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Health & pre-med fields at William & Mary

William & Mary graduates about 118 pre-med & health fields majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 76th of 830 schools we score for pre-med & health fields, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $69,000 four years out, 1.21× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year1186% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$69,0001.21× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate34%whole school
SAT middle 50%1390–1520whole school

Around William & Mary

College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
Back of Tucker, edge of Monroe, wall, W&M old campusPhoto: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Sunken Gardens at the College of William and Mary in the snow
The Sunken Gardens at the College of William and Mary in the snow (3502134828)Photo: benuski from Richmond, VA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
The Sunken Gardens (5170848264)Photo: Lane 4 Imaging from Northern Virginia, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Queen Elizabeth II visits the College of William and Mary for the 400th annivers
Queen Elizabeth II at William and Mary (3452179469)Photo: benuski from Richmond, VA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where pre-med & health fields happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Environmental Health & Safety Training Center, Student Health Center, Integrated Science Center, Environmental Health & Safety Main Office, Military Science.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 60 · Academic 39 · Athletics 5 · Student housing 2 · Dining 2 · Fraternity or sorority house 2.

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Nearby in the pre-med & health fields ranking

  1. University of Utah 83
  2. Virginia Commonwealth University 83
  3. Lehigh University 82
  4. Seton Hall University 82
  5. Hofstra University 82
  6. Florida State University 82
  7. University of Maryland Baltimore County 82
  8. University of North Carolina–Wilmington 82

Other strong majors at William & Mary

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares William & Mary with every school we score in pre-med & health fields. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (35%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (15%) and the size of the program (10%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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