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Biological & Physical Science at Cornell University

Biological & Physical Science at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biological & Physical Science section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell Biological & Physical Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Science

Cornell Biological & Physical Science Rankings

The biological science major at Cornell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Physical Science. 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.

Biological Science Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of biological science bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Biological & Physical Science

If you plan to be a biological science 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 Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biological & Physical Sciences 7

Careers That Biological Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological science 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
Natural Sciences Managers 1,360 $148,460

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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