A program that focuses on the application of physics principles to the scientific study of the mechanisms of biological processes and assemblies at all levels of complexity. Includes instruction in research methods and equipment operation and applications to subjects such as bioenergetics, biophysical theory and modeling, electrophysics, membrane biology, channels, receptors and transporters, contractility and muscle function, protein shaping and folding, molecular and supramolecular structures and assemblies, and computational science.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johns Hopkins University | 18 | 0% | $71,901 |
| 2 | University of California-Los Angeles | 15 | 0% | $34,620 |
| 3 | Wake Forest University | 13 | 1% | $71,638 |
| 4 | Loyola University Chicago | 12 | 0% | $61,328 |
| 5 | Arizona State University-Tempe | 9 | 0% | $28,048 |
| 6 | Brown University | 8 | 0% | $73,802 |
| 7 | Brigham Young University-Provo | 8 | 0% | $18,776 |
| 8 | University of California-San Diego | 8 | 0% | $32,838 |
| 9 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 8 | 0% | $30,298 |
| 10 | University of Pennsylvania | 8 | 0% | $74,408 |
| 11 | University of Chicago | 5 | 0% | $78,555 |
| 12 | Duke University | 5 | 0% | $74,339 |
| 13 | University of San Diego | 5 | 0% | $67,498 |
| 14 | Northeastern University | 5 | 0% | $70,592 |
| 15 | Miami University-Oxford | 5 | 0% | $33,229 |
| 16 | University of Southern California | 4 | 0% | $74,825 |
| 17 | University of Rochester | 4 | 0% | $72,721 |
| 18 | Temple University | 4 | 0% | $33,004 |
| 19 | 3 | 0% | $27,367 | |
| 20 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 3 | 0% | $65,386 |
| 21 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 3 | 0% | $37,738 |
| 22 | St Lawrence University | 3 | 1% | $70,630 |
| 23 | University of Southern Indiana | 3 | 0% | $21,081 |
| 24 | Emory University | 3 | 0% | $69,502 |
| 25 | University of Connecticut | 3 | 0% | $32,404 |
| 26 | George Washington University | 3 | 0% | $71,930 |
| 27 | Scripps College | 3 | 1% | $73,756 |
| 28 | Lipscomb University | 2 | 0% | $49,546 |
| 29 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 2 | 0% | $25,761 |
| 30 | Georgetown University | 2 | 0% | $73,840 |
| 31 | Brandeis University | 2 | 0% | $73,335 |
| 32 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 2 | 0% | $76,856 |
| 33 | Syracuse University | 1 | 0% | $70,636 |
| 34 | University of Scranton | 1 | 0% | $62,686 |
| 35 | La Sierra University | 1 | 0% | $48,267 |
| 36 | Marquette University | 1 | 0% | $58,057 |
| 37 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 | 0% | $26,025 |
| 38 | Rowan University | 1 | 0% | $32,099 |
| 39 | Southern Adventist University | 1 | 0% | $34,990 |
| 40 | Andrews University | 1 | 0% | $40,566 |
| 41 | University of Maryland-College Park | 1 | 0% | $27,146 |
| 42 | Pitzer College | 1 | 0% | $72,900 |
| 43 | Xavier University | 1 | 0% | $54,310 |
| 44 | 1 | 0% | $27,758 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Biophysics 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.