Biological Sciences Best Colleges Financial Aid Comparison
For the academic year 2023-2024, at the best colleges in Biological Sciences program, total 42,345 undergraduate students have awarded grant aid from federal, state, local, and/or institutes. The average amount of the awarded grant aid is $52,867 where the 2025 average tuition & fees is $62,227. For full-time first time undergraduate students (freshmen), 56%% of students (8,612 students) have awarded federal, state, local and/or institutional grant aid.
- For all undergraduate students, Massachusetts Institute of Technology has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 64% and Harvard University has the lowest graduation rate of 49%.
- For all undergraduate students, Princeton University has the highest amount of grant aid of $62,593 and University of California-Berkeley has the lowest amount of grant aid of $22,996.
- For first-time full-time students, Johns Hopkins University has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 60% and University of California-Berkeley has the lowest graduation rate of 50%.
- For first-time full-time students, Harvard University has the highest amount of grant aid of $64,942 and University of California-Berkeley has the lowest amount of grant aid of $25,951.
Biological Sciences Best Colleges Financial Aid Comparison
The following table lists the best colleges in Biological Sciences programs. The "-" value in other columns means that the corresponding data has not been reported or the school does not have programs for the values.
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| Rank | College name | Tuition & Fees | All Undergraduate | Full-time First-Time Undergraduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | |||
| 2 | Harvard University Cambridge, MA Private, 4 years four-years | $61,676 ($48,949) | 4,562 | 49% | $55,827 | 932 | 57% | $64,942 |
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Private, 4 years four-years | $62,396 ($60,156) | 2,980 | 64% | $55,629 | 654 | 58% | $58,331 |
| 3 | Stanford University Stanford, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $65,910 ($49,617) | 4,866 | 60% | $58,688 | 952 | 55% | $64,164 |
| 41 | University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA Public, 4 years four-years | $47,265 ($15,377) | 18,629 | 57% | $22,996 | 3,369 | 50% | $25,951 |
| 4 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA Private, 4 years four-years | $65,898 ($49,908) | 597 | 61% | $52,266 | 124 | 55% | $60,201 |
| 18 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Private, 4 years four-years | $64,730 ($52,170) | 3,667 | 61% | $54,088 | 840 | 60% | $58,456 |
| 1 | University of California-San Francisco San Francisco, CA Public, 4 years four-years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Yale University New Haven, CT Private, 4 years four-years | $67,250 ($51,400) | 3,679 | 55% | $60,846 | 837 | 54% | $59,076 |
| 5 | Princeton University Princeton, NJ Private, 4 years four-years | $62,688 ($47,140) | 3,365 | 60% | $62,593 | 904 | 60% | $60,629 |
| Average | $62,227 | 42,345 | 58% | $52,867 | 8,612 | 56% | $56,469 | |