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Biology at FDU Metropolitan

FDU Metropolitan graduates about 40 biology majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 551st of 692 schools we score for biology, a light program at 38 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 49 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 29% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

38/100Light#551 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year406% of the class
Courses in the catalog49more than 29% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$57,0000.99× the same major nationally
Admit rate84%whole school
SAT middle 50%908–1180whole school

Around FDU Metropolitan

hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium)
Calystegia sepium 136613565Photo: Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0 · source
Fairleigh Dickinson University Pedestrian Bridge over the Hackensack River, Hack
Fairleigh Dickinson University Footbridge 20070702Photo: Jag9889 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View east along New Jersey State Route 4 just east of the exit for Bergen County
2018-07-21 17 04 06 View east along New Jersey State Route 4 just east of the exPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Winant Avenue Bridge over the Hackensack River, Little Ferry - Ridgefield Park,
Winant Avenue Bridge 20070720Photo: Jag9889 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Political Science House.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 14 · Academic 13 · Athletics 3 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. Central Connecticut State University 38
  2. University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point 38
  3. Saginaw Valley State University 38
  4. CUNY Baruch College 38
  5. Frostburg State University 38
  6. Jacksonville University 38
  7. Rider University 38
  8. Robert Morris University 38

Other strong majors at FDU Metropolitan

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares FDU Metropolitan 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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