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Biology at Lafayette College

Lafayette College graduates about 108 biology majors a year, 16% of its graduating class. That puts it 96th of 692 schools we score for biology, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 43 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 20% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $82,000 four years out, 1.44× what the same major pays nationally.

78/100Strong#96 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year10816% of the class
Courses in the catalog43more than 20% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$82,0001.44× the same major nationally
Research in the field$240Ka year, NSF
Admit rate31%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1480whole school

Around Lafayette College

Translation of ZG 116
What is to be donePhoto: Alishag1590 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A plaque about the Lafayette-Lehigh Football rivalry on the campus of Lafayette
Plaque at Lafayette CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Statue of Lafayette at Lafayette College, Easton Pennsylvania. Daniel Chester Fr
Statue of Lafayette at Lafayette CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Kirby Hall of Civil Rights , Warren and Wetmore, 1929-1930. Lafayette College, E
Kirby Hall of Civil Rights, Lafayette CollegePhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Bailey Health Center, Hugel Science Center, Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 72 · Academic 37 · Athletics 4 · Offices 1 · Library 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. University of Delaware 78
  2. University of Kansas 78
  3. Syracuse University 78
  4. Providence College 78
  5. Washington and Lee University 78
  6. Colorado State University 77
  7. University of California, Santa Cruz 77
  8. Indiana University–Bloomington 77

Other strong majors at Lafayette College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Lafayette College 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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