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Neuroscience at UC Irvine

UC Irvine graduates about 86 neuroscience majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 97th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a strong program at 67 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $247 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year861% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$22,000
Research in the field$247Ma year, NSF
Admit rate29%whole school

Around UC Irvine

The Engineering Tower, located in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering, is th
Engineering Tower and Computer Science BuildingPhoto: Alexliwiththe3 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The science plaza at the University of California, Irvine. On the left is Rowlan
SciencePlazaPhoto: David Eppstein · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Natural Sciences II, Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
Natural Sciences IIPhoto: Alexliwiththe3 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Hey, Stop That!
Hey, Stop That! (15578824734)Photo: incidencematrix · CC BY 2.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Physical Sciences Lecture Hall, Medical Sciences D, Cheney Building, Medical Sciences E, Medical Sciences A Annex, Gillespie Neuroscience Research Facility, Health Sciences Parking Structure, College of Health Sciences Building, Sue & Bill Gross Nursing and Health Sciences Hall, Social Science Hall, Social Science Tower, Physical Sciences High Bay, Physical Sciences Quad Modulars.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 128 · Academic 107 · Student housing 52 · Offices 16 · Athletics 7 · Arts 5.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Syracuse University 68
  2. Creighton University 68
  3. Binghamton University–SUNY 67
  4. University of Colorado Boulder 67
  5. Rhodes College 67
  6. University of Illinois Chicago 66
  7. Baylor University 66
  8. University of Georgia 66

Other strong majors at UC Irvine

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC Irvine 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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