2025 Best Biophysics Doctor's Degree Schools

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in biophysics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #160 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 12 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of biophysics. Combined, these schools handed out 116 doctor's degrees in biophysics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Biophysics School for Your Doctor's Degree

The biophysics doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality biophysics program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on biophysics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of biophysics students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biophysics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for biophysics students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Biophysics Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biophysics Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Biophysics in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for biophysics students seeking a a doctor's degree.

10 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Biophysics

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Cornell University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in biophysics. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in biophysics from Cornell University

2

Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Stanford University is a good decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in biophysics. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in biophysics from Stanford University

3

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in biophysics. UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in biophysics from University of California - Los Angeles

4

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in biophysics. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in biophysics from Johns Hopkins University

5

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a doctorate in biophysics from University of Wisconsin - Madison

6

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in biophysics from University of Chicago

7

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Davis.More information about a doctorate in biophysics from University of California - Davis

8

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in biophysics from University of California - Berkeley

9

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in biophysics from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

10

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a doctorate in biophysics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Biophysics by Region

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Biophysics Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology area of study, Biophysics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Biophysics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biochemistry	471
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	198
Molecular Biology	187
Molecular Biochemistry	61
Other Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	52
Molecular Biophysics	24
Radiation Biology/Radiobiology	6
Structural Biology	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.