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 University of Chicago. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in biology, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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. Ranked at #9 in College Factual's most recent rankings, UChicago is in the top 1% of the country for biology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for UChicago.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UChicago was $1,921 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-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 | $57,642 | $57,642 |
Fees | $1,656 | $1,656 |
Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
On Campus Room and Board | $17,004 | $17,004 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,175 | $2,175 |
Learn more about UChicago tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Biology students who received their bachelor’s degree at UChicago took out an average of $15,860 in student loans. That is 32% lower than the national average of $23,366.
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UChicago is $26,585 per year. That is 4% lower than the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the UChicago 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 UChicago Online Learning page.
Women made up around 68.0% of the biology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Around 52.4% of biology bachelor’s degree recipients at UChicago in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 31 |
Black or African American | 8 |
Hispanic or Latino | 26 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 63 |
International Students | 6 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Biology Studies | 147 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 61 |
*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.