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Biology at Carnegie Mellon

Carnegie Mellon graduates about 57 biology majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 61st of 692 schools we score for biology, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

82/100Standout#61 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year574% of the class
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Carnegie Mellon

A lawn on the Carnegie Mellon University campus known at The Cut.
The Cut, Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhoto: Sdkb · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
20070520 31 Carnegie-Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
20070520 31 Carnegie-Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (22682736257)Photo: David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Pamela's Group shot
Pamelas Group shot (472332861)Photo: Kevin Galens · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Cathedral of Learning
CathedralatSunsetPhoto: Jiuguang Wang from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where biology happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 27 · Academic 23 · Athletics 2 · Dining 1 · Library 1 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. Yeshiva University 82
  2. Amherst College 82
  3. Pomona College 82
  4. Williams College 82
  5. The University of Texas–Austin 81
  6. University of Colorado Boulder 81
  7. University of Georgia 81
  8. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 81

Other strong majors at Carnegie Mellon

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Carnegie Mellon 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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