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Neuroscience at Penn

Penn graduates about 183 neuroscience majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 4th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 96 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $92,000 four years out, 1.29× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $840 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

96/100Standout#4 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year1836% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$92,0001.29× the same major nationally
Research in the field$840Ma year, NSF
Admit rate5%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1570whole school

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Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics, Psychology, Sociology, and Anthropology Building, Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building, Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology, Drexel Life Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 109 · Academic 88 · Dining 16 · Arts 13 · Athletics 10 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Harvard University 97
  2. Yale University 97
  3. Stanford University 97
  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 96
  5. Duke University 95
  6. Dartmouth College 95
  7. Vanderbilt University 94

Other strong majors at Penn

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn 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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