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Neuroscience at Smith College

Smith College graduates about 31 neuroscience majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 28th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 86 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

86/100Standout#28 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year315% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$37,000
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate21%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1520whole school

Around Smith College

Dam at Smith College.
Smith College damPhoto: ktr101 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Exterior of Alumnae Gymnasium at Smith College. The upper windows look into the
Alumnae Gymnasium (Smith College)Photo: Sphilbrick · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Smith Alumnae Gymnasium, Smith College campus Green St. Northampton
Smith College Gym after1891Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · source
Neilson Library at Smith College in June 2025
Nielson Library at Smith College, June 2025Photo: Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Young Science Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 19 · Dorm 12 · Athletics 8 · Offices 3 · Library 2 · Student housing 1.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Wellesley College 87
  2. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 86
  3. University of Southern California 86
  4. Vassar College 86
  5. Haverford College 86
  6. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 85
  7. Barnard College 85
  8. Brandeis University 85

Other strong majors at Smith College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Smith College 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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