General Biology at Stanford University

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

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 Stanford University stacks up to those at other schools.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953.

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.

Stanford General Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
Master’s Degree in Biology

Stanford General Biology Rankings

The biology major at Stanford 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.

There were 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford General Biology Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Stanford since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology 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 biology.

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 General Biology Master’s Program

68% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of biology master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 2% 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Biology

General Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Stanford University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	101
General Biomedical Sciences	13

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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Medical Scientists	26,080	$102,550
Biological Scientists	11,010	$91,340
Natural Sciences Managers	7,870	$168,790
Biological Science Professors	4,360	$128,370

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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