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Biology at Michigan

Michigan graduates about 803 biology majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 22nd of 692 schools we score for biology, a standout program at 89 out of 100. 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 $698 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

89/100Standout#22 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year80310% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$62,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$698Ma year, NSF
Admit rate16%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1530whole school

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Ingalls Mall, University of Michigan, University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MIPhoto: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1908-1910, this Beaux Arts-style building was designed by Smith, Hinchm
Chemistry Building, University of Michigan, University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI - 5Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Built in 1913, this Renaissance Revival-style building was designed by Albert Ka
Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan, University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI - 5438Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. Columbia University 90
  2. Wake Forest University 90
  3. University of California San Diego 89
  4. University of California, Berkeley 89
  5. University of Pittsburgh 89
  6. University of Rochester 89
  7. Case Western Reserve University 89
  8. University of California, Davis 88

Other strong majors at Michigan

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Michigan 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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