What students report

98% recommend

Review sample

  • Freshman440%
  • Sophomore330%
  • Alumni330%
Career prospectsSimilar

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About typical for this major

Elsewhere 3.8Here 3.9
Enjoyment+0.5

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Higher enjoyment here

Elsewhere 3.6Here 4.1
DifficultySimilar

0.0/5 here

About typical for this major

Elsewhere 4.0Here 3.9

What stands out

  • Higher enjoyment. Enjoyment is 0.5 points higher than the same major at other schools.
  • More math-intensive. Math required is 0.3 points higher than the same major at other schools.

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Anonymous student
I am majoring specifically in microbiology. There’s a lot of concept and requires understanding and memorization. I would recommend it for any premed as the major requirements aligns perfectly with med school.

Courses & teaching

Anonymous student
I am actually majoring in computational biology but I feel like it is pretty similar in the requirements and I feel like its super fun with problem solving as well as real-world impact.

Enjoyment & fit

Anonymous student
Open up avenues to several careers and also prepares you for medical school. Plethora of research opportunities

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Courses & teachingPositive

I am majoring specifically in microbiology. There’s a lot of concept and requires understanding and memorization. I would recommend it for any premed as the major requirements aligns perfectly with med school.

Anonymous studentFreshman
Math
3.0/5
Writing
4.0/5
Oct 2025
Enjoyment & fitPositive

I am actually majoring in computational biology but I feel like it is pretty similar in the requirements and I feel like its super fun with problem solving as well as real-world impact.

Anonymous studentFreshman
Enjoyment
5.0/5
Apr 2026
Careers & next stepsPositive

Open up avenues to several careers and also prepares you for medical school. Plethora of research opportunities

Anonymous studentSophomore
Career
5.0/5
Oct 2025
Courses & teachingMixed

So far my major has been somewhat interesting but lots of prerequisites that I’m not necessarily interested in. Chemistry has been difficult but I surprisingly enjoy it more than bio classes

Anonymous studentSophomore
Math
4.0/5
Writing
2.0/5
Oct 2025
Advice & things to knowPositive

If you want to major in this, it generally should be because you have specific research interests within biology as a whole. Be prepared to study hard, and become a jack of all trades.

Anonymous studentGraduated
Oct 2025
Difficulty & workloadMixed

It is a lot of information to memorize and you definitely have to study a lot but I think the content is interesting

Anonymous studentFreshman
Difficulty
3.0/5
Workload
3.0/5
Oct 2025
Courses & teachingPositive

The professors were great. Classes may be difficult but you will get through it!

Anonymous studentGraduated
Math
4.0/5
Writing
4.0/5
May 2026
Careers & next stepsPositive

its a really good major if you are looking to go into health

Anonymous studentFreshman
Career
4.0/5
Apr 2026
Careers & next stepsPositive

Biology is a truly fascinating major where you get to learn about the natural world. It prepares you for a career in research, medicine, and it’s really flexible

Anonymous studentSophomore
Career
5.0/5
Oct 2025
Advice & things to knowPositive

Study hard. Worry less. Everything will turn out ok

Anonymous studentGraduated
May 2026

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