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Biology at Notre Dame

Notre Dame graduates about 249 biology majors a year, 12% of its graduating class. That puts it 14th of 692 schools we score for biology, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 287 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 100% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $53,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $15 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

91/100Standout#14 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year24912% of the class
Courses in the catalog287more than 100% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$53,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$15Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school
SAT middle 50%1450–1550whole school

Around Notre Dame

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St Edwards Hall with DomePhoto: Eccekevin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Chapel in Zahm Hall at the University of Notre Dame
Zahm Hall ChapelPhoto: Swanyay · CC0 · source

Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science Building, Hessert Laboratory for Aerospace Research, Jordan Hall of Science, Galvin Life Science Center, Hank Family Center for Environmental Sciences, Nieuwland Science Hall.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 98 · Academic 96 · Athletics 18 · Chapel 6 · Student housing 5 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 92
  2. Boston College 92
  3. University of Chicago 92
  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison 91
  5. Brandeis University 91
  6. Middlebury College 91
  7. University of California, Los Angeles 90
  8. University of Pennsylvania 90

Other strong majors at Notre Dame

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Notre Dame 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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