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Chemistry & biochem at UNC

UNC graduates about 115 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 28th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 80 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 97% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $65,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $38 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#28 of 689 for chemistry & biochemistry →
Graduates a year1152% of the class
Courses in the catalog80more than 97% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$65,0001.00× the same major nationally
Research in the field$38Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1530whole school

Around UNC

Carolina Center for Genome Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carolina Center for Genome Sciences UNCCH 20140901Photo: Bbfd · CC0 · source
Student & Academic Services Buildings (SASB) South, University of North Caro
Student & Academic Services Buildings South UNCCH 20140830Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
South Campus Study Commons, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
South Campus Study Commons interior UNCCH 20141010Photo: Bbfd · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hardin Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Hardin Residence Hall at UNCPhoto: Mx. Granger · CC0 · source

Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: William Rand Kenan Junior Laboratory, Morehead Laboratory, Genome Sciences Building, Health Science Library, Baity Environmental Research Laboratory, Koury Oral Health Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 100 · Dorm 53 · Athletics 14 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. University of California San Diego 89
  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison 89
  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 89
  4. Boston University 88
  5. Wake Forest University 88
  6. William & Mary 88
  7. Bowdoin College 88
  8. Pomona College 88

Other strong majors at UNC

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UNC 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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