Biology at Saint Mary's (CA)
Saint Mary's (CA) graduates about 48 biology majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 255th of 970 schools we score for biology, a strong program at 69 out of 100.
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Other strong majors at Saint Mary's (CA)
- Psychology 73 · #189
- Chemistry & biochem 68 · #229
- Communications & media 68 · #260
- English & writing 67 · #244
- Math & statistics 67 · #222
- Business & finance 67 · #248
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Saint Mary's (CA) with every school we score in biology. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (35%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (15%) and the size of the program (10%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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