Biological and Biomedical Sciences colleges in Massachusetts, ranked by graduates
29 colleges in Massachusetts awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in biological and biomedical sciences in 2023: 3,803 degrees, 9.8% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (7.3% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). University of Massachusetts Amherst graduated the most (675, 10.5% of its class). 3 of the 29 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 60%; the most selective is Harvard University at 4%.
Biological and Biomedical Sciences colleges in Massachusetts
Every Massachusetts college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its biological and biomedical sciences page.
| # | College | Type | Degrees (2023) | Share of grads | Acceptance rate | SAT 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Public | 675 | 10.5% | 60% | 1380 |
| 2 | Boston University | Private | 569 | 12.6% | 11% | 1500 |
| 3 | Northeastern University | Private | 482 | 10% | 5% | 1530 |
| 4 | Boston College | Private | 312 | 13% | 16% | 1520 |
| 5 | Harvard University | Private | 244 | 12.8% | 4% | 1580 |
| 6 | Tufts University | Private | 191 | 11.7% | 11% | 1530 |
| 7 | Brandeis University | Private | 138 | 18.3% | 41% | 1460 |
| 8 | UMass Lowell | Public | 106 | 3.9% | 83% | 1320 |
| 9 | Wellesley College | Private | 84 | 14.1% | 14% | 1500 |
| 10 | College of the Holy Cross | Private | 81 | 10.8% | 18% | 1400 |
| 11 | Smith College | Private | 80 | 13% | 21% | 1440 |
| 12 | Amherst College | Private | 77 | 15.8% | 9% | 1540 |
| 13 | Emmanuel College (MA) | Private | 76 | 18.5% | 76% | 1230 |
| 14 | Mount Holyoke College | Private | 70 | 14% | 36% | 1380 |
| 15 | Wheaton College (MA) | Private | 69 | 19.1% | 68% | 1250 |
| 16 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Private | 67 | 5.7% | 60% | 1440 |
| 17 | Bridgewater State University | Public | 57 | 3.5% | 88% | 1130 |
| 18 | Gordon College | Private | 57 | 18.7% | 69% | 1250 |
| 19 | Suffolk University | Private | 53 | 5.4% | 82% | 1230 |
| 20 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Private | 52 | 4.7% | 5% | 1570 |
| 21 | Stonehill College | Private | 50 | 8.5% | 66% | 1260 |
| 22 | Williams College | Private | 50 | 10.1% | 8% | 1530 |
| 23 | Clark University | Private | 43 | 8.7% | 40% | 1230 |
| 24 | Merrimack College | Private | 35 | 3.8% | 70% | 1200 |
| 25 | Assumption University | Private | 26 | 5.9% | 83% | 1150 |
| 26 | Curry College | Private | 19 | 4.7% | 88% | 1080 |
| 27 | Endicott College | Private | 14 | 2% | 71% | 1220 |
| 28 | Fisher College | Private | 14 | 6.5% | 71% | 1120 |
| 29 | Springfield College | Private | 12 | 2.4% | 72% | 1210 |
Questions about biological and biomedical sciences colleges in Massachusetts
What is the best college for biological and biomedical sciences in Massachusetts?
By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest biological and biomedical sciences programs in Massachusetts are University of Massachusetts Amherst (675), Boston University (569), Northeastern University (482). "Best" depends on your profile: this page ranks every Massachusetts college in the field by output and shows each one's acceptance rate and admitted SAT so you can match it to your own numbers.
How many colleges in Massachusetts offer biological and biomedical sciences?
29 four-year colleges in Massachusetts awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in biological and biomedical sciences in 2023, 3 public and 26 private, for 3,803 graduates in total.
Is in-state status an advantage for biological and biomedical sciences in Massachusetts?
At the 3 public universities on this list, Massachusetts residents are usually admitted at a higher rate than out-of-state applicants and pay in-state tuition. CollegeCalcAI applies the residency effect when you set your home state, and the per-major adjustment when you set the major.
Biological and Biomedical Sciences elsewhere
The same field in other states, and the national ranking.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.