Chemistry & biochem at University of Kansas
University of Kansas graduates about 82 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 42 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 57% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $82,000 four years out, 1.25× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $12 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
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Where chemistry & biochemistry happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Smissman Research Laboratories, Bridwell Botany Research Laboratory Herbarium, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Laboratories, Bioscience and Technology Business Center, Kurata Thermodynamics Laboratories, Simons Biosciences Research Laboratories, McCollum Laboratories, Military Science Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 84 · Dorm 31 · Athletics 18 · Student housing 16 · Arts 6 · Dining 6.
Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking
Other strong majors at University of Kansas
- Communications & media 85 · #47
- Business & finance 80 · #69
- Health & pre-med fields 80 · #65
- Languages 80 · #102
- Public policy & social work 80 · #39
- Biology 78 · #96
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares University of Kansas 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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