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Southern Virginia University

Biology/Biological Sciences, General (26.0101)
Bachelor's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Biology
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: BA
2010 CIP Code: 260101

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  XX/2003
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1921238
2019-2026276
2020-2133338
2021-2238398
2022-23636014

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.38114$ 1,909

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.2385




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
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-19178
2019-20156
2020-21268
2021-22178
2022-2321214
Five Year Summary73744
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years0100445221544



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 YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)349%
2013-14 (8 years)427%
2016-17 (5 years)4518%
2018-19 (3 years)4124%$14,140$25,870$43,022
2020-21 (18 months)6416%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-183173.8%$ 15,909$ 26,396$ 25,433$ 37,188
2014-15 to 2018-193175.6%$ 17,644$ 26,354$ 26,486$ 38,286
2015-16 to 2019-202873.7%$ 19,092$ 26,114$ 28,417$ 39,000
2016-17 to 2020-212775.0%$ 19,326$ 26,354$ 28,792$ 38,286
2017-18 to 2021-222884.8%$ 17,737$ 24,167$ 23,130$ 26,576
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 PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-183173.8%$ 17,318$ 26,610$ 29,108$ 43,047
2014-15 to 2018-193175.6%$ 17,644$ 30,749$ 32,370$ 44,722
2015-16 to 2019-202873.7%$ 19,837$ 35,889$ 34,764$ 44,319
2016-17 to 2020-212775.0%$ 24,544$ 37,572$ 35,782$ 44,722
2017-18 to 2021-222884.8%$ 17,737$ 26,576$ 31,756$ 41,972


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