by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 10% of the country for biological and biomedical sciences. More specifically it was ranked #56 out of 1,006 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #8 in California.
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Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
| Fees | $4,329 | $8,349 |
| Books and Supplies | $888 | $888 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,694 | $15,694 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,190 | $2,190 |
Learn more about Cal Poly San Luis Obispo tuition and fees.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 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 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Online Learning page.
About 63.6% of the students who received their BS in biological and biomedical sciences in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2019-2020, 36.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 25 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 154 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 31 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 197 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 37 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 27 |
*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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