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Neuroscience at Rutgers

Rutgers graduates about 40 neuroscience majors a year. That puts it 87th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a strong program at 70 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $307 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

70/100Strong#87 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year40under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$38,000
Research in the field$307Ma year, NSF
Admit rate58%whole school
SAT middle 50%1270–1480whole school

Around Rutgers

The Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick, also known as the College Avenue Co
Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View of the steeple of the Second Reformed Church, also known as the College Ave
Steeple, Second Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJPhoto: Zeete · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
New Brunswick, NJ
New Brunswick Theological Seminary (55143271800)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source
Two bicycles sit in the foreground of a misty morning at Rutgers University, New
Early Morning Bikes in the FogPhoto: Askarion · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 56 · Dorm 13 · Chapel 3 · Dining 3 · Library 2 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. University of San Diego 71
  2. Ursinus College 71
  3. Bucknell University 71
  4. University of Kentucky 70
  5. Dickinson College 70
  6. Indiana University–Bloomington 69
  7. The University of the South 69
  8. University of Tennessee–Knoxville 68

Other strong majors at Rutgers

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Rutgers 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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