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Neuroscience at Baylor

Baylor graduates about 81 neuroscience majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 101st of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a strong program at 66 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.86×). Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

66/100Strong#101 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year813% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$54,0000.86× the same major nationally
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate52%whole school
SAT middle 50%1230–1410whole school

Around Baylor

The Rogers Engineering and Computer Science Building on the campus of Baylor Uni
Baylor University June 2016 76 (Rogers Engineering and Computer Science BuildingPhoto: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Baylor Sciences Building on the campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas (
Baylor University June 2016 34 (Baylor Sciences Building)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Baylor Sciences Building on the campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas (
Baylor University June 2016 32 (Baylor Sciences Building)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Baylor Sciences Building on the campus of Baylor University in Waco, Texas (
Baylor University June 2016 31 (Baylor Sciences Building)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Mary Gibbs Jones Family and Consumer Sciences Building, George W. Carroll Science Hall, Marrs McLean Science Building, Rogers Engineering and Computer Science Building, Baylor Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 29 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 13 · Student housing 9 · Library 6 · Arts 3.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. University of Colorado Boulder 67
  2. University of California, Irvine 67
  3. Rhodes College 67
  4. University of Illinois Chicago 66
  5. University of Georgia 66
  6. Texas A&M University 66
  7. Saint Joseph's University 66
  8. University of Vermont 65

Other strong majors at Baylor

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Baylor 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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