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Neuroscience at UC San Diego

UC San Diego graduates about 1,117 neuroscience majors a year, 13% of its graduating class. That puts it 50th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $73,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $696 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

80/100Standout#50 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year1,11713% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$73,0001.02× the same major nationally
Research in the field$696Ma year, NSF
Admit rate29%whole school

Around UC San Diego

Atkinson Hall at the University of California, San Diego, housing the Qualcomm I
Qualcomm InstitutePhoto: TritonsRising · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Bear (2)Photo: SheepTester · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Earl Warren College
Earl Warren College 5 2017-10-19Photo: FASTILY · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Charles Lee Powell Structural Systems Laboratory at UCSD
Charles Lee Powell Structural Systems LaboratoryPhoto: Alan Islas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Social Sciences Research Building, Cognitive Science Building, Science and Engineering Research Facility, Social Sciences Public Engagement Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Student housing 63 · Academic 62 · Dorm 38 · Athletics 10 · Dining 7 · Library 5.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. University of California, Berkeley 81
  2. Northeastern University 81
  3. Hamilton College 81
  4. Amherst College 81
  5. George Washington University 80
  6. Colgate University 80
  7. Bates College 80
  8. University of Wisconsin–Madison 79

Other strong majors at UC San Diego

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UC San Diego 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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