Rhode Island College BS in Biology Studies

19 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Biology Studies is a concentration offered under the general biology major at Rhode Island College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in biological sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Biological Sciences from RIC Cost?

$10,260 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

RIC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at RIC was $856 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $347 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,835	$23,310
Fees	$1,425	$1,425
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$12,488	$12,488
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,440	$1,440

Learn more about RIC tuition and fees.

Does RIC Offer an Online BS in Biological Sciences?

RIC does not offer an online option for its biological sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RIC Online Learning page.

RIC Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Biological Sciences

19 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

84.2% Women

31.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 19 students received their bachelor’s degree in biological sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 84.2% of the biological sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.1%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 31.6% of the biological sciences bachelor’s degrees at RIC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.