by our College Data Analytics TeamNeurobiology & Neurosciences is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Loyola University Chicago. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in neurobiology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 Loyola Chicago was ranked #157 on College Factual's Best Schools for neurobiology list. It is also ranked #10 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for Loyola Chicago.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Loyola Chicago was $840 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $45,500 | $45,500 |
| Fees | $560 | $560 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,780 | $14,780 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,600 | $1,600 |
Learn more about Loyola Chicago tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Neurobiology students who received their bachelor’s degree at Loyola Chicago took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 17% higher than the national average of $22,237.
Online degrees for the Loyola Chicago neurobiology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Loyola Chicago Online Learning page.
Women made up around 74.1% of the neurobiology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 68.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in neurobiology at Loyola Chicago in 2019-2020, 34.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 16 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 43 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Neurobiology & Behavior | 35 |
| Other Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 50 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 312 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 38 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 11 |
*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.
