Chemistry & biochem at UW
UW graduates about 367 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 4% 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 82 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 97% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.92×). Research spending in the field runs about $65 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around UW
Where chemistry & biochemistry happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Aerodynamics Laboratory, North Physics Laboratory, Life Sciences Building, Magnuson Health Sciences Center, Wilson Ceramic Laboratory, Chemistry Library Building, Social Work Speech and Hearing Sciences Building, Aquatic & Fishery Sciences, Ocean Sciences Building, Health Sciences Education Building, William H. Foege Genome Sciences Building, Chemistry Building.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 139 · Dorm 32 · Athletics 16 · Student housing 12 · Library 6 · Arts 5.
Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking
Other strong majors at UW
- Computer science 93 · #23
- Math & statistics 92 · #21
- Sociology & anthropology 90 · #28
- Political science & IR 89 · #38
- Engineering (all) 89 · #32
- Environmental science 89 · #24
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares UW 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.