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Neuroscience at Swarthmore College

Swarthmore College graduates about 24 neuroscience majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 22nd of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 88 out of 100.

88/100Standout#22 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year246% of the class
Research in the field$976Ka year, NSF
Admit rate7%whole school
SAT middle 50%1440–1560whole school

Around Swarthmore College

They Are Gutting a Body of Water performing at the Olde Club in Swarthmore, Penn
TAGABOW Olde Club 02Photo: The Midnite Wolf · CC0 · source
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Mertz, David Kemp, and Alice Paul dormitoriesPhoto: Katherine Anderson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
A cluster of mushrooms, potentially Gymnopilus sp., photographed at the base of
Mushrooms on oak treePhoto: Libnoscenti · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Tarble building, Swarthmore College
Tarble building, Swarthmore CollegePhoto: Buidhe_wiki · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Science Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 23 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 3 · Arts 2 · Chapel 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Pomona College 89
  2. Princeton University 89
  3. Rice University 88
  4. Bowdoin College 88
  5. Tufts University 87
  6. Middlebury College 87
  7. Wellesley College 87
  8. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 86

Other strong majors at Swarthmore College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Swarthmore 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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