Rollins College Biology (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Biology, General
- Private nonprofit college
- Winter Park, FL
- About 19 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Rollins College biology graduates earn less than graduates of most biology programs nationally, $25,749 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $26,794 in federal loans, close to the national median of $25,000. Several Florida programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Florida and national columns are the medians across all biology bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Rollins College graduates earn more than the national figure and about $10,864 more than the Florida median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Florida biology program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Florida medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 155% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $284 a month, or 13.2% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
Prices in the Orlando area are about 1% above the national average, so a $25,749 salary here buys what about $25,389 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to biology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
$60,410Median pay in Florida. 49,810 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
$94,940Median pay in Florida. 6,490 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: doctoral or professional degree.
Natural Sciences Managers
$112,220Median pay in Florida. 4,370 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Biological Technicians
$48,700Median pay in Florida. 3,170 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About Rollins College
Biology ranks 13th of 16 bachelor's programs at Rollins College by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer and Information Science ($69,707), Business ($51,001), and Teacher Education ($47,671).
Other biology bachelor's programs near Winter Park
Common questions
The median graduate earns $25,749 one year after graduating and $65,706 five years after. The median across biology bachelor's programs in Florida is $27,355.
The median federal loan balance is $26,794, which ranks 18th lowest of 24 biology bachelor's programs in Florida. That works out to about $284 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 104% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 75%. Compare the cost with other Florida programs before deciding.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Florida comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the biology program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024