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Chemistry & biochem at WashU

WashU graduates about 74 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 3rd of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 96 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 70 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 93% of the schools we've counted. Research spending in the field runs about $28 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

96/100Standout#3 of 689 for chemistry & biochemistry →
Graduates a year744% of the class
Courses in the catalog70more than 93% of schools
Research in the field$28Ma year, NSF
Admit rate12%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1570whole school

Around WashU

Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis (Schools at Washington U
Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis,I Gusti Nyoman Haris PraPhoto: MKRI22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Wine-cap Stropharia (Stropharia rugosoannulata)
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Thurtene Carnival,Washington University in St. Louis, April 2018
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The West end of Danforth Campus in the snow. Picture taken from Seigle hall.
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Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Busch Laboratory, Life Sciences Building, Bayer Laboratory, Radiochemistry Building, McMillen Laboratory, Compton Laboratory.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 84 · Dorm 37 · Student housing 28 · Athletics 5 · Library 5 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. Princeton University 99
  2. Harvard University 98
  3. Brown University 95
  4. University of Notre Dame 94
  5. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 93
  6. Emory University 93

Other strong majors at WashU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares WashU 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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