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Environmental science at Miami

Miami graduates about 66 environmental science majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 25th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $57 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#25 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year662% of the class
Research in the field$57Ma year, NSF
Admit rate19%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1480whole school

Around Miami

View of Shalala Student Center at the University of Miami.
Shalala Student Center, University of MiamiPhoto: Darkflowerthree · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
photo of the Donna E. Shalala Student Center. To the left is the lakeside patio
Donna E. Shalala Student CenterPhoto: Christinafrancis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Gliders from University of Miami
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Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Cox Science Building, Cox Science Annex, Frost Institute for Chemistry and Molecular Science, Christian Science Organization.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 73 · Dorm 11 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 9 · Arts 6 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Columbia University 90
  2. Pomona College 90
  3. University of Washington 89
  4. Northeastern University 88
  5. University of Southern California 88
  6. United States Naval Academy 88
  7. Northwestern University 88
  8. Hamilton College 88

Other strong majors at Miami

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Miami with every school we score in environmental science. 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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