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Biology at UW–Eau Claire

UW–Eau Claire graduates about 141 biology majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 509th of 692 schools we score for biology, a light program at 41 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 72 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 58% 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.

41/100Light#509 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year1417% of the class
Courses in the catalog72more than 58% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$60,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$337Ka year, NSF
Admit rate77%whole school
SAT middle 50%1050–1280whole school

Around UW–Eau Claire

Schofield Hall
Schofield Hall2 NRHP 83003393 Eau Claire County, WIPhoto: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 67.
ISS067-E-139734 - View of EarthPhoto: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
David Drummond House
1310 State Street, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, revisitedPhoto: Maarten Daams · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
George F. Winslow House
210 Oakwood Place, Eau Claire, WIPhoto: Maarten Daams · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Human Sciences & Services, Riverside Science Center, CVTC Health Education Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 25 · Dorm 8 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. Niagara University 42
  2. Florida Atlantic University 41
  3. Coastal Carolina University 41
  4. Middle Tennessee State University 41
  5. Ball State University 41
  6. CUNY Medgar Evers College 41
  7. California State University–Channel Islands 41
  8. Jackson State University 41

Other strong majors at UW–Eau Claire

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW–Eau Claire 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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