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Chemistry & biochem at Emory

Emory graduates about 97 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 6th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 54 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 80% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $79,000 four years out, 1.21× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $17 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

93/100Standout#6 of 689 for chemistry & biochemistry →
Graduates a year975% of the class
Courses in the catalog54more than 80% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$79,0001.21× the same major nationally
Research in the field$17Ma year, NSF
Admit rate10%whole school
SAT middle 50%1430–1550whole school

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Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: EPS Neuroscience Building, Woodruff Health Sciences Administration Building, Mathematics and Science Center, Atwood Chemistry 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 chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. Washington University in St. Louis 96
  2. Brown University 95
  3. University of Notre Dame 94
  4. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 93
  5. Case Western Reserve University 93
  6. Tufts University 93
  7. Brandeis University 93
  8. Rice 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 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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