Chemistry & biochem at University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas graduates about 53 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 229th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a solid program at 60 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 41 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 55% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $55,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.85×). Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where chemistry & biochemistry happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences Building, Plant Sciences Building, Human Environmental Sciences Building, Chemistry and Biochemistry Research Building, Chemistry Building, Science Engineering Hall, Nanoscale Material Science and Engineering Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 82 · Dorm 49 · Student housing 9 · Athletics 7 · Arts 7 · Chapel 2.
Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking
Other strong majors at University of Arkansas
- Communications & media 75 · #126
- Business & finance 74 · #113
- Health & pre-med fields 71 · #142
- Education 71 · #107
- Nursing 68 · #108
- Physics & astronomy 66 · #110
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares University of Arkansas 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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