Universities.sg
NTU • College of Science
By Universities.sg · Data: Ministry of Education & SkillsFuture Singapore (GES 2019) · Methodology
The Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Biological Chemistry is a four-year programme offered by the School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology under the College of Science. It covers organic and biological chemistry, inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, and forensic science.
This is a quick summary to give you the gist. Always check the latest programme details with the university before making any decisions.
Programme information from NTU
Chemistry & Biological Chemistry at NTU has an IGP of BCC/C, a 80.9% employment rate, and a median starting salary of $3,400, placing it in the lower range by graduate pay.
The 10th percentile IGP for this programme is BCC/C, which works out to 54.7 rank points out of 70. That puts it in the lower range among all 77 courses with published IGP data, and 35th out of 46 programmes at NTU by how hard it is to get into. The 90th percentile IGP is AAA/A, so you can see the typical range of admitted students. Polytechnic graduates need a minimum GPA of 3.50 (10th percentile) for admission. The 90th percentile GPA is 3.96.
In the 2019 Graduate Employment Survey, 80.9% of graduates from this programme found work within six months of their final exams. That's 2% below the NTU average of 82.6%, which puts it in the lower range across all surveyed courses. The full-time permanent employment rate is 66.2%. For fresh graduates, the median gross monthly salary is $3,400, which ranks in the lower range of all courses (183rd out of 242). That's 23% below the NTU average of $4,397. Most graduates earned between $3,000 and $3,600, the range spanning the 25th to 75th percentile of earners.
Over the past 6 years (2013–2019), the overall employment rate has remained relatively stable, moving from 79.8% to 80.9%. That's based on 7 years of Graduate Employment Survey data. Median salaries have grown by $300 (10%) over the same period, from $3,100 in 2013 to $3,400 in 2019.
Related reading: The most competitive courses in Singapore · Where this data comes from
Source: NTU Admissions Office
Source: MOE Graduate Employment Survey (2019)
Courses with similar entry requirements or graduate outcomes worth a look
NTU • College of Science
NTU • National Institute of Education
NTU • College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
NTU • College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
NTU • College of Science
NTU • College of Engineering
Contains data from Graduate Employment Survey from MOE made available under Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0