Biology at NYU
NYU graduates about 262 biology majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 88th of 692 schools we score for biology, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 70 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 56% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $679 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at NYU
- Art, music & theater 95 · #3
- Computer science 94 · #19
- Math & statistics 92 · #21
- Nursing 92 · #1
- Economics 91 · #29
- Health & pre-med fields 91 · #5
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares NYU 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.