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Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 91 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.6% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.6%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~91
- Schools with reported signal
- 672
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 63.5%
- Graduation rate
- 83.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $36,228/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $144,912
- Median debt
- $23,750
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $102,051/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 672 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($13,738 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($39,121 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 48% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 4.0% reported share · $6,128 net A+ CUNY City College New York, NY · 1.1% reported share · $3,776 net A+ California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.7% reported share · $3,967 net A+ Indiana University-Kokomo Kokomo, IN · 0.6% reported share · $3,968 net A+ University of Florida Gainesville, FL · 0.0% reported share · $6,541 net A+ California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA · 0.4% reported share · $5,652 net A+ The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · 0.5% reported share · $4,831 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology accounts for 1.6% of reported programs at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, which is bigger than 81% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 91 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's average net price is $36,228 per year, about $144,912 over four years. That is $13,738 above the $22,490 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $102,051 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $39,121 above the $62,930 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute #323 of 672 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.