by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at Iowa State 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, 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. The bachelor's program at Iowa State was ranked #205 on College Factual's Best Schools for biological and biomedical sciences list. It is also ranked #4 in Iowa.
Here are some of the other rankings for Iowa State.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Iowa State paid an average of $968 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $336 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,042 | $23,230 |
| Fees | $1,274 | $1,274 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,001 | $1,001 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,193 | $9,193 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,430 | $2,430 |
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Online degrees for the Iowa State 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 Iowa State Online Learning page.
About 63.0% of the students who received their BS in biological and biomedical sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 64.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences at Iowa State in 2019-2020, 19.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 23 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 288 |
| International Students | 16 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 38 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 190 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 33 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 31 |
| Genetics | 43 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 2 |
*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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