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Chemistry & biochem at Brandeis

Brandeis graduates about 51 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 6th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $11 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year516% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$47,000
Research in the field$11Ma year, NSF
Admit rate40%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1530whole school

Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Shapiro Science Center, Edison-Lecks Science Building, Gerstenzang Science Library, Bassine Science Building, Rosenstiel Basic Medial Sciences Research Center, Brown Social Science Center, Kosow-Wolfson-Rosensweig Biochemistry Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 21 · Academic 16 · Arts 5 · Offices 3 · Chapel 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 93
  2. Emory University 93
  3. Case Western Reserve University 93
  4. Tufts University 93
  5. Rice University 93
  6. Middlebury College 92
  7. Yale University 92
  8. University of Chicago 91

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Brandeis with every school we score in chemistry & biochemistry. 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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