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Chemistry & biochem at Mines

Mines graduates about 35 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 54th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 84 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 54 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 80% of the schools we've counted. Research spending in the field runs about $16 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

84/100Standout#54 of 689 for chemistry & biochemistry →
Graduates a year353% of the class
Courses in the catalog54more than 80% of schools
Research in the field$16Ma year, NSF
Admit rate61%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1488whole school

Around Mines

A Silver metal Mines Diploma
Mines Silver DiplomaPhoto: Colorado School of Mines · Public domain · source
Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, Golden, Colorado, US
Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, Golden, Colorado, USPhoto: Clyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Engineering Hall at the Colorad School of Mines- the overlay is a copy of a host
Engineering Hall at the Colorad School of Mines- the overlay is a copy of a hostPhoto: cogdogblog · CC BY 2.0 · source
Paul Meyer Hall being demolished at Colorado School of Mines
Paul Meyer Hall demo 4Photo: Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics (WISEM), CoorsTek Center for Applied Science and Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 34 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 10 · Offices 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. Northwestern University 85
  2. Georgetown University 85
  3. University of Miami 84
  4. Colgate University 84
  5. Bates College 84
  6. The Ohio State University 83
  7. Amherst College 83
  8. Carleton College 83

Other strong majors at Mines

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Mines with every school we score in chemistry & biochemistry. 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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