by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, 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 biological and biomedical sciences major at UPR Rio Piedras is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. 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 UPR Rio Piedras.
Part-time undergraduates at UPR Rio Piedras paid an average of $124 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,968 | $3,968 |
| Fees | $230 | $230 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,168 | $2,168 |
Learn more about UPR Rio Piedras tuition and fees.
UPR Rio Piedras 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 UPR Rio Piedras Online Learning page.
Women made up around 64.8% of the biological and biomedical sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Around 88.3% of biological and biomedical sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at UPR Rio Piedras in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 218 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 26 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 247 |
*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.
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