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Rochester, NY · Environmental science

Environmental science at Rochester

Rochester graduates about 20 environmental science majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 66th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year201% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$39,000
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate42%whole school
SAT middle 50%1390–1540whole school

Around Rochester

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Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Environmental Health & Safety, Carlson Science & Engineering Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 55 · Dorm 36 · Student housing 23 · Library 7 · Athletics 7 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. University of California San Diego 82
  2. Santa Clara University 82
  3. Boston University 82
  4. American University 82
  5. California Polytechnic State University–San Luis Obispo 81
  6. University of Wyoming 81
  7. University of Delaware 81
  8. Dickinson College 81

Other strong majors at Rochester

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rochester with every school we score in environmental science. 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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