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Environmental science at Northwestern

Northwestern graduates about 32 environmental science majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 25th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#25 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year322% of the class
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate7%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Northwestern

A photo of the interior of Dearborn Observatory. The dome is open, the red light
Dearborn Telescope with open domePhoto: Jackricono · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Shakespeare Garden in Evanston (1915). It was established by the Garden Club
Shakespeare Garden (8105928197)Photo: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Aggelos Katsaggelos
Aggelos KatsaggelosPhoto: Leandros89 · CC0 · source
This represents what PDMS looks like.
FabricwithinPDMSPhoto: Ih2283 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Pancoe-ENH Life Sciences Pavilion, Seeley G. Mudd Science and Engineering Library, Hogan Biological Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 96 · Dorm 44 · Fraternity or sorority house 13 · Arts 8 · Chapel 5 · Athletics 3.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Northeastern University 88
  2. University of Miami 88
  3. University of Southern California 88
  4. United States Naval Academy 88
  5. Hamilton College 88
  6. Johns Hopkins University 88
  7. University of California, Davis 87
  8. North Carolina State University 87

Other strong majors at Northwestern

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Northwestern with every school we score in environmental science. 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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