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 Mercy College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity 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 Mercy was ranked #742 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #66 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for Mercy.
Part-time undergraduates at Mercy paid an average of $823 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $19,578 | $19,578 |
| Fees | $800 | $800 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,652 | $1,652 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,650 | $14,650 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,292 | $3,292 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Biology students who received their bachelor’s degree at Mercy took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 33% higher than the national average of $23,366.
biology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Mercy make an average of $32,382 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the Mercy biology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mercy Online Learning page.
Women made up around 69.4% of the biology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Around 77.8% of biology bachelor’s degree recipients at Mercy in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 36 |
*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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