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Chemistry & biochem at Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College graduates about 19 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 97th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 26 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 19% of the schools we've counted.

77/100Strong#97 of 689 for chemistry & biochemistry →
Graduates a year193% of the class
Courses in the catalog26more than 19% of schools
Research in the field$532Ka 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
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Where chemistry & biochemistry 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 chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. University of Kansas 77
  2. University of Maryland, College Park 77
  3. University of Alabama at Birmingham 77
  4. College of the Holy Cross 77
  5. Skidmore College 77
  6. Bryn Mawr College 77
  7. Michigan State University 76
  8. University of California, Irvine 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 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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