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Neuroscience at Florida State

Florida State graduates about 118 neuroscience majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 141st of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a solid program at 58 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $66 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

58/100Solid#141 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year1181% of the class
Research in the field$66Ma year, NSF
Admit rate24%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1370whole school

Around Florida State

Entrance to the Traditions Way Garage on the campus of Florida State University
Traditions Way Garage at Florida State UniversityPhoto: The Bushranger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Florida State Athletics wordmark
Florida State Athletics wordmarkPhoto: Florida State University Athletics · Public domain · source
Local call number: PR11954 Title: Joan and Allen Morris Date: 1972 General note:
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Persistent URL: floridamemory.com/items/show/260034 Local call number: TD00066C
Florida State University freshmen getting their mail on campus in Tallahassee, FPhoto: Florida Memory · Public domain · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: King Life Sciences, Psychology Building A, Psychology Department Auditorium, Psychology Building B, Chemistry Sciences Labs.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 71 · Student housing 36 · Dorm 24 · Chapel 4 · Arts 4 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Scripps College 60
  2. Carleton College 60
  3. University of Oregon 59
  4. Millsaps College 59
  5. Loyola University Chicago 58
  6. DePauw University 58
  7. Marquette University 58
  8. Hendrix College 58

Other strong majors at Florida State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Florida State 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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