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Chemistry & biochem at UVA

UVA graduates about 98 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 37th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 50 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 76% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $68,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $25 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

87/100Standout#37 of 689 for chemistry & biochemistry →
Graduates a year982% of the class
Courses in the catalog50more than 76% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$68,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$25Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1400–1540whole school

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Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Chemical Engineering Building, High Energy Physics Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Shop, Reacting Flow Laboratory, Aerospace Research Laboratory, Chemistry Building, Physical and Life Sciences Building, Physics Building / Jesse Beams Laboratory, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, School of Data Science, Biomedical Engineering and Medical Science Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 223 · Athletics 129 · Dorm 79 · Library 11 · Dining 9 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. University of Rochester 88
  2. Haverford College 88
  3. University of Washington 87
  4. University of California, Berkeley 87
  5. Georgia Institute of Technology 87
  6. University of Pennsylvania 86
  7. Davidson College 86
  8. University of California, Davis 85

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UVA 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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