by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at Duke University. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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. Ranked at #11 in College Factual's most recent rankings, Duke is in the top 1% of the country for biological and biomedical sciences students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in North Carolina.
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Part-time undergraduates at Duke paid an average of $1,746 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 | $55,880 | $55,880 |
| Fees | $1,753 | $1,753 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,434 | $1,434 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,026 | $16,026 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,976 | $1,976 |
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Online degrees for the Duke 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 Duke Online Learning page.
Women made up around 67.3% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences at Duke in 2019-2020, 50.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 76 |
| Black or African American | 16 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 110 |
| International Students | 16 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 15 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 165 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 2 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 30 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 78 |
*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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