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Chemistry & biochem at University of Colorado Denver

University of Colorado Denver graduates about 50 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 218th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a solid program at 62 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 77 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 96% 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 $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year502% of the class
Courses in the catalog77more than 96% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$65,0001.00× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate75%whole school
SAT middle 50%1030–1260whole school

Around University of Colorado Denver

Southwest corner of Research 2 during Anschutz Health Sciences Building construc
Southwest corner of Research 2 during Anschutz Health Sciences Building construcPhoto: Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus police car
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus police carPhoto: Xnatedawgx · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
U.S. mail chute on an upper floor of the Fitzsimons Army Hospital. This chute wo
Capitol Mail ChutePhoto: Mikepascoe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A photo taken from the seventh floor of the Fitzsimons building in 2021, facing
View from Fitzsimons Building Seventh FloorPhoto: Mikepascoe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Bioscience Park Center, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, CU Health Sciences Library, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Administration, CU Anschutz Health Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Offices 10 · Chapel 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. University of South Carolina 62
  2. University of Nevada–Reno 62
  3. Miami University–Oxford 62
  4. The University of Alabama 62
  5. Washington State University 62
  6. George Mason University 62
  7. Wheaton College (MA) 62
  8. High Point University 62

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Colorado Denver 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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