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Neuroscience at WashU

WashU graduates about 134 neuroscience majors a year, 7% of its graduating class. That puts it 14th of 275 schools we score for neuroscience, a standout program at 91 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $67,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.82×). Research spending in the field runs about $722 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

91/100Standout#14 of 275 for neuroscience →
Graduates a year1347% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$67,0000.82× the same major nationally
Research in the field$722Ma year, NSF
Admit rate12%whole school
SAT middle 50%1500–1570whole school

Around WashU

Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis (Schools at Washington U
Arts and Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis,I Gusti Nyoman Haris PraPhoto: MKRI22 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Wine-cap Stropharia (Stropharia rugosoannulata)
Stropharia rugosoannulata 193908529Photo: Cazody · CC0 · source
Thurtene Carnival,Washington University in St. Louis, April 2018
Thurtene CarnivalPhoto: LittleT889 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The West end of Danforth Campus in the snow. Picture taken from Seigle hall.
West end of Danforth CampusPhoto: Shubinator · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where neuroscience happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Life Sciences Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 84 · Dorm 37 · Student housing 28 · Athletics 5 · Library 5 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the neuroscience ranking

  1. Brown University 93
  2. Johns Hopkins University 92
  3. Columbia University 92
  4. University of Notre Dame 91
  5. Boston College 89
  6. Northwestern University 89
  7. Case Western Reserve University 89
  8. Colby College 89

Other strong majors at WashU

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares WashU 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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