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Biology at Spelman College

Spelman College graduates about 45 biology majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 266th of 692 schools we score for biology, a solid program at 61 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 18 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 2% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $49,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.86×).

61/100Solid#266 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year459% of the class
Courses in the catalog18more than 2% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$49,0000.86× the same major nationally
Research in the field$616Ka year, NSF
Admit rate24%whole school
SAT middle 50%1100–1300whole school

Around Spelman College

Harkness Hall as viewed from across the main quadrangle at Clark Atlanta Univers
Harkness Hall, Clark Atlanta University, June 2015Photo: Marc Merlin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Samuel T. Graves Hall at Morehouse College with a statue of Benjamin Mays in fro
Samuel T. Graves Hall at Morehouse College, June 2015Photo: Marc Merlin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Archives Research Center Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library (a
Archives Research Center Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff LibraryPhoto: Clifflandis · CC0 · source

Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Griffin Hightower Science Center, MacVicar Health Services, Albro-Falconer-Manley Science Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 76 · Dorm 18 · Student housing 6 · Chapel 5 · Dining 3 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. Florida State University 61
  2. Rowan University 61
  3. University of Washington Bothell 61
  4. Pepperdine University 61
  5. University of Dallas 61
  6. Agnes Scott College 61
  7. Willamette University 61
  8. Hampden-Sydney College 61

Other strong majors at Spelman College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Spelman College 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.

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