Biology
Willamette University
Private · College / university
Explore living systems through scientific investigation, laboratory methods and analysis.
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Preparation, time and schedule
Before you apply
Review chemistry, mathematics and biology sequencing, especially when transferring science courses.
Your complete timeline
Both BA and BS routes combine laboratory and field research. The university describes undergraduate research opportunities and access to its research forest. Ask for a term-by-term plan that includes prerequisites, transfer decisions and application timing.
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Ask which field activities are required and whether research or off-campus opportunities have separate schedules and costs.
Application and selection
Review chemistry, mathematics and biology sequencing, especially when transferring science courses. Check the current first-year or transfer admission requirements and whether the major or practical placement has a separate application.
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Questions to take to an advisor
Which degree and research experiences best prepare me for laboratory work or the further education I am considering?
- 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
2026–27 undergraduate tuition: $56,640 for two semesters
Willamette lists $28,320 tuition per semester for its undergraduate college, or $56,640 for two semesters before aid. Its listed residential package totals $74,812 for two semesters with the specified housing, meals and fees. These are annual institution-level amounts, not the full degree price or your personal net cost. Add other expenses and request an aid estimate.
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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
$45,197 median annual earnings 4 years after completion, in 2024 dollars.
Willamette University · Biology, General (CIP 26.01) · Bachelor's Degree. Cohort: 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic-year completers; earnings measured in 2022 and 2023.
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.
U.S. Department of Education field-of-study data (ZIP) ↗
Data dictionary and cohort dates (Excel) ↗ · Checked September 16, 2026