Buena Vista, Virginia · Private Non-Profit
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology at Southern Virginia University
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 117 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
12.5% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 12.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~117
- Schools with reported signal
- 672
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 96.4%
- Graduation rate
- 33.5%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $22,213/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $88,852
- Median debt
- $24,224
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $50,002/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
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 672 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 11.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($277 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($12,928 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 76% 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.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 4.0% reported share · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 1.1% reported share · $3,776 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.7% reported share · $3,967 net A+ Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN · 0.6% reported share · $3,968 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.0% reported share · $6,541 net A+ California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA · 0.4% reported share · $5,652 net A+ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 0.5% reported share · $4,831 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology accounts for 12.5% of reported programs at Southern Virginia University, which is bigger than 100% of schools in this field set and 11.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 117 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Southern Virginia University's average net price is $22,213 per year, about $88,852 over four years. That is $277 below the $22,490 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $50,002 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $12,928 below the $62,930 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 Southern Virginia University #514 of 672 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.