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Neuroscience at Notre Dame

Notre Dame graduates about 136 neuroscience majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 14th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $65,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $20 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

91/100Standout#14 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year1366% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$65,0001.05× the same major nationally
Research in the field$20Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school
SAT middle 50%1450–1550whole school

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Chapel in Zahm Hall at the University of Notre Dame
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Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science Building, Jordan Hall of Science, Galvin Life Science Center, Hank Family Center for Environmental Sciences, Nieuwland Science Hall.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 98 · Academic 96 · Athletics 18 · Chapel 6 · Student housing 5 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. University of Chicago 93
  2. Brown University 93
  3. Johns Hopkins University 92
  4. Columbia University 92
  5. Washington University in St. Louis 91
  6. Boston College 89
  7. Northwestern University 89
  8. Case Western Reserve University 89

Other strong majors at Notre Dame

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Notre Dame 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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