Biological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at Dickinson College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of 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. Dickinson was ranked #149 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 #15 in Pennsylvania.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Dickinson was $1,816 per credit hour 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 | |
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Tuition | $55,948 | $55,948 |
Fees | $550 | $550 |
Books and Supplies | $1,324 | $1,324 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,672 | $14,672 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,928 | $1,928 |
Learn more about Dickinson tuition and fees.
Dickinson does not offer an online option for its biological and biomedical sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Dickinson Online Learning page.
Women made up around 83.1% of the biological and biomedical sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Around 18.3% of biological and biomedical sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Dickinson in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 44 |
International Students | 14 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Biology | 26 |
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 26 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 19 |
*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.