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Neuroscience at Vassar College

Vassar College graduates about 43 neuroscience majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 28th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 86 out of 100.

86/100Standout#28 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year437% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$42,000
Research in the field$723Ka year, NSF
Admit rate19%whole school
SAT middle 50%1430–1535whole school

Around Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York
Powerhouse Theater - Vassar College (55195118176)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source
The studio of Poughkeepsie, NY-based WVKR-FM with DJ Takki Shades (York Chen) DJ
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Entrance to Main Building at Vassar College, 2024, facing east
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Poughkeepsie, New York
Thompson Memorial Library - Vassar College (55195531840)Photo: ajay_suresh · CC BY 4.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Bridge for Laboratory Sciences.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 59 · Academic 48 · Arts 3 · Dining 2 · Athletics 2 · Library 1.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Middlebury College 87
  2. Wellesley College 87
  3. University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill 86
  4. University of Southern California 86
  5. Smith College 86
  6. Haverford College 86
  7. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 85
  8. Barnard College 85

Other strong majors at Vassar College

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Vassar College 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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