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Wellesley, MA · Environmental science

Environmental science at Wellesley College

Wellesley College graduates about 25 environmental science majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 13th of 544 schools we score for environmental science, a standout program at 91 out of 100.

91/100Standout#13 of 544 for environmental science →
Graduates a year254% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$38,000
Research in the field$311Ka year, NSF
Admit rate14%whole school
SAT middle 50%1430–1550whole school

Around Wellesley College

Definitely Wellesley, probably a dorm room in Claflin.
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Where environmental science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 19 · Dorm 7 · Arts 2 · Offices 1 · Library 1 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the environmental science ranking

  1. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 91
  2. Bates College 91
  3. Colgate University 91
  4. Williams College 91
  5. Dartmouth College 91
  6. Boston College 90
  7. Wesleyan University 90
  8. Columbia University 90

Other strong majors at Wellesley College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wellesley College 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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