by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Biology Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at California Lutheran University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at CLU was ranked #246 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #25 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for CLU.
Part-time undergraduates at CLU paid an average of $1,470 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $45,500 | $45,500 |
| Fees | $482 | $482 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,080 | $1,080 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,596 | $14,596 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,034 | $3,034 |
Learn more about CLU tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Biology students who received their bachelor’s degree at CLU took out an average of $23,000 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $23,366.
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from CLU is $32,174 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the CLU biology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CLU Online Learning page.
About 70.7% of the students who received their BS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 60.0% of the biology bachelor’s degrees at CLU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 10 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 75 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 16 |
*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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