Biology at UC Irvine
UC Irvine graduates about 919 biology majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 178th of 692 schools we score for biology, a strong program at 70 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 37 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 12% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $239 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UC Irvine
Where biology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Physical Sciences Lecture Hall, Gottschalk Medical Plaza, Medical Surge I, Medical Sciences D, Cheney Building, Medical Sciences E, Medical Sciences A Annex, Medical Education Building, Gillespie Neuroscience Research Facility, Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building, Health Sciences Parking Structure, College of Health Sciences Building, Sue & Bill Gross Nursing and Health Sciences Hall.
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 128 · Academic 107 · Student housing 52 · Offices 16 · Athletics 7 · Arts 5.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at UC Irvine
- Psychology 83 · #44
- Engineering (all) 83 · #62
- Sociology & anthropology 82 · #80
- Computer science 81 · #75
- Economics 81 · #87
- Physics & astronomy 81 · #70
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UC Irvine 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.