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Health & pre-med fields at Illinois State University

Illinois State University graduates about 417 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 387th of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a solid program at 50 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year41710% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$74,0001.00× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate88%whole school
SAT middle 50%1000–1210whole school

Around Illinois State University

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Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Mathematics, Science, and Technology, Nursing Simulation Center, Student Health Services Building, Felmley Hall of Science Annex, Felmley Hall of Science, Science Lab Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 50 · Student housing 8 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 6 · Chapel 5 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. Keene State College 51
  2. Chicago State University 51
  3. Alfred University 51
  4. California State University–Fullerton 50
  5. Northern Kentucky University 50
  6. University of Memphis 50
  7. Ball State University 50
  8. Winona State University 50

Other strong majors at Illinois State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Illinois State University with every school we score in pre-med & health fields. 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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