by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Biology Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Purdue University Fort Wayne. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at PFW was ranked #851 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #25 in Indiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for PFW.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at PFW paid an average of $699 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $291 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,593 | $19,824 |
| Fees | $1,137 | $1,137 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,765 | $8,765 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,509 | $3,509 |
Learn more about PFW 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. Biology students who received their bachelor’s degree at PFW took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 16% higher than the national average of $23,366.
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from PFW is $28,055 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $27,753.
PFW does not offer an online option for its biology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the PFW Online Learning page.
About 64.7% of the students who received their BS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 66.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biology at PFW in 2019-2020, 14.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 28 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 34 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 1 |
*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.
