98 fee-waived PhD programs in Biology — US

98 programs for a PhD in Biology in the US that answer which programs in this group cost nothing to apply to. Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.

fee-waived Programs

Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.

  1. 1
    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $59,048
    Program duration
    72 months
  2. 2
    Application deadline
    Dec 2
    Annual tuition
    $63,540
    Program duration
    60 months
  3. 3
    Application deadline
    Nov 16
    Annual tuition
    $65,210
    Program duration
    60 months
  4. 4

    University of California, Berkeley

    PhD in Integrative Biology

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $28,242
    Program duration
    60 months
  5. 5
    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $50,900
    Program duration
    68 months
  6. 6
    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $65,622
    Program duration
    72 months
  7. 7

    University of Pennsylvania

    Doctor of Philosophy in Biology

    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Annual tuition
    $46,540
    Program duration
    70 months
  8. 8
    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $56,840
    Program duration
    60 months
  9. 9
    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $20,800
    Program duration
    72 months
  10. 10
    Application deadline
    Dec 3
    Annual tuition
    $66,580

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Complete Program List98 programs

The complete list of Biology PhD Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#1Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics72 months
#1Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biological and Biomedical Sciences72 months
#1Harvard UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology72 months
#2Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Neurosciences60 months
#2Stanford UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Structural Biology60 months
#2Stanford UniversityPhD in Biology72 months
#4Princeton UniversityJoint Degree Doctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience60 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy in Metabolic Biology84 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy in Microbiology60 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular Toxicology60 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyPhD in Integrative Biology60 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyPhD in Molecular & Cell Biology72 months
#8Yale UniversityCombined Doctor of Philosophy in Biological and Biomedical Sciences68 months
#8Yale UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics, and Development68 months
#9California Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy in Biology72 months
#9California Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy in Biology (Developmental biology)72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaCell and Molecular Biology Program72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaDevelopmental, Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology (PhD)72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaDoctor of Philosophy in Biology70 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaDoctor of Philosophy in Cell and Molecular Biology, concentrating in Cancer Biology72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaPhD in Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Biology (BBCB)72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaPhD in Biomedical Sciences72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaPhD in Cell & Molecular Biology72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaPhD in Genomics and Computational Biology72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaPhD in Immunology72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaPhD in Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology72 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaPhD Programs in Biomedical Graduate Studies72 months
#12Columbia UniversityPhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics60 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology72 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Structural Biology72 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biological & Biomedical Sciences72 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biophysics72 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Cell & Developmental Biology72 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Computational Biology & Medicine66 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biology72 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Neurobiology and Behavior84 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience72 months
#13Cornell UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Physiology, Biophysics & Systems Biology72 months
#13Cornell UniversityPhD in BCMB Allied Program72 months
#13Cornell UniversityPhD in Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis84 months
#13Cornell UniversityTri-Institutional PhD Program in Chemical Biology72 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityPhD in Cellular and Molecular Medicine
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborDoctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences72 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborPhD degree in Genetics and Genomics60 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborPhD in Bioinformatics72 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborPhD in Cell and Developmental Biology24 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborPhD in Chemical Biology60 months
#19University of Michigan--Ann ArborPhD in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology66 months
#23Northwestern UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences108 months
#23Northwestern UniversityDriskill Graduate Program in Life Sciences72 months
#23Northwestern UniversityDriskill Graduate Training Program in Life Sciences (DGP), PhD108 months
#23Northwestern UniversityPhD in Computational Genomics and Biomedical Informatics72 months
#23Northwestern UniversityPhD in Molecular Biophysics60 months
#24New York UniversityBiochemistry and Molecular Biophysics PhD Training Program71 months
#24New York UniversityImmunology & Inflammation Doctor of Philosophy Training Program72 months
#24New York UniversityPhD in Biomedical Sciences72 months
#25University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Genome Sciences61 months
#25University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Pathobiology60 months
#25University of WashingtonDoctor of Philosophy in Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management54 months
#25University of WashingtonPhD in Molecular and Cellular Biology66 months
#26University of California San DiegoDoctor of Philosophy in Biology60 months
#26University of California San DiegoDoctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences72 months
#30Brown UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biology72 months
#30Brown UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology60 months
#34Rice UniversityPhD in Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology
#41University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignPhD in Chemical, Biomolecular Engineering and Biophysics60 months
#47Dartmouth CollegeDoctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Cellular Biology72 months
#61University of RochesterDoctor of Philosophy in Immunology, Microbiology and Virology
#61University of RochesterDoctor of Philosophy in Neuroscience
#301–400Tulane UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
#301–400Tulane UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences, with a Concentration in Physiology
#301–400Tulane UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Cell and Molecular Biology84 months
#301–400Tulane UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology60 months
#301–400Iowa State UniversityPhD in Biophysics72 months
Baylor College of MedicineChemical, Physical & Structural Biology Graduate Program
Baylor College of MedicineDoctor of Philosophy in Immunology and Microbiology60 months
Baylor College of MedicineGenetics & Genomics Graduate Program66 months
Baylor College of MedicinePhD in Cancer & Cell biology72 months
Baylor College of MedicinePhD in Development, Disease Models & Therapeutics Program
Baylor College of MedicinePhD in Quantitative & Computational Biosciences
Clemson UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology48 months
Clemson UniversityPhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology60 months
Gerstner Sloan KetteringPhD in Biomedical Sciences72 months
Mayo ClinicPhD Program in Biomedical Science63 months
Stowers Institute for Medical ResearchPhD in Biology72 months
Texas Christian UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Physics with Biophysics60 months
The University of Alabama at BirminghamPhD in Biomedical Engineering
University of OklahomaDoctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology54 months
University of OklahomaDoctor of Philosophy in Cell Biology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasCancer Biology PhD Program
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasDoctor of Philosophy in Immunology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasPhD Degrees in Basic Sciences68 months
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasPhD in Biological Chemistry68 months
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasPhD in Biomedical Engineering68 months
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasPhD in Genetics, Development and Disease
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasPhD in Molecular Biophysics
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasPhD in Molecular Microbiology68 months
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center--DallasPhD in Neuroscience68 months

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