Students
As shown in the tables below, students in our chemistry classes score above the national average on standardized final exams produced by the American Chemical Society. Seniors who are chemistry majors score well above the national average on the Major Field Achievement Test (MFAT). Historically, students enjoy a high acceptance rate to highly regarded medical schools. Essentially all chemistry seniors who apply to graduate school are accepted.
Class Mean Percentile Scores on ACS Standardized Final Examinations and Major Fields Assessment Test (MFAT)
| Course/MFAT Subsection |
2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | 2006-2007 | 2005-2006 |
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CHEM 114 General Chemistry |
62 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 54 |
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CHEM 122 College Chemistry |
65 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 52 |
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CHEM 261 Analytical Chemistry |
58 | 67 | 55 | 58 | 72 | ||
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CHEM 250 Organic Chemistry |
86 | 83 | 88 | 86 | 75 | 72 | |
|
CHEM 315 Instrumental Analysis |
50 | 46 | 52 | 70 | 85 | 71 | |
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CHEM 326 Biochemistry II |
68 | 76 | 77 | 83 | |||
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CHEM 411 Physical Chemistry, Quantum |
73 | 83 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 86 | |
|
CHEM 411 Physical Chemistry, Thermodynamics |
51 | 74 | 81 | 56 | 75 | 70 | |
|
CHEM 411 Physical Chemistry, Kinetics |
47 | 53 | 71 | 48 | 72 | 91 | |
|
CHEM 450 Advanced Inorganic |
72 | 95 | 65 | 74 | 76 | 88 | |
| MFAT Physical Chemistry |
72 | 74 | 93 | 95 | >95 | 79 | |
| MFAT Organic Chemistry |
91 | >95 | 89 | 70 | 83 | 88 | |
| MFAT Inorganic Chemistry |
66 | 88 | 95 | 87 | 90 | 72.5 | |
| MFAT Analytical Chemistry |
72 | 92 | 97 | >95 | 88 | 93 |
Graduate Schools Attended by Chemistry Department Graduates
| Graduation Year | Area | School |
| 2010 | Chemistry | Ohio State University |
| Genetics and Molecular Biology | Emory University | |
| M.D. Ph.D | Iowa State | |
| Medical School | University of Kansas | |
| Medical School | University of Missouri | |
| Dental School | Medical College of Georgia | |
| 2009 | Forensics | University of Alabama-Birmingham |
| Medical School | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) | |
| Medical School | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) | |
| Medical School | University of Alabama-Birmingham | |
| Medical School | University of Alabama-Birmingham | |
| Dental School | University of Tennessee-Memphis | |
| Dental School | University of Tennessee-Memphis | |
| 2008 | Genetics | Rice University |
| Chemical Engineering | Texas A&M | |
| Medical School | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) | |
| 2007 | Chemistry | Pennsylvania State University |
| Chemistry | Colorado State University | |
| Chemistry | Vanderbilt | |
| Medical School | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) | |
| Dental School | Baylor | |
| 2006 | Chemistry | University of Arkansas |
| Medical School | University of Texas -- Galveston | |
| Medical School | Kansas City University of Medicine | |
| 2005 | Chemistry | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Toxicology | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) | |
| Medical School | University of Alabama-Birmingham | |
| Medical School | University of Alabama-Birmingham | |
| Medical School | Ohio State University | |
| Medical School | University of Cincinnati | |
| Dental School | University of Tennessee -- Memphis |
Acceptance Rate into Medical Schools
Chemistry/Biochemistry Graduates
1987-2010: 82.4%; (84/102)
2000-2010: 91.4%; (32/35)
2005-2010: 83.3%; (5/6)
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Graduates
2007-2010: 90%; (9/10)