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Best for biological sciences

Where biological sciences is the biggest part of what the school does: the share of bachelor's degrees awarded in the field.

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All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
46.4%
#1 · Eckerd College
Division II · Sunshine State Conference · St. Petersburg, FL
5.1%
Median
of 294 schools, Division II
9.1×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
16.5%
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list

Top 15

  1. 1Eckerd CollegeDivision II · Sunshine State Conference · St. Petersburg, FL46.4%
  2. 2University of Puerto Rico, BayamonDivision II · Independent · Bayamon, PR29.9%
  3. 3Nova Southeastern UniversityDivision II · Sunshine State Conference · Fort Lauderdale, FL28.1%
  4. 4Lees-McRae CollegeDivision II · Conference Carolinas · Banner Elk, NC26.8%
  5. 5Florida Southern CollegeDivision II · Sunshine State Conference · Lakeland, FL17.9%
  6. 6Savannah State UniversityDivision II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Savannah, GA17.9%
  7. 7University of California, MercedDivision II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Merced, CA17.5%
  8. 8Western Colorado UniversityDivision II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Gunnison, CO17.5%
  9. 9Northern State UniversityDivision II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Aberdeen, SD17.4%
  10. 10Drury UniversityDivision II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Springfield, MO16.5%
  11. 11University of Puerto Rico, MayaguezDivision II · Independent · Mayaguez, PR15.3%
  12. 12Barry UniversityDivision II · Sunshine State Conference · Miami Shores, FL15.2%
  13. 13Miles CollegeDivision II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Fairfield, AL15.1%
  14. 14Augustana University (South Dakota)Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Sioux Falls, SD14.8%
  15. 15Ohio Dominican UniversityDivision II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Columbus, OH14.3%

Every school, Division II

0.0%46.4%
#1 · Eckerd Collegeevery school

The spread across 294 schools; the median is 5.1%.

How it is measured

First majors, bachelor’s degrees; schools awarding at least 100 bachelor’s degrees. Share, not headcount: a big university can award more degrees and still rank lower.

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The full list · top 100

#SchoolShare of bachelor's degrees in biological sciencesIn this fieldBachelor's a yearUndergrads
1Eckerd College
Division II · Sunshine State Conference · St. Petersburg, FL
46.4%1994291,986
2University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon
Division II · Independent · Bayamon, PR
29.9%993312,967
3Nova Southeastern University
Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Fort Lauderdale, FL
28.1%5571,9847,219
4Lees-McRae College
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Banner Elk, NC
26.8%52194818
5Florida Southern College
Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Lakeland, FL
17.9%1116212,626
6Savannah State University
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Savannah, GA
17.9%693852,857
7University of California, Merced
Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Merced, CA
17.5%2861,6328,372
8Western Colorado University
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Gunnison, CO
17.5%533033,569
9Northern State University
Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Aberdeen, SD
17.4%412352,932
10Drury University
Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Springfield, MO
16.5%513091,368
11University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Division II · Independent · Mayaguez, PR
15.3%2321,5219,855
12Barry University
Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Miami Shores, FL
15.2%795193,150
13Miles College
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Fairfield, AL
15.1%231521,151
14Augustana University (South Dakota)
Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Sioux Falls, SD
14.8%523511,871
15Ohio Dominican University
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Columbus, OH
14.3%23161894
16Hawaii Pacific University
Division II · Pacific West Conference · Honolulu, HI
13.9%624453,814
17Young Harris College
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Young Harris, GA
13.8%221601,403
18Francis Marion University
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Florence, SC
13.4%654853,623
19University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Division II · Independent · San Juan, PR
13.4%1691,2658,873
20University of Hawaii at Hilo
Division II · Pacific West Conference · Hilo, HI
13.3%725422,424
21Claflin University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Orangeburg, SC
12.7%393071,754
22Wingate University
Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Wingate, NC
12.7%604722,464
23Benedict College
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Columbia, SC
12.5%322571,694
24Fort Valley State University
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Fort Valley, GA
12.3%463742,558
25Chestnut Hill College
Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Philadelphia, PA
11.8%27228972
26Newman University
Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Wichita, KS
11.6%252162,398
27Winston-Salem State University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Winston-Salem, NC
11.5%1028904,260
28Rockhurst University
Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Kansas City, MO
11.4%544722,430
29California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Arcata, CA
11.3%1491,3215,594
30University of Texas at Dallas
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Richardson, TX
11.1%5544,99921,330
31West Liberty University
Division II · Mountain East Conference · West Liberty, WV
11.0%393551,944
32Erskine College
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Due West, SC
10.8%15139854
33Mars Hill University
Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Mars Hill, NC
10.8%232131,002
34University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Colorado Springs, CO
10.8%2081,9229,398
35Malone University
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Canton, OH
10.7%18168987
36Ouachita Baptist University
Division II · Great American Conference · Arkadelphia, AR
10.6%343201,734
37Quincy University
Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Quincy, IL
10.6%211981,130
38Mississippi Christian University
Division II · Gulf South Conference · Clinton, MS
10.5%615792,706
39Northwest Nazarene University
Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference · Nampa, ID
10.5%282661,156
40St. Mary's University (Texas)
Division II · Lone Star Conference · San Antonio, TX
10.5%413902,147
41Hillsdale College
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Hillsdale, MI
10.4%37—1,688
42St. Edward's University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Austin, TX
10.4%646162,731
43Adelphi University
Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Garden City, NY
10.2%1121,0955,124
44Northern Michigan University
Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Marquette, MI
10.2%1181,1536,584
45Saint Michael's College
Division II · Northeast 10 Conference · Colchester, VT
10.1%302971,178
46University of Minnesota Duluth
Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Duluth, MN
10.1%1791,7818,525
47Barton College
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Wilson, NC
10.0%242401,163
48College of Staten Island
Division II · East Coast Conference · Staten Island, NY
10.0%1311,3169,786
49Morehouse College
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Atlanta, GA
9.8%40—2,738
50Westminster University (Utah)
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Salt Lake City, UT
9.8%24245895
51University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown
Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Johnstown, PA
9.7%394041,940
52Edward Waters University
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Jacksonville, FL
9.6%1821,8897,246
53Ashland University
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Ashland, OH
9.4%464873,123
54Felician University
Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Lodi, NJ
9.4%394151,833
55Lake Superior State University
Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Sault Ste. Marie, MI
9.4%282971,669
56Texas A&M International University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Laredo, TX
9.2%1251,3627,004
57University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Pembroke, NC
9.2%1111,2045,485
58Oklahoma Christian University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Edmond, OK
9.0%333662,012
59Tuskegee University
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Tuskegee, AL
8.7%293352,400
60Seattle Pacific University
Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference · Seattle, WA
8.6%586782,082
61Elizabeth City State University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Elizabeth City, NC
8.5%303552,048
62University of Alaska Fairbanks
Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference · Fairbanks, AK
8.5%394615,638
63Adams State University
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Alamosa, CO
8.4%172021,576
64East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · East Stroudsburg, PA
8.4%809524,697
65Grand Valley State University
Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Allendale, MI
8.4%3404,05719,243
66Lincoln Memorial University
Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Harrogate, TN
8.4%222611,605
67Missouri Western State University
Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · St. Joseph, MO
8.4%435133,604
68Truman State University
Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Kirksville, MO
8.4%586873,302
69University of Tampa
Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Tampa, FL
8.4%1852,20110,111
70Johnson C. Smith University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Charlotte, NC
8.2%172071,058
71Regis University (Colorado)
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Denver, CO
8.2%516222,680
72Albany State University (Georgia)
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Albany, GA
8.1%556806,018
73Caldwell University
Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Caldwell, NJ
8.1%242971,448
74Dominican University of California
Division II · Pacific West Conference · San Rafael, CA
8.1%242971,182
75Gannon University
Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Erie, PA
8.1%455592,920
76Augusta University
Division II · Peach Belt Conference · Augusta, GA
8.0%811,0115,684
77Rogers State University
Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Claremore, OK
8.0%334113,094
78Westmont College
Division II · Pacific West Conference · Santa Barbara, CA
8.0%263241,310
79East Central University
Division II · Great American Conference · Ada, OK
7.9%415222,460
80Belmont Abbey College
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Belmont, NC
7.7%232991,549
81Newberry College
Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Newberry, SC
7.7%182331,462
82Walsh University
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · North Canton, OH
7.7%253251,423
83William Jewell College
Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Liberty, MO
7.6%13170868
84Florida Institute of Technology
Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Melbourne, FL
7.5%476283,458
85San Francisco State University
Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · San Francisco, CA
7.5%3775,05620,756
86Kentucky Wesleyan College
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Owensboro, KY
7.4%11148834
87Lake Erie College
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Painesville, OH
7.4%10135744
88Roosevelt University
Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Chicago, IL
7.4%395282,605
89Seton Hill University
Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Greensburg, PA
7.4%293941,597
90Virginia State University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Petersburg, VA
7.3%466324,829
91University of South Carolina Beaufort
Division II · Peach Belt Conference · Bluffton, SC
7.2%273772,067
92Converse University
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Spartanburg, SC
7.1%11156852
93Roberts Wesleyan University
Division II · East Coast Conference · Rochester, NY
7.1%202821,092
94University of Arkansas, Fort Smith
Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Fort Smith, AR
7.1%436095,463
95Fort Lewis College
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Durango, CO
7.0%354983,313
96Bowie State University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Bowie, MD
6.9%527575,288
97Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Shippensburg, PA
6.9%608654,421
98Lubbock Christian University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Lubbock, TX
6.6%192881,320
99Chaminade University
Division II · Pacific West Conference · Honolulu, HI
6.5%172621,764
100Lenoir-Rhyne University
Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Hickory, NC
6.5%223371,477
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