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Biology at Lehigh

Lehigh graduates about 97 biology majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 39th of 692 schools we score for biology, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 132 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 94% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $76,000 four years out, 1.32× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

85/100Standout#39 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year978% of the class
Courses in the catalog132more than 94% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$76,0001.32× the same major nationally
Research in the field$8Ma year, NSF
Admit rate29%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1490whole school

Around Lehigh

Lehigh University Williams Hall (1904)
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Coppe Hall, Home of Lehigh Universtiy's Newspaper, the Brown and White, and the
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Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Sinclair Laboratory, Mohler Laboratory, Sherman Fairchild Laboratory for Solid State, Fritz Engineering Laboratory, Mudd Laboratory, Whitaker Laboratory, Health, Science, and Technology Building (HST), Packard Laboratory, Imbt Laboratories.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 13 · Dorm 7 · Library 2 · Chapel 1 · Athletics 1 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. University of Connecticut 85
  2. Johns Hopkins University 85
  3. Marquette University 85
  4. Connecticut College 85
  5. Wesleyan University 85
  6. Stanford University 85
  7. University of Florida 84
  8. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 84

Other strong majors at Lehigh

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Lehigh 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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