Biology
Reed College
Private · College / university
Explore living systems through scientific investigation, laboratory methods and analysis.
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Preparation, time and schedule
Before you apply
Map supporting science courses and the department’s research-readiness requirements.
Your complete timeline
The BA progresses through scientific literature and research toward an original thesis and oral defense. Projects may involve data generation, modeling or analysis. Ask for a term-by-term plan that includes prerequisites, transfer decisions and application timing.
Plan around the schedule
Laboratory or field projects can require sustained attendance beyond scheduled lectures.
Application and selection
Map supporting science courses and the department’s research-readiness requirements. Check the current first-year or transfer admission requirements and whether the major or practical placement has a separate application.
Details checked September 15, 2026. Confirm current requirements with the provider.
Questions to take to an advisor
How are thesis projects resourced, and which laboratory or field techniques would I learn before senior year?
- What is included in the written price, and what would I pay separately?
- What support is available if my work schedule, disability accommodations or family responsibilities affect attendance?
Published program length is not a personal completion estimate. Transfer credits, prerequisites, selection and course availability can change the timeline.
After the program
Biology can support laboratory and research-related work. It is not a clinical license; medicine and many specialist research careers require further education.
Cost and outcomes
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Published tuition or budget base
2026-27 full-time undergraduate tuition is $73,960 annually ($36,980 per semester), plus a $310 annual student-body fee. Housing, meals, books and other indirect expenses are additional; this is the published price before aid.
Official tuition and cost information ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026
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This provider is not in the reviewed Oregon Census PSEO institution file. Exact-program graduate earnings have not been verified here; institution-wide or occupational figures would describe a different population.
Historical related-field earnings
$25,596 median annual earnings 1 year after completion, in 2022 dollars.
Reed College · Biology, General (CIP 26.01) · Bachelor's Degree. Cohort: 2018-19 and 2019-20 academic-year completers; earnings measured in 2020 and 2021.
College Scorecard covers federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. This related field can combine programs and institutional branches; it is not an exact-program, campus-specific or current starting-pay figure. It is not directly comparable with Census outcomes because the population and dollar year differ.
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Data dictionary and cohort dates (Excel) ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026