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Chemistry & biochem at University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Alabama at Birmingham graduates about 60 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 97th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a strong program at 77 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 72 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 94% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.93×). Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year602% of the class
Courses in the catalog72more than 94% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$60,0000.93× the same major nationally
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate94%whole school
SAT middle 50%1200–1410whole school

Around University of Alabama at Birmingham

UAB Campus Green in Birmingham, Alabama
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Campus Green at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
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UAB Hill Student Center
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Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Altec/Styslinger Genomic Medicine & Data Sciences, McCallum Basic Health Sciences Building, Shelby Biosciences Research Building, South Science Hall, Chemistry Building, East Science Hall, Bevill Biomedical Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 76 · Dorm 6 · Student housing 5 · Athletics 4 · Dining 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. University of Colorado Boulder 77
  2. Indiana University–Bloomington 77
  3. University of Kansas 77
  4. University of Maryland, College Park 77
  5. College of the Holy Cross 77
  6. Mount Holyoke College 77
  7. Skidmore College 77
  8. Bryn Mawr College 77

Other strong majors at University of Alabama at Birmingham

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Alabama at Birmingham 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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