Neuroscience at GW
GW graduates about 48 neuroscience majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 50th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $134 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around GW
Where neuroscience happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Organizational Sciences and Communication Dept, NROTC Naval Science Dept, Psychology Department, GW Science & Engineering Hall.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 32 · Dorm 18 · Athletics 6 · Student housing 6 · Arts 3 · Chapel 2.
Nearby in the neuroscience ranking
Other strong majors at GW
- Political science & IR 93 · #13
- Health & pre-med fields 92 · #3
- Nursing 90 · #5
- History 89 · #31
- Sociology & anthropology 89 · #33
- Languages 89 · #46
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares GW 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.