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Psychology at UW

UW graduates about 496 psychology majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 65th of 694 schools we score for psychology, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 93 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 95% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $58,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

81/100Standout#65 of 694 for psychology →
Graduates a year4966% of the class
Courses in the catalog93more than 95% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$58,0001.04× the same major nationally
Research in the field$10Ma year, NSF
Admit rate39%whole school

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Where psychology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Life Sciences Building, Magnuson Health Sciences Center, Social Work Speech and Hearing Sciences Building, Aquatic & Fishery Sciences, Ocean Sciences Building, Health Sciences Education Building, William H. Foege Genome Sciences Building, Atmospheric Sciences-Geophysics Building, Molecular Engineering and Sciences, Marine Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 139 · Dorm 32 · Athletics 16 · Student housing 12 · Library 6 · Arts 5.

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Nearby in the psychology ranking

  1. Yale University 82
  2. University of California, Santa Barbara 81
  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison 81
  4. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 81
  5. Lehigh University 81
  6. Stony Brook University–SUNY 80
  7. New York University 80
  8. University of California, Berkeley 80

Other strong majors at UW

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UW with every school we score in psychology. 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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