Biology at USC
USC graduates about 223 biology majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 69th of 692 schools we score for biology, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 77 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 67% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, 1.21× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $425 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around USC
Where biology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Social Sciences Building, Technical Theatre Laboratory, Michelson Center for Convergent Biosciences, Grace Ford Salvatori Hall of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Salvatori Computer Science Center, Stauffer Science Lecture Hall, Wilson Dental Library and Norris Dental Science Center, Ahmanson Center for Biological Research, Engemann Student Health Center, Hedco Neurosciences Building, Seaver Science Library, Frank R Seaver Science Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 106 · Dorm 15 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Athletics 3 · Chapel 2.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at USC
- Communications & media 96 · #2
- Art, music & theater 96 · #1
- Business & finance 92 · #6
- Engineering (all) 91 · #21
- Computer science 90 · #33
- Architecture 90 · #7
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares USC 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.