by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at Northwestern College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 biological and biomedical sciences major at NWC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for NWC.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at NWC was $1,050 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $32,700 | $32,700 |
| Fees | $220 | $220 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,800 | $9,800 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,980 | $2,980 |
Learn more about NWC tuition and fees.
NWC does not offer an online option for its biological and biomedical sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NWC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.0% of the biological and biomedical sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.5%.
None of the biological and biomedical sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at NWC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 18 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 1 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics 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.
