Chemistry & biochem at UC Davis
UC Davis graduates about 251 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 43rd of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 64 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 91% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $72,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $22 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UC Davis
Where chemistry & biochemistry happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Medical Sciences 1E, Medical Sciences 1D, Thurman Laboratory, Medical Sciences 1B, Medical Sciences 1C, Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility, Bowley Plant Science Teaching Facility, Animal Sciences Teaching Facility 1, Animal Sciences Teaching Facility 2, Advanced Materials Research Laboratory, Watershed Science Research Center, Earth and Physical Sciences.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 204 · Student housing 77 · Dorm 48 · Athletics 12 · Arts 6 · Dining 3.
Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking
Other strong majors at UC Davis
- Biology 88 · #28
- Sociology & anthropology 88 · #42
- Environmental science 87 · #32
- Art, music & theater 85 · #50
- Computer science 84 · #67
- Engineering (all) 84 · #58
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UC Davis 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.