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Neuroscience at Haverford College

Haverford College graduates about 21 neuroscience majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 28th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 86 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

86/100Standout#28 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year217% of the class
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate12%whole school
SAT middle 50%1430–1540whole school

Around Haverford College

Sample of microplastics
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Founders Hall was the original building of Haverford College, when it was founde
Haverford College - Founders Hall (1983)Photo: roger4336 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Marion E. Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 15 · Dorm 11 · Dining 2 · Athletics 2 · Library 1 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 86
  2. University of Southern California 86
  3. Vassar College 86
  4. Smith College 86
  5. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 85
  6. Barnard College 85
  7. Brandeis University 85
  8. Carnegie Mellon University 85

Other strong majors at Haverford College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Haverford 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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