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Environmental science at WashU

WashU graduates about 38 environmental science majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 7th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $7 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

92/100Standout#7 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year382% of the class
Research in the field$7Ma 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)
Stropharia rugosoannulata 193908529Photo: Cazody · CC0 · source
Thurtene Carnival,Washington University in St. Louis, April 2018
Thurtene CarnivalPhoto: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The West end of Danforth Campus in the snow. Picture taken from Seigle hall.
West end of Danforth CampusPhoto: Shubinator · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Environmental Services Building, Life Sciences Building, Environmental Health and Safety Facility.

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 environmental science ranking

  1. Carleton College 93
  2. University of California, Berkeley 92
  3. Cornell University 92
  4. Tufts University 92
  5. Bowdoin College 92
  6. Amherst College 92
  7. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 91
  8. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 91

Other strong majors at WashU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares WashU with every school we score in environmental science. 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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