Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Stanford University

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every biological & biomedical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological & biomedical sciences program at Stanford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year.

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.

Stanford Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Stanford Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Stanford 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.

There were 138 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological & biomedical sciences, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Stanford

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological & biomedical sciences majors at Stanford University.

Stanford Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Stanford since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	22
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Stanford Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

72% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of biological & biomedical sciences master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

In the biological & biomedical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a master's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	23
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Stanford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	114
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	31
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	26
Genetics	25
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	20
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	17
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	15
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	9
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)	9

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological & 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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers	148,550	$127,950
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Computer Workers	74,690	$103,270
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770

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
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