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 St Olaf 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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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. St. Olaf is in the top 10% of the country for biology. More specifically it was ranked #65 out of 983 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in Minnesota.
Here are some of the other rankings for St. Olaf.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at St. Olaf paid an average of $1,610 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $51,450 | $51,450 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,660 | $11,660 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $900 | $900 |
Learn more about St. Olaf 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at St. Olaf in Biology walked away with an average of $21,000 in student debt. That is 10% lower than the national average of $23,366.
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from St. Olaf is $27,357 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $27,753.
St. Olaf does not offer an online option for its biology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the St. Olaf Online Learning page.
Women made up around 56.1% of the biology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 17.5% of the biology bachelor’s degrees at St. Olaf in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 10 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 81 |
| International Students | 13 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 114 |
*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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