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Biology at UT Austin

UT Austin graduates about 1,155 biology majors a year, 11% 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 57 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 41% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $65,000 four years out, 1.09× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $90 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

81/100Standout#69 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year1,15511% of the class
Courses in the catalog57more than 41% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$65,0001.09× the same major nationally
Research in the field$90Ma year, NSF
Admit rate27%whole school
SAT middle 50%1230–1500whole school

Around UT Austin

The Jackson School of Geosciences building at the University of Texas at Austin
Jackson School of Geosciences UT Austin 2019Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0 · source
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks at a scene-setter video while touring t
Secretary Kerry Looks at a Scene-Setter Video While Touring the LBJ PresidentialPhoto: U.S. Department of State from United States · Public domain · source
Looking north from the Stadium
Looking north from the Stadium - panoramioPhoto: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Alpha Phi Omega runs the flag before home games; always a crowd pleaser!
The World's Largest Texas FlagPhoto: Klobetime · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Laboratory Theatre Building, Biomedical Engineering Building, Neural Molecular Science Building, Louise and James Robert Moffett Molecular Biology Building, O’Donnell Building for Applied Computational Engineering and Sciences, Jackson Geological Sciences Building, J. T. Patterson Laboratories Building, Biological Laboratories, Bill and Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex, Larry R. Faulkner Nano Science and Technology Building, Health Transformation Building, Health Discovery Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 142 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 11 · Arts 7 · Chapel 3 · Library 3.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. Amherst College 82
  2. Pomona College 82
  3. Williams College 82
  4. Carnegie Mellon University 82
  5. University of Colorado Boulder 81
  6. University of Georgia 81
  7. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 81
  8. University of Alabama at Birmingham 81

Other strong majors at UT Austin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UT Austin 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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