Biology at Drexel
Drexel graduates about 152 biology majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 152nd of 692 schools we score for biology, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 109 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 87% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $72,000 four years out, 1.26× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $61 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Drexel
Where biology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Leidy Laboratories, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Chemistry Laboratories 1941 Wing, Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories of the IAST, Pottruck Health and Fitness Center, Chemistry Laboratories 1973 Wing, Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics, Goddard & Richards Laboratories, Biomedical Research Building II/III, David Rittenhouse Laboratories, Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM).
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 109 · Academic 89 · Dining 16 · Arts 13 · Athletics 9 · Student housing 7.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at Drexel
- Nursing 87 · #10
- Health & pre-med fields 85 · #30
- Art, music & theater 82 · #75
- Engineering (all) 80 · #72
- Business & finance 80 · #69
- Computer science 78 · #100
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Drexel 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.