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Neuroscience at Barnard College

Barnard College graduates about 68 neuroscience majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 33rd of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 85 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $67,000 four years out, 1.07× 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.

85/100Standout#33 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year689% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$67,0001.07× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1440–1550whole school

Around Barnard College

A plaque commemorating the American Victory at Harlem Heights during the America
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Barnard College "The Spirit of the Greek Games" statue, New York City Barnard Ar
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Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Computer Science.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 168 · Academic 70 · Dorm 21 · Chapel 8 · Library 6 · Offices 4.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Vassar College 86
  2. Smith College 86
  3. Haverford College 86
  4. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 85
  5. Brandeis University 85
  6. Carnegie Mellon University 85
  7. Georgetown University 85
  8. University of California, Los Angeles 84

Other strong majors at Barnard College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Barnard College with every school we score in neuroscience. 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.

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