University Park, Pennsylvania · Public
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 1,074 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
2.5% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 2.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~1,074
- Schools with reported signal
- 106
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 60.6%
- Graduation rate
- 86.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $32,875/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $131,500
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $63,435/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 106 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($12,927 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($1,532 above). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 95% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Oglala Lakota College Kyle, SD · 1.2% reported share · $1,895 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 1.2% reported share · $6,541 net A+ California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA · 1.7% reported share · $5,652 net A+ Solano Community College Fairfield, CA · 9.6% reported share · $4,669 net A+ 
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.2% reported share · $13,807 net A+ Utah Valley University Orem, UT · 0.0% reported share · $6,376 net A+ Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA · 0.2% reported share · $7,169 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.0% reported share · $12,470 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other accounts for 2.5% of reported programs at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus, which is bigger than 88% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 1,074 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus's average net price is $32,875 per year, about $131,500 over four years. That is $12,927 above the $19,948 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $63,435 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $1,532 above the $61,903 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus #101 of 106 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.