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Neuroscience at University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky graduates about 108 neuroscience majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 87th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a strong program at 70 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $210 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

70/100Strong#87 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year1082% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$33,000
Research in the field$210Ma year, NSF
Admit rate93%whole school
SAT middle 50%1070–1290whole school

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Lexington, Kentucky, in June 2017 64Photo: Runner1928 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
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Built in 1949-1950, this Art Moderne-style building was designed by Ernst Johnso
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Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Multidisciplinary Science Building, Biomedical Biological Sciences Research Building, William R. Willard (Medical Science), Plant Sciences building, Environmental Health and Sciences Building, Peter B. Bosomworth Health Sciences Research, Don and Cathy Jacobs Science Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 117 · Dorm 43 · Fraternity or sorority house 23 · Student housing 12 · Chapel 4 · Library 3.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Virginia Tech 71
  2. University of San Diego 71
  3. Ursinus College 71
  4. Bucknell University 71
  5. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 70
  6. Dickinson College 70
  7. Indiana University–Bloomington 69
  8. The University of the South 69

Other strong majors at University of Kentucky

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Kentucky 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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