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Chemistry & biochem at RIT

RIT graduates about 32 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 211th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a solid program at 63 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 14 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 3% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $69,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year321% of the class
Courses in the catalog14more than 3% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$69,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$10Ma year, NSF
Admit rate71%whole school
SAT middle 50%1270–1450whole school

Around RIT

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Where chemistry & biochemistry 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.

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. Juniata College 64
  2. Fordham University 64
  3. Mississippi State University 63
  4. Rowan University 63
  5. CUNY–City College 63
  6. Gustavus Adolphus College 63
  7. University of Washington Bothell 63
  8. University at Albany–SUNY 63

Other strong majors at RIT

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares RIT 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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