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Biology at Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College graduates about 86 biology majors a year, 15% of its graduating class. That puts it 114th of 692 schools we score for biology, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 50 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 32% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $56,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major.

76/100Strong#114 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year8615% of the class
Courses in the catalog50more than 32% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$56,0000.98× the same major nationally
Research in the field$454Ka year, NSF
Admit rate36%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1540whole school

Around Mount Holyoke College

Pump House at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley Massachusetts
Pump House at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MAPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · source
A remaining pier of a former footbridge on the Mount Holyoke College campus, see
Former bridge pier on Mount Holyoke campus, April 2019Photo: Charles Fulton · CC BY 2.0 · source
Mount Holyoke College Upper Dam, South Hadley Massachusetts
Mount Holyoke College Upper Dam, South Hadley MAPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · source
Isabelia pulchella
Isabelia pulchella (6408060743)Photo: chipmunk_1 from Boston, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Carr Laboratories.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 16 · Academic 11 · Arts 4 · Offices 2 · Library 2 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. University of Vermont 76
  2. The University of Oklahoma 76
  3. Rutgers University–Newark 76
  4. Vassar College 76
  5. University of Puget Sound 76
  6. Union College 76
  7. Whitman College 76
  8. Reed College 76

Other strong majors at Mount Holyoke College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Mount Holyoke 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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