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Most Popular Schools for Biochemistry Major & Degree Program

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the chemistry of living systems, their fundamental chemical substances and reactions, and their chemical pathways and information transfer systems, with particular reference to carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. Includes instruction in bio-organic chemistry, protein chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, bioseparations, regulatory biochemistry, enzymology, hormonal chemistry, calorimetry, and research methods and equipment operation.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 University of California-San Diego 421 5% $32,838
2 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 286 2% $27,638
3 The University of Texas at Austin 275 2% $26,506
4 Arizona State University-Tempe 246 2% $28,048
5 University of California-Los Angeles 217 2% $34,620
6 University of Wisconsin-Madison 172 1% $26,025
7 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 155 2% $26,834
8 Stony Brook University 141 2% $26,091
9 University of California-Riverside 105 2% $35,242
10 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 101 1% $36,652
11 Baylor University 93 2% $62,527
12 California State University-Fullerton 88 1% $27,738
13 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 86 1% $27,898
14 University of Colorado Boulder 84 1% $31,044
15 University of New Mexico-Main Campus 76 1% $22,639
16 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus 74 1% $24,105
17 Ohio State University-Main Campus 73 1% $27,367
18 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 73 1% $30,298
19 University of Houston 71 1% $23,225
20 North Carolina State University at Raleigh 69 1% $23,977
21 Florida State University 66 1% $22,168
22 University of Missouri-Columbia 66 1% $26,766
23 California State University-Long Beach 65 1% $24,738
24 University of Arizona 65 1% $29,217
25 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 65 1% $24,936
26 University of Illinois at Chicago 65 1% $30,866
27 The University of Texas at Dallas 63 1% $29,286
28 Johns Hopkins University 62 1% $71,901
29 University of Maryland-College Park 62 1% $27,146
30 Mississippi State University 60 1% $24,957
31 Clemson University 59 1% $31,270
32 Texas A & M University-College Station 58 0% $29,506
33 Binghamton University 57 1% $26,866
34 Temple University 57 1% $33,004
35 Northeastern University 56 1% $70,592
36 University of Nevada-Reno 56 1% $25,039
37 Rice University 55 3% $65,150
38 Boston College 53 1% $73,092
39 Rowan University 53 1% $32,099
40 Middle Tennessee State University 52 1% $22,964
41 University of Minnesota-Duluth 51 2% $24,614
42 Texas State University 49 1% $23,130
43 Case Western Reserve University 49 2% $67,332
44 California State University-Los Angeles 48 1% $26,139
45 San Francisco State University 47 1% $27,480
46 Colorado State University-Fort Collins 46 1% $26,231
47 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 45 1% $28,776
48 University of Missouri-St Louis 44 1% $24,894
49 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo 42 1% $28,302
50 University of Iowa 41 1% $24,239
51 Miami University-Oxford 41 1% $33,229
52 Indiana University-Bloomington 41 0% $24,779
53 University of North Texas 41 0% $24,712
54 New York University 40 0% $73,566
55 University of Kansas 40 1% $26,566
56 California State University-San Marcos 38 1% $25,325
57 Tufts University 38 1% $73,500
58 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 37 2% $19,069
59 University of Mississippi 37 1% $25,436
60 University of Pennsylvania 35 1% $74,408
61 Loyola University Chicago 35 1% $61,328
62 Tulane University of Louisiana 35 1% $72,296
63 The University of Texas at San Antonio 35 1% $23,715
64 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 34 1% $30,360
65 Purdue University-Main Campus 34 0% $22,822
66 Stevens Institute of Technology 34 1% $69,292
67 University of San Diego 34 1% $67,498
68 Texas Tech University 33 0% $24,472
69 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus 33 1% $29,097
70 Western Washington University 33 1% $24,077
71 Utah State University 32 1% $20,504
72 Brigham Young University-Provo 31 0% $18,776
73 Iowa State University 30 0% $21,186
74 Grinnell College 30 8% $68,302
75 University of California-Santa Barbara 30 0% $36,659
76 Portland State University 29 0% $26,085
77 California State University-East Bay 29 1% $25,143
78 University of Southern California 29 0% $74,825
79 Brandeis University 29 2% $73,335
80 Kansas State University 28 1% $24,923
81 California State University-Northridge 28 0% $22,969
82 University of St Thomas 28 1% $56,664
83 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 28 1% $24,486
84 Montclair State University 27 0% $31,704
85 Eastern Michigan University 27 1% $26,196
86 University of Delaware 27 0% $29,342
87 Santa Clara University 27 1% $71,778
88 Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks 27 6% $33,396
89 California State University-Sacramento 26 0% $26,454
90 CUNY City College 26 1% $29,967
91 SUNY College at Geneseo 26 2% $25,761
92 University of Hawaii at Manoa 26 1% $29,858
93 Brigham Young University-Idaho 26 0% $12,050
94 University of Massachusetts-Boston 25 1% $36,647
95 The University of Texas at Arlington 25 0% $26,660
96 Kennesaw State University 25 0% $25,773
97 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 24 1% $21,297
98 Occidental College 24 5% $74,132
99 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 24 1% $67,504
100 Drury University 23 7% $40,951

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Biochemistry program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.