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Environmental science at Penn

Penn graduates about 28 environmental science majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 41st of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 85 out of 100.

85/100Standout#41 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year281% of the class
Research in the field$771Ka year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1570whole school

Around Penn

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Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics, Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Drexel Life Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 109 · Academic 88 · Dining 16 · Arts 13 · Athletics 10 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. Texas A&M University 85
  2. University of Virginia 85
  3. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 85
  4. Bucknell University 85
  5. Occidental College 85
  6. Vassar College 85
  7. Washington and Lee University 85
  8. Brandeis University 85

Other strong majors at Penn

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn 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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