Physical and Biological Anthropology

Liberal Arts • Social Sciences

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the application of the biological sciences and anthropology to the study of the adaptations, variability, and the evolution of human beings and their living and fossil relatives. Includes instructions in anthropology, human and mammalian anatomy, cell biology, paleontology, human culture and behavior, neuroscience, forensic anthropology, anatomical reconstruction, comparative anatomy, and laboratory science and methods.

Numbers at a glance

875th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
2
Colleges offer it
18
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
4
Women
14

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
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
George Washington University14
Wisconsin Lutheran College4
Average private university graduating class: 9 students.

O's Insights on Physical and Biological Anthropology

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 15 years.

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