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Chemistry & biochem at Cornell

Cornell graduates about 45 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 17th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $79,000 four years out, 1.22× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $119 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

90/100Standout#17 of 689 for chemistry & biochemistry →
Graduates a year451% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$79,0001.22× the same major nationally
Research in the field$119Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1470–1570whole school

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. University of California, Los Angeles 90
  2. Northeastern University 90
  3. Vanderbilt University 90
  4. Boston College 90
  5. Duke University 90
  6. Carnegie Mellon University 90
  7. University of California San Diego 89
  8. University of Wisconsin–Madison 89

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Cornell 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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