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Neuroscience at UTEP

UTEP graduates about 35 neuroscience majors a year. That puts it 221st of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a light program at 38 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $23 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

38/100Light#221 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year35under 1% of the class
Research in the field$23Ma year, NSF
Admit rate100%whole school
SAT middle 50%870–1090whole school

Around UTEP

Pano with Kidd Field and back of Sun Bowl stadium, at the University of Texas at
Pano with Kidd Field and back of Sun Bowl stadiumPhoto: Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A portion of the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).
UTEP panoPhoto: Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A view of Centennial Plaza at the University of Texas at El Paso
Centennial Plaza at UTEPPhoto: Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Human Effigy and Pottery at Casa Grandes Exhibit at Centennial Museum and Chihua
Casa Grandes Pottery at Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert GardensPhoto: AaronAEP · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Health Sciences and Nursing, Military Science Building, Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Bioscience Research Center, Chemistry and Computer Science, Geological Sciences, Psychology, Engineering and Sciences Complex.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 59 · Student housing 16 · Athletics 5 · Arts 4 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Ithaca College 40
  2. Augustana College 39
  3. Sacred Heart University 39
  4. Belmont University 39
  5. CUNY Queens College 38
  6. SUNY–Geneseo 38
  7. Norwich University 38
  8. Dominican University 37

Other strong majors at UTEP

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UTEP 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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