Chemistry & biochem at University of California, Santa Cruz

University of California, Santa Cruz graduates about 111 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 106th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 58 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 85% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $80,000 four years out, 1.23× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $22 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.