by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 bachelor's program at UMBC was ranked #330 on College Factual's Best Schools for biological and biomedical sciences list. It is also ranked #9 in Maryland.
Here are some of the other rankings for UMBC.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UMBC paid an average of $1,010 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $361 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,704 | $24,338 |
| Fees | $716 | $716 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,616 | $12,616 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,482 | $3,482 |
Learn more about UMBC tuition and fees.
UMBC does not offer an online option for its biological and biomedical sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMBC Online Learning page.
About 63.5% of the students who received their BS in biological and biomedical sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Around 60.1% of biological and biomedical sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at UMBC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 124 |
| Black or African American | 81 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 140 |
| International Students | 14 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 23 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 342 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 59 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 5 |
*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.
