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Health & pre-med fields at Boston University

Boston University graduates about 246 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 14th of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $78,000 four years out, 1.27× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $280 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#14 of 543 for pre-med & health fields →
Graduates a year2465% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$78,0001.27× the same major nationally
Research in the field$280Ma year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1500whole school

Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Stone Science Building, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College, Center for Computing & Data Sciences Building, Metcalf Science Center, Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering, Life Science and Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 136 · Academic 75 · Student housing 57 · Chapel 3 · Offices 3 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. University of Delaware 87
  2. Northeastern University 87
  3. Creighton University 87
  4. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 87
  5. Tulane University of Louisiana 87
  6. Case Western Reserve University 87
  7. Tufts University 87
  8. Northwestern University 87

Other strong majors at Boston University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Boston University with every school we score in pre-med & health fields. 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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