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Neuroscience at Purdue

Purdue graduates about 57 neuroscience majors a year. That puts it 92nd of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a strong program at 68 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $130 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

68/100Strong#92 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year57under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$38,000
Research in the field$130Ma year, NSF
Admit rate50%whole school
SAT middle 50%1200–1470whole school

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Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Bindley Bioscience Center, Chaney-Hale Hall of Science (CHAS), Life Science Ranges (Greenhouse and Service Building), Life Science Plant and Soils Laboratory, Creighton Hall of Animal Sciences (CRTN), Equine Health Sciences Annex, Philip E. Nelson Hall of Food Science (NLSN), Materials Science and Electrical Engineering (MSEE), Hall of Data Science and AI (DSAI), Psychological Sciences Building (PSYC), Mathematical Sciences Building (MATH).

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 209 · Dorm 75 · Athletics 12 · Student housing 9 · Dining 4 · Arts 4.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Indiana University–Bloomington 69
  2. The University of the South 69
  3. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 68
  4. University at Buffalo–SUNY 68
  5. Syracuse University 68
  6. Creighton University 68
  7. Binghamton University–SUNY 67
  8. University of Colorado Boulder 67

Other strong majors at Purdue

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Purdue 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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