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Roanoke College

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/BS
2010 CIP Code: 260101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-208710736
2020-217310433
2021-228711235
2022-23738539
2023-24597430

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.99140$ 1,771

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
2.6691




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
2018-1919928
2019-20241236
2020-21141933
2021-22191635
2022-23231639
Five Year Summary9972171
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 Years480317191400171



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)13442%$46,960$72,384$121,075
2013-14 (8 years)13735%$55,495$69,570$98,766
2016-17 (5 years)18240%$43,314$56,332$68,329
2018-19 (3 years)18137%$36,470$46,421$60,523
2020-21 (18 months)16535%$19,294$31,723$39,995



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 2017-1813578.9%$ 26,641$ 28,000$ 37,140$ 46,314
2014-15 to 2018-1913277.6%$ 26,821$ 28,000$ 38,437$ 49,381
2015-16 to 2019-2013177.5%$ 26,500$ 28,000$ 35,967$ 43,800
2016-17 to 2020-2111675.8%$ 25,493$ 27,000$ 32,846$ 32,461
2017-18 to 2021-2212178.1%$ 26,297$ 27,500$ 33,506$ 32,500
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 2017-1813578.9%$ 27,000$ 38,500$ 48,858$ 70,600
2014-15 to 2018-1913277.6%$ 27,000$ 41,219$ 50,916$ 72,041
2015-16 to 2019-2013177.5%$ 27,000$ 39,500$ 50,234$ 71,178
2016-17 to 2020-2111675.8%$ 26,626$ 30,250$ 47,544$ 70,521
2017-18 to 2021-2212178.1%$ 27,000$ 35,466$ 51,842$ 73,718


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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