General Biology at Saint Francis University

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what Saint Francis University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Saint Francis is located in Loretto, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,769 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Saint Francis.

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.

Saint Francis General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Saint Francis General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how Saint Francis performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The biology major at Saint Francis 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	855

Biology Student Demographics at Saint Francis

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

Saint Francis General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Biology from Saint Francis in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Saint Francis since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 95% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at Saint Francis 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 Saint Francis University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Saint Francis also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Physiology & Pathology Sciences

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 Saint Francis University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Brendanriley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.