Chemistry & biochem at Iowa
Iowa graduates about 80 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 132nd of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a strong program at 73 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 35 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 36% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $55 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where chemistry & biochemistry happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Dental Science Building, Bowen Science Building, Medical Laboratories, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, Health Science Academic Building, Iowa Bioscience Innovation Facility, C. Maxwell Hydraulics Laboratory.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 64 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 10 · Dorm 5 · Arts 2 · Offices 1.
Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking
Other strong majors at Iowa
- Business & finance 87 · #25
- Communications & media 83 · #58
- Education 83 · #15
- Math & statistics 82 · #76
- Health & pre-med fields 81 · #54
- Physics & astronomy 80 · #74
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Iowa 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.