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 Pennsylvania | 8 | 0% | $74,408 |
| 9 | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 8 | 0% | $30,298 |
| 10 | University of California-San Diego | 8 | 0% | $32,838 |
| 11 | University of Chicago | 5 | 0% | $78,555 |
| 12 | University of San Diego | 5 | 0% | $67,498 |
| 13 | Northeastern University | 5 | 0% | $70,592 |
| 14 | Miami University-Oxford | 5 | 0% | $33,229 |
| 15 | Duke University | 5 | 0% | $74,339 |
| 16 | University of Southern California | 4 | 0% | $74,825 |
| 17 | Temple University | 4 | 0% | $33,004 |
| 18 | University of Rochester | 4 | 0% | $72,721 |
| 19 | Scripps College | 3 | 1% | $73,756 |
| 20 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 3 | 0% | $37,738 |
| 21 | University of Connecticut | 3 | 0% | $32,404 |
| 22 | Illinois Institute of Technology | 3 | 0% | $65,386 |
| 23 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 3 | 0% | $27,367 |
| 24 | University of Southern Indiana | 3 | 0% | $21,081 |
| 25 | Emory University | 3 | 0% | $69,502 |
| 26 | St Lawrence University | 3 | 1% | $70,630 |
| 27 | George Washington University | 3 | 0% | $71,930 |
| 28 | Georgetown University | 2 | 0% | $73,840 |
| 29 | SUNY College at Geneseo | 2 | 0% | $25,761 |
| 30 | Lipscomb University | 2 | 0% | $49,546 |
| 31 | Brandeis University | 2 | 0% | $73,335 |
| 32 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 2 | 0% | $76,856 |
| 33 | Pitzer College | 1 | 0% | $72,900 |
| 34 | Xavier University | 1 | 0% | $54,310 |
| 35 | University at Buffalo | 1 | 0% | $27,758 |
| 36 | Andrews University | 1 | 0% | $40,566 |
| 37 | University of Maryland-College Park | 1 | 0% | $27,146 |
| 38 | Rowan University | 1 | 0% | $32,099 |
| 39 | Southern Adventist University | 1 | 0% | $34,990 |
| 40 | Marquette University | 1 | 0% | $58,057 |
| 41 | University of Scranton | 1 | 0% | $62,686 |
| 42 | La Sierra University | 1 | 0% | $48,267 |
| 43 | Syracuse University | 1 | 0% | $70,636 |
| 44 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 1 | 0% | $26,025 |
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.