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Neuroscience at Miami

Miami graduates about 38 neuroscience majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 56th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $249 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

78/100Strong#56 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year381% of the class
Research in the field$249Ma year, NSF
Admit rate19%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1480whole school

Around Miami

View of Shalala Student Center at the University of Miami.
Shalala Student Center, University of MiamiPhoto: Darkflowerthree · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
photo of the Donna E. Shalala Student Center. To the left is the lakeside patio
Donna E. Shalala Student CenterPhoto: Christinafrancis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Gliders from University of Miami
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Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Cox Science Building, Cox Science Annex, Frost Institute for Chemistry and Molecular Science, Christian Science Organization.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 73 · Dorm 11 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 9 · Arts 6 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Bates College 80
  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison 79
  3. Lehigh University 79
  4. The University of Texas–Austin 78
  5. Oberlin College 78
  6. Trinity College 78
  7. Washington and Lee University 78
  8. Georgia Institute of Technology 77

Other strong majors at Miami

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Miami 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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