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Virginia Commonwealth 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: 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
2019-202,0801,977350
2020-212,0181,938412
2021-221,9581,844390
2022-231,7581,672342
2023-241,8201,746352

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.91122$ 2,693

Average time-to-completion in years (transfer students)Average credits-to-completion (transfer students)
3.0380




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
2018-1932622348
2019-2033317350
2020-2139121412
2021-2237119390
2022-2332319342
Five Year Summary1,744981,842
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 Years4127736251,842163577441,842



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)1,09744%$54,873$77,977$110,279
2013-14 (8 years)1,37746%$50,398$71,603$98,523
2016-17 (5 years)1,72446%$36,301$55,493$73,364
2018-19 (3 years)1,79544%$22,757$40,994$56,432
2020-21 (18 months)1,79853%$17,858$29,030$41,842



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 2017-181,16066.7%$ 19,000$ 27,000$ 29,138$ 35,687
2014-15 to 2018-191,15965.0%$ 18,000$ 27,000$ 28,679$ 34,907
2015-16 to 2019-201,11163.0%$ 17,250$ 27,000$ 28,777$ 35,000
2016-17 to 2020-211,10762.1%$ 16,345$ 26,000$ 28,791$ 34,839
2017-18 to 2021-221,11861.4%$ 15,103$ 25,000$ 27,940$ 32,888
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 2017-181,16166.8%$ 19,492$ 28,907$ 32,838$ 41,043
2014-15 to 2018-191,16065.1%$ 18,750$ 27,999$ 32,732$ 41,287
2015-16 to 2019-201,11263.0%$ 18,125$ 27,000$ 33,411$ 42,392
2016-17 to 2020-211,10962.2%$ 17,750$ 27,000$ 34,046$ 45,000
2017-18 to 2021-221,12061.5%$ 16,000$ 27,000$ 34,057$ 45,463


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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