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 Villanova University. 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, 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 Villanova was ranked #175 on College Factual's Best Schools for biology list. It is also ranked #19 in Pennsylvania.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Villanova was $907 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $56,730 | $56,730 |
Fees | $730 | $730 |
Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,975 | $14,975 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,300 | $2,300 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Villanova 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 Villanova make an average of $21,964 a year during the early days of their career. That is 21% lower than the national average of $27,753.
Online degrees for the Villanova 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 Villanova Online Learning page.
About 72.4% of the students who received their BS in biology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biology at Villanova in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 10 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 54 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Biology Studies | 76 |
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 | 15 |
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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.