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Health & pre-med fields at Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University graduates about 325 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 109th of 543 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $84,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $155 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year3257% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$84,0001.01× the same major nationally
Research in the field$155Ma year, NSF
Admit rate84%whole school
SAT middle 50%1030–1290whole school

Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Life Sciences' Green House, Sports Medicine Center, Eugene P. and Louis E. Trani Center for Life Sciences, Oliver Hall - Physical Science Wing.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 69 · Dorm 18 · Arts 5 · Library 4 · Dining 4 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. Loyola University Chicago 74
  2. Washington State University 74
  3. University of South Dakota 74
  4. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 74
  5. University of Alaska Anchorage 74
  6. Ithaca College 74
  7. The University of Oklahoma 74
  8. Saint Mary's College 74

Other strong majors at Virginia Commonwealth University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia Commonwealth University with every school we score in pre-med & health fields. 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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