The 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 Texas Christian University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 biology major at TCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology. 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 TCU.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at TCU paid an average of $2,180 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 | |
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Tuition | $51,570 | $51,570 |
Fees | $90 | $90 |
Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,040 | $14,040 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,228 | $5,228 |
Learn more about TCU tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at TCU in Biology walked away with an average of $21,500 in student debt. That is 8% lower than the national average of $23,366.
Online degrees for the TCU 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 TCU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in biology in 2019-2020, 62.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Around 22.7% of biology bachelor’s degree recipients at TCU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 65 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Biology Studies | 88 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 6 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 4 |
*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.