Biology at RIT
RIT graduates about 99 biology majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 225th of 692 schools we score for biology, a strong program at 65 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 75 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 63% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, 1.18× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around RIT
Where biology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Center For Bioscience Education And Technology (75), Munsell Color Science Laboratory (18), Laboratory for Applied Computing (74).
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 127 · Academic 63 · Student housing 31 · Dining 30 · Athletics 10 · Chapel 4.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at RIT
- Art, music & theater 81 · #83
- Engineering (all) 80 · #72
- Computer science 78 · #100
- Communications & media 78 · #103
- Physics & astronomy 73 · #94
- Health & pre-med fields 72 · #131
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares RIT 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.