Florida Gulf Coast University BS in Biology Studies

144 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Biology Studies is a concentration offered under the general biology major at Florida Gulf Coast University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biological sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Biological Sciences from FGCU Cost?

$6,118 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

FGCU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at FGCU paid an average of $839 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $204 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,191	$22,328
Fees	$1,927	$2,834
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200
On Campus Room and Board	$9,672	$9,672
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,400	$3,400

Learn more about FGCU tuition and fees.

Does FGCU Offer an Online BS in Biological Sciences?

FGCU does not offer an online option for its biological sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the FGCU Online Learning page.

FGCU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Biological Sciences

144 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

64.6% Women

46.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 144 bachelor’s degrees in biological 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 64.6% of the biological sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 66.1%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 46.5% of biological sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at FGCU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	42
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	73
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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.