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Neuroscience at Lehigh

Lehigh graduates about 30 neuroscience majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 54th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a strong program at 79 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $9 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

79/100Strong#54 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year302% of the class
Research in the field$9Ma year, NSF
Admit rate29%whole school
SAT middle 50%1340–1490whole school

Around Lehigh

Lehigh University Williams Hall (1904)
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Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Health, Science, and Technology Building (HST).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 13 · Dorm 7 · Library 2 · Chapel 1 · Athletics 1 · Offices 1.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. George Washington University 80
  2. Colgate University 80
  3. Bates College 80
  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison 79
  5. The University of Texas–Austin 78
  6. University of Miami 78
  7. Oberlin College 78
  8. Trinity College 78

Other strong majors at Lehigh

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Lehigh 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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