Biology at Yeshiva
Yeshiva graduates about 87 biology majors a year, 15% of its graduating class. That puts it 61st of 692 schools we score for biology, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 59 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 43% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $90,000 four years out, 1.58× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around Yeshiva
Where biology happens
Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 3 · Athletics 1 · Student housing 1 · Arts 1 · Academic 1.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at Yeshiva
- Business & finance 90 · #14
- Philosophy & religion 80 · #69
- Psychology 79 · #76
- Computer science 77 · #110
- Political science & IR 77 · #115
- Economics 60 · #217
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Yeshiva 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.