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General Biology at Benedictine University

General Biology at Benedictine University

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Benedictine University stacks up to those at other schools.

Benedictine U is located in Lisle, Illinois and approximately 3,779 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Benedictine U General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Benedictine U General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Benedictine U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Biology Student Demographics at Benedictine U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Benedictine University.

Benedictine U General Biology Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Benedictine U since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Benedictine University with a bachelor's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Benedictine University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 39

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Benedictine University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
Medical Scientists 3,510 $87,660
Biological Science Professors 2,530 $78,400
Natural Sciences Managers 1,950 $118,480
Biological Scientists 590 $84,180

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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