Biology at SUNY ESF
SUNY ESF graduates about 146 biology majors a year, 39% of its graduating class. That puts it 574th of 970 schools we score for biology, a solid program at 49 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $48,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.81×). Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at SUNY ESF
- Environmental science 75 · #133
- Chemistry & biochem 49 · #505
- Business & finance 42 · #676
- Engineering (all) 35 · #447
- Architecture 30 · #164
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares SUNY ESF 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.