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Neuroscience at Boston University

Boston University graduates about 122 neuroscience majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 43rd of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $69,000 four years out, 1.10× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $299 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

82/100Standout#43 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year1223% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$69,0001.10× the same major nationally
Research in the field$299Ma year, NSF
Admit rate13%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1500whole school

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Stone Science Building, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College, Center for Computing & Data Sciences Building, Metcalf Science Center, Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering, Life Science and Engineering Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 136 · Academic 75 · Student housing 57 · Chapel 3 · Offices 3 · Arts 1.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. New York University 83
  2. United States Military Academy at West Point 83
  3. Lafayette College 83
  4. University of Pittsburgh 82
  5. Trinity University 82
  6. University of California, Berkeley 81
  7. Northeastern University 81
  8. Hamilton College 81

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Boston University 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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