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Health & pre-med fields at Purdue

Purdue graduates about 457 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 71st of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $68,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $127 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

79/100Strong#71 of 543 for pre-med & health fields →
Graduates a year4575% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$68,0000.99× the same major nationally
Research in the field$127Ma year, NSF
Admit rate50%whole school
SAT middle 50%1200–1470whole school

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Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Bindley Bioscience Center, Student Health Center (PUSH), Chaney-Hale Hall of Science (CHAS), Johnson Hall of Nursing (JNSN), Life Science Ranges (Greenhouse and Service Building), Martin C. Jischke Hall of Biomedical Engineering, Life Science Plant and Soils Laboratory, Creighton Hall of Animal Sciences (CRTN), Equine Health Sciences Annex, Veterinary Medicine Isolation Facility, Philip E. Nelson Hall of Food Science (NLSN), Charles J. Lynn Hall of Veterinary Medicine.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 209 · Dorm 75 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 9 · Dining 4 · Arts 4.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. University of Dayton 80
  2. Providence College 80
  3. Franklin & Marshall College 80
  4. University of New Mexico 79
  5. University of Portland 79
  6. Howard University 79
  7. Syracuse University 79
  8. Southern Methodist University 79

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Purdue 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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