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Biology at Middlebury College

Middlebury College graduates about 108 biology majors a year, 16% of its graduating class. That puts it 14th of 692 schools we score for biology, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.46× what the same major pays nationally.

91/100Standout#14 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year10816% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$63,0001.46× the same major nationally
Research in the field$854Ka year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school
SAT middle 50%1425–1540whole school

Around Middlebury College

The Public Safety (PubSafe) building at Middlebury College in Vermont
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Hesselgrave House at Middlebury College in Vermont
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The Center for Creativity, Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship (CCISE), or
CCISE MiddPhoto: Chumash11 · CC BY 4.0 · source
Wonnacott Commons house at Middlebury College
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Where biology happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 37 · Academic 22 · Dining 6 · Chapel 3 · Arts 2 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. University of Chicago 92
  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison 91
  3. University of Notre Dame 91
  4. Brandeis University 91
  5. University of California, Los Angeles 90
  6. University of Pennsylvania 90
  7. Columbia University 90
  8. Wake Forest University 90

Other strong majors at Middlebury College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Middlebury 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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