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Neuroscience at Duke

Duke graduates about 95 neuroscience majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 6th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 95 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $73,000 four years out, 1.17× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $865 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

95/100Standout#6 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year955% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$73,0001.17× the same major nationally
Research in the field$865Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Duke

Social Sciences Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Social Sciences Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960403943)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48961110752)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Allen Building, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960961831)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC
Perkins Library, West Campus, Duke University, Durham, NC (48960917771)Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Medical Sciences Research Building, Levine Science Research Center, Snyderman Genome Science Research Building, Medical Science Research Building III, Medical Science Research Building II, French Family Science Center, Biological Sciences Greenhouses, Biological Sciences Building, Social Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 45 · Academic 37 · Athletics 16 · Library 3 · Dining 3 · Arts 2.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Yale University 97
  2. Stanford University 97
  3. University of Pennsylvania 96
  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 96
  5. Dartmouth College 95
  6. Vanderbilt University 94
  7. Emory University 93
  8. University of Chicago 93

Other strong majors at Duke

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Duke 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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