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Neuroscience at University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Alabama at Birmingham graduates about 112 neuroscience majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 72nd of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a strong program at 74 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $470 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year1124% of the class
Research in the field$470Ma year, NSF
Admit rate94%whole school
SAT middle 50%1200–1410whole school

Around University of Alabama at Birmingham

UAB Campus Green in Birmingham, Alabama
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Campus Green at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
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UAB Hill Student Center
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Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Altec/Styslinger Genomic Medicine & Data Sciences, McCallum Basic Health Sciences Building, Shelby Biosciences Research Building, South Science Hall, East Science Hall, Bevill Biomedical Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 76 · Dorm 6 · Student housing 5 · Athletics 4 · Dining 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. University of Maryland, College Park 75
  2. Saint Louis University 75
  3. Macalester College 75
  4. Mount Holyoke College 75
  5. University of Washington 74
  6. Santa Clara University 74
  7. Union College 74
  8. Colorado College 74

Other strong majors at University of Alabama at Birmingham

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Alabama at Birmingham 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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