by our College Data Analytics TeamBiological & Biomedical Sciences is a program of study at Colby College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in biological and biomedical sciences, 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Colby is in the top 10% of the country for biological and biomedical sciences. More specifically it was ranked #58 out of 1,006 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Maine.
Here are some of the other rankings for Colby.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,930 | $56,930 |
| Fees | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Books and Supplies | $850 | $850 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,295 | $15,295 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $850 | $850 |
Learn more about Colby tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Colby biological and biomedical 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 Colby Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences in 2019-2020, 66.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 27.0% of the biological and biomedical sciences bachelor’s degrees at Colby in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 42%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 40 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Biology | 30 |
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | 3 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 8 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 22 |
*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.
