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Biology at Virginia State

Virginia State graduates about 29 biology majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 416th of 692 schools we score for biology, a solid program at 48 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 54 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 37% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $53,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.93×). Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

48/100Solid#416 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year295% of the class
Courses in the catalog54more than 37% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$53,0000.93× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate90%whole school
SAT middle 50%830–1030whole school

Around Virginia State

Rogers Stadium at Virginia State University.
Rogers Stadium - Virginia State UniversityPhoto: Kevin Coles · CC BY 2.0 · source
Azurest South
AzurestSouthView2Photo: AJ Belongia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
(Virtual panorama) “Virginia State University (VSU). U.S. Department of Agricult
Agriculture and Virginia State University Farmer Outreach - 2013 (20130307-APHISPhoto: USDAgov · Public domain · source
The former site of Fleet Street station in Petersburg - used only from 1977 to 1
Petersburg Fleet Street station site and SAL piers, October 2021Photo: Adam Moss from Walden, New York, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where biology happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 54 · Dining 2 · Dorm 2 · Athletics 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. Roanoke College 48
  2. North Central College 48
  3. St. Mary's University 48
  4. North Park University 48
  5. Cornell College 48
  6. Norwich University 48
  7. California State University, Long Beach 47
  8. Stockton University 47

Other strong majors at Virginia State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia State 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.

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