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Neuroscience at UChicago

UChicago graduates about 87 neuroscience majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 9th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 93 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $44,000 four years out, 1.19× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $329 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

93/100Standout#9 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year875% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$44,0001.19× the same major nationally
Research in the field$329Ma year, NSF
Admit rate4%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1580whole school

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Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Donnelley Biological Sciences Learning Center, Biopsychology Science Building, Henry Hinds Laboratory for Geophysical Sciences, Social Science Research Building, Surgery Brain, Cummings Life Sciences Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 96 · Dorm 15 · Arts 9 · Dining 8 · Library 6 · Athletics 4.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Duke University 95
  2. Dartmouth College 95
  3. Vanderbilt University 94
  4. Emory University 93
  5. Brown University 93
  6. Johns Hopkins University 92
  7. Columbia University 92
  8. University of Notre Dame 91

Other strong majors at UChicago

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UChicago 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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