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Biology at UCLA

UCLA graduates about 1,445 biology majors a year, 16% of its graduating class. That puts it 18th of 692 schools we score for biology, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 232 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 99% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $698 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

90/100Standout#18 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year1,44516% of the class
Courses in the catalog232more than 99% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$64,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$698Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school

Around UCLA

The North entrance to the UCLA School of Public Health, within the old UCLA Medi
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Six YAL activists gathered with Gadsden Flag and beach ball at the University of
YAL activists at the University of California, Los AngelesPhoto: YAL Editors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
This photo was taken by Dr. Tao's colleague at a physics lecture he attended on
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Aerial view of UCLA campus and Westwood, California, facing southeast
UCLA campus and WestwoodPhoto: Rick Meyer, Los Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Ashe Student Health Center, Center for Health Sciences, Environment, Health & Safety, Wendy and Leonard Goldberg Medical Building, School of Public Health, Terasaki Life Sciences Building, Peter Morton Medical Building, Neuroscience Research Building, Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Medical Building, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Math Sciences, MacDonald Medical Research Laboratory.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 89 · Dorm 20 · Arts 8 · Athletics 7 · Dining 6 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison 91
  2. University of Notre Dame 91
  3. Brandeis University 91
  4. Middlebury College 91
  5. University of Pennsylvania 90
  6. Columbia University 90
  7. Wake Forest University 90
  8. University of California San Diego 89

Other strong majors at UCLA

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UCLA 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.

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