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Chemistry & biochem at Princeton

Princeton graduates about 80 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 1st of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 99 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $65 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

99/100Standout#1 of 689 for chemistry & biochemistry →
Graduates a year806% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$42,000
Research in the field$65Ma year, NSF
Admit rate4%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1580whole school

Around Princeton

A fossil display in Guyot Hall, home to the Geosciences Department of Princeton
Fossil Display, Guyot Hall, Princeton UniversityPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Class of 1952 Stadium, home to the Princeton Tigers lacrosse and field hockey te
Class of 1952 StadiumPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Roberts Stadium, home to the Princeton Tigers soccer teams of Princeton Universi
Roberts StadiumPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Lenz Tennis Center, home to the Princeton Tigers tennis teams of Princeton U
Lenz Tennis CenterPhoto: David Keddie · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Frick Chemistry Laboratory, Carl Icahn Laboratory, Lewis Thomas Laboratory.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Dorm 11 · Athletics 7 · Library 3 · Student housing 2 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. Harvard University 98
  2. Washington University in St. Louis 96
  3. Brown University 95
  4. University of Notre Dame 94

Other strong majors at Princeton

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Princeton with every school we score in chemistry & biochemistry. 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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