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Biology at Emory

Emory graduates about 366 biology majors a year, 17% of its graduating class. That puts it 5th of 692 schools we score for biology, a standout program at 94 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 99 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 81% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $72,000 four years out, 1.22× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $689 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

94/100Standout#5 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year36617% of the class
Courses in the catalog99more than 81% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$72,0001.22× the same major nationally
Research in the field$689Ma year, NSF
Admit rate10%whole school
SAT middle 50%1430–1550whole school

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Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: EPS Neuroscience Building, Whitehead Biomedical Research Building, Woodruff Health Sciences Administration Building, Mathematics and Science Center, Psychology and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Health Sciences Research Building I, Health Sciences Research Building II.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 95 · Dorm 10 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 2 · Library 2 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. Duke University 98
  2. Harvard University 97
  3. Cornell University 95
  4. Washington University in St. Louis 95
  5. Brown University 94
  6. Tufts University 93
  7. Rice University 93
  8. Yale University 93

Other strong majors at Emory

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Emory 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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