by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at Virginia Tech. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of 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. Virginia Tech is in the top 10% of the country for biological and biomedical sciences. More specifically it was ranked #72 out of 1,006 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #4 in Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for Virginia Tech.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Virginia Tech paid an average of $1,248 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $476 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,420 | $29,960 |
| Fees | $2,329 | $2,933 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,556 | $9,556 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,350 | $3,350 |
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Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech Online Learning page.
Women made up around 67.1% of the biological and biomedical sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Around 30.1% of biological and biomedical sciences bachelor’s degree recipients at Virginia Tech in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 78 |
| Black or African American | 34 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 438 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 55 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 309 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 125 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 31 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 19 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 173 |
*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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