Neuroscience at MIT
MIT graduates about 77 neuroscience majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 4th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 96 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $94 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around MIT
Where neuroscience happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: NW21 Plasma Science & Fusion Center.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 38 · Dorm 12 · Athletics 2 · Offices 1 · Arts 1 · Student housing 1.
Nearby in the neuroscience ranking
Other strong majors at MIT
- Physics & astronomy 100 · #1
- Computer science 99 · #1
- Mechanical engineering 99 · #1
- Engineering (all) 99 · #1
- Math & statistics 98 · #3
- Architecture 91 · #5
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares MIT 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.