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Environmental science at Dickinson College

Dickinson College graduates about 32 environmental science majors a year, 6% 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 $55,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

81/100Standout#72 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year326% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$55,0000.99× the same major nationally
Research in the field$227Ka year, NSF
Admit rate42%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1440whole school

Around Dickinson College

View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 28.
ISS028-E-41640 - View of EarthPhoto: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
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Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Rector Science Complex.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 1 · Arts 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. University of Rochester 82
  2. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 81
  3. University of Wyoming 81
  4. University of Delaware 81
  5. Villanova University 81
  6. Denison University 81
  7. Scripps College 81
  8. The Ohio State University 80

Other strong majors at Dickinson College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Dickinson College 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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