The University of Texas at Austin BS in Biology Studies

628 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Biology Studies is a concentration offered under the general biology major at The University of Texas at Austin. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in biological sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Undergraduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
References

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Biological Sciences from UT Austin Cost?

$11,448 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

UT Austin Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UT Austin paid an average of $1,795 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $542 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,448	$40,032
Books and Supplies	$714	$714
On Campus Room and Board	$12,286	$12,286
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,480	$4,480

Learn more about UT Austin tuition and fees.

Does UT Austin Offer an Online BS in Biological Sciences?

Online degrees for the UT Austin biological sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Austin Online Learning page.

UT Austin Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Biological Sciences

628 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

60.8% Women

63.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 628 bachelor’s degrees in biological sciences handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in biological sciences in 2019-2020, 60.8% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 66.1%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 63.2% of biological sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at UT Austin in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	182
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	169
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	213
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	37

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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.