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Biology at Wake Forest

Wake Forest graduates about 136 biology majors a year, 11% of its graduating class. That puts it 18th of 692 schools we score for biology, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 104 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 84% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.11× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $221 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

90/100Standout#18 of 692 for biology →
Graduates a year13611% of the class
Courses in the catalog104more than 84% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$63,0001.11× the same major nationally
Research in the field$221Ma year, NSF
Admit rate22%whole school
SAT middle 50%1410–1500whole school

Where biology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Olin Physical Laboratory, Manchester Hall (Mathematics and Computer Science).

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 26 · Academic 17 · Athletics 4 · Dining 3 · Arts 2 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the biology ranking

  1. Middlebury College 91
  2. University of California, Los Angeles 90
  3. University of Pennsylvania 90
  4. Columbia University 90
  5. University of California San Diego 89
  6. University of California, Berkeley 89
  7. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 89
  8. University of Pittsburgh 89

Other strong majors at Wake Forest

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wake Forest 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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