by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at Carnegie Mellon University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Carnegie Mellon was ranked #115 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for biological and biomedical sciences 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 #11 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Carnegie Mellon.
Part-time undergraduates at Carnegie Mellon paid an average of $800 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,560 | $57,560 |
| Fees | $925 | $925 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,550 | $15,550 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,400 | $1,400 |
Learn more about Carnegie Mellon tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Carnegie Mellon biological and biomedical sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Carnegie Mellon Online Learning page.
About 71.0% of the students who received their BS in biological and biomedical sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences at Carnegie Mellon in 2019-2020, 58.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 26 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 29 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 2 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 8 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 23 |
*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.
