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Neuroscience at Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College graduates about 28 neuroscience majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 22nd of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 88 out of 100.

88/100Standout#22 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year286% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$43,000
Research in the field$725Ka year, NSF
Admit rate7%whole school
SAT middle 50%1460–1560whole school

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Searles Science Building, Hatch Science Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 48 · Dorm 24 · Student housing 12 · Arts 7 · Library 2 · Athletics 2.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Colby College 89
  2. Pomona College 89
  3. Princeton University 89
  4. Rice University 88
  5. Swarthmore College 88
  6. Tufts University 87
  7. Middlebury College 87
  8. Wellesley College 87

Other strong majors at Bowdoin College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Bowdoin 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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