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Neuroscience at University of Oregon

University of Oregon graduates about 33 neuroscience majors a year. That puts it 139th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a solid program at 59 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $53 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year33under 1% of the class
Research in the field$53Ma year, NSF
Admit rate88%whole school
SAT middle 50%1140–1370whole school

Around University of Oregon

Day 10 at the 2024 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)
Day 10 at the 2024 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) 17Photo: Habst · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Full and half marathon racers in the B corral (where the slow people start?)
Pre-race Fashions - Starting Line - 2011 Eugene Marathon - 5685316155Photo: ex_magician · CC BY 2.0 · source
Erb Memorial Union at night
EMU at NightPhoto: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Johnson Hall at night
Johnson Hall at NightPhoto: Visitor7 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: LERC Military Science, Lewis Integrative Science, Allen Price Science Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 98 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 9 · Arts 5 · Student housing 5 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Reed College 60
  2. Furman University 60
  3. Scripps College 60
  4. Carleton College 60
  5. Millsaps College 59
  6. Florida State University 58
  7. Loyola University Chicago 58
  8. DePauw University 58

Other strong majors at University of Oregon

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of Oregon 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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