The main focus area for this major is Biological & Physical Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Biological & Physical Science is a major offered under the multi / interdisciplinary studies program of study at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biological science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, 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 FDU was ranked #64 on College Factual's Best Schools for biological science list. It is also ranked #5 in New Jersey.
Here are some of the other rankings for FDU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at FDU was $1,006 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 | $41,154 | $41,154 |
Fees | $1,086 | $1,086 |
Books and Supplies | $1,520 | $1,520 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,990 | $13,990 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,856 | $2,856 |
Learn more about FDU 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. Biological Science students who received their bachelor’s degree at FDU took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 28% higher than the national average of $24,290.
Online degrees for the FDU biological science bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the FDU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in biological science in 2019-2020, 62.5% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 63.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biological science at FDU in 2019-2020, 56.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 5 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Biological & Physical Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Biological & Physical Sciences | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to biological and physical science.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Interdisciplinary Studies | 8 |
*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.