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Chemistry & biochem at Smith College

Smith College graduates about 34 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 61st of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 31 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 28% of the schools we've counted.

82/100Standout#61 of 689 for chemistry & biochemistry →
Graduates a year346% of the class
Courses in the catalog31more than 28% of schools
Research in the field$448Ka year, NSF
Admit rate21%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1520whole school

Around Smith College

Dam at Smith College.
Smith College damPhoto: ktr101 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Exterior of Alumnae Gymnasium at Smith College. The upper windows look into the
Alumnae Gymnasium (Smith College)Photo: Sphilbrick · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Smith Alumnae Gymnasium, Smith College campus Green St. Northampton
Smith College Gym after1891Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · source
Neilson Library at Smith College in June 2025
Nielson Library at Smith College, June 2025Photo: Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Young Science Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 19 · Dorm 12 · Athletics 8 · Offices 3 · Library 2 · Student housing 1.

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 82
  2. Virginia Tech 82
  3. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 82
  4. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 82
  5. Swarthmore College 82
  6. Stony Brook University–SUNY 81
  7. Purdue University–Main Campus 81
  8. Vassar College 81

Other strong majors at Smith College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Smith College 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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