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Chemistry & biochem at Wisconsin

Wisconsin graduates about 264 chemistry & biochemistry majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 25th of 689 schools we score for chemistry & biochemistry, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 63 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 90% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $70,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $77 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

89/100Standout#25 of 689 for chemistry & biochemistry →
Graduates a year2644% of the class
Courses in the catalog63more than 90% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$70,0001.08× the same major nationally
Research in the field$77Ma year, NSF
Admit rate45%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1510whole school

Around Wisconsin

Horticulture and Agricultural Physics and Soil Science Building
Horticulture and Agricultural Physics and Soil Science Building - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source
By Babcock Hall at Linden Drive / Babcock Drive on the University of Wisconsin–M
Plaque about the first reliable test of milk quality (53939412283)Photo: Chris Rycroft from Madison, Wisconsin, United States · CC BY 2.0 · source
Babcock Hall
Babcock Hall - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source
Hiram Smith Hall and Annex
Hiram Smith Hall and Annex - panoramioPhoto: Corey Coyle · CC BY 3.0 · source

Where chemistry & biochemistry happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostics Laboratory, Biotron Laboratory, Poultry Research Laboratory, Livestock Laboratory, Hanson Biomedical Sciences Building, Agricultural Engineering Laboratory, Russell Laboratories, Plant Sciences, DeLuca Biochemistry Laboratories, Muscle & Meat Science Research Laboratory, Medical Sciences, Bardeen Medical Laboratories.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 145 · Dorm 28 · Student housing 23 · Athletics 12 · Arts 7 · Chapel 6.

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Nearby in the chemistry & biochemistry ranking

  1. Cornell University 90
  2. Duke University 90
  3. Carnegie Mellon University 90
  4. University of California San Diego 89
  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 89
  6. Boston University 88
  7. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 88
  8. Wake Forest University 88

Other strong majors at Wisconsin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wisconsin 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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