College | Ranking in Biology | Admission rate | GPA | SAT | Safety/Target/Reach |
UCLA | 19 | 20% | 4.29 | 1941 | High reach |
University of California—Berkeley | 4 | 18% | 3.86 | 2055 | High reach |
University of California—San Diego | 14 | 38% | 4.00 | 1912 | High reach |
University of California—Santa Barbara | 50 | 40% | 3.96 | 1926 | High reach |
Harvey Mudd College | 7 | 19% | 4.1 | 2195 | High reach |
Rice University | 42 | 17% | 4.08 | 2180 | High reach |
University of Washington | 19 | 55% | 3.76 | 1815 | Reach |
University of California—Davis | 19 | 41% | 3.99 | 1805 | Reach |
University of California—Irvine | 34 | 41% | 3.92 | 1731 | Reach |
Pomona College | http://www.collegexpress.com/lists/list/the-experts-choice-colleges-with-surprisingly-strong-science-programs/226/ | 14% | 4.08 | 2175 | Reach |
University of Southern California | 55 | 20% | 3.73 | 2075 | Reach |
University of Texas - Austin | 30 | 40% | 3.71 | 1873 | Reach |
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | 17 | 35% | 3.87 | 1232 | Target/Reach |
University of California—Santa Cruz | 55 | 52% | 3.66 | 1690 | Target |
University of Oregon | 55 | 74% | 3.6 | 1664 | Target |
Arizona State University | 55 | 78% | 3.4 | 1625 | Target |
University of Utah | 55 | 82% | 3.55 | 1676 | Target |
Occidental College | http://www.collegexpress.com/lists/list/the-experts-choice-colleges-with-surprisingly-strong-science-programs/226/ | 42% | 3.6 | 1970 | Target |
University of Arizona | 38 | 80% | 3.46 | 1145 | Safety |
Humboldt State University | http://www.collegexpress.com/lists/list/the-experts-choice-colleges-with-surprisingly-strong-science-programs/226/ | 76% | 3.21 | 1485 | Safety |
University of Colorado—Boulder | 30 | 88% | 3.56 | 1172 | Safety |
My student has a 3.4 GPA and 1440 SAT score and is interested in studying biology (as a premed student) at a college preferably in California. Print
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