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Program Details
Liberty University
Biology/Biological Sciences, General (26.0101)
Bachelor's Degree

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Biology, General

Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees

Degree Title: BS

2010 CIP Code: 260101

	Credit Hours	Program Offered
On-Campus:	Yes	Yes
Off-Campus:	Yes	Yes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: Before SCHEV

Program authorized for distance learning

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	101	93	8
2019-20	97	85	14
2020-21	66	61	9
2021-22	82	72	7
2022-23	70	66	11

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
5.00	133	$ 2,523

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)	Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.30	104

The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.

Program Graduates by Domicile
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Total
2018-19	3	5	8
2019-20	4	10	14
2020-21	2	7	9
2021-22	3	4	7
2022-23	4	7	11
Five Year Summary	16	33	49

Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,

Year	Foreign/ International	African Am. or Black (NH)	Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)	Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)	Hispanic	White, Caucasian Am. (NH)	Multi-Race (NH)	Unknown/ Unreported (NH)	Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years	2	0	0	1	49	3	33	8	49

Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.

Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation Year	Grads (n)	Grads w/Wages (n)	25th Percentile	Median Wage	75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)	254	17%	$47,947	$88,140	$137,813
2013-14 (8 years)	311	18%	$40,376	$62,572	$102,290
2016-17 (5 years)	224	15%
2018-19 (3 years)	112	14%
2020-21 (18 months)	48	27%	$33,755	$38,443	$46,821

Student Debt of Graduates

Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
	Borrowers (n)	Borrowers (%)	25th Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	108	65.1%	$ 15,500	$ 27,000	$ 29,286	$ 33,250
2014-15 to 2018-19	72	64.3%	$ 15,250	$ 27,000	$ 30,672	$ 38,625
2015-16 to 2019-20	38	56.7%	$ 15,000	$ 26,859	$ 31,729	$ 36,886
2016-17 to 2020-21	28	58.3%	$ 15,000	$ 26,859	$ 33,627	$ 39,693
2017-18 to 2021-22	27	57.4%	$ 19,508	$ 27,000	$ 33,180	$ 36,886

Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.

Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
	Borrowers (n)	Borrowers (%)	25th Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	108	65.1%	$ 16,276	$ 27,000	$ 34,579	$ 44,336
2014-15 to 2018-19	72	64.3%	$ 16,875	$ 27,250	$ 35,776	$ 50,045
2015-16 to 2019-20	38	56.7%	$ 15,000	$ 26,859	$ 37,585	$ 51,484
2016-17 to 2020-21	28	58.3%	$ 15,000	$ 26,859	$ 42,097	$ 62,053
2017-18 to 2021-22	27	57.4%	$ 19,508	$ 30,000	$ 45,540	$ 68,470

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.