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Neuroscience at Middlebury College

Middlebury College graduates about 48 neuroscience majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 25th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $91,000 four years out, 1.46× what the same major pays nationally.

87/100Standout#25 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year487% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$91,0001.46× the same major nationally
Research in the field$957Ka year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school
SAT middle 50%1425–1540whole school

Around Middlebury College

The Public Safety (PubSafe) building at Middlebury College in Vermont
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Hesselgrave House at Middlebury College in Vermont
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The Center for Creativity, Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship (CCISE), or
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Wonnacott Commons house at Middlebury College
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Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Brainerd Commons House.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 37 · Academic 22 · Dining 6 · Chapel 3 · Arts 2 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Rice University 88
  2. Bowdoin College 88
  3. Swarthmore College 88
  4. Tufts University 87
  5. Wellesley College 87
  6. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 86
  7. University of Southern California 86
  8. Vassar College 86

Other strong majors at Middlebury College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Middlebury 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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