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Stanford University PhD in General Biology

17 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

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 Stanford University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in biology, 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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How Much Does a Doctorate in Biology from Stanford Cost?

$55,011 Average Tuition and Fees

Stanford Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Stanford was $1,207 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$54,315$54,315
Fees$696$696

Does Stanford Offer an Online PhD in Biology?

Stanford does not offer an online option for its biology doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Stanford Online Learning page.

Stanford Doctorate Student Diversity for Biology

17 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
52.9% Women
23.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 17 doctor’s degrees in biology awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in biology in 2019-2020, 52.9% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 53.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in biology at Stanford in 2019-2020, 23.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 21%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White7
International Students6
Other Races/Ethnicities1

PhD in Biology Focus Areas at Stanford

General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Biology Studies17

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology29
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences7
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology8
Genetics14
Physiology & Pathology Sciences17

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References

*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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