Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology at Santa Clara University

If you plan to study biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, take a look at what Santa Clara University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and has a total student population of 8,616. In 2021, 12 biochemistry majors received their bachelor's degree from SCU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology section at the bottom of this page.

SCU Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry

SCU Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biochemistry progam at SCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 biochemistry major at SCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular 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
Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Best Biochemistry & Biophysics Schools	19
Best Value Biochemistry & Biophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	196

Biochemistry Student Demographics at SCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biochemistry majors at Santa Clara University.

SCU Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 biochemistry students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SCU, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical biochemistry bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at SCU since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biochemistry bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• General Biology

Careers That Biochemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in biochemistry can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Santa Clara University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biochemists and Biophysicists	5,160	$101,770
Microbiologists	4,610	$102,340

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 Arnaudh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.