Purdue University Northwest BS in Biology Studies

76 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Biology Studies is a concentration offered under the general biology major at Purdue University Northwest. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biological sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Biological Sciences from Purdue Northwest Cost?

$7,666 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Purdue Northwest Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Purdue Northwest was $491 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $265 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$6,915	$13,472
Fees	$751	$751
Books and Supplies	$1,500	$1,500
On Campus Room and Board	$7,821	$7,821
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,044	$4,044

Learn more about Purdue Northwest tuition and fees.

Does Purdue Northwest Offer an Online BS in Biological Sciences?

Purdue Northwest does not offer an online option for its biological sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue Northwest Online Learning page.

Purdue Northwest Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Biological Sciences

76 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

75.0% Women

43.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 76 students received their bachelor’s degree in biological sciences. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 75.0% of the biological sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.1%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 43.4% of biological sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue Northwest in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 43%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	21
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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*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.