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General Biology at Dickinson College

General Biology at Dickinson College

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 Dickinson College stacks up to those at other schools.

Dickinson is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,932 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.

Dickinson General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Dickinson General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Dickinson 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 Dickinson

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

Dickinson General Biology Bachelor’s Program

59% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Dickinson since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Dickinson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Dickinson College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Dickinson College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies 25

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 PA, the home state for Dickinson College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers 50,460 $64,830
Medical Scientists 7,970 $114,370
Natural Sciences Managers 4,480 $147,810
Biological Science Professors 3,250 $94,510
Biological Scientists 660 $73,550

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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