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Neuroscience at Colby College

Colby College graduates about 44 neuroscience majors a year, 8% of its graduating class. That puts it 16th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

89/100Standout#16 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year448% of the class
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate7%whole school
SAT middle 50%1430–1540whole school

Around Colby College

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Where neuroscience happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 29 · Academic 15 · Athletics 8 · Arts 3 · Library 2 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Washington University in St. Louis 91
  2. Boston College 89
  3. Northwestern University 89
  4. Case Western Reserve University 89
  5. Pomona College 89
  6. Princeton University 89
  7. Rice University 88
  8. Bowdoin College 88

Other strong majors at Colby College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Colby 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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