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Columbia University in the City of New York BS in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

162 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Biological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at Columbia University in the City of New York. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the Columbia BS in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

#12 in the U.S
#1 in New York

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for biological and biomedical sciences majors, Columbia came in at #12. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in New York.

Here are some of the other rankings for Columbia.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences 5
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 7
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools 8
Best Value Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 8
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 8
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 8
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 11
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools 11
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 11
Best Value Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 11
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 11
Best Value Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 12
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools 12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) 12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 14
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences 15
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 20
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 20
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduates 24
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 24
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (With Aid) 38
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (With Aid) 39
Best Value Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 40
Most Popular Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences 44
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduates 48
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 53
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences 72
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences 93
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduates 102
Highest Paid Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduates 116
Best Value Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (With Aid) 137
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 154
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income Over $110k) 182
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (With Aid) 183
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 186
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences 197
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences 217
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income Over $110k) 354
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges for Veterans 368
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 405
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences 429
Best Value Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income Over $110k) 762
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Income Over $110k) 781
Most Focused Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences 832
Best Value Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences 880
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences 910
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biological & Biomedical Sciences 1,303

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Biological & Biomedical Sciences from Columbia Cost?

$60,532 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Columbia Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Columbia was $1,896 per credit hour 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 $57,864 $57,864
Fees $2,668 $2,668
Books and Supplies $1,318 $1,318
On Campus Room and Board $12,394 $12,394
On Campus Other Expenses $2,220 $2,220

Learn more about Columbia tuition and fees.

Does Columbia Offer an Online BS in Biological & Biomedical Sciences?

Online degrees for the Columbia 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 Columbia Online Learning page.

Columbia Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Biological & Biomedical Sciences

162 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
57.4% Women
55.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 162 bachelor’s degrees in biological and biomedical sciences handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 57.4% of the biological and biomedical sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 55.6% of the biological and biomedical sciences bachelor’s degrees at Columbia in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 46
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 16
Native American or Alaska Native 1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 2
White 52
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

BS in Biological & Biomedical Sciences Focus Areas at Columbia

Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Biology 68
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 18
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 75
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 1

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.

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