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Chemistry & biochem at UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley graduates about 129 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 37th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 75 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 95% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $82,000 four years out, 1.27× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $158 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#37 of 689 for chemistry & biochemistry →
Graduates a year1292% of the class
Courses in the catalog75more than 95% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$82,0001.27× the same major nationally
Research in the field$158Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school

Around UC Berkeley

Sather Tower
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South Hall is the oldest building on the campus of University of California, Ber
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Wheeler Hall
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Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley
Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley (54263464661)Photo: Gabriel Classon · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Natural Resources Laboratory, Donner Laboratory, Social Sciences Building, Valley Life Sciences Building, Calvin Laboratory.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 124 · Dorm 27 · Athletics 15 · Student housing 8 · Arts 7 · Library 7.

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. Lehigh University 88
  2. University of Rochester 88
  3. Haverford College 88
  4. University of Washington 87
  5. University of Virginia 87
  6. Georgia Institute of Technology 87
  7. University of Pennsylvania 86
  8. Davidson College 86

Other strong majors at UC Berkeley

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Berkeley 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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