Biology/Biological Sciences, General

STEM • Biological And Biomedical Sciences

What is it about?

A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations.

Numbers at a glance

4th
Popular nationwide
2
Search Rank on O's List
1,341
Colleges offer it
75,401
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
26,499
Women
48,902
As a Minor

Biology/Biological Sciences, General is relatively popular as a minor/second major with 1,603 people graduating with it as a minor in academic year 2018-19.

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Florida International University753
University of California-Irvine700
The University of Texas at Austin638
Arizona State University-Tempe596
University of Florida564
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill517
The University of Texas-Pan American498
University of Maryland-College Park497
Michigan State University471
University of California-Los Angeles467
Average public university graduating class: 100 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Loyola University Chicago309
Cornell University272
St John's University-New York230
Baylor University227
Emory University199
Boston College199
Brigham Young University-Idaho189
Nova Southeastern University186
University of Rochester186
Howard University160
Average private university graduating class: 28 students.

O's Insights on Biology/Biological Sciences, General

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 70% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Biomedical Sciences, General 5,035 105
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