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Neuroscience at Northwestern

Northwestern graduates about 113 neuroscience majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 16th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.87×). Research spending in the field runs about $563 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

89/100Standout#16 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year1136% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$54,0000.87× the same major nationally
Research in the field$563Ma year, NSF
Admit rate7%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Northwestern

A photo of the interior of Dearborn Observatory. The dome is open, the red light
Dearborn Telescope with open domePhoto: Jackricono · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Shakespeare Garden in Evanston (1915). It was established by the Garden Club
Shakespeare Garden (8105928197)Photo: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Aggelos Katsaggelos
Aggelos KatsaggelosPhoto: Leandros89 · CC0 · source
This represents what PDMS looks like.
FabricwithinPDMSPhoto: Ih2283 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Pancoe-ENH Life Sciences Pavilion, Seeley G. Mudd Science and Engineering Library, Hogan Biological Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 96 · Dorm 44 · Fraternity or sorority house 13 · Arts 8 · Chapel 5 · Athletics 3.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Columbia University 92
  2. University of Notre Dame 91
  3. Washington University in St. Louis 91
  4. Boston College 89
  5. Case Western Reserve University 89
  6. Colby College 89
  7. Pomona College 89
  8. Princeton University 89

Other strong majors at Northwestern

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Northwestern 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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