Biology at Santa Clara
Santa Clara graduates about 120 biology majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 138th of 692 schools we score for biology, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 61 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 45% of the schools we've counted.
Around Santa Clara
Where biology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Alumni Science Hall, Daly Science Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Student housing 12 · Dorm 10 · Athletics 8 · Arts 3 · Library 1.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at Santa Clara
- Communications & media 91 · #16
- Engineering (all) 87 · #42
- Political science & IR 85 · #56
- Business & finance 85 · #38
- Languages 85 · #69
- Economics 84 · #69
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Santa Clara 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.