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Health & pre-med fields at Southern Maine

Southern Maine graduates about 249 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 23% of its graduating class. That puts it 340th of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a solid program at 53 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.84×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

53/100Solid#340 of 543 for pre-med & health fields →
Graduates a year24923% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$70,0000.84× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate85%whole school
SAT middle 50%998–1220whole school

Around Southern Maine

Taken by me in August 2023
McGoldrick CenterPhoto: Ebump · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Portland Commons Residence Hall.
Portland CommonsPhoto: Ebump · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Taken from near Preble Street, Portland, ME
Lights through mist in Back Cove - Flickr - chris.rycroftPhoto: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States · CC BY 2.0 · source
Maps of racial and ethnic divisions in US cities, inspired by Bill Rankin's map
Race and ethnicity 2010- Portland, ME (5560422274)Photo: Eric Fischer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 8 · Athletics 1 · Library 1 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. St. Lawrence University 54
  2. California State University, Long Beach 53
  3. California State University–East Bay 53
  4. Maryville University of Saint Louis 53
  5. University of Northern Colorado 53
  6. Worcester State University 53
  7. Alvernia University 53
  8. Georgia College & State University 53

Other strong majors at Southern Maine

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Southern Maine 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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