General Biology at Cornell University

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if Cornell University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.

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.

Cornell General Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Cornell General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Cornell 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #61 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell General Biology Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	62
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	82
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cornell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	315

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Medical Scientists	9,500	$95,170
Biological Science Professors	4,590	$102,800
Natural Sciences Managers	1,360	$148,460
Biological Scientists	690	$89,000

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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