Biology at Wright State
Wright State graduates about 83 biology majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 456th of 692 schools we score for biology, a solid program at 45 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 76 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 65% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $8 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where biology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Diggs Laboratory, Health Sciences Building, Biological Sciences Buildings, Medical Sciences Building, Neuroscience Engineering Collaboration Building, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wright State Physicians Health Center, Math and Microbiological Sciences, Brehm Laboratory.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 28 · Student housing 10 · Chapel 1 · Library 1 · Athletics 1 · Arts 1.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at Wright State
- Computer science 52 · #329
- Health & pre-med fields 51 · #363
- Psychology 49 · #406
- Nursing 48 · #293
- Education 47 · #416
- Engineering (all) 43 · #302
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Wright State with every school we score in biology. 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.