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Neuroscience at UVA

UVA graduates about 44 neuroscience majors a year. That puts it tied for 24th of 155 schools we rank for neuroscience, a strong program at 7.8 out of 10. Graduates in the major earn a median $84,000 four years out, 1.25× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $182 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

7.8/10StrongT-24 of 155 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year44under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$84,0001.25× the same major nationally
Research in the field$182Ma year, NSF
Admit rate17%whole school
SAT middle 50%1410–1520whole school

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Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Environmental Sciences Shop, Physical and Life Sciences Building, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, School of Data Science, Biomedical Engineering and Medical Science Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 223 · Athletics 129 · Dorm 79 · Library 11 · Dining 9 · Student housing 7.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Northwestern University 8.1
  2. University of Maryland, College Park 8.0
  3. Dartmouth College 7.9
  4. The Ohio State University 7.9
  5. University of Wisconsin–Madison 7.8
  6. University of California, Davis 7.7
  7. Brown University 7.6
  8. Boston University 7.6

Other strong majors at UVA

How the score works

The score is out of 10 and compares UVA with every school we rank in neuroscience. It weighs research spending in the field (40%, NSF), the student body's test scores (30%), what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (15%, kept low because many go on to PhD or medical school, which early pay misses), how many undergraduate courses the department lists, where counted (10%), and the number of graduates in the major (5%, capped; leading departments are often small). Pay is compared after a half adjustment for state price levels (BEA), since many graduates move. A program needs at least 15 graduates a year (or 8, with research spending in the field in the top quarter) and data about the program itself (its own graduates' pay, its course catalog or research in the field) to be ranked; school-wide numbers alone never rank a program. Missing inputs drop out and the rest are reweighted. Scores run 0–10 against the other ranked schools: 8.0+ is a standout program, 6.5+ strong, 4.5+ solid. Schools with the same score share a rank. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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