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Neuroscience at UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley graduates about 257 neuroscience majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 46th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $120,000 four years out, 1.47× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $163 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

81/100Standout#46 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year2573% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$120,0001.47× the same major nationally
Research in the field$163Ma year, NSF
Admit rate11%whole school

Around UC Berkeley

Sather Tower
Sather Tower 2013-09-29 13-34-23Photo: EricDLee · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
South Hall is the oldest building on the campus of University of California, Ber
Berkeley - South HallPhoto: roger4336 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
Wheeler Hall
Wheeler Hall - panoramioPhoto: Alexander Gude · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley
Wheeler Hall Room 150 at UC Berkeley (54263464661)Photo: Gabriel Classon · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Social Sciences Building, Valley Life Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 124 · Dorm 27 · Athletics 15 · Student housing 8 · Arts 7 · Library 7.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Lafayette College 83
  2. University of Pittsburgh 82
  3. Boston University 82
  4. Trinity University 82
  5. Northeastern University 81
  6. Hamilton College 81
  7. Amherst College 81
  8. University of California San Diego 80

Other strong majors at UC Berkeley

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Berkeley 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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