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Chemistry & biochem at Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech graduates about 78 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 37th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 72 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 94% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $73,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $26 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#37 of 689 for chemistry & biochemistry →
Graduates a year782% of the class
Courses in the catalog72more than 94% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$73,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$26Ma year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1550whole school

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Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Broadband Institute Residential Laboratory, Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Environmental Science, Health, and Safety, Boggs Chemistry Building, Weber Space Science and Technology Building I, Ford Motor Company Environmental Science and Technology Building, Daniel Environmental Engineering Laboratory; Daniel Lab Addition, Weber Space Science & Technology Building III, Engineering Science and Mechanics Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 43 · Academic 29 · Athletics 10 · Dining 7 · Offices 6 · Chapel 5.

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. Haverford College 88
  2. University of Washington 87
  3. University of California, Berkeley 87
  4. University of Virginia 87
  5. University of Pennsylvania 86
  6. Davidson College 86
  7. University of California, Davis 85
  8. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 85

Other strong majors at Georgia Tech

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Georgia Tech 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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