IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · Pennsylvania

Biological and Biomedical Sciences colleges in Pennsylvania, ranked by graduates

59 colleges in Pennsylvania awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in biological and biomedical sciences in 2023: 5,432 degrees, 7.4% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (7.3% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). Penn State University graduated the most (742, 6.8% of its class). 18 of the 59 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 78%; the most selective is University of Pennsylvania at 5%.

Colleges

in Pennsylvania, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

5,432

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

7.4%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

78%

18 public, 41 private

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Biological and Biomedical Sciences colleges in Pennsylvania

Every Pennsylvania 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	Penn State University	Public	742	6.8%	55%	1370
2	University of Pittsburgh	Public	637	13.3%	58%	1400
3	University of Pennsylvania	Private	375	13.3%	5%	1560
4	Temple University	Public	360	6.7%	80%	1250
5	Drexel University	Private	156	5.1%	79%	1340
6	Saint Joseph's University	Private	135	12.8%	89%	1260
7	West Chester University	Public	133	4.4%	78%	1220
8	Bucknell University	Private	120	14%	29%	1410
9	Villanova University	Private	116	6.7%	27%	1460
10	Lehigh University	Private	111	8.1%	26%	1430
11	University of Scranton	Private	104	13.6%	81%	1230
12	Ursinus College	Private	100	29.2%	92%	1280
13	Gettysburg College	Private	82	14.8%	39%	1350
14	East Stroudsburg University	Public	80	8.4%	92%	1070
15	Lafayette College	Private	79	13.2%	31%	1410
16	Duquesne University	Private	78	6.2%	84%	1210
17	Commonwealth U Bloomsburg	Public	77	3.6%	93%	1120
18	Commonwealth U Lock Haven	Public	77	3.6%	93%	1120
19	Commonwealth U Mansfield	Public	77	3.6%	93%	1120
20	Franklin & Marshall College	Private	77	15%	28%	1420
21	Dickinson College	Private	76	16.5%	42%	1380
22	Indiana U of Pennsylvania	Public	74	5.3%	91%	1120
23	California University of PA	Public	69	3.5%	94%	1120
24	Clarion University	Public	69	3.5%	94%	1120
25	Edinboro University	Public	69	3.5%	94%	1120
26	Millersville University	Public	68	6%	86%	1130
27	Muhlenberg College	Private	67	13.2%	72%	1340
28	Arcadia University	Private	66	17.8%	80%	1230
29	Susquehanna University	Private	65	12.4%	81%	1230
30	Shippensburg University	Public	60	6.9%	87%	1100
31	Kutztown University	Public	58	4.2%	91%	1100
32	Bryn Mawr College	Private	55	17.2%	29%	1430
33	Carnegie Mellon University	Private	55	3.3%	12%	1550
34	Haverford College	Private	55	17.1%	12%	1500
35	Juniata College	Private	53	19.4%	79%	1230
36	Allegheny College	Private	52	17.7%	55%	1230
37	Slippery Rock University	Public	50	3%	71%	1130
38	Elizabethtown College	Private	48	12.2%	78%	1230
39	Swarthmore College	Private	47	11%	7%	1530
40	Gannon University	Private	45	8.1%	74%	1170
41	Moravian University	Private	40	8.5%	54%	1230
42	Pitt-Johnstown	Public	39	9.7%	95%	1120
43	DeSales University	Private	34	6.7%	77%	1230
44	Grove City College	Private	31	6.4%	72%	1230
45	Widener University	Private	30	5%	71%	1230
46	Lycoming College	Private	29	12.6%	74%	1230
47	Seton Hill University	Private	29	7.4%	80%	1150
48	York College (PA)	Private	28	4%	74%	1230
49	Chestnut Hill College	Private	27	11.8%	74%	1150
50	Messiah University	Private	27	4.7%	79%	1230
51	Jefferson University	Private	26	2.6%	81%	1150
52	La Salle University	Private	25	4.5%	97%	1170
53	Alvernia University	Private	25	6.7%	58%	1230
54	Holy Family University	Private	25	4.3%	71%	1150
55	Lebanon Valley College	Private	24	6.2%	84%	1230
56	Washington & Jefferson College	Private	22	10.2%	81%	1230
57	Albright College	Private	21	7.7%	76%	1230
58	Robert Morris University	Private	18	2.9%	90%	1140
59	Lincoln University (PA)	Public	15	4.7%	66%	1120

Questions about biological and biomedical sciences colleges in Pennsylvania

What is the best college for biological and biomedical sciences in Pennsylvania?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest biological and biomedical sciences programs in Pennsylvania are Penn State University (742), University of Pittsburgh (637), University of Pennsylvania (375). "Best" depends on your profile: this page ranks every Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania offer biological and biomedical sciences?

59 four-year colleges in Pennsylvania awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in biological and biomedical sciences in 2023, 18 public and 41 private, for 5,432 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for biological and biomedical sciences in Pennsylvania?

At the 18 public universities on this list, Pennsylvania 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.

All biological and biomedical sciences colleges, nationally →TX · 45 AL · 18 MS · 12 NC · 34 AZ · 4 AR · 15 TN · 27 IN · 29 KY · 18 FL · 29 NY · 51 ID · 6 MA · 29 OH · 37 IL · 33 UT · 7 RI · 7 CA · 54 MI · 24 SC · 25 All colleges in Pennsylvania →

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.