Biological & Biomedical Sciences at Washington and Lee University

What traits are you looking for in a biological & biomedical sciences school? To help you decide if Washington and Lee University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biological & biomedical sciences program.

Washington and Lee is located in Lexington, Virginia and has a total student population of 2,183.

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.

Washington and Lee Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Washington and Lee Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The biological & biomedical sciences major at Washington and Lee 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.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at Washington and Lee

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

Washington and Lee Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biological & biomedical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% 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 Washington and Lee since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences at Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee University with a bachelor's in biological & biomedical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	39
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

If you plan to be a biological & biomedical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Washington and Lee University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology	19
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	16
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	14

Related Majors

• Engineering
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences

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 VA, the home state for Washington and Lee University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Software Applications Developers	38,110	$113,690
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270
Computer and Information Research Scientists	2,740	$129,840

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 User:BlueGold73 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.