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Biology at UMass Dartmouth

UMass Dartmouth graduates about 56 biology majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 320th of 692 schools we score for biology, a solid program at 56 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 67 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 53% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally.

56/100Solid#320 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year565% of the class
Courses in the catalog67more than 53% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$60,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$293Ka year, NSF
Admit rate96%whole school
SAT middle 50%1020–1260whole school

Around UMass Dartmouth

UMass Dartmouth Campus Quad
UMass Dartmouth Campus QuadPhoto: UMassD Marketing · CC0 · source
Center for Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA), University of Massachusetts, Dartm
Brutalist architecture of UMass DartmouthPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
UMass Dartmouth, MacLean Campus Center - North Side
UMass Dartmouth, MacLean Campus Center - North SidePhoto: UMassD Marketing · CC0 · source
UMass Dartmouth - The Grove
UMass Dartmouth - The GrovePhoto: UMassD Marketing · CC0 · source

Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science and Engineering (SENG), Health Services Office.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 24 · Student housing 19 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 3 · Arts 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. Arcadia University 56
  2. Butler University 56
  3. Lake Forest College 56
  4. Ithaca College 56
  5. Drew University 56
  6. University of Evansville 56
  7. Transylvania University 56
  8. University of North Carolina at Charlotte 55

Other strong majors at UMass Dartmouth

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UMass Dartmouth with every school we score in biology. 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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