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Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins

Johns Hopkins graduates about 168 neuroscience majors a year, 12% of its graduating class. That puts it 12th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $53,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.90×). Research spending in the field runs about $969 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

92/100Standout#12 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year16812% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$53,0000.90× the same major nationally
Research in the field$969Ma year, NSF
Admit rate8%whole school
SAT middle 50%1520–1570whole school

Where neuroscience happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 76 · Dorm 7 · Dining 3 · Arts 2 · Athletics 2 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Vanderbilt University 94
  2. Emory University 93
  3. University of Chicago 93
  4. Brown University 93
  5. Columbia University 92
  6. University of Notre Dame 91
  7. Washington University in St. Louis 91
  8. Boston College 89

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Johns Hopkins 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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