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Biology at Northeastern

Northeastern graduates about 450 biology majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 57th of 692 schools we score for biology, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 62 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 47% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $78,000 four years out, 1.31× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $25 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

83/100Standout#57 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year45010% of the class
Courses in the catalog62more than 47% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$78,0001.31× the same major nationally
Research in the field$25Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1440–1550whole school

Around Northeastern

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Type 5 streetcars laying over at Opera House siding in 1958 postcardPhoto: N.D. Clark · Public domain · source

Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Tosteson Medical Education Center, Longwood Medical Building, Laboratory for Human Reproduction and Reproductive Biology, Merck Research Laboratories, Karp Family Research Laboratories, Center for Life Science Boston, Wilkins Science Center, Center for Engeneering, Innovation and Sciences, Center for Sciences and Biomedial Engineering, Harvard School of Public Health, Maureen and Richard J. Egan Engineering and Science Research Center, Mugar Life Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 93 · Dorm 82 · Student housing 17 · Athletics 8 · Library 5 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. Vanderbilt University 84
  2. Smith College 84
  3. Colby College 84
  4. Haverford College 84
  5. Saint Louis University 83
  6. Bucknell University 83
  7. Barnard College 83
  8. Michigan State University 82

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Northeastern 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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