Chemistry & biochem at Illinois
Illinois graduates about 158 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 61st of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 48 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 72% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $62 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Illinois
Where chemistry & biochemistry happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Nuclear Physics Laboratory, Talbot Laboratory, Digital Computer Laboratory, Holonyak Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Nuclear Engineering Laboratory, Engineering Sciences Building, Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory, University Laboratory High School, Coordinated Science Laboratory, Materials Research Laboratory, Siebel Center for Computer Science, Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 144 · Student housing 84 · Dorm 45 · Athletics 22 · Arts 9 · Dining 6.
Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking
Other strong majors at Illinois
- Engineering (all) 90 · #27
- Communications & media 90 · #17
- Computer science 89 · #36
- Math & statistics 86 · #52
- Political science & IR 83 · #71
- Physics & astronomy 83 · #63
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Illinois 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.