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Neuroscience at Indiana

Indiana graduates about 136 neuroscience majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 90th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a strong program at 69 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, 1.19× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $372 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

69/100Strong#90 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year1362% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$74,0001.19× the same major nationally
Research in the field$372Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%1180–1400whole school

Around Indiana

Front of the Applied Health Science Annex, located at 309 N. Woodlawn Avenue in
Woodlawn Avenue, 309, Applied Health Science Annex, University CourtsPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source
The Science Library is located inside the Chemistry Building in room C002.
Chemistry Building on IUB CampusPhoto: KimLi2018 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Front of the India Studies Program offices, located at 825 E. Eighth Street in B
Eighth Street, 825, India Studies Program, University CourtsPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source
Front of the house at 816-820 E. Eighth Street in Bloomington, Indiana, United S
Eighth Street, 816-820, University CourtsPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Multidisciplinary Science Building II.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 136 · Dorm 30 · Arts 10 · Athletics 8 · Chapel 5 · Student housing 4.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

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

Other strong majors at Indiana

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Indiana 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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