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Neuroscience at Temple University

Temple University graduates about 100 neuroscience majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 112th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a solid program at 62 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $64,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $128 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

62/100Solid#112 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year1002% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$64,0001.03× the same major nationally
Research in the field$128Ma year, NSF
Admit rate86%whole school
SAT middle 50%1030–1310whole school

Around Temple University

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Sullivan Memorial Library Factory Stained Glass (Philadelphia, PA) (2183991681)Photo: takomabibelot · CC BY 2.0 · source
Temple University Performing Arts Center in 2016
Temple University Performing Arts Center in 2016Photo: ImagineerJC · CC0 · source
The stained glass window in the Temple Performing Arts Center, originally a Bapt
Temple Performing Arts Center stained glass windowPhoto: ImagineerJC · CC0 · source
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Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Biology-Life Sciences Building, Science, Education and Research Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 33 · Academic 31 · Dorm 15 · Dining 4 · Athletics 3 · Chapel 3.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. The University of Texas–Dallas 64
  2. University of Washington Bothell 63
  3. Texas Christian University 63
  4. University of Arizona 62
  5. Colorado State University 62
  6. University of Scranton 62
  7. Mercer University 62
  8. Fordham University 62

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Temple University 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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