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Chemistry & biochem at UCLA

UCLA graduates about 251 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 17th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 119 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 100% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $73,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $57 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

90/100Standout#17 of 689 for chemistry & biochemistry →
Graduates a year2513% of the class
Courses in the catalog119more than 100% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$73,0001.12× the same major nationally
Research in the field$57Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school

Around UCLA

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YAL activists at the University of California, Los AngelesPhoto: YAL Editors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Aerial view of UCLA campus and Westwood, California, facing southeast
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Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Center for Health Sciences, Terasaki Life Sciences Building, Neuroscience Research Building, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Math Sciences, MacDonald Medical Research Laboratory, Factor Health Sciences Building, Life Sciences Building.

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 chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. University of Chicago 91
  2. Johns Hopkins University 91
  3. Wesleyan University 91
  4. The University of Texas–Austin 90
  5. Northeastern University 90
  6. Vanderbilt University 90
  7. Boston College 90
  8. Cornell University 90

Other strong majors at UCLA

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UCLA 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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