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Health & pre-med fields at Penn State

Penn State graduates about 479 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 54th of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $71,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $195 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

81/100Standout#54 of 543 for pre-med & health fields →
Graduates a year4795% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$71,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$195Ma year, NSF
Admit rate61%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1390whole school

Around Penn State

The Nursing Sciences building at the University Park campus of Penn State Univer
Nursing Sciences Building at Penn StatePhoto: JohnDziak · CC0 · source
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The Thomas Building at Penn State University Park. It contains classrooms, the s
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Hetzel Union Building-Robeson Center at Penn State University
HUB Robeson Center, west side entrancePhoto: JohnDziak · CC0 · source

Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Verne M Willaman Gateway to the Sciences, Animal, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Building Construction, Radiation Science Engineering Center Storage Building, Millennium Science Complex, Student Health Center, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building, Erickson Food Science Building, Huck Life Sciences Building, Agricultural Science and Industries Building, Biobehavioral Health Building, Health and Human Development Building, Applied Science Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 279 · Dorm 62 · Student housing 45 · Athletics 13 · Arts 13 · Dining 8.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. University of Georgia 82
  2. University of Notre Dame 82
  3. The Catholic University of America 82
  4. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 81
  5. University of Iowa 81
  6. University of California San Diego 81
  7. Fairfield University 81
  8. Marquette University 81

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn State with every school we score in pre-med & health fields. 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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