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Neuroscience at UT Austin

UT Austin graduates about 262 neuroscience majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 56th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $65,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $103 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

78/100Strong#56 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year2623% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$65,0001.04× the same major nationally
Research in the field$103Ma year, NSF
Admit rate27%whole school
SAT middle 50%1230–1500whole school

Around UT Austin

The Jackson School of Geosciences building at the University of Texas at Austin
Jackson School of Geosciences UT Austin 2019Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0 · source
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks at a scene-setter video while touring t
Secretary Kerry Looks at a Scene-Setter Video While Touring the LBJ PresidentialPhoto: U.S. Department of State from United States · Public domain · source
Looking north from the Stadium
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Alpha Phi Omega runs the flag before home games; always a crowd pleaser!
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Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Neural Molecular Science Building, O’Donnell Building for Applied Computational Engineering and Sciences, Jackson Geological Sciences Building, Bill and Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex, Larry R. Faulkner Nano Science and Technology Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 142 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 11 · Arts 7 · Chapel 3 · Library 3.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Colgate University 80
  2. Bates College 80
  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison 79
  4. Lehigh University 79
  5. University of Miami 78
  6. Oberlin College 78
  7. Trinity College 78
  8. Washington and Lee University 78

Other strong majors at UT Austin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UT Austin 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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