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 The College of Wooster. 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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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 bachelor's program at Wooster College was ranked #427 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #16 in Ohio.
Here are some of the other rankings for Wooster College.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Wooster College paid an average of $1,660 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $53,550 | $53,550 |
Fees | $450 | $450 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,750 | $12,750 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $900 | $900 |
Learn more about Wooster College 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 Wooster College in Biology walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 7% higher than the national average of $23,366.
biology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Wooster College make an average of $24,421 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% lower than the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the Wooster College 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 Wooster College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% of the biology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 66.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 18.5% of the biology bachelor’s degrees at Wooster College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 21 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Biology Studies | 27 |
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 | 35 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 31 |
*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.