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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Grinnell College

If you plan to study biological and biomedical sciences, take a look at what Grinnell College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Grinnell is located in Grinnell, Iowa and approximately 1,493 students attend the school each year. Of the 496 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Grinnell College in 2021, 67 of them were biological and biomedical sciences majors.

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

Grinnell Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Grinnell Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biological and biomedical sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Grinnell performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biological and biomedical sciences major at Grinnell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools 71
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 87
Most Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools 118
Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 465
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Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools 561
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools 588
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Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 696

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Grinnell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at Grinnell College.

Grinnell Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 67 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biological and biomedical sciences from Grinnell in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 28
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Grinnell also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Grinnell College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 38
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 27
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 2

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and biomedical sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Grinnell College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers 13,010 $56,510
Software Applications Developers 6,990 $88,570
Health Specialties Professors 2,760 $156,320
Computer Workers 2,350 $78,810
Medical Scientists 870 $67,730

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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