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Biology at UMN Duluth

UMN Duluth graduates about 205 biology majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 246th of 692 schools we score for biology, a solid program at 63 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 75 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 63% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

63/100Solid#246 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year20510% of the class
Courses in the catalog75more than 63% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$63,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$7Ma year, NSF
Admit rate81%whole school
SAT middle 50%1120–1350whole school

Around UMN Duluth

Leaves, UMD Greenhouse
Leaves, UMD Greenhouse (25512219826)Photo: Sharon Mollerus · CC BY 2.0 · source
Anishinaabe or Canadian Cree boots at Tweed Museum of Art
Anishinaabe or Cree bootsPhoto: Sharon Mollerus · CC BY 2.0 · source
2/15/18 #umdgreenhouse #duluth
2 15 18 -umdgreenhouse -duluth (39586017434)Photo: Sharon Mollerus · CC BY 2.0 · source
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University of Minnesota, Duluth in 1978-001Photo: Gary Todd · CC0 · source

Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Health Services, Life Sciences Building, Heikkila Chemistry and Advanced Materials Science.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 28 · Dorm 11 · Student housing 7 · Arts 3 · Athletics 2 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 64
  2. University of Houston 63
  3. Oregon State University 63
  4. Oklahoma State University 63
  5. University of Mississippi 63
  6. University of Detroit Mercy 63
  7. Augusta University 63
  8. Seattle University 63

Other strong majors at UMN Duluth

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UMN Duluth 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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