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Chemistry & biochem at UT Austin

UT Austin graduates about 393 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 17th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 88 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 98% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $66,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $73 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

90/100Standout#17 of 689 for chemistry & biochemistry →
Graduates a year3934% of the class
Courses in the catalog88more than 98% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$66,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$73Ma 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
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Looking north from the Stadium
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Alpha Phi Omega runs the flag before home games; always a crowd pleaser!
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Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Laboratory Theatre Building, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Building, Neural Molecular Science 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.

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 chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. Yale University 92
  2. University of Chicago 91
  3. Johns Hopkins University 91
  4. Wesleyan University 91
  5. University of California, Los Angeles 90
  6. Northeastern University 90
  7. Vanderbilt University 90
  8. Boston College 90

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 chemistry & biochemistry. 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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