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Biology at Emmanuel College

Emmanuel College graduates about 78 biology majors a year, 17% of its graduating class. That puts it 347th of 692 schools we score for biology, a solid program at 54 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 37 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 12% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, 1.21× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year7817% of the class
Courses in the catalog37more than 12% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$60,0001.21× the same major nationally
Admit rate76%whole school
SAT middle 50%1160–1310whole school

Around Emmanuel College

An MBTA route 8 bus heads southwest on Brookline Avenue in the Longwood Medical
MBTA route 8 bus on Brookline Ave September 2026 2Photo: 4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0 · source
Simmons University Main College Building
Simmons University Main College BuildingPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Emmanuel College sign, Fenway, Boston
Emmanuel College, Fenway, BostonPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Simmons University Leatley Library - Lefavour Hall
Simmons University Leatley Library - Lefavour HallPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Tosteson Medical Education Center, Longwood Medical Building, Laboratory for Human Reproduction and Reproductive Biology, Medical Area Total Energy Plant, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, Lowry Medical Office Building, Health Center, Merck Research Laboratories, Karp Family Research Laboratories, Center for Life Science Boston, Wilkins Science Center, Center for Engeneering, Innovation and Sciences.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 92 · Dorm 72 · Student housing 18 · Athletics 6 · Library 5 · Arts 4.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. Manhattan University 55
  2. Georgia State University 54
  3. University of South Alabama 54
  4. University of North Carolina–Greensboro 54
  5. Susquehanna University 54
  6. Biola University 54
  7. Saint Anselm College 54
  8. Houghton University 54

Other strong majors at Emmanuel College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Emmanuel College 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.

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