2023 Environmental Biology Students

STUDENTS

College is an extremely poignant period in one's life; it's a chance for personal progress and maturation. Students continue to capture who they are and build many of the imperative skills to be a prosperous member of society. But learning is not confined to the classroom - the campus dialogue, the life lesson received from an old professor, the exposure to a different frame of mind. Therefore, a diverse campus tremendously enhances what you gain from your time spent in school.

Environmental Biology is a less ethnically diverse subject than average*. 79% of the United States' Environmental Biology majors are white students, followed by latino students (11%), asian students (5%), and students of other races**(5%). The most racially diverse college* in the top 100 is Texas A & M University-College Station located in College Station, TX.

Moreover, Environmental Biology significatly skews female, with 61% of students majoring in Environmental Biology identifying as women. The most gender balanced school in the top 100 is Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA.

Another significant type of diversity is class diversity. Environmental Biology ranks somewhere around average for financial diversity (47th percentile). 29% of its majors come from homes who take home more than $110,000 a year, 16% are from households with $75,000 to $110,000 annual incomes, and 25% grew up in families who take home below $30,000 a year. Northern Arizona University is the most financially diverse school in the top 100.

Considering each type of diversity, overall TX is the most diverse state for Environmental Biology. The Far West is the most diverse region, and the Southeastern Conference is the most diverse conference.

* diversity calculations and comparisons are based on Simpson's Diversity Index
** other races is used to refer to non asian, black, latino, or white

Diversity Statistics

Racial Diversity

• Asian: 5%

• Black: 1%

• Latino: 11%

• White: 79%

• Other: 5%

  Gender Diversity

• Male: 39%

• Female: 61%

  Socioeconomic Diversity (By Household Income)

• Under 30k: 25%

• 30k - 48k: 14%

• 48k - 75k: 15%

• 75k - 110k: 16%

• Over 110k: 29%

  Geographic Diversity

• In State: 68%

• Out of State: 29%

• International: 3%