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Biology at Boston College

Boston College graduates about 336 biology majors a year, 14% of its graduating class. That puts it 11th of 692 schools we score for biology, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $83,000 four years out, 1.42× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

92/100Standout#11 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year33614% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$83,0001.42× the same major nationally
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate16%whole school
SAT middle 50%1435–1540whole school

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. Rice University 93
  2. Yale University 93
  3. Princeton University 93
  4. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 92
  5. University of Chicago 92
  6. University of Wisconsin–Madison 91
  7. University of Notre Dame 91
  8. Brandeis University 91

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Boston 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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