Ranked #6 in popularity, biology studies is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Biology Studies Schools in Rhode Island ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 484 degrees in biology studies annually.
Your choice of biology studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Biology Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Biology Studies Schools in Rhode Island list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the biological sciences degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat Brown University if you want to pursue a degree in biology studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were approximately 111 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.
Providence College is a great decision for students interested in a degree in biology studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Providence is a great college overall.
There were approximately 91 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Providence in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat University of Rhode Island if you wish to pursue a degree in biology studies. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were about 160 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year.
Salve Regina University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in biology studies. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 440th out of 2,152 colleges for overall quality nationwide.
There were about 32 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Salve Regina in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were roughly 37 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at RWU in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 6th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were roughly 29 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at RIC in the most recent year we have data available.
JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #236 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means JWU Providence is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at JWU Providence in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of biology studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Biology Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
