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Neuroscience at Boston College

Boston College graduates about 219 neuroscience majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 16th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $76,000 four years out, 1.51× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $13 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

89/100Standout#16 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year2199% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$76,0001.51× the same major nationally
Research in the field$13Ma year, NSF
Admit rate16%whole school
SAT middle 50%1435–1540whole school

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Johns Hopkins University 92
  2. Columbia University 92
  3. University of Notre Dame 91
  4. Washington University in St. Louis 91
  5. Northwestern University 89
  6. Case Western Reserve University 89
  7. Colby College 89
  8. Pomona College 89

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Boston 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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