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Neuroscience at Rice

Rice graduates about 89 neuroscience majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 22nd of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 88 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $67,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.82×). Research spending in the field runs about $18 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

88/100Standout#22 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year899% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$67,0000.82× the same major nationally
Research in the field$18Ma year, NSF
Admit rate8%whole school
SAT middle 50%1490–1570whole school

Around Rice

A view of the Rice University Campus
Rice University CampusPhoto: AnnaLellis · CC BY 4.0 · source
Keck Hall, Rice University, Houston, Texas
Keck Hall, Rice University, Houston, TexasPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0 · source
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George R. Brown Hall, Rice University, Houston, Texas
George R. Brown Hall, Rice University, Houston, TexasPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Mudd Computer Science Building, Space Science and Technology Building, BioScience Research Collaborative.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 48 · Dorm 21 · Dining 9 · Athletics 4 · Offices 1 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Case Western Reserve University 89
  2. Colby College 89
  3. Pomona College 89
  4. Princeton University 89
  5. Bowdoin College 88
  6. Swarthmore College 88
  7. Tufts University 87
  8. Middlebury College 87

Other strong majors at Rice

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rice 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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