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Chemistry & biochem at Harvard

Harvard graduates about 76 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 2nd of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 98 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $65 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

98/100Standout#2 of 689 for chemistry & biochemistry →
Graduates a year765% of the class
Research in the field$65Ma year, NSF
Admit rate4%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1580whole school

Around Harvard

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Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Sherman Fairchild Biochemistry Building, Converse Chemistry Lab, Bauer Chemistry Laboratory, Conant Chemistry Lab, McKay Laboratory, Cruft Laboratory, Hoffman Laboratory, Museum of Comparative Zoology Laboratories, Engineering Sciences Lab, Biological Laboratories, Lyman Laboratory, Jefferson Physical Laboratory.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 130 · Dorm 62 · Student housing 22 · Arts 6 · Library 6 · Chapel 4.

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. Princeton University 99
  2. Washington University in St. Louis 96
  3. Brown University 95
  4. University of Notre Dame 94
  5. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 93

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Harvard 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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