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Biology at Ithaca

Ithaca graduates about 58 biology majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 320th of 692 schools we score for biology, a solid program at 56 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 53 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 36% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $68,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally.

56/100Solid#320 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year585% of the class
Courses in the catalog53more than 36% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$68,0001.12× the same major nationally
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1203–1380whole school

Around Ithaca

Muller Faculty Center and Class of 2003 clock, Ithaca College campus
Muller Faculty Center and Class of 2003 clock, Ithaca College campusPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Dorothy D. and Roy H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise, I
Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise, Ithaca CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Job Hall, Ithaca College campus
Job Hall, Ithaca College campusPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Peggy Ryan Williams Center, Ithaca College. Designed by HOLT Architects. Dedicat
Peggy Ryan Williams Center, Ithaca CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Health Sciences, Center For Natural Sciences, Hammond Health Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 8 · Dining 2 · Offices 1 · Arts 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. Kalamazoo College 56
  2. Arcadia University 56
  3. Butler University 56
  4. Lake Forest College 56
  5. University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth 56
  6. Drew University 56
  7. University of Evansville 56
  8. Transylvania University 56

Other strong majors at Ithaca

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Ithaca with every school we score in biology. 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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