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Neuroscience at NYU

NYU graduates about 73 neuroscience majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 40th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $701 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

83/100Standout#40 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year731% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$26,000
Research in the field$701Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1470–1570whole school

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Carnegie Mellon University 85
  2. Georgetown University 85
  3. University of California, Los Angeles 84
  4. Tulane University of Louisiana 84
  5. United States Military Academy at West Point 83
  6. Lafayette College 83
  7. University of Pittsburgh 82
  8. Boston University 82

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NYU 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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