Biology at Tufts
Tufts graduates about 196 biology majors a year, 13% of its graduating class. That puts it 7th of 692 schools we score for biology, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $77,000 four years out, 1.34× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $119 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Tufts
Where biology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Dana Laboratory, Tufts University Health Service, Science and Technology Center, Science & Engineering Complex.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 22 · Dorm 12 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 3 · Arts 3 · Dining 1.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at Tufts
- Computer science 94 · #19
- Economics 94 · #17
- Political science & IR 94 · #12
- Math & statistics 94 · #13
- Chemistry & biochem 93 · #6
- Languages 93 · #18
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Tufts 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.