by our College Data Analytics TeamBiology Studies is a concentration offered under the general biology major at Whittier College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in biological sciences, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
You can jump to any section of this page using the links below:
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Whittier was $2,039 per credit hour 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 | $48,924 | $48,924 |
| Fees | $390 | $390 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,878 | $14,878 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,000 | $1,000 |
Learn more about Whittier tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Whittier biological sciences bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Whittier Online Learning page.
Women made up around 65.7% of the biological sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 66.1%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences at Whittier in 2019-2020, 71.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
*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.
