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Neuroscience at Dickinson College

Dickinson College graduates about 16 neuroscience majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 87th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a strong program at 70 out of 100.

70/100Strong#87 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year163% of the class
Research in the field$254Ka year, NSF
Admit rate42%whole school
SAT middle 50%1330–1440whole school

Around Dickinson College

Examples for DFR
Graph for Example 1Photo: Timliu117 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Finger tree one spinePhoto: Okiarra · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 28.
ISS028-E-41640 - View of EarthPhoto: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
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Meeting Up With Ed Webb (6165151400)Photo: cogdogblog · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Rector Science Complex.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 27 · Dorm 15 · Athletics 1 · Arts 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Ursinus College 71
  2. Bucknell University 71
  3. University of Kentucky 70
  4. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 70
  5. Indiana University–Bloomington 69
  6. The University of the South 69
  7. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 68
  8. University at Buffalo–SUNY 68

Other strong majors at Dickinson College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Dickinson 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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