The main focus area for this major is Biochemistry. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Franklin and Marshall College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biochemistry, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Franklin and Marshall was ranked #58 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for biochemistry majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #7 in Pennsylvania.
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Part-time undergraduates at Franklin and Marshall paid an average of $1,902 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $60,872 | $60,872 |
Fees | $190 | $190 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,450 | $14,450 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,270 | $1,270 |
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Online degrees for the Franklin and Marshall biochemistry bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Franklin and Marshall Online Learning page.
About 55.0% of the students who received their BS in biochemistry in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 54.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the biochemistry bachelor’s degrees at Franklin and Marshall in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 10 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Biochemistry | 20 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Biology | 32 |
Zoology | 10 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 13 |
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*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.
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