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Health & pre-med fields at University of Kansas

University of Kansas graduates about 452 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 65th of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $87,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.95×). Research spending in the field runs about $141 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year45211% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$87,0000.95× the same major nationally
Research in the field$141Ma year, NSF
Admit rate93%whole school
SAT middle 50%1090–1340whole school

Around University of Kansas

Croweburg, KS Community Hall c. 1930
Croweburg, KS Community HallPhoto: Howell · Public domain · source
“Microfiche in use” card for refiling microfiche in Anschutz Library at the Univ
“Microfiche in use” card for refiling microfiche in Anschutz Library at the UnivPhoto: Catboy69 · CC0 · source
Microfilm archives of the LJ World in the Anschutz Library at the University of
Lawrence Journal-World MicrofilmPhoto: Catboy69 · CC0 · source
Wescoe Hall and University of Kansas
Wescoe HallPhoto: Jack Nealy from United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Bioscience and Technology Business Center, Simons Biosciences Research Laboratories, Military Science Building, Watkins Memorial Health Center, Robinson Health and Physical Education Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 84 · Dorm 31 · Athletics 18 · Student housing 16 · Arts 6 · Dining 6.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. Chapman University 81
  2. University of Richmond 81
  3. Lehigh University 81
  4. Rice University 81
  5. Texas Christian University 80
  6. University of San Francisco 80
  7. University of Dayton 80
  8. Providence College 80

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Kansas with every school we score in pre-med & health fields. 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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