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Chemistry & biochem at Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech graduates about 150 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 61st of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 71 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 94% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $16 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

82/100Standout#61 of 689 for chemistry & biochemistry →
Graduates a year1502% of the class
Courses in the catalog71more than 94% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$70,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$16Ma year, NSF
Admit rate55%whole school
SAT middle 50%1240–1430whole school

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Burruss Hall, at the head of the Drillfield on the campus of Virginia Tech in Bl
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Williams Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. The Ohio State University 83
  2. Amherst College 83
  3. Carleton College 83
  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 82
  5. The Pennsylvania State University–University Park 82
  6. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 82
  7. Smith College 82
  8. Swarthmore College 82

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Virginia Tech 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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