Biology at UC Riverside
UC Riverside graduates about 1,133 biology majors a year, 20% of its graduating class. That puts it 182nd of 692 schools we score for biology, a strong program at 69 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 110 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 87% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $59,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $57 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UC Riverside
Where biology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Environmental Health & Safety, Science Laboratory, Life Sciences 1500, Fawcett Laboratory, Boyden Laboratories, Biological Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, George E. Brown, Jr. / USDA Salinity Laboratory, Chemical Sciences, Student Health and Counseling Center, Materials Science and Engineering, Orbach Science Library.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 109 · Student housing 68 · Dorm 46 · Dining 4 · Athletics 3 · Offices 2.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at UC Riverside
- Sociology & anthropology 70 · #157
- Computer science 69 · #160
- Art, music & theater 68 · #201
- History 66 · #164
- Psychology 65 · #204
- Chemistry & biochem 65 · #195
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UC Riverside 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.