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Chemistry & biochem at Drexel

Drexel graduates about 28 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year. That puts it 149th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a strong program at 71 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 57 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 84% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $82,000 four years out, 1.26× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year28under 1% of the class
Courses in the catalog57more than 84% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$82,0001.26× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate70%whole school
SAT middle 50%1230–1430whole school

Around Drexel

The Earle Mack School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Drexel University School of Education offices are located at 3401 Market Street
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South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, United States
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North West facing view of West Philadelphia from top floor of The Summit buildin
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Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Leidy Laboratories, Anatomy Chemistry, Chemistry Building 1958 Wing, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Chemistry Laboratories 1941 Wing, Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories of the IAST, Chemistry Laboratories 1973 Wing, Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics, Goddard & Richards Laboratories, 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.

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 71
  2. Temple University 71
  3. University of Wyoming 71
  4. Auburn University 71
  5. University of the Pacific 71
  6. Gettysburg College 71
  7. George Washington University 71
  8. Drake University 70

Other strong majors at Drexel

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Drexel 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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