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Biology at Clark Atlanta

Clark Atlanta graduates about 23 biology majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 594th of 692 schools we score for biology, a light program at 34 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 39 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 15% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $45,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.79×). Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

34/100Light#594 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year234% of the class
Courses in the catalog39more than 15% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$45,0000.79× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate65%whole school
SAT middle 50%880–1120whole school

Around Clark Atlanta

Harkness Hall as viewed from across the main quadrangle at Clark Atlanta Univers
Harkness Hall, Clark Atlanta University, June 2015Photo: Marc Merlin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
President Joe Biden delivers the 2024 Morehouse College commencement address, Su
P20240519AS-0867 (53784748591)Photo: The White House · Public domain · source
Samuel T. Graves Hall at Morehouse College with a statue of Benjamin Mays in fro
Samuel T. Graves Hall at Morehouse College, June 2015Photo: Marc Merlin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Archives Research Center Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library (a
Archives Research Center Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff LibraryPhoto: Clifflandis · CC0 · source

Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Griffin Hightower Science Center, MacVicar Health Services, Albro-Falconer-Manley Science Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 77 · Dorm 19 · Chapel 5 · Student housing 4 · Dining 3 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. Elmhurst University 34
  2. Charleston Southern University 34
  3. Olivet Nazarene University 34
  4. St. Francis College 34
  5. Lincoln University 34
  6. Lenoir-Rhyne University 34
  7. Albright College 34
  8. California State University–Fresno 33

Other strong majors at Clark Atlanta

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Clark Atlanta 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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