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Environmental science at Delaware

Delaware graduates about 97 environmental science majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 72nd of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $53,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $20 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

81/100Standout#72 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year972% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$53,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$20Ma year, NSF
Admit rate71%whole school
SAT middle 50%1190–1360whole school

Around Delaware

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Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: New Science Building, Delaware Geological Survey Annex, Delaware Geological Survey Building, Composites Manufacturing Science Lab.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 41 · Dorm 26 · Dining 5 · Athletics 1 · Arts 1 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. American University 82
  2. University of Rochester 82
  3. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 81
  4. University of Wyoming 81
  5. Dickinson College 81
  6. Villanova University 81
  7. Denison University 81
  8. Scripps College 81

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Delaware with every school we score in environmental science. 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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