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General Biology at Swarthmore College

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General Biology at Swarthmore College

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at Swarthmore College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Swarthmore is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,437. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students received a bachelor's degree in biology from Swarthmore.

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.

Swarthmore General Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

Swarthmore General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how Swarthmore 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 Swarthmore 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
Best General Biology Schools 17
74
Most Focused General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 110
Most Focused General Biology Schools 146
Best Value General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 471
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 527
Most Popular General Biology Schools 614

Earnings of Swarthmore Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Swarthmore is $34,425. This is 26% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Biology Student Demographics at Swarthmore

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

Swarthmore General Biology Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 42 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology from Swarthmore. About 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at Swarthmore since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 20
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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

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 Swarthmore College.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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