USA Biolympiad

The USA Biolympiad (USABO), formerly called the USA Biology Olympiad before January 1, 2020, is a national competition sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Education to select the competitors for the International Biology Olympiad. Each year, twenty National Finalists gather at a nationally recognized institution for a two-week training camp. From the program's inception through 2009, the camp was held at George Mason University; from 2010 through 2015, the camp was held at Purdue University. It was then hosted at Marymount University for 2016 and 2017. The University of California, San Diego then hosted the competition for 2018 and 2019, after which Marymount University once again hosted it in for 2020, and from 2022 through 2024. The camp was hosted virtually in 2021 due to the pandemic. At the end of the two weeks, four students are selected to represent the United States at the International Biology Olympiad.