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Neuroscience at Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College graduates about 16 neuroscience majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 68th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a strong program at 75 out of 100.

75/100Strong#68 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year163% of the class
Research in the field$681Ka year, NSF
Admit rate36%whole school
SAT middle 50%1350–1540whole school

Around Mount Holyoke College

Pump House at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley Massachusetts
Pump House at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MAPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · source
A remaining pier of a former footbridge on the Mount Holyoke College campus, see
Former bridge pier on Mount Holyoke campus, April 2019Photo: Charles Fulton · CC BY 2.0 · source
Mount Holyoke College Upper Dam, South Hadley Massachusetts
Mount Holyoke College Upper Dam, South Hadley MAPhoto: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0 · source
Isabelia pulchella
Isabelia pulchella (6408060743)Photo: chipmunk_1 from Boston, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Reese Psychology Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 16 · Academic 11 · Arts 4 · Offices 2 · Library 2 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Occidental College 76
  2. University of Maryland, College Park 75
  3. Saint Louis University 75
  4. Macalester College 75
  5. University of Alabama at Birmingham 74
  6. University of Washington 74
  7. Santa Clara University 74
  8. Union College 74

Other strong majors at Mount Holyoke College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Mount Holyoke 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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