Chemistry & biochem at Cal Poly Pomona
Cal Poly Pomona graduates about 97 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 353rd of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a solid program at 50 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 85 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 97% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $71,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Cal Poly Pomona
Where chemistry & biochemistry happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Building 8 - College of Science, Building 3 - Science Laboratory, Building 34 - Meat Laboratory, Building 92 - Laboratory Facility, Building 5 - College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences, Classroom, Laboratory and Administration Building, Building 64 - Rose Float Laboratory.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 64 · Dorm 9 · Athletics 4 · Dining 3 · Arts 3 · Offices 3.
Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking
Other strong majors at Cal Poly Pomona
- Architecture 57 · #89
- Engineering (all) 56 · #214
- Business & finance 53 · #309
- Mechanical engineering 48 · #184
- Sociology & anthropology 48 · #359
- Computer science 46 · #396
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Cal Poly Pomona 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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