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Biology at Rice

Rice graduates about 192 biology majors a year, 19% of its graduating class. That puts it 7th of 692 schools we score for biology, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 93 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 78% of the schools we've counted. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

93/100Standout#7 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year19219% of the class
Courses in the catalog93more than 78% of schools
Research in the field$12Ma year, NSF
Admit rate8%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Rice

M. D. Anderson Biological Laboratories, academic building at Rice University
M. D. Anderson Biological LaboratoriesPhoto: Brendansoloughlin · CC BY 4.0 · source
A view of the Rice University Campus
Rice University CampusPhoto: AnnaLellis · CC BY 4.0 · source
Keck Hall, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Keck Hall, Rice University, Houston, TexasPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0 · source
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Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Abercrombie Engineering Laboratory, Rice Student Health and Wellness Center, Ryon Engineering Laboratory, Mudd Computer Science Building, Keith-Wiess Geological Laboratories, Space Science and Technology Building, M.D. Anderson Biology Laboratories, BioScience Research Collaborative.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 48 · Dorm 21 · Dining 9 · Athletics 4 · Offices 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. Washington University in St. Louis 95
  2. Emory University 94
  3. Brown University 94
  4. Tufts University 93
  5. Yale University 93
  6. Princeton University 93
  7. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 92
  8. Boston College 92

Other strong majors at Rice

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rice 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.

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