Biology at Ohio State
Ohio State graduates about 1,073 biology majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 39th of 692 schools we score for biology, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $509 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Ohio State
Where biology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Wexner Medical Center Outpatient Care West Campus, Andelyn Biosciences, ElectroScience Laboratory Complex, Animal Science Building, Parker Food Science and Technology Building, Goss Laboratory, Tzagournis Medical Research Facility, Biological Science Building, Biomedical Research Tower, Prior Health Sciences Library, Wilce Student Health Center, OSU Veterinary Medical Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 63 · Athletics 21 · Dorm 6 · Student housing 6 · Library 5 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at Ohio State
- Math & statistics 87 · #45
- Engineering (all) 87 · #42
- Business & finance 87 · #25
- Health & pre-med fields 85 · #30
- Physics & astronomy 84 · #60
- Political science & IR 83 · #71
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Ohio State 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.