana	TX	32	$31,567	$12,997†	+$264K
664	DePaul University	IL	32	$30,750	$30,902	+$184K
665	East Tennessee State University	TN	32	$28,138	$15,983†	+$217K
666	Georgia Southern University	GA	32	$27,195	$15,267†	+$211K
667	Drew University	NJ	32	$24,229	$24,280	+$145K
668	Thomas More University	KY	32	$23,426	$21,835	+$147K
669	University of Southern California	CA	32	$20,210	$32,740	+$71K
670	Newberry College	SC	31	$34,694	$21,656	+$260K
671	Franciscan University of Steubenville	OH	31	$34,567	$23,589	+$251K
672	University of Maine at Farmington	ME	31	$33,300	$16,857†	+$266K
673	Wayne State College	NE	31	$32,538	$15,360†	+$264K
674	Lander University	SC	31	$32,422	$15,363†	+$263K
675	Gonzaga University	WA	31	$30,819	$35,119	+$168K
676	Texas A&M University-San Antonio	TX	31	$29,981	$11,196†	+$255K
677	Western Colorado University	CO	31	$29,881	$16,425†	+$233K
678	Creighton University	NE	31	$27,924	$31,568	+$153K
679	Wingate University	NC	31	$27,729	$20,748	+$194K
680	Alcorn State University	MS	31	$27,607	$13,265†	+$223K
681	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	LA	31	$25,078	$13,606†	+$196K
682	Austin Peay State University	TN	31	$24,662	$9,735†	+$208K
683	Dickinson College	PA	31	$23,097	$37,607	+$81K
684	Concordia University Ann Arbor	MI	31	$23,080	$32,811	+$100K
685	Touro University	NY	31	$21,733	$29,627	+$99K
686	University of Puerto Rico at Cayey	PR	31	$17,638	$10,176†	+$136K
687	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	PR	31	$11,923	$9,175†	+$83K
688	Colorado College	CO	30	$36,571	$33,375	+$232K
689	Middlebury College	VT	30	$34,891	$31,483	+$223K
690	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale	FL	30	$34,287	$30,498	+$221K
691	Northwest Nazarene University	ID	30	$33,875	$29,580	+$220K
692	Mount Saint Mary's University	CA	30	$33,146	$21,413	+$246K
693	Texas Southern University	TX	30	$31,779	$16,590†	+$251K
694	Southwest Minnesota State University	MN	30	$31,765	$15,291†	+$256K
695	SUNY Polytechnic Institute	NY	30	$30,834	$14,164†	+$252K
696	University of West Alabama	AL	30	$30,019	$12,684†	+$249K
697	University of Mount Olive	NC	30	$29,467	$18,853	+$219K
698	Mars Hill University	NC	30	$29,455	$19,910	+$215K
699	Columbus State University	GA	30	$28,947	$13,115†	+$237K
700	Rhodes College	TN	30	$28,901	$28,585	+$175K
701	Occidental College	CA	30	$28,691	$38,263	+$134K
702	Ithaca College	NY	30	$28,351	$33,926	+$148K
703	Concordia University-Nebraska	NE	30	$27,785	$23,965	+$182K
704	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	AR	30	$26,612	$12,653†	+$216K
705	University of Dayton	OH	30	$26,431	$29,533	+$146K
706	Concordia University-Wisconsin	WI	30	$23,080	$36,201	+$86K
707	Morehouse College	GA	30	$19,679	$39,013	+$41K
708	Lake Forest College	IL	29	$33,380	$28,673	+$219K
709	Hobart William Smith Colleges	NY	29	$33,163	$31,563	+$205K
710	The College of Wooster	OH	29	$32,462	$23,458	+$231K
711	Mount Mercy University	IA	29	$32,264	$20,168	+$242K
712	Stephen F Austin State University	TX	29	$29,372	$14,260†	+$237K
713	West Texas A & M University	TX	29	$28,507	$19,487†	+$207K
714	Wheaton College (Massachusetts)	MA	29	$26,661	$29,822	+$147K
715	Nova Southeastern University	FL	29	$23,110	$30,371	+$110K
716	Loyola Marymount University	CA	29	$22,638	$48,381	+$33K
717	St. Mary's University	TX	29	$20,104	$21,145	+$116K
718	The University of Tampa	FL	28	$32,909	$36,211	+$184K
719	McKendree University	IL	28	$31,678	$24,717	+$218K
720	Denison University	OH	28	$31,017	$40,007	+$150K
721	Tennessee State University	TN	28	$30,672	$15,796†	+$244K
722	Hampton University	VA	28	$30,359	$25,319	+$202K
723	West Liberty University	WV	28	$29,559	$15,366†	+$234K
724	Chowan University	NC	28	$29,508	$14,086	+$239K
725	Central State University	OH	28	$28,264	$13,096†	+$230K
726	University of North Carolina Asheville	NC	28	$27,943	$12,250†	+$230K
727	Lane College	TN	28	$26,754	$10,904	+$224K
728	Rollins College	FL	28	$25,749	$34,732	+$119K
729	St. John's University-New York	NY	28	$23,473	$29,999	+$115K
730	Yeshiva University	NY	28	$21,104	$49,965	+$11K
731	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro	PR	28	$13,624	$9,788	+$97K
732	Point Loma Nazarene University	CA	27	$34,943	$38,729	+$195K
733	American University	DC	27	$33,917	$41,943	+$171K
734	Webster University	MO	27	$32,757	$27,047	+$219K
735	Smith College	MA	27	$32,747	$27,579	+$217K
736	Knox College	IL	27	$31,203	$24,595	+$214K
737	University of Dallas	TX	27	$30,920	$22,610	+$219K
738	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	OH	27	$30,861	$24,022†	+$213K
739	Hardin-Simmons University	TX	27	$30,520	$19,555	+$227K
740	Alabama State University	AL	27	$30,174	$20,435†	+$220K
741	Florida Southern College	FL	27	$29,222	$28,551	+$178K
742	Nevada State University	NV	27	$28,205	$14,068†	+$226K
743	Biola University	CA	27	$27,371	$31,495	+$148K
744	Otterbein University	OH	27	$24,341	$19,237	+$166K
745	University of Puerto Rico	PR	27	$22,338	$8,484†	+$189K
746	Xavier University of Louisiana	LA	27	$17,761	$17,127	+$109K
747	Michigan Technological University	MI	27	$17,541	$14,182†	+$119K
748	Hanover College	IN	26	$31,321	$21,829	+$226K
749	Westmont College	CA	26	$30,635	$29,053	+$190K
750	Bates College	ME	26	$30,613	$29,351	+$189K
751	University of Puget Sound	WA	26	$30,191	$38,394	+$148K
752	Loyola University New Orleans	LA	26	$30,181	$23,696	+$207K
753	Washington & Jefferson College	PA	26	$29,926	$25,002	+$199K
754	Charleston Southern University	SC	26	$29,891	$21,666	+$212K
755	University of Hartford	CT	26	$29,763	$30,282	+$177K
756	The College of Idaho	ID	26	$29,460	$19,481	+$217K
757	Muskingum University	OH	26	$28,723	$19,532	+$209K
758	Whitman College	WA	26	$28,538	$33,313	+$152K
759	Virginia State University	VA	26	$28,169	$15,840†	+$218K
760	Rogers State University	OK	26	$27,822	$15,314†	+$217K
761	Chapman University	CA	26	$24,443	$46,555	+$58K
762	Kalamazoo College	MI	26	$24,211	$19,072	+$166K
763	University of Southern Mississippi	MS	26	$24,195	$21,708†	+$155K
764	Pepperdine University	CA	26	$20,031	$58,098	−$32K
765	Whitworth University	WA	25	$29,599	$26,534	+$190K
766	Oral Roberts University	OK	25	$29,582	$25,365	+$194K
767	Johnson & Wales University-Providence	RI	25	$29,405	$31,027	+$170K
768	Bethany College	KS	25	$29,330	$27,686	+$183K
769	Queens University of Charlotte	NC	25	$29,163	$30,857	+$168K
770	Alabama A & M University	AL	25	$29,098	$17,621†	+$220K
771	University of the Ozarks	AR	25	$27,992	$17,360	+$210K
772	Rocky Mountain College	MT	25	$27,912	$19,751	+$200K
773	Grambling State University	LA	25	$27,164	$19,809†	+$192K
774	Alverno College	WI	25	$26,856	$22,540	+$178K
775	Fort Lewis College	CO	25	$26,350	$17,296†	+$194K
776	Case Western Reserve University	OH	25	$26,254	$41,190	+$98K
777	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	OK	25	$26,231	$14,459†	+$204K
778	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	AR	25	$26,044	$14,027†	+$204K
779	Liberty University	VA	25	$23,803	$29,357	+$121K
780	College of Coastal Georgia	GA	25	$23,272	$15,261†	+$172K
781	University of the Incarnate Word	TX	25	$23,270	$22,775	+$142K
782	Texas Christian University	TX	25	$19,218	$36,660	+$46K
783	University of Miami	FL	25	$17,571	$37,244	+$27K
784	Mississippi Christian University	MS	25	$17,342	$27,712	+$63K
785	University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla	PR	25	$14,610	$7,765†	+$115K
786	Guilford College	NC	24	$30,486	$22,270	+$216K
787	Montana State University	MT	24	$29,435	$22,499†	+$204K
788	Westminster College	PA	24	$27,467	$19,859	+$195K
789	Oglethorpe University	GA	24	$27,337	$19,509	+$195K
790	Rust College	MS	24	$26,947	$12,587	+$219K
791	University of Portland	OR	24	$26,340	$28,210	+$151K
792	Stetson University	FL	24	$26,006	$19,372	+$183K
793	Baylor University	TX	24	$24,408	$41,104	+$80K
794	Coppin State University	MD	24	$21,151	$9,977†	+$172K
795	William Carey University	MS	24	$19,910	$14,258	+$142K
796	Howard University	DC	23	$28,696	$50,539	+$85K
797	Johnson C Smith University	NC	23	$28,675	$20,894	+$203K
798	Molloy University	NY	23	$26,561	$24,347	+$168K
799	Bowie State University	MD	23	$26,266	$19,298†	+$185K
800	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	OK	23	$26,025	$17,447†	+$190K
801	Concordia University Texas	TX	23	$26,001	$23,131	+$167K
802	Claflin University	SC	23	$25,873	$17,800	+$188K
803	Dillard University	LA	23	$23,999	$22,094	+$152K
804	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo	PR	23	$17,632	$11,117	+$132K
805	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-San German	PR	23	$15,765	$9,148	+$121K
806	Felician University	NJ	22	$29,515	$40,045	+$135K
807	South Carolina State University	SC	22	$25,938	$18,097†	+$187K
808	Reed College	OR	22	$25,596	$33,013	+$124K
809	Saint Francis University	PA	22	$25,411	$23,526	+$160K
810	Willamette University	OR	22	$25,100	$25,121	+$151K
811	University of Puerto Rico-Humacao	PR	22	$22,686	$12,675†	+$176K
812	Malone University	OH	22	$22,005	$20,948	+$136K
813	Delta State University	MS	22	$20,823	$13,540†	+$154K
814	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	PR	22	$17,632	$11,502	+$130K
815	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon	PR	22	$16,945	$9,284	+$132K
816	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo	PR	22	$15,569	$9,217	+$119K
817	Palm Beach Atlantic University	FL	21	$28,991	$28,354	+$176K
818	Hollins University	VA	21	$27,721	$20,896	+$194K
819	Jackson State University	MS	21	$25,354	$23,836†	+$158K
820	The University of the South	TN	21	$23,932	$27,872	+$128K
821	Oberlin College	OH	21	$22,684	$38,645	+$72K
822	Our Lady of the Lake University	TX	21	$18,452	$16,442	+$119K
823	University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez	PR	21	$10,934	$17,936†	+$38K
824	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce	PR	20	$17,632	$13,192	+$124K
825	Tuskegee University	AL	20	$14,102	$35,013	+$968
826	Lewis & Clark College	OR	19	$24,050	$36,013	+$96K
827	Benedict College	SC	19	$22,805	$18,250	+$155K
828	Eckerd College	FL	18	$26,871	$38,071	+$116K
829	Clark Atlanta University	GA	18	$24,763	$37,702	+$97K
830	Spelman College	GA	18	$21,638	$38,967	+$61K

Top 10 programs by 10-year net ROI

How to read this: Median earnings = typical pay one year after graduation. Net price = average annual cost after grant aid, incl. living costs — not sticker tuition. 10-yr net ROI = ten years of earnings minus four years of net price. Score = the CollegeRanked Score (0–100) that sets the order — it blends ROI with longer-run earnings, job demand and automation resilience, so a school can outrank one with a slightly higher 10-yr ROI. † = public university — net price shown is the in-state cost; out-of-state students pay more. See the full methodology.

Why these schools rank where they do

The dominance of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and California on this list is not an accident. The highest-earning biology graduates are those who can commute directly from their dorms to the world’s largest biotech clusters: Boston’s Kendall Square and the San Francisco Bay Area.

University of New Hampshire at Manchester takes the #1 spot because of its brilliant geographic advantage. Located in the city's historic Millyard, the campus is deeply integrated with the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI). Students get hands-on experience in cutting-edge tissue engineering and biomanufacturing, feeding straight into the local life-sciences boom without the crushing debt of a Boston private school. Similarly, California State University-East Bay (#2) thrives by piping its graduates directly into the pharmaceutical giants and biotech startups of South San Francisco and the East Bay.

The most striking trend is the sheer power of experiential learning, exemplified by Northeastern University. Both its Oakland campus (#3) and its flagship Boston campus (#10) rank highly despite steeper price tags. Northeastern’s legendary co-op program mandates that students spend months working full-time at companies like Moderna, Ginkgo Bioworks, or Genentech before they even graduate, virtually guaranteeing high-paying job offers upon commencement. Meanwhile, unassuming regional schools like Shepherd University (#9) punch far above their weight by sitting on the edge of the I-270 Maryland biotech and federal lab corridor, offering a cheap backdoor into places like the NIH or Fort Detrick.

What is Biology?

Biology is the study of living organisms, from cellular structures to complex ecosystems. At the undergraduate level, it is a highly practical, lab-driven degree where students learn to run assays, culture cells, and analyze genetic data, preparing them to work at the bench in pharmaceuticals, healthcare, biomanufacturing, or environmental science.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to live near a biotech hub to get a good job?

It helps immensely. While biology majors can find work anywhere in healthcare administration, agriculture, or local clinical labs, the massive early-career salaries are concentrated in pharmaceutical and biotech research hubs. If you study in the Midwest or South, look for schools with strong pipelines to agricultural tech, biomedical engineering firms, or massive local hospital networks.

What is the difference between a BA and a BS in Biology?

A Bachelor of Science (BS) is heavier on math, chemistry, and physics, making it the preferred route if you want to work in a laboratory, pursue pharmacology, or enter biomanufacturing. A Bachelor of Arts (BA) offers more elective flexibility and is often chosen by students pairing the degree with education, science writing, or public health policy.

Will a general biology degree restrict me from specialized jobs?

No. While degrees in biochemistry or molecular biology sound more targeted, a general biology degree from a school with a strong lab curriculum will open the exact same doors. Employers in the life sciences care far more about your mastery of specific lab techniques—like PCR, chromatography, or cell culturing—than the specific title of your major.