Biology at Villanova
Villanova graduates about 120 biology majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 88th of 692 schools we score for biology, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 73 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 60% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, 1.29× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at Villanova
- Communications & media 93 · #10
- Business & finance 91 · #9
- Languages 89 · #46
- Nursing 88 · #8
- Math & statistics 87 · #45
- Engineering (all) 87 · #42
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Villanova 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.