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Biology at Agnes Scott College

Agnes Scott College graduates about 35 biology majors a year, 15% of its graduating class. That puts it 266th of 692 schools we score for biology, a solid program at 61 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 32 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 8% of the schools we've counted.

61/100Solid#266 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year3515% of the class
Courses in the catalog32more than 8% of schools
Admit rate62%whole school
SAT middle 50%1130–1350whole school

Around Agnes Scott College

473 nm laser beam splitter
Laser Beam SplitterPhoto: melissa.meister from Atlanta, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Portion of AS swag collected on 2019 move out day.
Agnes Scott SwagPhoto: Georgia Hill · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Robert Frost statue in the Alumnae Garden on Agnes Scott
Robert Frost Statue - Agnes Scott CollegePhoto: Shinobu'sAdventures · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Memorial plaque for Anna I. Young, alumna and professor of mathematics from 1895
Johnson burt anna young memorial 1Photo: Burt Johnson · Public domain · source

Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 2 · Offices 1 · Library 1 · Arts 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. University of Washington Bothell 61
  2. Pepperdine University 61
  3. Spelman College 61
  4. University of Dallas 61
  5. Willamette University 61
  6. Hampden-Sydney College 61
  7. University of Colorado Denver 60
  8. University of North Dakota 60

Other strong majors at Agnes Scott College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Agnes Scott College with every school we score in biology. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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